Re: [Visualpython-users] Core Dump on Fedora 13

[Bruce S. <bas...@nc...>]

This is almost certainly a graphics driver problem, judging from past
experience.

Bruce Sherwood

On Fri, Jun 25, 2010 at 1:01 PM, Seth Morton <sm...@ps...> wrote:

>  Hello,
>
> I am using Fedora 13 (x86_64).  I previously used visual python on Fedora
> 11, but I cannot get it to work on fc13.  When I try to run anything that
> uses visual, I get this error:
>
> Segmentation fault (core dumped)
>
> The window pops up for a split second (I can't see what's on it, but I can
> see that it is drawn).  I checked, and using only the line from visual
> import * does not cause a segfault, but including
>
> from visual import *
> sphere()
>
> does.
>
> Previously, on fc11, I had troubles when using a third-party kmod-nvidia
> (it said there was an OpenGL error), so I had to use the driver directly
> from nVidia.  Now, on fc13, I am again using the kmod-nvidia (I couldn't get
> nVidia's driver to work), but I am getting a different, and much less
> helpful, error message than from before.  My advisor also is using fc13, but
> without the kmod-nvidia driver, and he is getting vpython to work, but it is
> slow and choppy since he has no 3D graphics support.  We'd like to be able
> to use both vpython *and* 3D graphics.
>
> Of course, the driver may be just a red herring, but it's the best lead I
> have.
>
> Does anyone have any ideas?
>
> Seth Morton
> Graduate Student
> Department of Chemistry
> The Pennsylvania State University
>
>
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