Sounds like a video driver issue. Have you tried building the source?
On Thursday, May 13, 2010, Eric Ayars <Ay...@ma...> wrote:
> Hello,
> I've been refreshing computers in my teaching lab, and I've hit a bit of a snag that has me stumped. On a fresh install of Ubuntu 10.04LTS, installing vpython is as easy as sudo apt-get install python-visualand IT WORKS!
> However, when I try installing the same Ubuntu 10.04LTS under Parallels Desktop on my Mac, the same apt-get seems to work, but then when I import visual and try something like x=sphere() I get this:
> VPython ***CRITICAL ERROR***: /build/buildd/python-visual-5.12/./src/gtk2/render_surface.cpp:88: render_surface: failed to initialize any OpenGL configuration, Aborting.
> I have exhausted my expertise on this one. I don't think it's a package issue, as I've done this: dpkg -l > virtual # on the VM that does not work dpkg -l > native # on the non-VM that works diff virtual native # shows no differences
> If anyone has any suggestions, I'd love to hear them. I'm at a complete loss on this one.
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