[MINC-users] freeglut fatal error in remote X sessions

[Stephen Cohen]

Hello all,

 

I have installed the BIC software via the Ubuntu Lucid Lynx packages that
were released yesterday.  I have been testing the Display program, which
appears to run properly while working on the system locally, however if
connected to the system via a remote X session, using NX or VNC, the program
fails with the following error:

 

freeglut (no_program_name):  ERROR:  Internal error <FBConfig with necessary
capabilities not found> in function fgOpenWindow

X Error of failed request:  BadWindow (invalid Window parameter)

  Major opcode of failed request:  4 (X_DestroyWindow)

  Resource id in failed request:  0x0

  Serial number of failed request:  27

  Current serial number in output stream:  30

 

I have done some Googling on this and it appears that this might be related
to a bug in Freeglut:

http://bugs.freedesktop.org/show_bug.cgi?id=24226

 

If I connect to the system using SSH with X11Forwarding the programs runs
properly.  However I would preferring working with the system in a remote
desktop scenario.  

 

Is anyone running these programs remotely in this way?  I haven't tested any
other program besides Display.

 

Installed packages

Freeglut3 2.6.0-ubuntu2

Freeglut3-dev 2.6.0-ubuntu2

Libglut3 3.7-25

Libglut3-dev 3.7-25

Glutg3 3.7-25

Glutg3-dev 3.7-25

 

 

Thank you for your time,

Stephen Cohen 

Computer Analyst 

Lady Davis Institute 

514 340-8222 ext 3795