[IDV #ZNT-105517]: Java3D and OpenGL errors when running IDV in RHEL7

> Full Name: Robert Haley
> Email Address: address@hidden
> Organization: Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University
> Package Version: 5.5 and 5.4
> Operating System: RHEL 7 64-bit
> Hardware:
> Description of problem: Hello,
> 
> We are getting a number of Java3D and OpenGL errors running IDV in RHEL 7.  
> Most of the time IDV just crashes when it tries loading the map display.  
> Below is the error I have been getting the most:


Hi Rob,

You can try to update the video card driver of you linux system, this is likely 
the cause.


Yuan
> 
> D [dev] 1.6.0-pre12-daily-experimental daily
> 
> com.jogamp.opengl.GLException: J3D-Renderer-1: createImpl ARB n/a but 
> required, profile > GL2 requested (OpenGL >= 3.1). Requested: 
> GLProfile[GL3bc/GL3bc.hw], current: 3.0 (Compat profile, compat[ES2], FBO, 
> hardware) - 3.0 Mesa 17.2.3
> at jogamp.opengl.x11.glx.X11GLXContext.createImpl(X11GLXContext.java:440)
> at jogamp.opengl.GLContextImpl.makeCurrentWithinLock(GLContextImpl.java:765)
> at jogamp.opengl.GLContextImpl.makeCurrent(GLContextImpl.java:648)
> at jogamp.opengl.GLContextImpl.makeCurrent(GLContextImpl.java:586)
> at javax.media.j3d.JoglPipeline$QueryCanvas.doQuery(JoglPipeline.java:8615)
> at javax.media.j3d.JoglPipeline$QueryCanvas.access$100(JoglPipeline.java:8566)
> at javax.media.j3d.JoglPipeline.createQueryContext(JoglPipeline.java:6562)
> at javax.media.j3d.Canvas3D.createQueryContext(Canvas3D.java:4609)
> at javax.media.j3d.Canvas3D.createQueryContext(Canvas3D.java:3606)
> at javax.media.j3d.Renderer.doWork(Renderer.java:461)
> at javax.media.j3d.J3dThread.run(J3dThread.java:271)
> This version of Java3D can't query "textureWidthMax/textureHeightMax"
> so they are being assigned the default values:
> textureWidthMax:  1024
> textureHeightMax:  1024
> If images render as a 'grey-box', try setting these parameters
> to a lower value, eg. 512, with '-DtextureWidthMax=512'
> Otherwise check your graphics environment specifications
> DefaultRenderingErrorListener.errorOccurred:
> CONTEXT_CREATION_ERROR: Renderer: Error creating Canvas3D graphics context 
> for queryProperties()
> graphicsDevice = X11GraphicsDevice[screen=0]
> canvas = javax.media.j3d.Canvas3D[canvas0,0,0,0x0,invalid]
> 
> X11Util.Display: Shutdown (JVM shutdown: true, open (no close attempt): 2/2, 
> reusable (open, marked uncloseable): 0, pending (open in creation order): 2)
> X11Util: Open X11 Display Connections: 2
> X11Util: Open[0]: NamedX11Display[:0, 0x7fd8f8009340, refCount 1, unCloseable 
> false]
> X11Util: Open[1]: NamedX11Display[:0, 0x7fd8f8196b30, refCount 1, unCloseable 
> false]
> 
> 


Ticket Details
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Ticket ID: ZNT-105517
Department: Support IDV
Priority: Normal
Status: Closed
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