libGL error： failed to load driver：nouveau

hwangpo · August 15, 2014, 21:40

when created temporary 'cavity.OpenFOAM', libGL error is coming up: failed to load driver: nouveau.

It is my first time to run a OF tutorial and i am a layman in the Linux.

system: CentOS 6.4 i686
OF: 2.2.0

I googled and found it may be helpful if i changed the NVIDIA driver.
I am not sure about this. if I change the driver, will paraFOAM know that and run right?

Any help will be appreciated.

wyldckat · August 30, 2014, 10:27

Greetings hwangpo,

If your machine does have an NVidia GPU, then yes, it is advisable that you install the official NVidia drivers.

The library "libGL.so" installed with those drivers will then allow ParaView to properly connect to your graphics card and use 3D calculations and representations. And most of the times it's not necessary to rebuild ParaView for using the new drivers.

Best regards,
Bruno

August 15, 2014, 21:40	libGL error： failed to load driver：nouveau	#1
hwangpo Member Ben B. Huang Join Date: Oct 2012 Posts: 54 Rep Power: 13	when created temporary 'cavity.OpenFOAM', libGL error is coming up: failed to load driver: nouveau. It is my first time to run a OF tutorial and i am a layman in the Linux. system: CentOS 6.4 i686 OF: 2.2.0 I googled and found it may be helpful if i changed the NVIDIA driver. I am not sure about this. if I change the driver, will paraFOAM know that and run right? Any help will be appreciated.

August 30, 2014, 10:27		#2
wyldckat Retired Super Moderator Bruno Santos Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Lisbon, Portugal Posts: 10,975 Blog Entries: 45 Rep Power: 128	Greetings hwangpo, If your machine does have an NVidia GPU, then yes, it is advisable that you install the official NVidia drivers. The library "libGL.so" installed with those drivers will then allow ParaView to properly connect to your graphics card and use 3D calculations and representations. And most of the times it's not necessary to rebuild ParaView for using the new drivers. Best regards, Bruno __________________ OpenFOAM: FAQ \| Getting started Forum: How to get help, to post code/output and forum guide Read this before sending me PM

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