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Re: Re: ColorFunction on a linux system (xorg) loses graphics

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• Subject: [mg99719] Re: [mg99696] Re: ColorFunction on a linux system (xorg) loses graphics
• From: Curtis Osterhoudt <cfo at lanl.gov>
• Date: Tue, 12 May 2009 03:08:39 -0400 (EDT)
• Organization: LANL
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• Reply-to: cfo at lanl.gov

Hi, Peter. 


   Thanks for that reply. I somehow didn't think to try the XLIB flag again, as I thought that issue had been fixed in the later Mathematica builds (used to use it all the time). In any case, it doesn't seem to work for me (3D plots still disappear except upon rotation, and ColorFunctions still cause blank output). As you say, it might be the opensource driver. AMD/ATI are having such problems that they no longer provide any new proprietary drivers for their older cards -- it's causing headaches in the community, obviously.
   When I try the XLIB... export, Mathematica shows many "holes" in the Plot3D graphs, and the rotations are much slower and jerkier than usual. I guess I'll just live with the state of things as they are now, until Mathematica learns to work with the drivers, or the driver writers can agree on a unified front (ha!). 

       Thanks again!
                     Curtis O.


On Monday 11 May 2009 04:26:07 am Peter Pein wrote:
> Peter Pein schrieb:
> > Hi Curtis,
> > on an Ubuntu system I use a script, which calls Mathematica with parameters 
> > which let me use the mouse-wheel and the NumLock-key. Additionally it sets the 
> > environment variable XLIB_SKIP_ARGB_VISUALS to 1, which removed problems 
> > similar to the one you describe. Maybe it is worth a try (the little utility 
> > "imwheel" has to be installed):
> > 
> > petsie@leierkasten:~$ cat run-math
> > #!/bin/sh
> > 
> > # run-math.sh version 4
> > # `-r' flag means don't use the "Configurator"
> > # and pass wheel events to the root window
> > #
> > # Ensure a single instance of Mathematica with
> > # the option `-singleLaunch'.
> > # Allow the use of the NumLock key with the
> > # '-primaryModifierMask' and '-secondaryModifierMask'
> > # switches.
> > 
> > MARGS="-singleLaunch -primaryModifierMask Mod1Mask -secondaryModifierMask 
> > Mod3Mask"
> > 
> > if `ps -C imwheel > /dev/null`; then
> >    XLIB_SKIP_ARGB_VISUALS=1 Mathematica $1 $MARGS
> > else
> >    imwheel -r
> >    XLIB_SKIP_ARGB_VISUALS=1 Mathematica $1 $MARGS
> >    imwheel -kq
> > fi
> > 
> 
> Oops... this works with the proprietary drivers for an ATI Mobility 3470 
> graphics card on a laptop, but not with the opensource radeon driver on a 
> desktop workstation with a HIS x1050 graphic card??
> Must be a bug in the OSS-Radeon-driver.
> B.t.w.: compiz is installed on both computers.
> Peter
> 
> 






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  • Re: ColorFunction on a linux system (xorg) loses graphics
    • From: Peter Pein <petsie@dordos.net>