Error displayed when starting MATLAB on Linux systems using NVIDIA OR AMD graphics hardware

Hey,

I'm using Dell precision 7510 with preinstalled Ubuntu 14.04(I have the driver the NVIDIA). I just downloaded the MATLAB 2017a and I run into the following error. I just searched and found it's not just me who have the same problem. I wonder if this problem is fixable? To put it in another way, could I use all the features provided by MATALB with this error?

Thank you in advance, attached is the error infor

com.jogamp.opengl.GLException: X11GLXDrawableFactory - Could not initialize shared resources for X11GraphicsDevice[type .x11, connection :0, unitID 0, handle 0x0, owner false, ResourceToolkitLock[obj 0x413b9df1, isOwner false, <30fe5aac, af2eb55>[count 0, qsz 0, owner <NULL>]]]
  at jogamp.opengl.x11.glx.X11GLXDrawableFactory$SharedResourceImplementation.createSharedResource(X11GLXDrawableFactory.java:326)
  at jogamp.opengl.SharedResourceRunner.run(SharedResourceRunner.java:297)
  at java.lang.Thread.run(Unknown Source)
Caused by: com.jogamp.opengl.GLException: glXGetConfig(0x1) failed: error code Unknown error code 6
  at jogamp.opengl.x11.glx.X11GLXGraphicsConfiguration.glXGetConfig(X11GLXGraphicsConfiguration.java:570)
  at jogamp.opengl.x11.glx.X11GLXGraphicsConfiguration.XVisualInfo2GLCapabilities(X11GLXGraphicsConfiguration.java:500)
  at jogamp.opengl.x11.glx.X11GLXGraphicsConfigurationFactory.chooseGraphicsConfigurationXVisual(X11GLXGraphicsConfigurationFactory.java:434)
  at jogamp.opengl.x11.glx.X11GLXGraphicsConfigurationFactory.chooseGraphicsConfigurationStatic(X11GLXGraphicsConfigurationFactory.java:240)
  at jogamp.opengl.x11.glx.X11GLXDrawableFactory.createMutableSurfaceImpl(X11GLXDrawableFactory.java:524)
  at jogamp.opengl.x11.glx.X11GLXDrawableFactory.createDummySurfaceImpl(X11GLXDrawableFactory.java:535)
  at jogamp.opengl.x11.glx.X11GLXDrawableFactory$SharedResourceImplementation.createSharedResource(X11GLXDrawableFactory.java:283)
  ... 2 more

Answer 1

[Kushagr Gupta]

This low-level graphics error is an NVIDIA driver issue. If possible, downgrade to a previous NVIDIA driver, such as the one that was on the system before the update.

1. Start MATLAB with 'nodesktop' AND the 'opengl' info command, and then open the desktop. This gets the right library load order for everything to work. Try to start MATLAB with the following command (in the Windows Command Prompt) :

>>matlab -nodesktop -r "opengl info, desktop"

This command starts MATLAB with "nodesktop" and the "opengl info" command, and then opens the desktop. The downside is you cannot start MATLAB in the background, or suspend (Ctrl-Z) and push it to the background (bg).

This might have to be used in conjunction with the "libstdc++.so.6" library being incompatible which can be resolved using the workaround in the following bug report :

https://www.mathworks.com/support/bugreports/1297894

2. Downgrade from NVIDIA driver version 367.57 to version 340.98, a stable previous release:

http://www.nvidia.com/download/driverResults.aspx/107868/en-us

3. Keep an eye out for new NVIDIA drivers on the NVIDIA website:

http://www.nvidia.com/Download/Find.aspx?lang=en-us

4. If it is not possible or preferable to change your graphics driver, use MATLAB with Software OpenGL. Open MATLAB from the Linux Terminal with the following command:

$ matlab -softwareopengl

You can set your preferences so that MATLAB always starts with Software OpenGL by executing the following in the MATLAB Command Window:

>> opengl('save','software') 

You can always revert to your default graphics renderer with the following:

>> opengl('save','none')

Please refer to the following possible workarounds if the above does not resolve the issue:

1)  Hardware OpenGL Renderer Workaround:

         -  Create a file named 'java.opts' in the directory where MATLAB is executed with the following line added and start MATLAB:

-Djogl.disable.openglarbcontext=1

        Please refer to the following documentation page for additional details about creating a 'java.opts' file:

https://www.mathworks.com/help/matlab/matlab_env/java-opts-file.html

2)  Painters Renderer Workaround:

         - Start MATLAB with the '-noopengl' startup option. This can be done by running the following command on the terminal:

matlab -noopengl

[Cliff Bargar]

Thanks, I'm running MATLAB in an Ubuntu VM and was experiencing this problem. I tried options 1-3 unsuccessfully but option 4 seems to work

[Danit Gino]

same for me, only option 4 worked well

[Beatriz Extremo]

thank you! Option 4 worked for me

[Akhilesh]

Thank you so much.....4th option is working pretty well......

[Jean Pacifique Nkurunziza]

The "matlab -softwareopengl" command works very well. I had this problem but with this command no more problem. Thanks

[Domantas Laurinavicius]

The java.opts option worked for Fedora 41 on intel, thanks so much!

Answer 2

[Willi Mutschler]

Hi,

I am on Ubuntu 20.04 beta and running the nvidia on-demand prime profile, and get the same error. I can solve this (see the Archwiki) by starting matlab from terminal:

export MESA_LOADER_DRIVER_OVERRIDE=i965; matlab

Or (additionaly) you can change the EXEC in /usr/share/applications/matlab.desktop to:

Exec=env MESA_LOADER_DRIVER_OVERRIDE=i965 matlab -desktop

[Andrea Pasqualini]

I'm on Ubuntu 20.04 (just released today) and I'm on a ThinkPad T470 (no discrete GPU). I'm running into the same issue and modifying the Exec line in /usr/share/applications/matlab.desktop fixed the problem for me, too. Thank you!

[Fredrik Fryklund]

Same, but X1 Carbon. This solved the problem. Thank you!

[Isidro Losada López]

I'm on Ubuntu 18.04.4 LTS and Mesa Intel(R) HD Graphics 520 (SKL GT2). Due to some automatic updates I got the issue this morning. I tried to start Matlab with the flag -softwareopengl and it worked, but the quality of the graphics was so bad. So then, I tried to modify the EXEC line in matlab.desktop and now it works with good graphics quality, like before the issue appears. Thank you very much! (Now I'll try to figure out what' happening haha)

[Wojciech Krauze]

I confirm that this solutions solves the problem without downgrading the driver.

[Mateusz Litwin]

Same, but MSI PE70 7RD. This solution solved problem. Thanks.

[Tunde Aluko]

This works for me on Ubuntu 20.04 LTS.

[Ünal Ege Gaznepoglu]

This (first command) worked for me too on Ubuntu 20.04 LTS with an Nvidia graphics card. Weirdly altering matlab.desktop did not work.

[Nick Evstigneev]

Here is the source of the problem for intel GPUs with CPUs gen 7 or less:

https://linuxreviews.org/Intel_Iris

[Rogier Delporte]

This (first command) worked for me too on Ubuntu 20.04.1 LTS with Mesa Intel® UHD Graphics 630 (CFL GT2) as graphics. Weirdly altering matlab.desktop did not work. It seems like Matlab tries to load an Iris driver, but I am not sure if I have that driver installed at all.

EDIT: I found the problem, there was a matlab.desktop file in /usr/share/applications/ and one in ~/.local/share/applications (probably one I made myself), the latter of which came on my icon and that one I didn't edit.

BTW: does anyone have any idea if it is possible to get MATLAB running with the IRIS drivers yet?

[Abinash Dash]

With "export MESA_LOADER_DRIVER_OVERRIDE=i965; matlab" , now I can use hardware opengl on my system(MX linux 19, Intel HD Graphics 620). Thanks.

[Divyanshu Meena]

Thanks man, it worked

[Justin Beri]

I think

Exec=env MESA_LOADER_DRIVER_OVERRIDE=i965 matlab -desktop

is missing a semi-colon. So should be

Exec=env MESA_LOADER_DRIVER_OVERRIDE=i965; matlab -desktop

which worked in the /usr/share/applications/matlab.desktop

[ishika budhiraja]

hey,

well this ( export MESA_LOADER_DRIVER_OVERRIDE=i965; matlab ) worked for me and resolved my problem but i have to open matlab everytime with this command. is there any permanent fix to this issue??

everytime i use the about command it opens fine but otherwise showing the same errors..

[Felix Sch]

Hi,

I had the same issue with an Intel® UHD Graphics (CML GT2) on-board graphics card and also could solve it by calling

export MESA_LOADER_DRIVER_OVERRIDE=i965

This command sets an envrionment variable. To make it permanent to your system, check out the following thread:

https://stackoverflow.com/questions/13046624/how-to-permanently-export-a-variable-in-linux

Personally, I would suggest to add to it your

/ect/environment

I did exactly this and it works for me.

Best of luck

[S. Cho]

I had the same issue with Fedora 34, R2021b, the suggested solution solved the problem.

export MESA_LOADER_DRIVER_OVERRIDE=i965

Below is my video card information from lspci -v:

00:02.0 VGA compatible controller: Intel Corporation WhiskeyLake-U GT2 [UHD Graphics 620] (prog-if 00 [VGA controller])

Subsystem: LG Electronics, Inc. Device 0325

[Pierre Pérez]

Exec=env MESA_LOADER_DRIVER_OVERRIDE=i965; matlab -desktop

A semicolon is missing!

[Daniele Picone]

Damn I looked for this issue forever and this was the only thing that worked for me! Thanks a lot!

[Ivo]

Very elegant solution, thanks!

[Mustafa Melih]

First line worked for me thanks a lot! (Ubuntu 20.04, Matlab 2022b, Intel Core i7, Nvidia 2060, Monster Notebook)

[Oben]

I was not able to visualize data on scope tool because of this error. I copied "export MESA_LOADER_DRIVER_OVERRIDE=i965" into "/ect/environment" directory. I don't have to call it everytime now. Thank you so much Willi Mutschler and Felix Sch

My system: Ubuntu 20, Matlab 2022b, Intel Core 7, Nvidia 1050, Monster Notebook

Answer 3

[Willi Mutschler]

I also ran into this issue on my Dell XPS 13 9360 which neither has a NVIDIA or AMD card, but an on-board intel graphics card.

I filed a bug report with MATHWORKS and they proposed two solutions:

1. Create a file with the name 'java.opts' in the directory where MATLAB is executed (for me this is in '/usr/local/MATLAB/R2020a/bin/glnxa64') with the following line: -Djogl.disable.openglarbcontext=1
2. If this does not work, then the above solution using export MESA_LOADER_DRIVER_OVERRIDE=i965 is working.

For me both solve my issue.

[Biswarup Biswas]

Thanks Willi Mutschler. Both 1 and 2 working for me.

[Gaurav Nirala]

Thanks @Willi Mutschler. Both worked for me too. This is a lifesaver for people doing MATLAB on linux.

[Michiel Firlefyn]

only 1 is working for me

[Gerhard Holzinger]

2 works when I am launching from the command line

1 works when I am launching from the *.desktop file

[Diego Rabelo da Costa]

Thanks for this tip. The first option, by doing point 1 suggested by Willi Mutschler, works for me. I am using linux mint with kernel 5.13.0-35-generic in a Dell Inspiron-3501. The matlab version is R2022a.

[Abel Alvarez]

Thaks for the trick. The first option worked very well

[Kimberly Orozco Retana]

Thank you. First option worked :-)

[Cyprien Tamekue]

Thank you! The first option also works for me on Ubuntu 20.04.4 LTS. The matlab version is R2022a.

[Sudip Kumar]

Option 1 worked for me on Ubuntu 22.04 and Matlab R2022a. Thanks.

[Matias]

Thanks a lot for this! Option 1 worked for me with Ubuntu 22.04.4 LTS and Matlab R2023b.

Answer 4

[Georg Beyerle]

Same behaviour with R2018b on openSUSE Leap 15 with ATI Radeon HD 5450 graphics card.

Answer 5

[Miroslav Flídr]

The problem is caused by changes in NVIDIA drivers 361.xx and newer and MATLAB reliance on driver behavior outside standard Linux OpenGL ABI (thus it's mainly MathWorks problem). These changes are described here . I could solve the problem by replacing the libGL.so.1.0.0 driver library from the official NVIDIA binary driver installer. First check the version of the driver used in the system, e.g. using nvidia-smi utility. Download the driver https://www.geforce.com/drivers. Then unpack the downloaded driver installer using the --extract-only installer command line switch. Finally replace the installed libGL.so.1.0.0 library file with the libGL.so.$VERSION file from the unpacked installer (the file must be renamed to libGL.so.1.0.0).

I already lost hope that the MathWorks will fix anytime soon this two years old bug.

[Royi Avital]

I have this issue with AMD GPU, any idea?

Answer 6

[Christopher Wong]

For AMD GPUs on Ubuntu:

If you're using an AMD graphics card on Ubuntu (or perhaps some other flavor of Linux) and you are having this issue, or if you notice that MATLAB automatically switches to a software implementation of OpenGL, you most likely need to install the amdgpu-pro package, which includes all of the open-sourced drivers, plus a few of the proprietary drivers, mainly Vulkan. The Ubuntu software repositories only maintain a stable release of the amdgpu package, which appears to not provide enough to support MATLAB. I reccomend installing amdgpu-pro. AMD GPUs and drivers are very reliable in Ubuntu OS (much more so than NVIDIA). It's totally safe to install and I've never had any issues.

Set your OpenGL preference to 'none' in MATLAB so that it's automatically determined at the start of each session:

opengl('save', 'none')

Then close MATLAB. Now, go and find the latest AMD drivers for your GPU and OS here and download the tarball. Carefully follow the instructions they provide you to unpack and install the drivers (but don't take too literally their recommendation to use amdgpu-pro with their Pro series GPUs, it works for their consumer products as well, e.g., I have a Radeon RX 5700 XT). I recommend just going with the heaviest pro install option that includes the OpenCL components, i.e., run the installer by the following command:

./amdgpu-pro-install -y --opencl=rocr,legacy

Finally, reboot your system and open MATLAB. The output from the rendererinfo(gca) command should indicate that the renderer is using a hardware-accelerated version of OpenGL.

[Christopher Wong]

P.S., I realize my answer isn't 100% focused on the original question (since @Yalun Wen's problem was with an NVIDIA GPU), but I ended up here through the same error key "Could not initialize shared resources for X11GraphicsDevice" and I noticed a few others mentioning AMD/ATI on this thread so I figured I'd drop my solution. None of the solutions posted here worked for me. I simply needed the additional driver components provided by the pro package.

Answer 7

[Abel Alvarez]

Hello, I installed Matlab in ubuntu 20.04, I have HP probook with Device-1: Intel UHD Graphics 620 vendor: Hewlett-Packard driver: i915 v: kernel bus ID: 00:02.0 Display: x11 server: X.Org 1.20.13 driver: i915 resolution: 1366x768~60Hz, 1920x1080~60Hz OpenGL: renderer: Mesa Intel UHD Graphics 620 (WHL GT2) v: 4.6 Mesa 21.2.6 direct render: Yes

and I have this error, I can't run a graphical. I don't know that do

When I lauch matlab in the terminal appear this messenge

Failed to load module "canberra-gtk-module". I try install module canberra with following instructions

sudo apt-get install --reinstall libcanberra-gtk-module and other alternatives but the error persists

help me!!!

[Beatriz Extremo]

For me the 4th option presented by Kushagr Gupta worked to get the graphics again.

[Govind]

For me also the 4th option presented by Kushagr Gupta worked to get the graphics again.

[Jean Pacifique Nkurunziza]

Try to open matlab in terminal window with this command:

$ matlab -softwareopengl

I had the same problem but with this command no more problem. Thanks

Answer 8

[chao yao]

I have the same issue with AMD Radeon VEGA 64, the 4th solution in the accepted answer works for me.

Answer 9

[Diego Blanco]

I'm currently running Ubuntu 22.04 with Nvidia drivers and the "on-demand" prime profile. In this case, if matlab is run with

matlab -desktop

it defaults to software OpenGL. By forcing it to use hardware acceleration with

matlab -nosoftwareopengl -desktop

the error in question appears.

You can force it to launch using the dedicated GPU by running on the terminal:

switcherooctl launch matlab -nosoftwareopengl -desktop

The "switcherooctl launch" part is equivalent to selecting the option "Launch with dedidated graphics card" on the gnome desktop. More info here.