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Old 01-06-2012, 06:44 AM   #1
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Can't run cheese (webcam app) over ssh


So I've configured a laptop running the latest Fedora as an ssh server with X forwarding and everything seems to be working fine until I try to run cheese. I get the following error message:

Code:
(cheese:3112): Clutter-CRITICAL **: Unable to initialize Clutter: Unable to find suitable fbconfig for the GLX context: Failed to find any compatible fbconfigs
At first I thought it had something to do with the fact that I was trying from a Windows machine with a PuTTy/xming setup, but then I ran it from a Linux box and it still did the same thing. Google hasn't been much use to me. I know X forwarding is working because I can run other programs fine.

Any help would be appreciated.
 
Old 01-06-2012, 09:31 AM   #2
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Hello,

Could you run glxinfo and show us the output?

Cheers,

Josh
 
Old 01-06-2012, 09:56 AM   #3
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I'm ssh'd in from work right now but I left it logged on at home before I left, so X should be running (and a ps -e shows that Xorg is indeed running - if it matters at all).

Output of glxinfo, as requested:

Code:
name of display: localhost:10.0
display: localhost:10  screen: 0
direct rendering: Yes
server glx vendor string: SGI
server glx version string: 1.2
server glx extensions:
    GLX_ARB_multisample, GLX_EXT_visual_info, GLX_EXT_visual_rating, 
    GLX_EXT_import_context, GLX_OML_swap_method, GLX_SGI_make_current_read, 
    GLX_SGIS_multisample, GLX_SGIX_hyperpipe, GLX_SGIX_swap_barrier, 
    GLX_SGIX_fbconfig
client glx vendor string: Mesa Project and SGI
client glx version string: 1.4
client glx extensions:
    GLX_ARB_get_proc_address, GLX_ARB_multisample, GLX_EXT_import_context, 
    GLX_EXT_visual_info, GLX_EXT_visual_rating, GLX_EXT_framebuffer_sRGB, 
    GLX_MESA_copy_sub_buffer, GLX_MESA_multithread_makecurrent, 
    GLX_MESA_swap_control, GLX_OML_swap_method, GLX_OML_sync_control, 
    GLX_SGI_make_current_read, GLX_SGI_swap_control, GLX_SGI_video_sync, 
    GLX_SGIS_multisample, GLX_SGIX_fbconfig, GLX_SGIX_pbuffer, 
    GLX_SGIX_visual_select_group, GLX_EXT_texture_from_pixmap, 
    GLX_INTEL_swap_event
GLX version: 1.2
GLX extensions:
    GLX_ARB_get_proc_address, GLX_ARB_multisample, GLX_EXT_import_context, 
    GLX_EXT_visual_info, GLX_EXT_visual_rating, 
    GLX_MESA_multithread_makecurrent, GLX_OML_swap_method, 
    GLX_SGIS_multisample, GLX_SGIX_fbconfig
OpenGL vendor string: VMware, Inc.
OpenGL renderer string: Gallium 0.4 on llvmpipe
OpenGL version string: 2.1 Mesa 7.11.2
OpenGL shading language version string: 1.20
OpenGL extensions:
    GL_ARB_multisample, GL_EXT_abgr, GL_EXT_bgra, GL_EXT_blend_color, 
    GL_EXT_blend_logic_op, GL_EXT_blend_minmax, GL_EXT_blend_subtract, 
    GL_EXT_copy_texture, GL_EXT_polygon_offset, GL_EXT_subtexture, 
    GL_EXT_texture_object, GL_EXT_vertex_array, GL_EXT_compiled_vertex_array, 
    GL_EXT_texture, GL_EXT_texture3D, GL_IBM_rasterpos_clip, 
    GL_ARB_point_parameters, GL_EXT_draw_range_elements, GL_EXT_packed_pixels, 
    GL_EXT_point_parameters, GL_EXT_rescale_normal, 
    GL_EXT_separate_specular_color, GL_EXT_texture_edge_clamp, 
    GL_SGIS_generate_mipmap, GL_SGIS_texture_border_clamp, 
    GL_SGIS_texture_edge_clamp, GL_SGIS_texture_lod, GL_ARB_framebuffer_sRGB, 
    GL_ARB_multitexture, GL_EXT_framebuffer_sRGB, 
    GL_IBM_multimode_draw_arrays, GL_IBM_texture_mirrored_repeat, 
    GL_ARB_texture_cube_map, GL_ARB_texture_env_add, GL_ARB_transpose_matrix, 
    GL_EXT_blend_func_separate, GL_EXT_fog_coord, GL_EXT_multi_draw_arrays, 
    GL_EXT_secondary_color, GL_EXT_texture_env_add, GL_EXT_texture_lod_bias, 
    GL_INGR_blend_func_separate, GL_NV_blend_square, GL_NV_light_max_exponent, 
    GL_NV_texgen_reflection, GL_NV_texture_env_combine4, 
    GL_SUN_multi_draw_arrays, GL_ARB_texture_border_clamp, 
    GL_ARB_texture_compression, GL_EXT_framebuffer_object, 
    GL_EXT_texture_env_dot3, GL_MESA_window_pos, GL_NV_packed_depth_stencil, 
    GL_NV_texture_rectangle, GL_ARB_depth_texture, GL_ARB_occlusion_query, 
    GL_ARB_shadow, GL_ARB_texture_env_combine, GL_ARB_texture_env_crossbar, 
    GL_ARB_texture_env_dot3, GL_ARB_texture_mirrored_repeat, 
    GL_ARB_window_pos, GL_EXT_stencil_two_side, GL_EXT_texture_cube_map, 
    GL_APPLE_packed_pixels, GL_APPLE_vertex_array_object, GL_ARB_draw_buffers, 
    GL_ARB_fragment_program, GL_ARB_fragment_shader, GL_ARB_shader_objects, 
    GL_ARB_vertex_program, GL_ARB_vertex_shader, GL_ATI_draw_buffers, 
    GL_ATI_texture_env_combine3, GL_ATI_texture_float, GL_EXT_shadow_funcs, 
    GL_EXT_stencil_wrap, GL_MESA_pack_invert, GL_MESA_ycbcr_texture, 
    GL_NV_primitive_restart, GL_ARB_fragment_program_shadow, 
    GL_ARB_half_float_pixel, GL_ARB_occlusion_query2, GL_ARB_point_sprite, 
    GL_ARB_shading_language_100, GL_ARB_sync, GL_ARB_texture_non_power_of_two, 
    GL_ARB_vertex_buffer_object, GL_ATI_blend_equation_separate, 
    GL_EXT_blend_equation_separate, GL_OES_read_format, 
    GL_ARB_pixel_buffer_object, GL_ARB_texture_float, 
    GL_ARB_texture_rectangle, GL_EXT_pixel_buffer_object, 
    GL_EXT_texture_mirror_clamp, GL_EXT_texture_rectangle, 
    GL_EXT_texture_sRGB, GL_EXT_texture_shared_exponent, 
    GL_ARB_framebuffer_object, GL_EXT_framebuffer_blit, 
    GL_EXT_framebuffer_multisample, GL_EXT_packed_depth_stencil, 
    GL_ARB_vertex_array_object, GL_ATI_separate_stencil, 
    GL_ATI_texture_mirror_once, GL_EXT_draw_buffers2, GL_EXT_draw_instanced, 
    GL_EXT_gpu_program_parameters, GL_EXT_texture_env_combine, 
    GL_EXT_texture_sRGB_decode, GL_OES_EGL_image, GL_ARB_copy_buffer, 
    GL_ARB_draw_instanced, GL_ARB_half_float_vertex, GL_ARB_instanced_arrays, 
    GL_ARB_map_buffer_range, GL_ARB_texture_rg, GL_ARB_texture_swizzle, 
    GL_ARB_vertex_array_bgra, GL_EXT_separate_shader_objects, 
    GL_EXT_texture_swizzle, GL_EXT_vertex_array_bgra, 
    GL_AMD_draw_buffers_blend, GL_ARB_ES2_compatibility, 
    GL_ARB_draw_buffers_blend, GL_ARB_draw_elements_base_vertex, 
    GL_ARB_explicit_attrib_location, GL_ARB_fragment_coord_conventions, 
    GL_ARB_provoking_vertex, GL_ARB_sampler_objects, 
    GL_ARB_shader_texture_lod, GL_EXT_provoking_vertex, GL_EXT_texture_snorm, 
    GL_MESA_texture_signed_rgba, GL_ARB_robustness

6 GLX Visuals
    visual  x   bf lv rg d st  colorbuffer  sr ax dp st accumbuffer  ms  cav
  id dep cl sp  sz l  ci b ro  r  g  b  a F gb bf th cl  r  g  b  a ns b eat
----------------------------------------------------------------------------
0x022 24 tc  1  24  0 r  . .   8  8  8  0 .  .  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0 0 None
0x026 24 tc  1  24  0 r  y .   8  8  8  0 .  .  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0 0 None
0x032 24 tc  1  24  0 r  . .   8  8  8  0 .  .  0 24  0  0  0  0  0  0 0 None
0x034 24 tc  1  24  0 r  . .   8  8  8  0 .  .  0 24  8  0  0  0  0  0 0 None
0x036 24 tc  1  24  0 r  y .   8  8  8  0 .  .  0 24  0  0  0  0  0  0 0 None
0x038 24 tc  1  24  0 r  y .   8  8  8  0 .  .  0 24  8  0  0  0  0  0 0 None

6 GLXFBConfigs:
    visual  x   bf lv rg d st  colorbuffer  sr ax dp st accumbuffer  ms  cav
  id dep cl sp  sz l  ci b ro  r  g  b  a F gb bf th cl  r  g  b  a ns b eat
----------------------------------------------------------------------------
0x022 24 tc  1  24  0 r  . .   8  8  8  0 .  .  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0 0 None
0x026 24 tc  1  24  0 r  y .   8  8  8  0 .  .  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0 0 None
0x032 24 tc  1  24  0 r  . .   8  8  8  0 .  .  0 24  0  0  0  0  0  0 0 None
0x034 24 tc  1  24  0 r  . .   8  8  8  0 .  .  0 24  8  0  0  0  0  0 0 None
0x036 24 tc  1  24  0 r  y .   8  8  8  0 .  .  0 24  0  0  0  0  0  0 0 None
0x038 24 tc  1  24  0 r  y .   8  8  8  0 .  .  0 24  8  0  0  0  0  0 0 None
 
Old 01-19-2012, 02:40 PM   #4
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I encountered the same issue on a laptop with an Intel GM 965 chipset.
I managed to fix it by changing the line
Option "DRI" "False"
to
Option "DRI" "True"
in my /etc/X11/xorg.conf. My lenovo R61i runs opensuse 12.1.

N.B.: Please cp /etc/X11/xorg.conf /etc/X11/xorg.conf.sav before trying this.

BTW: The issue seems known:
https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=731585
 
Old 01-20-2012, 11:30 AM   #5
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Interesting. I solved the problem by finding a different webcam booth program. Camorama I think it is called.
 
  


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