GLException: Graphics configuration failed

Hi there,

I downloaded and installed the latest linux version from the defold download page, and when I start it up I get the following exception:

INFO:TOOLS: Launcher version f7778a8f59ef2a8dda5d445f471368e8bd1cb1ac
DEBUG:TOOLS: arg 0: ./packages/jdk11.0.1-p1/bin/java
DEBUG:TOOLS: arg 1: -cp
DEBUG:TOOLS: arg 2: ./packages/defold-e7fc2c4a3517d15fc25b365552f5ac6e7a35ad6d.jar
DEBUG:TOOLS: arg 3: -Dfile.encoding=UTF-8
DEBUG:TOOLS: arg 4: -Djna.nosys=true
DEBUG:TOOLS: arg 5: -Ddefold.launcherpath=./Defold
DEBUG:TOOLS: arg 6: -Ddefold.resourcespath=.
DEBUG:TOOLS: arg 7: -Ddefold.version=1.2.177
DEBUG:TOOLS: arg 8: -Ddefold.editor.sha1=e7fc2c4a3517d15fc25b365552f5ac6e7a35ad6d
DEBUG:TOOLS: arg 9: -Ddefold.engine.sha1=f7778a8f59ef2a8dda5d445f471368e8bd1cb1ac
DEBUG:TOOLS: arg 10: -Ddefold.buildtime=2021-01-08T14:34:24.656370
DEBUG:TOOLS: arg 11: -Ddefold.channel=editor-alpha
DEBUG:TOOLS: arg 12: -Djava.net.preferIPv4Stack=true
DEBUG:TOOLS: arg 13: -Dsun.net.client.defaultConnectTimeout=30000
DEBUG:TOOLS: arg 14: -Dsun.net.client.defaultReadTimeout=30000
DEBUG:TOOLS: arg 15: -Djogl.texture.notexrect=true
DEBUG:TOOLS: arg 16: -Dglass.accessible.force=false
DEBUG:TOOLS: arg 17: --illegal-access=warn
DEBUG:TOOLS: arg 18: --add-opens=java.base/java.lang=ALL-UNNAMED
DEBUG:TOOLS: arg 19: --add-opens=java.desktop/sun.awt=ALL-UNNAMED
DEBUG:TOOLS: arg 20: --add-opens=java.desktop/sun.java2d.opengl=ALL-UNNAMED
DEBUG:TOOLS: arg 21: --add-opens=java.xml/com.sun.org.apache.xerces.internal.jaxp=ALL-UNNAMED
DEBUG:TOOLS: arg 22: -Xmx8589934592
DEBUG:TOOLS: arg 23: com.defold.editor.Main
DEBUG:TOOLS: arg 24: (null)
Picked up JAVA_TOOL_OPTIONS: 
Picked up _JAVA_OPTIONS: 

2021-01-10 21:37:39.807 DEBUG default    com.defold.libs.ResourceUnpacker - unpacking '/_unpack/armv7-darwin/bin/dmengine_release' to '/home/kiffin/.Defold/unpack/e7fc2c4a3517d15fc25b365552f5ac6e7a35ad6d/armv7-darwin/bin/dmengine_release'
2021-01-10 21:37:39.834 INFO  default    com.defold.libs.ResourceUnpacker - defold.unpack.path=/home/kiffin/.Defold/unpack/e7fc2c4a3517d15fc25b365552f5ac6e7a35ad6d
com.jogamp.opengl.GLException: Graphics configuration failed [direct caps, eglGetConfig/chooser and fixed-caps(1-3)]

Any ideas what might be going wrong?

Can you share OS/hardware info?

H/W path Device Class Description

system 20L5CTO1WW (LENOVO_MT_20L5_BU_Think_FM_ThinkPad T480)
/0 bus 20L5CTO1WW
/0/3 memory 32GiB System Memory
/0/3/0 memory 16GiB SODIMM DDR4 Synchronous Unbuffered (Unregistered) 2400
/0/3/1 memory 16GiB SODIMM DDR4 Synchronous Unbuffered (Unregistered) 2400
/0/7 memory 256KiB L1 cache
/0/8 memory 1MiB L2 cache
/0/9 memory 8MiB L3 cache
/0/a processor Intel® Core™ i7-8650U CPU @ 1.90GHz
/0/b memory 128KiB BIOS
/0/100 bridge Xeon E3-1200 v6/7th Gen Core Processor Host Bridge/DRAM Regis
/0/100/2 display UHD Graphics 620
/0/100/4 generic Xeon E3-1200 v5/E3-1500 v5/6th Gen Core Processor Thermal Sub
/0/100/8 generic Xeon E3-1200 v5/v6 / E3-1500 v5 / 6th/7th/8th Gen Core Proces
/0/100/14 bus Sunrise Point-LP USB 3.0 xHCI Controller
/0/100/14/0 usb1 bus xHCI Host Controller
/0/100/14/0/1 input Dell Universal Receiver
/0/100/14/0/3 generic EMV Smartcard Reader
/0/100/14/0/4 bus USB hub
/0/100/14/0/4/2 input Billboard Device
/0/100/14/0/4/4 bus USB hub
/0/100/14/0/4/4/2 bus HX2VL
/0/100/14/0/4/4/2/2 multimedia HD Webcam C525
/0/100/14/0/4/4/2/3 multimedia CONEXANT USB AUDIO
/0/100/14/0/5 multimedia Integrated IR Camera
/0/100/14/0/7 communication Bluetooth wireless interface
/0/100/14/0/8 multimedia Integrated Camera
/0/100/14/0/9 generic Generic USB device
/0/100/14/1 usb2 bus xHCI Host Controller
/0/100/14/1/3 scsi0 storage USB3.0-CRW
/0/100/14/1/3/0.0.0 /dev/sda disk SD/MMC

Are you using Ubuntu or some other Linux OS?

Ubuntu 20.04.1 LTS 64-bit
Gnome version 3.36.8

It’s a graphics driver issue of some kind. You could try exporting the following environment variable MESA_LOADER_DRIVER_OVERRIDE=i965 and then launch Defold again. This will revert to the pre 20.0 version of the driver.

Yes that works, thanks.

But please note that it was working just fine in the previous version 1.2.177, and only crashes in the newest version I downloaded from the website.

Interesting.
I don’t think we have changed anything graphics related for the editor (afaik) between these versions.

Thank you for confirming this. I’ve added it to the Linux FAQ (will be visible in a minute or two):

Glad to hear :slight_smile: Ive ran defold with zero issues on Pupply linux XfCE Ubuntu base.

I updated Defold to the latest version but I still have the same problem with it crashing.

Is it scheduled to be fixed soon?