Something wrong with VisIt on the deal.II VM (aborting abnormally)!

[David W.]

Hi,

There seems to be sth wrong with VisIt in the VirtualBox VM, I can open the VisIt's GUI,

I can also open a file, but every time I draw the files, it will exit automaticly. And some error

message pops up on the command line, reminding me that sth is going wrong. But I can't

figure out its meaning.

This is the error message on the command line. Had anyone met the same problem?

Running: gui2.8.2
Running: viewer2.8.2 -geometry 1012x635+354+25 -borders 24,1,1,1 -shift 21,25 -preshift -20,-1 -defer -host 127.0.0.1 -port 5600
Running: mdserver2.8.2 -host 127.0.0.1 -port 5601
libGL error: failed to open drm device: No such file or directory
libGL error: failed to load driver: vboxvideo
Running: engine_ser2.8.2 -host 127.0.0.1 -port 5600
VisIt's viewer exited abnormally! Aborting the Graphical User Interface. VisIt's developers may be reached via the visit-users mailing list.  Please see:
        http://visit.llnl.gov/FAQ.html#1

Best regards,

David

[Wolfgang Bangerth]

On 03/02/2016 07:10 AM, David W. wrote:
>
> There seems to be sth wrong with VisIt in the VirtualBox VM, I can open the
> VisIt's GUI,
> I can also open a file, but every time I draw the files, it will exit
> automaticly. And some error
> message pops up on the command line, reminding me that sth is going wrong. But
> I can't
> figure out its meaning.
>
> This is the error message on the command line. Had anyone met the same problem?
>
> |
> Running:gui2.8.2
> Running:viewer2.8.2-geometry 1012x635+354+25-borders 24,1,1,1-shift
> 21,25-preshift -20,-1-defer -host 127.0.0.1-port 5600

> Running:mdserver2.8.2-host 127.0.0.1-port 5601

> libGL error:failed to open drm device:Nosuch file ordirectory
> libGL error:failed to load driver:vboxvideo

> Running:engine_ser2.8.2-host 127.0.0.1-port 5600

> VisIt's viewer exited abnormally! Aborting the Graphical User Interface.
> VisIt's developers may be reached via the visit-users mailing list.Pleasesee:
> http://visit.llnl.gov/FAQ.html#1
> |

I've seen this before. I think you have to enable use of the GPU in the
properties of the virtual machine itself (i.e., you need to change the
properties of the executable *that runs the VM image*, in the *host* operating
system).

Best
W.

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[David W.]

Hi Prof. Bangerth,

Thanks you for your answer. I checked the VirtualBox menus and settings,

but didn't find any options for me to enable the use of GPU. Did I miss sth?

Or do I have to do some operations on my host system first (my host OS is

Win10)?

Best regards,

David

[Wolfgang Bangerth]

On 03/02/2016 09:38 AM, David W. wrote:
>
> Thanks you for your answer. I checked the VirtualBox menus and settings,
> but didn't find any options for me to enable the use of GPU. Did I miss sth?
> Or do I have to do some operations on my host system first (my host OS is
> Win10)?

I only did this once, a couple of years ago, and since I don't have a windows
box, I also can't check. I believe that it was called something that involved
the word "graphics".

You may have to google for it, or hope that someone else on this list remembers.

Best
WB

[Timo Heister]

I know visit worked in the vm on my machine (but running on a linux
host). Does paraview work for you?

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[David W.]

On Thursday, March 3, 2016 at 5:21:14 AM UTC+8, Timo Heister wrote:

I know visit worked in the vm on my machine (but running on a linux
host). Does paraview work for you?

Yes, paraview works well, nothing wrong happened.