See the cmake config settings for pure offscreen rendering configuration of pvserver in: http://paraview.org/Wiki/ParaView/Users_Guide/Parallel_Rendering#Offscreen_Software_Rendering_via_OSMesa
David E DeMarle Kitware, Inc. R&D Engineer 21 Corporate Drive Clifton Park, NY 12065-8662 Phone: 518-881-4909 On Wed, Mar 6, 2013 at 12:40 AM, Pradeep Jha < prad...@ccs.engg.nagoya-u.ac.jp> wrote: > I installed PV with OSMesa on a linux supercomputer. When I am running > "pvbatch --use-offscreen-rendering script_file.py", I get the following > error: > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > [fe02s01:15756] *** Process received signal *** > [fe02s01:15756] Signal: Segmentation fault (11) > [fe02s01:15756] Signal code: (128) > [fe02s01:15756] Failing at address: (nil) > [fe02s01:15756] [ 0] /lib64/libpthread.so.0 [0x357320eca0] > [fe02s01:15756] [ 1] > /home/hp120242/k00603/local/HH-1298/usr/lib64/libGL.so.1(glGetString+0xe) > [0x2b747e417cee] > [fe02s01:15756] *** End of error message *** > Segmentation fault (core dumped) > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > What is going wrong? Is there any problem with the installation of my > Paraview with OSMesa support? This pvbatch works fine without > --use-offscreen-rendering option when I "ssh" with the "-X" option. > > Thank you, > Pradeep > > > 2013/1/31 Andy Bauer <andy.ba...@kitware.com> > >> Yes, you don't need OSMesa when there is graphics hardware support. In >> that case though it will still pop up a render window to create screen >> shots. OSMesa can still be used even if you have graphics hardware support >> and is currently the only way to get around having a window to render into. >> >> >> On Wed, Jan 30, 2013 at 9:09 AM, Pradeep Jha < >> prad...@ccs.engg.nagoya-u.ac.jp> wrote: >> >>> From the online resources I gathered that we need OSMesa only when there >>> is no graphics hardware on the system. Ok, so I guess I need to install >>> OSMesa and then compile Paraview again with OSMesa support? >>> >>> Please confirm. >>> >>> >>> 2013/1/30 Andy Bauer <andy.ba...@kitware.com> >>> >>>> Hi Pradeep, >>>> >>>> If you don't want the window to pop up you'll need to use offscreen >>>> rendering with OSMesa. WriteAnimation() needs to create a window in order >>>> to generate the image. It is the same with WriteImage(). >>>> >>>> Andy >>>> >>>> On Wed, Jan 30, 2013 at 3:33 AM, Pradeep Jha < >>>> prad...@ccs.engg.nagoya-u.ac.jp> wrote: >>>> >>>>> Hello, >>>>> >>>>> I made my first PV python script using "Start Trace" and "End Trace". >>>>> Now I am trying to run this script using pvbatch hoping it will execute >>>>> everything on the command line and not display any graphics. I deleted the >>>>> Render() statement which was at the end of the python script generated by >>>>> Trace (file attached with this email). But still it keeps generating the >>>>> image window and fails when I ssh without X option. >>>>> >>>>> I have attached the script file. I am executing pvbatch by the command >>>>> >>>>> $pvbatch export_movie.py >>>>> >>>>> Why is this happening? >>>>> >>>>> Thank you, >>>>> Pradeep >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> _______________________________________________ >>>>> Powered by www.kitware.com >>>>> >>>>> Visit other Kitware open-source projects at >>>>> http://www.kitware.com/opensource/opensource.html >>>>> >>>>> Please keep messages on-topic and check the ParaView Wiki at: >>>>> http://paraview.org/Wiki/ParaView >>>>> >>>>> Follow this link to subscribe/unsubscribe: >>>>> http://www.paraview.org/mailman/listinfo/paraview >>>>> >>>>> >>>> >>>> _______________________________________________ >>>> Powered by www.kitware.com >>>> >>>> Visit other Kitware open-source projects at >>>> http://www.kitware.com/opensource/opensource.html >>>> >>>> Please keep messages on-topic and check the ParaView Wiki at: >>>> http://paraview.org/Wiki/ParaView >>>> >>>> Follow this link to subscribe/unsubscribe: >>>> http://www.paraview.org/mailman/listinfo/paraview >>>> >>>> >>> >> > > _______________________________________________ > Powered by www.kitware.com > > Visit other Kitware open-source projects at > http://www.kitware.com/opensource/opensource.html > > Please keep messages on-topic and check the ParaView Wiki at: > http://paraview.org/Wiki/ParaView > > Follow this link to subscribe/unsubscribe: > http://www.paraview.org/mailman/listinfo/paraview > >
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