Hi Rolf,
The new code should fix this problem. Alternatively, put this in your
~/.pymolrc and see if it helps:
set use_shaders, 0
set sphere_mode, 0
Cheers,
-- Jason
On Fri, Apr 20, 2012 at 5:11 AM, Rolf S. Arvidson <rsa4...@gmail.com> wrote:
> Hi
> This is not a pymol problem per se, but I'm trying to figure out
> whether the error below is hardware-related (video card) or
> software-related (i.e., video driver/mesa/opengl libraries, etc.). If
> I run pymol from the command line (loading one of the demo files,
> pept.r3d), the pymol graphics and interface windows appear briefly and
> then close almost immediately. At the command line, the result is:
>
> $ pymol /usr/share/pymol/test/dat/pept.r3d
> Detected OpenGL version 2.0 or greater. Shaders available.
> Detected GLSL version 1.20.
> Executive: object "pept" created.
> python2.7: nv50_pc.h:351: nv_alloc_instruction: Assertion
> `pc->num_instructions < 2048' failed.
> /usr/bin/pymol: line 2: 5112 Aborted python2.7 -O
> ${PYMOL_PATH}/__init__.py -q $*
>
> Also, pymol seems to function OK if I do not try to load a file, i.e.,
> the UI opens correctly and I can close it gracefully. If I try to load
> the demo file from the interface, it crashes with the above error.
> Starting pymol with -h yields the following:
>
> $ pymol -h
> PyMOL(TM) Molecular Graphics System, Version 1.5.0.3.
> Copyright (c) Schrodinger, LLC.
> All Rights Reserved.
>
> Created by Warren L. DeLano, Ph.D.
>
> PyMOL is user-supported open-source software. Although some versions
> are freely available, PyMOL is not in the public domain.
>
> If PyMOL is helpful in your work or study, then please volunteer
> support for our ongoing efforts to create open and affordable scientific
> software by purchasing a PyMOL Maintenance and/or Support subscription.
>
> More information can be found at "http://www.pymol.org";.
>
> Enter "help" for a list of commands.
> Enter "help <command-name>" for information on a specific command.
>
> Hit ESC anytime to toggle between text and graphics.
>
> Detected OpenGL version 2.0 or greater. Shaders available.
> Detected GLSL version 1.20.
> OpenGL graphics engine:
> GL_VENDOR: nouveau
> GL_RENDERER: Gallium 0.4 on NV96
> GL_VERSION: 2.1 Mesa 8.0.2
> Detected 16 CPU cores. Enabled multithreaded rendering.
> PyMOL>quit
> PyMOL: normal program termination.
>
> Alternatively, I can successfully generate png output from a script
> (provided I disable screen output), e.g.
> $ cat makePNG.pml
> center origin
> zoom complete=0
> draw 2400
> png test.png, dpi=600
> $ pymol /usr/share/pymol/test/dat/pept.r3d -c -d "@./makePNG.pml"
> Executive: object "pept" created.
> PyMOL>@./makePNG.pml
> PyMOL>center origin
> PyMOL>zoom complete=0
> PyMOL>draw 2400
> PyMOL>png test.png, dpi=600
> Ray: render time: 0.08 sec. = 45537.9 frames/hour (0.08 sec. accum.).
> ScenePNG: wrote 640x480 pixel image to file "test.png".
>
> If I ssh (with X-forwarding) to a remote machine with the identical
> pymol setup, the display works fine. I've searched for the above
> nv_alloc_instruction error, and it crops up on bugs related to the
> nouveau video driver
> (https://bugs.freedesktop.org/show_bug.cgi?id=46597). However, both
> the local and remote machine both use this same driver, and all
> supporting libraries as well. I've rebuilt the driver on the local
> machine and all its dependencies, mesa, opengl, etc., with no change
> in the above result. I've been pulling my hair out over this, and
> thought I'd ask here if anyone had any ideas. Thanks in advance.
>
> Cheers //Rolf
>
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