Possible OpenGL problem when using the figure command

Was running an a matlab code put together in an m-file and I got the following error. I don't know if it is reproducable and if I just try to use the figure command it works fine. But trying to use it from the m-file (i.e. running the code) I get:

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Warning: OpenGL appears to be installed incorrectly. 

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Looking at the details of the crash, I get:

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MATLAB crash file:/home/user/matlab_crash_dump.6916-1:

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          Illegal instruction detected at Wed Apr 25 13:07:00 2012

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Configuration:

    Crash Decoding  : Disabled

    Current Visual  : 0x22 (class 4, depth 24)

    Default Encoding: UTF-8

    GNU C Library   : 2.12 stable

    MATLAB Root     : /usr/local/MATLAB/R2011b

    MATLAB Version  : 7.13.0.564 (R2011b)

    Operating System: Linux 2.6.32-220.7.1.el6.x86_64 #1 SMP Wed Mar 7 00:52:02 GMT 2012 x86_64

    Processor ID    : x86 Family 15 Model 9 Stepping 1, AuthenticAMD

    Virtual Machine : Java 1.6.0_17-b04 with Sun Microsystems Inc. Java HotSpot(TM) 64-Bit Server VM mixed mode

    Window System   : The X.Org Foundation (11003000), display localhost:15.0

Fault Count: 1

Abnormal termination:
Illegal instruction

Register State (from fault):

    RAX = 00007f6c300aad60  RBX = 00007f6b1e299150
    RCX = 0000003d056172a0  RDX = 00007f6c3ec49a10
    RSP = 00007f6c3ec435c8  RBP = 00007f6c3ec43600
    RSI = 00007f6c317d5540  RDI = 0000000000001f01

     R8 = 00007f6c3ec43430   R9 = 0000000000000000
    R10 = 0000000000000000  R11 = 0000003d0d8001c8
    R12 = 00007f6b1eb048d0  R13 = 00007f6b1eb048d0
    R14 = 0000000000000001  R15 = 00007f6b1e299150

    RIP = 0000003d0d8001ca  EFL = 0000000000010282

     CS = 0033   FS = 0000   GS = 0000

Stack Trace (from fault):

[  0] 0x00007f6c55eb75de    /usr/local/MATLAB/R2011b/bin/glnxa64/libmwfl.so+00210398 _ZN2fl4diag15stacktrace_base7captureERKNS0_14thread_contextEm+000158

[  1] 0x00007f6c55eb962d    /usr/local/MATLAB/R2011b/bin/glnxa64/libmwfl.so+00218669

[  2] 0x00007f6c55eb98f5    /usr/local/MATLAB/R2011b/bin/glnxa64/libmwfl.so+00219381 _ZN2fl4diag13terminate_logEPKcRKNS0_14thread_contextEb+000165

[  3] 0x00007f6c54ebd4f5   /usr/local/MATLAB/R2011b/bin/glnxa64/libmwmcr.so+00447733 _ZN2fl4diag13terminate_logEPKcPK8ucontextb+000085

[  4] 0x00007f6c54eba5b4   /usr/local/MATLAB/R2011b/bin/glnxa64/libmwmcr.so+00435636

[  5] 0x00007f6c54ebb333   /usr/local/MATLAB/R2011b/bin/glnxa64/libmwmcr.so+00439091

[  6] 0x00007f6c54ebb4c7   /usr/local/MATLAB/R2011b/bin/glnxa64/libmwmcr.so+00439495

[  7] 0x00007f6c54ebc85f   /usr/local/MATLAB/R2011b/bin/glnxa64/libmwmcr.so+00444511

[  8] 0x00007f6c54ebca15   /usr/local/MATLAB/R2011b/bin/glnxa64/libmwmcr.so+00444949

[  9] 0x0000003d0540f4a0                             /lib64/libpthread.so.0+00062624

[ 10] 0x0000003d0d8001ca                         /usr/lib64/libXcursor.so.1+00000458

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Answer 1

[Walter Roberson]

Try using

opengl software

and see if that fixes the problem.

[Daniel Shub]

You might try "opengl info" to see if it gives you anything useful

Answer 2

[Thomas]

You could try the following from terminal (not MATLAB command)..

$ glxinfo | less

make sure the following is right:

direct rendering: Yes

Test your openGL from linux.

$ glxgears

It should show three spinning gears (though this is a 3d test, works for 2d as well..)

If the above are clear, then your openGL installation seems to have installed correctly.. Try Walter and Daniel's suggestions above and see if you get any improvement..

I have also found that changing the renderer helps sometimes.. (though it might not be what you want)

http://www.mathworks.com/help/techdo/ref/figure_props.html#Renderer