On Sat, Sep 28, 2024 at 03:49:36PM -0500, Ted Spradley wrote: > I'm trying to start using KiCad 8.0.2 from the packages, but when I try > to open a schematic I started with KiCad 7 up pops a modal dialog box > with the message in the title above. That line is followed by "Could > not create the main OpenGL context" and an OK button. Clicking on the > OK button, or the X in the northeast corner of the dialog box, or the > one in the corner of the main KiCad window all do nothing, but "pkill > kicad" works. > > set$ uname -a > NetBSD set 10.0_STABLE NetBSD 10.0_STABLE (GENERIC) #0: Wed Jul 3 > 19:16:46 UTC 2024 > mkre...@mkrepro.netbsd.org:/usr/src/sys/arch/amd64/compile/GENERIC > amd64 set$ > > For X11 I just add "xdm=YES xfs=YES" to rc.conf and use ctwm "right out > of the box". The machine is an old ThinkPad T440s with an Intel i915 > that I've been using like this for years. > > Is there a step I've missed in my configuration or is this something > that will need to be fixed upstream?
Hi, there are several common errors that could lead to libGL not working. First, check the permissions on /dev/dri. RW by your user should be possible. Try running the application with LIBGL_DEBUG=verbose in the environment. This will show some spurious warnings about .drirc (that's a red herring). Check the output of "glxinfo". "vendor string" should contain Intel.
