- Create a file with the name 'java.opts' in the directory where MATLAB is executed (for me this is in '/usr/local/MATLAB/R2020a/bin/glnxa64') with the following line: -Djogl.disable.openglarbcontext=1
- If this does not work, then the above solution using export MESA_LOADER_DRIVER_OVERRIDE=i965 is working.
Plotting and OpenGL error on Linux. How to resolve?
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Hi I am unable to plot with Matlab. I have been getting this message:
MATLAB has experienced a low-level graphics error, and may not have drawn correctly. Read about what you can do to prevent this issue at Resolving Low-Level Graphics Issues then restart MATLAB.
When I followed the instructions to resolve this issue, I got this message:
Error using opengl Switching to software OpenGL rendering at runtime on unix is not supported.
I am running debian wheezy on a lenovo T440s. Please let me know what I can do to resolve this issue.
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Willi Mutschler
on 26 Apr 2020
I also ran into this issue on my Dell XPS 13 9360 which neither has a NVIDIA or AMD card, but an on-board intel graphics card.
I filed a bug report with MATHWORKS and they proposed two solutions:
For me both solve my issue.
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Willi Mutschler
on 12 Apr 2020
Hi,
I am on Ubuntu 20.04 beta and running the nvidia on-demand prime profile, and get the same error. I can solve this (see the Archwiki) by starting matlab from terminal:
export MESA_LOADER_DRIVER_OVERRIDE=i965; matlab
Or (additionaly) you can change the EXEC in /usr/share/applications/matlab.desktop to:
Exec=env MESA_LOADER_DRIVER_OVERRIDE=i965 matlab -desktop
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V S S Sri Krishna Telikicherlakandalai
on 14 Sep 2022
How can I edit matlab.desktop It is not giving access to edit and save
Walter Roberson
on 14 Sep 2022
You get someone with system administration access to change the file.
Walter Roberson
on 16 May 2015
Try starting your MATLAB with the -softwareopengl flag. If the crash goes away then you have an OpenGL problem and might need a driver update.
Which MATLAB release are you using?
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Walter Roberson
on 17 May 2015
Inside MATLAB, give the command
matlabroot
The result will tell you where your MATLAB is installed. You might have to look inside a subfolder such as 'bin' to find the matlab executable.
For example on OS-X it shows up for me as
/Applications/MATLAB_R2014a.app/bin/matlab
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