Could not use OpenGL, falling back to software rendering

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It’s entirely possible this is not a kicad issue, but a Linux distribution issue.

I’ve just upgraded to Mageia 8 from Mageia 7 and when I open a schematic I get the message:

Could not use OpenGL, falling back to software rendering .

The program is a wee bit laggy. It won’t let me choose Modern Toolset.

Same with PCB layout where the layer selectors do look a bit old fashioned I think.

Anyone know whether this is going to eb a Linux issue or a kicad issue please? If the latter how I might fix it?

Thanks!

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Try reinstalling graphics drivers package.

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Well, here’s the thing with that.

I lost a good half a day last week with the last round of nvidia updates borking my system completely, so if I do that, I will potentially lose my system again. That’s why upgraded my OS in the first place because the nvidia drivers borked Mageia 7, so I thought I’d take the opportunity to update my OS.

So, I’m not going to do that yet. I’m going to have a minimal OS installed on a second drive and when that’s working with the latest nvidia drivers I’ll tinker here. Other graphics intensive packages do seem to be fine thinking about it.

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That’s the problem with running non-mainstream linux on hardware without opensource drivers. You are going to have trouble all the time because nvidia won’t bother to test their stuff on distros that have no recognition.

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