Why I am getting error "libGL error: failed to load driver: radeon" when trying to run "glxinfo" ?
Issue
- Unable to run glx applications on local system console.
- Graphical interface is very slow on RHEL7 console.
- When executing
glxinfoon local system console, it's showing thatlibGLis unable to initializeradeon_dridrivers and switching back to software rendering with below messages:
libGL: OpenDriver: trying /usr/lib64/dri/radeon_dri.so
libGL error: failed to create dri screen
libGL error: failed to load driver: radeon
libGL: OpenDriver: trying /usr/lib64/dri/swrast_dri.so
name of display: :0.0
display: :0 screen: 0
direct rendering: Yes
server glx vendor string: SGI
server glx version string: 1.4
server glx extensions:
- Running
glxgearsin verbose mode also giving same error:
# LIBGL_DEBUG=verbose glxgears
libGL: OpenDriver: trying /usr/lib64/dri/radeon_dri.so
libGL error: failed to create dri screen
libGL error: failed to load driver: radeon
libGL: OpenDriver: trying /usr/lib64/dri/swrast_dri.so
Environment
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
- ATI-ES1000 Graphics
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