[quantal] [regression] compiz (opengl) - Fatal: GL_OES_EGL_image is missing

[Daniel van Vugt]

In precise I could build compiz for GLES/EGL and it would run fine. Now on quantal it doesn't work. And the error makes no sense because I have the "missing" extensions...

./bin/compiz (opengl) - Fatal: GL_OES_EGL_image is missing
libEGL warning: DRI2: failed to authenticate
./bin/compiz (opengl) - Fatal: GL_OES_EGL_image is missing
libEGL warning: DRI2: failed to authenticate
./bin/compiz (opengl) - Fatal: GL_OES_EGL_image is missing
libEGL warning: DRI2: failed to authenticate
./bin/compiz (opengl) - Fatal: GL_OES_EGL_image is missing
libEGL warning: DRI2: failed to authenticate
./bin/compiz (opengl) - Fatal: GL_OES_EGL_image is missing
libEGL warning: DRI2: failed to authenticate
./bin/compiz (opengl) - Fatal: GL_OES_EGL_image is missing

but running: es2_info
libEGL warning: unsupported platform Windows
EGL_VERSION = 1.4 (DRI2)
EGL_VENDOR = Mesa Project
EGL_EXTENSIONS = EGL_MESA_drm_image EGL_WL_bind_wayland_display EGL_KHR_image_base EGL_KHR_image_pixmap EGL_KHR_image EGL_KHR_gl_renderbuffer_image EGL_KHR_surfaceless_context EGL_KHR_create_context EGL_NOK_swap_region EGL_NOK_texture_from_pixmap EGL_NV_post_sub_buffer
EGL_CLIENT_APIS = OpenGL OpenGL_ES OpenGL_ES2
GL_VERSION: OpenGL ES 2.0 Mesa 9.0
GL_RENDERER: Mesa DRI Intel(R) Sandybridge Desktop
GL_EXTENSIONS:
    GL_EXT_blend_minmax, GL_EXT_multi_draw_arrays,
    GL_EXT_texture_filter_anisotropic, GL_EXT_texture_compression_dxt1,
    GL_EXT_texture_format_BGRA8888, GL_OES_compressed_ETC1_RGB8_texture,
    GL_OES_depth24, GL_OES_element_index_uint, GL_OES_fbo_render_mipmap,
    GL_OES_mapbuffer, GL_OES_rgb8_rgba8, GL_OES_standard_derivatives,
    GL_OES_stencil8, GL_OES_texture_3D, GL_OES_texture_npot,
    GL_OES_EGL_image, GL_OES_depth_texture, GL_OES_packed_depth_stencil,
    GL_EXT_texture_type_2_10_10_10_REV, GL_APPLE_texture_max_level,
    GL_EXT_read_format_bgra, GL_NV_fbo_color_attachments,
    GL_OES_vertex_array_object, GL_EXT_texture_rg, GL_EXT_unpack_subimage,
    GL_NV_draw_buffers, GL_NV_read_buffer

[Daniel van Vugt (vanvugt)]

The cause of this error is:
     eglQueryString (dpy, EGL_EXTENSIONS);
returning only:
    EGL_KHR_surfaceless_context

This seems to be a new "feature" in Mesa 9.x. It no longer works if you start it from a VT where there is no X server and then switch to the X server.

Workaround:
    1. sleep 5 && compiz ....
    2. Ctrl+Alt+F7

[Launchpad Janitor (janitor)]

Status changed to 'Confirmed' because the bug affects multiple users.

[madbiologist (me-again)]

Official support for Ubuntu 12.10 "Quantal Quetzal" has ended. Is this issue still occurring on Ubuntu 17.10 "Artful Aardvark"?

[Daniel van Vugt (vanvugt)]

Don't really care about this bug any more :)