failed to load driver: swrast

[Ralph Ritoch]

After installing the fglrx drivers libGL errors are reported

    libGL error: No matching fbConfigs or visuals found
    libGL error: failed to load driver: swrast

These errors are preventing kubuntu (KDE) from starting giving the error

    Your graphics hardware does not support OpenGL (ES) 2. Plasma will abort now.

The following provides more information about this bug.

# LIBGL_DEBUG=verbose glxinfo

name of display: :0
libGL: screen 0 does not appear to be DRI2 capable
libGL: OpenDriver: trying /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/dri/tls/swrast_dri.so
libGL: OpenDriver: trying /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/dri/swrast_dri.so
libGL: Can't open configuration file /home/rritoch/.drirc: No such file or directory.
libGL: Can't open configuration file /home/rritoch/.drirc: No such file or directory.
libGL error: No matching fbConfigs or visuals found
libGL error: failed to load driver: swrast
display: :0 screen: 0
direct rendering: No (If you want to find out why, try setting LIBGL_DEBUG=verbose)
server glx vendor string: ATI
server glx version string: 1.4
server glx extensions:
    GLX_ARB_multisample, GLX_EXT_import_context, GLX_EXT_texture_from_pixmap,
    GLX_EXT_visual_info, GLX_EXT_visual_rating, GLX_OML_swap_method,
    GLX_SGIS_multisample, GLX_SGIX_fbconfig, GLX_SGIX_pbuffer,
    GLX_SGIX_visual_select_group, GLX_SGI_make_current_read,
    GLX_SGI_swap_control
client glx vendor string: Mesa Project and SGI
client glx version string: 1.4
client glx extensions:
    GLX_ARB_create_context, GLX_ARB_create_context_profile,
    GLX_ARB_create_context_robustness, GLX_ARB_fbconfig_float,
    GLX_ARB_framebuffer_sRGB, GLX_ARB_get_proc_address, GLX_ARB_multisample,
    GLX_EXT_buffer_age, GLX_EXT_create_context_es2_profile,
    GLX_EXT_fbconfig_packed_float, GLX_EXT_framebuffer_sRGB,
    GLX_EXT_import_context, GLX_EXT_texture_from_pixmap, GLX_EXT_visual_info,
    GLX_EXT_visual_rating, GLX_INTEL_swap_event, GLX_MESA_copy_sub_buffer,
    GLX_MESA_multithread_makecurrent, GLX_MESA_query_renderer,
    GLX_MESA_swap_control, GLX_OML_swap_method, GLX_OML_sync_control,
    GLX_SGIS_multisample, GLX_SGIX_fbconfig, GLX_SGIX_pbuffer,
    GLX_SGIX_visual_select_group, GLX_SGI_make_current_read,
    GLX_SGI_swap_control, GLX_SGI_video_sync
GLX version: 1.4
GLX extensions:
    GLX_ARB_get_proc_address, GLX_ARB_multisample, GLX_EXT_import_context,
    GLX_EXT_texture_from_pixmap, GLX_EXT_visual_info, GLX_EXT_visual_rating,
    GLX_MESA_multithread_makecurrent, GLX_OML_swap_method,
    GLX_SGIS_multisample, GLX_SGIX_fbconfig, GLX_SGIX_pbuffer,
    GLX_SGIX_visual_select_group, GLX_SGI_make_current_read,
    GLX_SGI_swap_control
OpenGL vendor string: ATI Technologies Inc.
OpenGL renderer string: AMD Radeon HD 7900 Series
OpenGL version string: 1.4 (2.1 (4.5.13399 Compatibility Profile Context 15.201.1151))
OpenGL extensions:
    GL_ARB_depth_texture, GL_ARB_draw_buffers, GL_ARB_fragment_program,
    GL_ARB_fragment_program_shadow, GL_ARB_framebuffer_object, GL_ARB_imaging,
    GL_ARB_multisample, GL_ARB_multitexture, GL_ARB_occlusion_query,
    GL_ARB_point_parameters, GL_ARB_point_sprite, GL_ARB_shadow,
    GL_ARB_shadow_ambient, GL_ARB_texture_border_clamp,
    GL_ARB_texture_compression, GL_ARB_texture_cube_map,
    GL_ARB_texture_env_add, GL_ARB_texture_env_combine,
    GL_ARB_texture_env_crossbar, GL_ARB_texture_env_dot3,
    GL_ARB_texture_mirrored_repeat, GL_ARB_texture_non_power_of_two,
    GL_ARB_texture_rectangle, GL_ARB_transpose_matrix, GL_ARB_vertex_program,
    GL_ARB_window_pos, GL_ATIX_texture_env_combine3, GL_ATI_draw_buffers,
    GL_ATI_texture_env_combine3, GL_ATI_texture_mirror_once, GL_EXT_abgr,
    GL_EXT_bgra, GL_EXT_blend_color, GL_EXT_blend_equation_separate,
    GL_EXT_blend_func_separate, GL_EXT_blend_minmax, GL_EXT_blend_subtract,
    GL_EXT_copy_texture, GL_EXT_draw_range_elements, GL_EXT_fog_coord,
    GL_EXT_framebuffer_blit, GL_EXT_framebuffer_multisample,
    GL_EXT_framebuffer_object, GL_EXT_multi_draw_arrays, GL_EXT_packed_pixels,
    GL_EXT_point_parameters, GL_EXT_rescale_normal, GL_EXT_secondary_color,
    GL_EXT_separate_specular_color, GL_EXT_shadow_funcs, GL_EXT_stencil_wrap,
    GL_EXT_subtexture, GL_EXT_texture3D, GL_EXT_texture_compression_s3tc,
    GL_EXT_texture_edge_clamp, GL_EXT_texture_env_add,
    GL_EXT_texture_env_combine, GL_EXT_texture_env_dot3, GL_EXT_texture_lod,
    GL_EXT_texture_lod_bias, GL_EXT_texture_mirror_clamp,
    GL_EXT_texture_object, GL_EXT_texture_rectangle, GL_EXT_vertex_array,
    GL_IBM_texture_mirrored_repeat, GL_INGR_blend_func_separate,
    GL_NV_texture_rectangle, GL_SGIS_generate_mipmap,
    GL_SGIS_texture_border_clamp, GL_SGIS_texture_edge_clamp,
    GL_SGIS_texture_lod, GL_SGIX_shadow_ambient, GL_SUN_multi_draw_arrays

49 GLX Visuals
    visual x bf lv rg d st colorbuffer sr ax dp st accumbuffer ms cav
  id dep cl sp sz l ci b ro r g b a F gb bf th cl r g b a ns b eat
----------------------------------------------------------------------------
0x023 24 tc 0 32 0 r y . 8 8 8 8 . . 0 24 8 16 16 16 16 0 0 None
0x024 24 tc 0 32 0 r . . 8 8 8 8 . . 0 24 8 16 16 16 16 0 0 None
0x025 24 tc 0 32 0 r y . 8 8 8 8 . . 0 24 0 16 16 16 16 0 0 None
0x026 24 tc 0 32 0 r . . 8 8 8 8 . . 0 24 0 16 16 16 16 0 0 None
0x027 24 tc 0 32 0 r y . 8 8 8 8 . . 0 24 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 None
0x028 24 tc 0 32 0 r . . 8 8 8 8 . . 0 24 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 None
0x029 24 tc 0 32 0 r y . 8 8 8 8 . . 0 24 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 None
0x02a 24 tc 0 32 0 r . . 8 8 8 8 . . 0 24 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 None
0x02b 24 tc 0 32 0 r y . 8 8 8 8 . . 0 24 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 None
0x02c 24 tc 0 32 0 r . . 8 8 8 8 . . 0 24 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 None
0x02d 24 tc 0 32 0 r y . 8 8 8 8 . . 0 24 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 None
0x02e 24 tc 0 32 0 r . . 8 8 8 8 . . 0 24 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 None
0x02f 24 tc 0 32 0 r y . 8 8 8 8 . . 0 24 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 None
0x030 24 tc 0 32 0 r . . 8 8 8 8 . . 0 24 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 None
0x031 24 tc 0 32 0 r y . 8 8 8 8 . . 0 24 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 None
0x032 24 tc 0 32 0 r . . 8 8 8 8 . . 0 24 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 None
0x033 24 tc 0 32 0 r y . 8 8 8 8 . . 0 24 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 None
0x034 24 tc 0 32 0 r . . 8 8 8 8 . . 0 24 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 None
0x035 24 tc 0 32 0 r y . 8 8 8 8 . . 0 24 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 None
0x036 24 tc 0 32 0 r . . 8 8 8 8 . . 0 24 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 None
0x037 24 tc 0 32 0 r y . 8 8 8 8 . . 0 24 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 None
0x038 24 tc 0 32 0 r . . 8 8 8 8 . . 0 24 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 None
0x039 24 tc 0 32 0 r y . 8 8 8 8 . . 0 24 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 None
0x03a 24 tc 0 32 0 r . . 8 8 8 8 . . 0 24 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 None
0x03b 24 dc 0 32 0 r y . 8 8 8 8 . . 0 24 8 16 16 16 16 0 0 None
0x03c 24 dc 0 32 0 r . . 8 8 8 8 . . 0 24 8 16 16 16 16 0 0 None
0x03d 24 dc 0 32 0 r y . 8 8 8 8 . . 0 24 0 16 16 16 16 0 0 None
0x03e 24 dc 0 32 0 r . . 8 8 8 8 . . 0 24 0 16 16 16 16 0 0 None
0x03f 24 dc 0 32 0 r y . 8 8 8 8 . . 0 24 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 None
0x040 24 dc 0 32 0 r . . 8 8 8 8 . . 0 24 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 None
0x041 24 dc 0 32 0 r y . 8 8 8 8 . . 0 24 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 None
0x042 24 dc 0 32 0 r . . 8 8 8 8 . . 0 24 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 None
0x043 24 dc 0 32 0 r y . 8 8 8 8 . . 0 24 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 None
0x044 24 dc 0 32 0 r . . 8 8 8 8 . . 0 24 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 None
0x045 24 dc 0 32 0 r y . 8 8 8 8 . . 0 24 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 None
0x046 24 dc 0 32 0 r . . 8 8 8 8 . . 0 24 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 None
0x047 24 dc 0 32 0 r y . 8 8 8 8 . . 0 24 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 None
0x048 24 dc 0 32 0 r . . 8 8 8 8 . . 0 24 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 None
0x049 24 dc 0 32 0 r y . 8 8 8 8 . . 0 24 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 None
0x04a 24 dc 0 32 0 r . . 8 8 8 8 . . 0 24 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 None
0x04b 24 dc 0 32 0 r y . 8 8 8 8 . . 0 24 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 None
0x04c 24 dc 0 32 0 r . . 8 8 8 8 . . 0 24 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 None
0x04d 24 dc 0 32 0 r y . 8 8 8 8 . . 0 24 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 None
0x04e 24 dc 0 32 0 r . . 8 8 8 8 . . 0 24 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 None
0x04f 24 dc 0 32 0 r y . 8 8 8 8 . . 0 24 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 None
0x050 24 dc 0 32 0 r . . 8 8 8 8 . . 0 24 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 None
0x051 24 dc 0 32 0 r y . 8 8 8 8 . . 0 24 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 None
0x052 24 dc 0 32 0 r . . 8 8 8 8 . . 0 24 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 None
0x096 32 tc 0 32 0 r . . 8 8 8 8 . . 0 24 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Ncon

53 GLXFBConfigs:
    visual x bf lv rg d st colorbuffer sr ax dp st accumbuffer ms cav
  id dep cl sp sz l ci b ro r g b a F gb bf th cl r g b a ns b eat
----------------------------------------------------------------------------
0x023 24 tc 0 32 0 r y . 8 8 8 8 . . 0 24 8 16 16 16 16 0 0 None
0x024 24 tc 0 32 0 r . . 8 8 8 8 . . 0 24 8 16 16 16 16 0 0 None
0x025 24 tc 0 32 0 r y . 8 8 8 8 . . 0 24 0 16 16 16 16 0 0 None
0x026 24 tc 0 32 0 r . . 8 8 8 8 . . 0 24 0 16 16 16 16 0 0 None
0x027 24 tc 0 32 0 r y . 8 8 8 8 . . 0 24 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 None
0x028 24 tc 0 32 0 r . . 8 8 8 8 . . 0 24 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 None
0x029 24 tc 0 32 0 r y . 8 8 8 8 . . 0 24 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 None
0x02a 24 tc 0 32 0 r . . 8 8 8 8 . . 0 24 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 None
0x02b 24 tc 0 32 0 r y . 8 8 8 8 . . 0 24 8 0 0 0 0 2 1 None
0x02c 24 tc 0 32 0 r . . 8 8 8 8 . . 0 24 8 0 0 0 0 2 1 None
0x02d 24 tc 0 32 0 r y . 8 8 8 8 . . 0 24 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 None
0x02e 24 tc 0 32 0 r . . 8 8 8 8 . . 0 24 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 None
0x02f 24 tc 0 32 0 r y . 8 8 8 8 . . 0 24 8 0 0 0 0 4 1 None
0x030 24 tc 0 32 0 r . . 8 8 8 8 . . 0 24 8 0 0 0 0 4 1 None
0x031 24 tc 0 32 0 r y . 8 8 8 8 . . 0 24 0 0 0 0 0 4 1 None
0x032 24 tc 0 32 0 r . . 8 8 8 8 . . 0 24 0 0 0 0 0 4 1 None
0x033 24 tc 0 32 0 r y . 8 8 8 8 . . 0 24 8 0 0 0 0 6 1 None
0x034 24 tc 0 32 0 r . . 8 8 8 8 . . 0 24 8 0 0 0 0 6 1 None
0x035 24 tc 0 32 0 r y . 8 8 8 8 . . 0 24 0 0 0 0 0 6 1 None
0x036 24 tc 0 32 0 r . . 8 8 8 8 . . 0 24 0 0 0 0 0 6 1 None
0x037 24 tc 0 32 0 r y . 8 8 8 8 . . 0 24 8 0 0 0 0 8 1 None
0x038 24 tc 0 32 0 r . . 8 8 8 8 . . 0 24 8 0 0 0 0 8 1 None
0x039 24 tc 0 32 0 r y . 8 8 8 8 . . 0 24 0 0 0 0 0 8 1 None
0x03a 24 tc 0 32 0 r . . 8 8 8 8 . . 0 24 0 0 0 0 0 8 1 None
0x03b 24 dc 0 32 0 r y . 8 8 8 8 . . 0 24 8 16 16 16 16 0 0 None
0x03c 24 dc 0 32 0 r . . 8 8 8 8 . . 0 24 8 16 16 16 16 0 0 None
0x03d 24 dc 0 32 0 r y . 8 8 8 8 . . 0 24 0 16 16 16 16 0 0 None
0x03e 24 dc 0 32 0 r . . 8 8 8 8 . . 0 24 0 16 16 16 16 0 0 None
0x03f 24 dc 0 32 0 r y . 8 8 8 8 . . 0 24 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 None
0x040 24 dc 0 32 0 r . . 8 8 8 8 . . 0 24 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 None
0x041 24 dc 0 32 0 r y . 8 8 8 8 . . 0 24 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 None
0x042 24 dc 0 32 0 r . . 8 8 8 8 . . 0 24 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 None
0x043 24 dc 0 32 0 r y . 8 8 8 8 . . 0 24 8 0 0 0 0 2 1 None
0x044 24 dc 0 32 0 r . . 8 8 8 8 . . 0 24 8 0 0 0 0 2 1 None
0x045 24 dc 0 32 0 r y . 8 8 8 8 . . 0 24 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 None
0x046 24 dc 0 32 0 r . . 8 8 8 8 . . 0 24 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 None
0x047 24 dc 0 32 0 r y . 8 8 8 8 . . 0 24 8 0 0 0 0 4 1 None
0x048 24 dc 0 32 0 r . . 8 8 8 8 . . 0 24 8 0 0 0 0 4 1 None
0x049 24 dc 0 32 0 r y . 8 8 8 8 . . 0 24 0 0 0 0 0 4 1 None
0x04a 24 dc 0 32 0 r . . 8 8 8 8 . . 0 24 0 0 0 0 0 4 1 None
0x04b 24 dc 0 32 0 r y . 8 8 8 8 . . 0 24 8 0 0 0 0 6 1 None
0x04c 24 dc 0 32 0 r . . 8 8 8 8 . . 0 24 8 0 0 0 0 6 1 None
0x04d 24 dc 0 32 0 r y . 8 8 8 8 . . 0 24 0 0 0 0 0 6 1 None
0x04e 24 dc 0 32 0 r . . 8 8 8 8 . . 0 24 0 0 0 0 0 6 1 None
0x04f 24 dc 0 32 0 r y . 8 8 8 8 . . 0 24 8 0 0 0 0 8 1 None
0x050 24 dc 0 32 0 r . . 8 8 8 8 . . 0 24 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 None
0x051 24 dc 0 32 0 r y . 8 8 8 8 . . 0 24 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 None
0x052 24 dc 0 32 0 r . . 8 8 8 8 . . 0 24 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 None
0x096 32 tc 0 32 0 r . . 8 8 8 8 . . 0 24 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Ncon
0x096 32 tc 0 32 0 r y . 8 8 8 8 . . 0 24 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Ncon
0x096 32 tc 0 32 0 r y . 8 8 8 8 . . 0 24 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 Ncon
0x096 32 tc 0 32 0 r . . 8 8 8 8 . . 0 24 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 Ncon
0x096 32 tc 0 32 0 r . . 8 8 8 8 . . 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Ncon

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[Ralph Ritoch (rritoch)]

Solution found.

Deleted the following files which caused the proper libraries from fglrx to be used.

/usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libGL/libGL.so.1
/usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libGL/libGL.so.1.2.0
/usr/lib/i386-linux-gnu/libGL/libGL.so.1
/usr/lib/i386-linux-gnu/libGL/libGL.so.1.2.0