matlab2014b generates libGL error: unable to load driver: nouveau_dri.so at startup

Hi I have just installed matlab2014b on a new install of RedHat Linux 6.6, and when I start matlab, I get the following error

ibGL error: dlopen /usr/lib64/dri/nouveau_dri.so failed (/usr/lib64/dri/nouveau_dri.so: cannot open shared object file: No such file or directory) libGL error: unable to load driver: nouveau_dri.so libGL error: driver pointer missing libGL error: failed to load driver: nouveau

Matlab runs and appears to work OK, but I would like to know how to fix this.

THanks, Jim

Answer 1

[Bjorn Nilsson]

Same problem here. I fetched

wget <ftp://ftp.pbone.net/mirror/elrepo.org/extras/el6/x86_64/RPMS/mesa-dri-drivers-8.0.5-1.el6.elrepo.x86_64.rpm>

and unpacked with

rpm2cpio mesa-dri-drivers-8.0.5-1.el6.elrepo.x86_64.rpm | cpio -idmv

There is then a version of the missing driver file in usr/lib64/dri/nouveau_dri.so

which I copied to /usr/lib64/dri/nouveau_dri.so

Then the complaint disappears, and MATLAB R2014b seems to work

/Björn

[Jim Stockel]

Bjorn,

Excellent, that worked. How did you track down that driver?

THanks a bunch!!! Regards, Jim

[Jacob]

I have the same issue on my newly installed fedora21. I tried your solution, but unfortunately the screen went blank when copying the file. I had to re-install my Linux distro since I was not able to log in after it shut down.

The error from MATLAB prompt is:

libGL error: unable to load driver: nouveau_dri.so

libGL error: driver pointer missing

libGL error: failed to load driver: nouveau

libGL error: unable to load driver: swrast_dri.so

libGL error: failed to load driver: swrast

MATLAB is selecting SOFTWARE OPENGL rendering.

Answer 2

[Nade Sritanyaratana]

Hi Jacob,

Were you able to figure out the issue with your system configurations?

If not, try out the steps outlined in the following link (regarding an older release but may still be relevant here): http://www.mathworks.com/matlabcentral/answers/94805-why-does-my-linux-hardware-opengl-not-work-properly

Let me know if this works. Good luck!

Answer 3

[AKM]

Hi all,

I am Ph.D student and new to metlab after successful installation of matlab 2016b i got this error in the command line.

root@AJAY-Genome:/programinstallers/Matlab-2016b/bin/glnxa64# ./MATLAB libGL error: unable to load driver: nouveau_dri.so libGL error: driver pointer missing libGL error: failed to load driver: nouveau libGL error: unable to load driver: swrast_dri.so libGL error: failed to load driver: swrast

and Below error in the matlab main window when its get open. Please help me to solve issue i am very much thanful to you . for your kind information i am running ubuntu 16