Failing to draw with OPENGL lighting under Ubuntu 14 HP Compaq

hydrodog

I am configuring a number of HP Compaq machines with Core 2 Duo and Intel integrated graphics I don't have the exact model on me, but I don't think it's too relevant.

OpenGL does not seem to work, for lighting or shading. the reported error is:

Listening for transport dt_socket at address: 8912
libEGL warning: failed to create a pipe screen for i965
Smooth is not supported by this hardware (or driver)
X11Util.Display: Shutdown (JVM shutdown: true, open (no close attempt): 1/1, reusable (open, marked uncloseable): 0, pending (open in creation order): 1)
X11Util: Open X11 Display Connections: 1
X11Util: Open[0]: NamedX11Display[:0, 0x792ba698, refCount 1, unCloseable false]

It doesn't matter if the display is slow, but is there any way to get OpenGL to work? This isn't new stuff, we are not using shaders here, why should a machine with 5 year old hardware not work?

GoToLoop

... and Intel integrated graphics I don't have the exact model on me, but I don't think it's too relevant.

• Early Intel's integrated graphics models were pretty crap! By the report above it's i965.

• You may wanna have a look at this article below:
  http://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2014/05/intel-linux-graphics-driver-installer-1-0-5

• If that doesn't fix it, you may stick w/ the old Processing version 1.5.1, which uses an older OpenGL!

• A more expensive, but definite fix, is buy an external video board, like nVidia's GeForce 4xx or so.

• But don't get any model below GeForce 8xxx series. Even models below 4xx are legacy now!