Launch matlab R2015a on Ubuntu 14.04 with Segmentation fault

When I launch MATLAB with GUI, I got the response with

• MATLAB is selecting SOFTWARE OPENGL rendering.
• Segmentation fault (core dumped)

There is nothing in the log of matlab_crash_dump.1582-1.Even with matlab -nosoftwareopengl, also try matlab-support

But with matlab -nodisplay, it worked.

Here is the opengl info

                            Version: ''
                             Vendor: ''
                           Renderer: 'None'
                     MaxTextureSize: 0
                             Visual: ''
                           Software: 1
          SupportsGraphicsSmoothing: 0
      SupportsDepthPeelTransparency: 0
         SupportsAlignVertexCenters: 0
                         Extensions: {}
                 MaxFrameBufferSize: 0

gpuDevice:

    CUDADevice with properties:

                        Name: 'Tesla K40c'
                       Index: 1
           ComputeCapability: '3.5'
              SupportsDouble: 1
               DriverVersion: 7.5000
              ToolkitVersion: 6.5000
          MaxThreadsPerBlock: 1024
            MaxShmemPerBlock: 49152
          MaxThreadBlockSize: [1024 1024 64]
                 MaxGridSize: [2.1475e+09 65535 65535]
                   SIMDWidth: 32
                 TotalMemory: 1.2079e+10
             AvailableMemory: 1.1941e+10
         MultiprocessorCount: 15
                ClockRateKHz: 745000
                 ComputeMode: 'Default'
        GPUOverlapsTransfers: 1
      KernelExecutionTimeout: 0
            CanMapHostMemory: 1
             DeviceSupported: 1
              DeviceSelected: 1

when type

 *matlab -e*

MATLAB is selecting SOFTWARE OPENGL rendering.
LESSOPEN=| /usr/bin/lesspipe %s
ARCH=glnxa64
MAIL=/var/mail/root
USER=root
LC_TIME=zh_CN.UTF-8
LD_LIBRARY_PATH=/usr/local/MATLAB/MATLAB_Production_Server/R2015a/sys/opengl/lib/glnxa64:/usr/local/MATLAB/MATLAB_Production_Server/R2015a/sys/os/glnxa64:/usr/local/MATLAB/MATLAB_Production_Server/R2015a/bin/glnxa64:/usr/local/MATLAB/MATLAB_Production_Server/R2015a/extern/lib/glnxa64:/usr/local/MATLAB/MATLAB_Production_Server/R2015a/runtime/glnxa64:/usr/local/MATLAB/MATLAB_Production_Server/R2015a/sys/java/jre/glnxa64/jre/lib/amd64/native_threads:/usr/local/MATLAB/MATLAB_Production_Server/R2015a/sys/java/jre/glnxa64/jre/lib/amd64/server:/usr/local/cuda-7.5/lib64:/usr/local/cuda-7.5/lib64:/usr/local/cuda-7.5/lib64:/usr/local/cuda-7.5/lib64:/usr/local/cuda-7.5/lib64::/usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu:/usr/local/cuda-7.5/lib64::/home/annie/matio-1.5.6/src/.libs/libmatio.so.4:/usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu:/usr/local/cuda-7.5/lib64:/usr/local/cuda-7.5/lib64::/usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu:/usr/local/cuda-7.5/lib64::/home/annie/matio-1.5.6/src/.libs/libmatio.so.4:/home/annie/matio-1.5.6/src/.libs/libmatio.so.4:/usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu:/usr/local/cuda-7.5/lib64:/usr/local/cuda-7.5/lib64:/usr/local/cuda-7.5/lib64::/usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu:/usr/local/cuda-7.5/lib64::/home/annie/matio-1.5.6/src/.libs/libmatio.so.4:/usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu:/usr/local/cuda-7.5/lib64:/usr/local/cuda-7.5/lib64::/usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu:/usr/local/cuda-7.5/lib64::/home/annie/matio-1.5.6/src/.libs/libmatio.so.4:/home/annie/matio-1.5.6/src/.libs/libmatio.so.4:/home/annie/matio-1.5.6/src/.libs/libmatio.so.4:/usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu:/usr/local/cuda-7.5/lib64:/usr/local/cuda-7.5/lib64:/usr/local/cuda-7.5/lib64:/usr/local/cuda-7.5/lib64::/usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu:/usr/local/cuda-7.5/lib64::/home/annie/matio-1.5.6/src/.libs/libmatio.so.4:/usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu:/usr/local/cuda-7.5/lib64:/usr/local/cuda-7.5/lib64::/usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu:/usr/local/cuda-7.5/lib64::/home/annie/matio-1.5.6/src/.libs/libmatio.so.4:/home/annie/matio-1.5.6/src/.libs/libmatio.so.4:/usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu:/usr/local/cuda-7.5/lib64:/usr/local/cuda-7.5/lib64:/usr/local/cuda-7.5/lib64::/usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu:/usr/local/cuda-7.5/lib64::/home/annie/matio-1.5.6/src/.libs/libmatio.so.4:/usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu:/usr/local/cuda-7.5/lib64:/usr/local/cuda-7.5/lib64::/usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu:/usr/local/cuda-7.5/lib64::/home/annie/matio-1.5.6/src/.libs/libmatio.so.4:/home/annie/matio-1.5.6/src/.libs/libmatio.so.4:/home/annie/matio-1.5.6/src/.libs/libmatio.so.4:/home/annie/matio-1.5.6/src/.libs/libmatio.so.4
SHLVL=2
OLDPWD=/usr/local/MATLAB/MATLAB_Production_Server/R2015a
HOME=/root
AUTOMOUNT_MAP=
BASEMATLABPATH=
XDG_SESSION_COOKIE=382f3c1ad7c2d1ebc7ed88e956cb3551-1466084340.73733-1999305316
SSH_TTY=/dev/pts/29
QT_QPA_PLATFORMTHEME=appmenu-qt5
LOGNAME=root
_=/usr/local/MATLAB/MATLAB_Production_Server/R2015a/bin/matlab
MATLABPATH=/usr/local/MATLAB/MATLAB_Production_Server/R2015a/toolbox/local
XDG_SESSION_ID=211
TERM=xterm
PATH=/usr/local/MATLAB/MATLAB_Production_Server/R2015a/bin:/usr/local/cuda-7.5/bin:/root/anaconda2/bin:/usr/local/cuda-7.5/bin:/root/anaconda2/bin:/usr/local/cuda-7.5/bin:/root/anaconda2/bin:/usr/local/cuda-7.5/bin:/root/anaconda2/bin:/usr/local/cuda-7.5/bin:/usr/local/sbin:/usr/local/bin:/usr/sbin:/usr/bin:/sbin:/bin:/usr/games:/usr/local/games:/usr/local/cuda-7.5/bin
LC_ADDRESS=zh_CN.UTF-8
XDG_RUNTIME_DIR=/run/user/1000
DISPLAY=localhost:12.0
TOOLBOX=/usr/local/MATLAB/MATLAB_Production_Server/R2015a/toolbox
LC_TELEPHONE=zh_CN.UTF-8
LANG=en_US.UTF-8
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SHELL=/bin/bash
LC_NAME=zh_CN.UTF-8
MATLAB=/usr/local/MATLAB/MATLAB_Production_Server/R2015a
XFILESEARCHPATH=/usr/local/MATLAB/MATLAB_Production_Server/R2015a/sys/java/jre/glnxa64/jre/lib/locale/%L/%T/%N%S:
LESSCLOSE=/usr/bin/lesspipe %s %s
LC_MEASUREMENT=zh_CN.UTF-8
OSG_LD_LIBRARY_PATH=/usr/local/MATLAB/MATLAB_Production_Server/R2015a/sys/openscenegraph/lib/glnxa64
LC_IDENTIFICATION=zh_CN.UTF-8
CUDA_HOME=/usr/local/cuda-7.5
CUDA_LIB_PATH=/usr/local/cuda/lib64/stubs/
PYTHONPATH=:/root/caffe/python:/home/annie/fcn.berkeleyvision.org-master::/root/caffe/python:/home/annie/fcn.berkeleyvision.org-master::/root/caffe/python:/home/annie/fcn.berkeleyvision.org-master::/root/caffe/python:/home/annie/fcn.berkeleyvision.org-master::/root/caffe/python:/home/annie/fcn.berkeleyvision.org-master::/root/caffe/python:/home/annie/fcn.berkeleyvision.org-master::/root/caffe/python:/home/annie/fcn.berkeleyvision.org-master::/root/caffe/python:/home/annie/fcn.berkeleyvision.org-master::/root/caffe/python:/home/annie/fcn.berkeleyvision.org-master::/root/caffe/python:/home/annie/fcn.berkeleyvision.org-master::/root/caffe/python:/home/annie/fcn.berkeleyvision.org-master::/root/caffe/python:/home/annie/fcn.berkeleyvision.org-master::/root/caffe/python:/home/annie/fcn.berkeleyvision.org-master::/root/caffe/python:/home/annie/fcn.berkeleyvision.org-master::/root/caffe/python:/home/annie/fcn.berkeleyvision.org-master:
LC_PAPER=zh_CN.UTF-8

[Joss Knight]

Can you try launching MATLAB using

matlab -r "opengl info"

and see if that fixes it?

[Wang Qiang]

Answer 1

[Wang Qiang]

I have changed the user's authority and i can run matlab with GUI.

But i still catch the problem of "core dumped" sometimes.

Answer 2

[Paulo F.]

Hello I'm one with the same problem in Linux Mint 18. Thanks Joss Knight for your comment. What you suggested gave the following error message.

Thanks!!

MATLAB crash file:/home/paulo/matlab_crash_dump.14273-1:

------------------------------------------------------------------------
       Segmentation violation detected at Mon Jul 25 21:31:26 2016
------------------------------------------------------------------------

Configuration:
  Crash Decoding      : Disabled
  Crash Mode          : continue (default)
  Current Graphics Driver: Unknown hardware 
  Current Visual      : 0x21 (class 4, depth 24)
  Default Encoding    : UTF-8
  GNU C Library       : 2.23 stable
  Host Name           : paulo-ESPRIMO-C710
  MATLAB Architecture : glnxa64
  MATLAB Root         : /usr/local/MATLAB/R2015a
  MATLAB Version      : 8.5.0.197613 (R2015a)
  OpenGL              : hardware
  Operating System    : Linux 4.4.0-31-generic #50-Ubuntu SMP Wed Jul 13 00:07:12 UTC 2016 x86_64
  Processor ID        : x86 Family 6 Model 58 Stepping 9, GenuineIntel
  Virtual Machine     : Java 1.7.0_60-b19 with Oracle Corporation Java HotSpot(TM) 64-Bit Server VM mixed mode
  Window System       : The X.Org Foundation (11803000), display :0

Fault Count: 1

Abnormal termination:
Segmentation violation

Register State (from fault):
  RAX = 0000000000000000  RBX = 00007fd1dd4a10e8
  RCX = 00007fd1f012c6d0  RDX = 0000000000000006
  RSP = 00007fd1de305680  RBP = 00007fd1de3057a0
  RSI = 0000000000000000  RDI = 00007fd1dd4778a8

     R8 = 0000000000000030   R9 = 0000000000000004
    R10 = 00007fd1dd7f7ef0  R11 = 00007fd1dd474000
    R12 = 00007fd20441d820  R13 = 0000006900000006
    R14 = 0000000000000006  R15 = 00007fd1dd478280

    RIP = 00007fd28b83856c  EFL = 0000000000010206

     CS = 0033   FS = 0000   GS = 0000

Stack Trace (from fault):
[  0] 0x00007fd28b83856c                        /lib64/ld-linux-x86-64.so.2+00050540
[  1] 0x00007fd28b841681                        /lib64/ld-linux-x86-64.so.2+00087681
[  2] 0x00007fd28b83c394                        /lib64/ld-linux-x86-64.so.2+00066452
[  3] 0x00007fd28b840bd9                        /lib64/ld-linux-x86-64.so.2+00084953
[  4] 0x00007fd287feaf09                   /lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libdl.so.2+00003849
[  5] 0x00007fd28b83c394                        /lib64/ld-linux-x86-64.so.2+00066452
[  6] 0x00007fd287feb571                   /lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libdl.so.2+00005489
[  7] 0x00007fd287feafa1                   /lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libdl.so.2+00004001 dlopen+00000049
[  8] 0x00007fd1afd718b3             /usr/lib/nvidia-361/libGLX_nvidia.so.0+00702643

If this problem is reproducible, please submit a Service Request via:
    http://www.mathworks.com/support/contact_us/

A technical support engineer might contact you with further information.

Thank you for your help.

[Walter Roberson]

What kind of graphics card to you have installed? Do you have recent drivers installed? Are you using mesa, or some other OpenGL implementation?

[Wang Qiang]

Tesla K40c with CUDA 7.5

OpenGL vendor string: Microsoft Corporation OpenGL renderer string: GDI Generic OpenGL core profile version string: 1.1.0 OpenGL core profile extensions: OpenGL version string: 1.1.0 OpenGL extensions: