Ubuntu SDK & QT Creator crash on start with error 'Failed to create OpenGL context'












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I just did a fresh install of Ubuntu 15.04, and followed the instructions for installing the Ubuntu SDK located here: https://developer.ubuntu.com/en/start/ubuntu-sdk/installing-the-sdk/



On launching the SDK (or QT Creator), I receive the following error:



Welcome Mode Error:




Failed to create OpenGL context for format QSurfaceFormat(version 2.0,options QFlags(), depthBufferSize 24, redBufferSize -1, greenBufferSize -1, blueBufferSize -1, alphaBufferSize -1, stencilBufferSize 8, samples -1, swapBehavior 2, swapInterval 1, profile 0).




In case it was related to me having an NVidia card, I tried switching over to the proprietary NVidia drivers, but am still receiving the error.



I found a post where somebody suggested that a fix for this in QT Creator is to go into the 'help > about plugins' menu in the application and disable the welcome screen, however both QT creator and the Ubuntu SDK hang before I can get to the option through the GUI.



Since I can't get that fix to work, and the official documentation just assumes everything works, I'm somewhat at a loss. If anybody could suggest anything to check, or any packages I need to install that weren't in the documentation, I'd greatly appreciate it.










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    I just did a fresh install of Ubuntu 15.04, and followed the instructions for installing the Ubuntu SDK located here: https://developer.ubuntu.com/en/start/ubuntu-sdk/installing-the-sdk/



    On launching the SDK (or QT Creator), I receive the following error:



    Welcome Mode Error:




    Failed to create OpenGL context for format QSurfaceFormat(version 2.0,options QFlags(), depthBufferSize 24, redBufferSize -1, greenBufferSize -1, blueBufferSize -1, alphaBufferSize -1, stencilBufferSize 8, samples -1, swapBehavior 2, swapInterval 1, profile 0).




    In case it was related to me having an NVidia card, I tried switching over to the proprietary NVidia drivers, but am still receiving the error.



    I found a post where somebody suggested that a fix for this in QT Creator is to go into the 'help > about plugins' menu in the application and disable the welcome screen, however both QT creator and the Ubuntu SDK hang before I can get to the option through the GUI.



    Since I can't get that fix to work, and the official documentation just assumes everything works, I'm somewhat at a loss. If anybody could suggest anything to check, or any packages I need to install that weren't in the documentation, I'd greatly appreciate it.










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      I just did a fresh install of Ubuntu 15.04, and followed the instructions for installing the Ubuntu SDK located here: https://developer.ubuntu.com/en/start/ubuntu-sdk/installing-the-sdk/



      On launching the SDK (or QT Creator), I receive the following error:



      Welcome Mode Error:




      Failed to create OpenGL context for format QSurfaceFormat(version 2.0,options QFlags(), depthBufferSize 24, redBufferSize -1, greenBufferSize -1, blueBufferSize -1, alphaBufferSize -1, stencilBufferSize 8, samples -1, swapBehavior 2, swapInterval 1, profile 0).




      In case it was related to me having an NVidia card, I tried switching over to the proprietary NVidia drivers, but am still receiving the error.



      I found a post where somebody suggested that a fix for this in QT Creator is to go into the 'help > about plugins' menu in the application and disable the welcome screen, however both QT creator and the Ubuntu SDK hang before I can get to the option through the GUI.



      Since I can't get that fix to work, and the official documentation just assumes everything works, I'm somewhat at a loss. If anybody could suggest anything to check, or any packages I need to install that weren't in the documentation, I'd greatly appreciate it.










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      I just did a fresh install of Ubuntu 15.04, and followed the instructions for installing the Ubuntu SDK located here: https://developer.ubuntu.com/en/start/ubuntu-sdk/installing-the-sdk/



      On launching the SDK (or QT Creator), I receive the following error:



      Welcome Mode Error:




      Failed to create OpenGL context for format QSurfaceFormat(version 2.0,options QFlags(), depthBufferSize 24, redBufferSize -1, greenBufferSize -1, blueBufferSize -1, alphaBufferSize -1, stencilBufferSize 8, samples -1, swapBehavior 2, swapInterval 1, profile 0).




      In case it was related to me having an NVidia card, I tried switching over to the proprietary NVidia drivers, but am still receiving the error.



      I found a post where somebody suggested that a fix for this in QT Creator is to go into the 'help > about plugins' menu in the application and disable the welcome screen, however both QT creator and the Ubuntu SDK hang before I can get to the option through the GUI.



      Since I can't get that fix to work, and the official documentation just assumes everything works, I'm somewhat at a loss. If anybody could suggest anything to check, or any packages I need to install that weren't in the documentation, I'd greatly appreciate it.







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          I have the same problem, but I am using Qt Creator with ssh X11 forwarding . I hope that my solution will help those that try to run the program locally and those try remotely.



          The solution:





          • launch Creator (in my case on Linux, with the exec being <qt_install_dir>/Tools/QtCreator/bin/qtcreator) with the following parameters:



            -noload Welcome -noload QmlDesigner -noload QmlProfiler



          • it may give you an error about not finding <qt_install_dir>/qtcreator; Ignore it and press OK

          • go to Help->About Plugins... and uncheck "Qt Creator->Welcome" (I also deactivated QmlDesigner and QmlProfiler)


          • exit Creator and start it normally without any command line arguments



            This may work on Windows too. If anyone has tried it, please let us know.








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            I have the same problem, but I am using Qt Creator with ssh X11 forwarding . I hope that my solution will help those that try to run the program locally and those try remotely.



            The solution:





            • launch Creator (in my case on Linux, with the exec being <qt_install_dir>/Tools/QtCreator/bin/qtcreator) with the following parameters:



              -noload Welcome -noload QmlDesigner -noload QmlProfiler



            • it may give you an error about not finding <qt_install_dir>/qtcreator; Ignore it and press OK

            • go to Help->About Plugins... and uncheck "Qt Creator->Welcome" (I also deactivated QmlDesigner and QmlProfiler)


            • exit Creator and start it normally without any command line arguments



              This may work on Windows too. If anyone has tried it, please let us know.








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              I have the same problem, but I am using Qt Creator with ssh X11 forwarding . I hope that my solution will help those that try to run the program locally and those try remotely.



              The solution:





              • launch Creator (in my case on Linux, with the exec being <qt_install_dir>/Tools/QtCreator/bin/qtcreator) with the following parameters:



                -noload Welcome -noload QmlDesigner -noload QmlProfiler



              • it may give you an error about not finding <qt_install_dir>/qtcreator; Ignore it and press OK

              • go to Help->About Plugins... and uncheck "Qt Creator->Welcome" (I also deactivated QmlDesigner and QmlProfiler)


              • exit Creator and start it normally without any command line arguments



                This may work on Windows too. If anyone has tried it, please let us know.








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                I have the same problem, but I am using Qt Creator with ssh X11 forwarding . I hope that my solution will help those that try to run the program locally and those try remotely.



                The solution:





                • launch Creator (in my case on Linux, with the exec being <qt_install_dir>/Tools/QtCreator/bin/qtcreator) with the following parameters:



                  -noload Welcome -noload QmlDesigner -noload QmlProfiler



                • it may give you an error about not finding <qt_install_dir>/qtcreator; Ignore it and press OK

                • go to Help->About Plugins... and uncheck "Qt Creator->Welcome" (I also deactivated QmlDesigner and QmlProfiler)


                • exit Creator and start it normally without any command line arguments



                  This may work on Windows too. If anyone has tried it, please let us know.








                share|improve this answer













                I have the same problem, but I am using Qt Creator with ssh X11 forwarding . I hope that my solution will help those that try to run the program locally and those try remotely.



                The solution:





                • launch Creator (in my case on Linux, with the exec being <qt_install_dir>/Tools/QtCreator/bin/qtcreator) with the following parameters:



                  -noload Welcome -noload QmlDesigner -noload QmlProfiler



                • it may give you an error about not finding <qt_install_dir>/qtcreator; Ignore it and press OK

                • go to Help->About Plugins... and uncheck "Qt Creator->Welcome" (I also deactivated QmlDesigner and QmlProfiler)


                • exit Creator and start it normally without any command line arguments



                  This may work on Windows too. If anyone has tried it, please let us know.









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