[osg-users] Crash on Windows 10 with a Display Link adapter

[Jan Ciger]

Hello,

On Thu, Apr 27, 2017 at 11:03 AM, Fabien CLaudot <fabcl at neuf.fr> wrote:

> Hi,
>
> We have a crash in OSG in the following setup :
> -       Microsoft Surface Pro 4 with Windows 10.
> -       Application is displayed on a deported screen using a Display link
> adapter (Main screen is off).
>
> ....




> We get these error messages : Windows Error #127: [Screen #0]
> ChooseMatchingPixelFormat() - wglChoosePixelFormatARB extension not found,
> trying GDI. Reason: The specified procedure could not be found .
>
> Error: OpenGL version test failed, requires valid graphics context.
>
>
 That looks very much like a driver problem. The application failed to
create a proper OpenGL context that OSG needs, so the application crashes.
The DisplayLink adapters are an external GPU and it may not support OpenGL
properly.

You are not the only one having problems with these adapters and Windows 10:
http://support.displaylink.com/forums/287786-displaylink-feature-suggestions/suggestions/17299984-i-need-full-opengl-support

J.
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