From: sooraj achar (sra3tj_at_virginia.edu)
Date: Sun Sep 03 2017 - 21:39:39 CDT

Yup setting the bash environment variable ended up fixing the problem.
Thanks for the help.

On Sun, Sep 3, 2017 at 9:52 PM, John Stone <johns_at_ks.uiuc.edu> wrote:

> Hi,
> Try setting this environment variable before you try running VMD
> and let me know if it cures your problem or not:
> /bin/bash:
> export VMDNOOPTIX=1
> /bin/csh:
> setenv VMDNOOPTIX 1
>
> Best regards,
> John Stone
> vmd_at_ks.uiuc.edu
>
> On Sun, Sep 03, 2017 at 06:19:26PM -0400, sooraj achar wrote:
> > Hi, I recently installed VMD on my linux partition but am unable to
> get it
> > to start up in either the gui or text (with -dispdev text) modes, as
> they
> > both return segmentation faults before loading the program. I've also
> > attempted to run VMD through the debug mode: I've copied the output
> below.
> > My laptop's graphics are handled by a Kaby Lake integrated graphics
> card
> > so I don't think I have CUDA drivers installed, but that shouldn't
> make a
> > difference. Let me know if you need more information from me. Thanks--001a1145393cb682070558540524--