The game fails to start because OpenGL version 4 is not available, though the system can handle it.

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SonicWavePlays
Junior Member

09-30-2022, 01:08 PM

Hello, your friend is trying to enjoy the game Divinity on Ubuntu. I’m not very familiar with that operating system. The minimum requirements listed by the game are OpenGL4. The system she’s using shows an OpenGL version of 3.0 Mesa 18.0.0-rc4. She thinks 18.0.0 is the latest, but it was only about 1.5 months ago. She doesn’t have a dedicated graphics card—just an Intel Haswell CPU. I checked and it seems her CPU can technically support OpenGL 4.3. While gaming performance might be limited, at least the game should run without problems. It likely points to a driver or software update issue, possibly due to outdated software. Any advice would be appreciated!

SonicWavePlays

09-30-2022, 01:08 PM #1

MakDonald
Junior Member

10-01-2022, 04:56 PM

I think it's mainly due to poor drivers, though I've looked into the Ubuntu forms already.

MakDonald

10-01-2022, 04:56 PM #2

I think it's mainly due to poor drivers, though I've looked into the Ubuntu forms already.

SkyInsane
Senior Member

718

10-02-2022, 01:34 AM

Ubuntu's OpenGL support relies on Mesa drivers. Verify they're installed and current. I haven't used them directly; I rely on the proprietary Nvidia versions instead.

SkyInsane

10-02-2022, 01:34 AM #3

Ubuntu's OpenGL support relies on Mesa drivers. Verify they're installed and current. I haven't used them directly; I rely on the proprietary Nvidia versions instead.

carp3
Senior Member

572

10-21-2022, 12:37 PM

Ubuntu might not have the newest Mesa release yet; consider installing a custom PPA.

carp3

10-21-2022, 12:37 PM #4

Ubuntu might not have the newest Mesa release yet; consider installing a custom PPA.

Nicodemos234
Junior Member

10-21-2022, 02:12 PM

Mesa 17 must support OpenGL 4.5 on Haswell. Likely a VESA driver or alternative fallback is being employed rather than the Intel driver, though this seems unusual.

Nicodemos234

10-21-2022, 02:12 PM #5

Mesa 17 must support OpenGL 4.5 on Haswell. Likely a VESA driver or alternative fallback is being employed rather than the Intel driver, though this seems unusual.

Skyguy_
Member

228

10-21-2022, 02:33 PM

I'll test it on my Ubuntu system to find out.

Skyguy_

10-21-2022, 02:33 PM #6

I'll test it on my Ubuntu system to find out.

MatthewW2005
Member

10-23-2022, 02:33 AM

MatthewW2005

10-23-2022, 02:33 AM #7