Posted by Martin Hegedus on Jan 13, 2012; 11:12pm
URL: https://forum.jogamp.org/Ubuntu-11-10-64bit-and-AWT-vs-NEWT-tp3654908p3657970.html

Sorry, I'm new to this Ubuntu Unity thing.  And it's been a while since I've dug into system admin.  My core skills are aerodynamics, computational fluid dynamics (CFD), and user interface programing using java.  I'm happy when I can go a year without really touching my machines.  :)

Ubuntu's System Info tells me I'm using Gallium 0.4 on NV86 and glxinfo (which was installed from Ubuntu Software Center) tells me "OpenGL render string: Gallium 0.4 on NV86"  So I guess that's my driver.  Here is the output from glxinfo  http://www.hegedusaero.com/jogl/glxinfo.out.txt

The JOGL_test.java program I attached exhibits the same problem as the TestGears one.  So I'm focusing on that since it is easier for me to wrap my head around.

At the moment I'm focusing on the following as my issues because of the runaway cpu in glXMakeContextCurrent
1)  Driver
2)  Mesa

This is not to say that some unexpected feedback between JOGL, Java, Mesa, and Drivers is not causing the problem.  But, I would like to build confidence in the driver first.