Excited about Cura 5 however.....requires OpenGL 2 :(

[mrrcomp 0]

HI ,

I was really excited after the  showcase. I downloaded and installed the Cura 5 but my computer is a bit old and I get an error "Could not probe OpenGL This program Requres OpenGL 2.0 or higher." Went to my Dell website and there is no update for my Video Card 😞 Anyway this issue will be addressed in the future? Or do I need to upgrade hardware? Get a new video Card?? 

 

Regards

 

Meir 

[nallath 1,104]

Yeah, sorry. We've been depending on OpenGL 2.0 for some time now. Did previous versions of Cura work for you?

[ahoeben 1,761]

OpenGL 2.0 is a standard that was released 17.5 years ago. It is highly unlikely that you are using a computer with a GPU that is incapable of OpenGL 2.0. It is much more likely that the driver for your GPU is not correctly installed.

 

It is also worth noting that running Cura via an "RDP" connection can lead to the same error message. It is something that is not supported by Ultimaker, but perhaps there is a workaround. Tell us more about your computer.

[micnetix 0]

having same problem on my brand new computer with 3080ti it also shows opengl probe error and closes out on cura 5. looks more like a bug because all other virsions or cura including the latest 4.13 work without issues.

[ve5yan 0]

On 4/25/2022 at 7:28 AM, nallath said:

Yeah, sorry. We've been depending on OpenGL 2.0 for some time now. Did previous versions of Cura work for you?

Cura v5.X won't launch on my Windows 10 PC, latest driver (Intel HD graphic) with OpenGL v3.2, it requires only OpenGL v2.0, so I stuck with Arachne Engine Bata 2 or 4.13.X. Maybe it's a bug with v5.x.

[Danthelad 0]

Same problem exactly. There is no update available for the video card in my laptop that I only use for the 3D printer. Please let me know when/if there is a workaround/fix.... Not holding my breath...!

[Larnswick 0]

Same problem here the previous versions of Cura all worked fine. Using a 1 year old laptop. Just tried on a 5 year old and will not run on that either!

[Yego666 2]

I had the same problem with all v5.x Cura editions on Win 10 running on the ancient hp6730b notebook.

By sheer chance I found the solution. Perhaps it will work for you too.

Please follow this link  https://gist.github.com/rb-dahlb/26f316c5b6089807a139fc44ee69f0d1

 

 

[Globel 1]

On 10/25/2022 at 4:40 PM, Yego666 said:

I had the same problem with all v5.x Cura editions on Win 10 running on the ancient hp6730b notebook.

By sheer chance I found the solution. Perhaps it will work for you too.

Please follow this link  https://gist.github.com/rb-dahlb/26f316c5b6089807a139fc44ee69f0d1

 

this worked for my on dell optiplex 990 with an i7 2600 intel Hd works 100 %

 

[JoDuff 0]

It looks like a bug.

I have just upgraded from 4.13.1 to 5.2.1 and I got the same "Could not probe OpenGL. This program Requres OpenGL 2.0 or higher." error message.

After going back to 4.13.1 everything works fine again.

(I use a PC under WIN10).

[MariMakes 167]

Hey @JoDuff,

 

Welcome to the Ultimaker Community 🎉

 

Different versions of Cura need different versions of OpenGL. 
That could be an explanation why 4.13 works but 5.2.1 doesn't work. 
 

You can learn more about which version is compatible with your OS here

https://support.makerbot.com/s/article/1667337917781

 

[ahoeben 1,761]

1 hour ago, MariMakes said:

Different versions of Cura need different versions of OpenGL.

Er... no.

 

All versions of Cura since Cura 2.1 (or actually since Cura 15.06) have required OpenGL 2.0 as a minimum. Cura 5 should still work with OpenGL 2.0.

[MariMakes 167]

Oh! Woops. Apologies.
I must have confused OpenGL with the other libraries 🙈

In this case I trust @ahoeben to know it better.