Doesn't launch anymore in Ubuntu 17.10

[UbuntuBirdy]

I cannot figure out where the performance loss of java3d 1.6 is coming from and so I had to switch back to java3d 1.5.2.
... very disappointing, but hey, that's life...

[mrpraline]

Don't know if I should start a new thread, but I cannot run Sweethome3d in Ubuntu 18.10. Both of the scripts in the download directory fail to run.

With both scripts I get:

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#
# A fatal error has been detected by the Java Runtime Environment:
#
#  Internal Error (os_linux_x86.cpp:291), pid=17622, tid=0xf6bccb40
#  fatal error: An irrecoverable SI_KERNEL SIGSEGV has occurred due to unstable signal handling in this distribution.
#
# JRE version: Java(TM) SE Runtime Environment (8.0_202-b08) (build 1.8.0_202-b08)
# Java VM: Java HotSpot(TM) Server VM (25.202-b08 mixed mode linux-x86 )
# Failed to write core dump. Core dumps have been disabled. To enable core dumping, try "ulimit -c unlimited" before starting Java again
#
# An error report file with more information is saved as:
# /home/gjbaarda/Downloads/SweetHome3D-6.1.2/hs_err_pid17622.log
#
# If you would like to submit a bug report, please visit:
#   http://bugreport.java.com/bugreport/crash.jsp
#
Afgebroken (geheugendump gemaakt)

If I run the webstart version the initial window opens but then I get a pop-up window saying '3D error" and after clicking OK SH3D exits.

[UbuntuBirdy]

In your personal folder in .local/share/applications create new file named SweetHome3D.desktop.
Copy the following content into it:

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[Desktop Entry]
Version=1.0
Name=Sweet Home 3D
GenericName=Interior 2D design application with 3D preview
GenericName[de]=Innenraumplaner
Comment=Interior design Java application for quickly choosing and placing furniture on a house 2D plan drawn by the end-user with a 3D preview
Path=/path/to/SweetHome3D-6.1.2
Exec=sh -c "/path/to/SweetHome3D-6.1.2/SweetHome3D-Java3D-1_5_2" %U
Icon=/path/to/SweetHome3D-6.1.2/SweetHome3DIcon.png
StartupNotify=true
StartupWMClass=com-eteks-sweethome3d-SweetHome3D
Terminal=false
Type=Application
Categories=SweetHome3D;2DGraphics;3DGraphics;Graphics;
Keywords=interior;design;2D;3D;home;house;furniture;java;
MimeType=application/sweethome3d;

Edit "/path/to/SweetHome3D-6.1.2" to the location where your SH3D is.
At the "Exec"-section you can try the other start script too.

This will start SH3D via the terminal.

[mrpraline]

Hi Pascal,

I tried your suggestion, but no success. I should have told you that the messages I got were from staring Sweethome3D from the command line.

So I typed both ./Sweethome3D and ./SweetHome3D-Java3D-1_5_2 in the directory where I extracted SweetHome3D-6.1.2-linux-x86.tgz.

[UbuntuBirdy]

It was only a try, you have not the same issue as I had. So, what type of video card have you installed? Have you the newest driver for this card? What's the reason for running Ubuntu 18.10 and not the 18.04 LTS?

[mrpraline]

I'm beginning to think it is related to the graphics card. On my laptop, which is also running ubuntu 18.10, I can run the webstart SH3D if install the java3d and icedtea package. This has an intel graphics chipset.

On my desktop, I can't. It is a 12GB core i7 920, using an NVIDIA Geforce 660 Ti. Graphics driver is 390.116.

If I open the webstart version I get the program window, but then a window pops up saying 3D error. If I click that it will close the program.

[mrpraline]

To reply on my own post:

I removed and reinstalled all Java stuff on my computer and now I get the same behavior from the command line as from the webstart link if I use the ./SweetHome3D shell command.

However if I use the ./SweetHome3D-Java3D-1_5_2 command SH3D starts!

SO, I have no idea what was the problem, but now it is gone.

[lpalazzotto]

Hey Pascal:
You seem to have learned quite a lot about this problem of Sweet Home 3D not launching in Ubuntu.

When I run it to terminal here is what I get:

Java 3D: implicit antialiasing enabled
Java 3D ERROR : GLX extension is not supported
GLX version 1.3 or higher is required
Gtk-Message: 23:46:53.643: Failed to load module "canberra-gtk-module"
Exception in thread "AWT-EventQueue-0" java.lang.NullPointerException
etc.

I have Java Oracle 12 installed. What is this GLX 1.3 and how do I fix it? I cannot see it in my system.

[lpalazzotto]

P.S. I have Ubuntu 19.04

[dorin]

Maybe out of topic
For those who use it under all kind of linux system:
Forget about any ppa, synaptic or whatever repository. Usually don't work or don't work correctly for a lot of reasons.
That's not the fault of SH3D developer BUT the distribution managers.
At this times the space is no more a problem for decent programs.
Use the installer version from this site and You will be more happy.
e.g.I have a <60G SSD for all system and programs (root, home & swap);
SH3D have 140MB + a lot of library and plans all at a half of an ancient movie.