PI v1.8.6 hanging on Ubuntu 19.10 beta

[jbinpg]

Hi, folks. I am running the just released Ubuntu 19.10 beta. All is fine otherwise except PixInsight hangs on loading. Details as follows:

$ PixInsight.sh

PixInsight Core 01.08.06.1475 Ripley (x64)
Copyright (c) 2003-2019 Pleiades Astrophoto

libGL error: MESA-LOADER: failed to open radeonsi (search paths /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/dri:\$${ORIGIN}/dri:/usr/lib/dri)
libGL error: failed to load driver: radeonsi
libGL error: MESA-LOADER: failed to open radeonsi (search paths /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/dri:\$${ORIGIN}/dri:/usr/lib/dri)
libGL error: failed to load driver: radeonsi
libGL error: MESA-LOADER: failed to open swrast (search paths /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/dri:\$${ORIGIN}/dri:/usr/lib/dri)
libGL error: failed to load driver: swrast
(hang)

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$ inxi -G
Graphics:
  Device-1: AMD Baffin [Radeon RX 550 640SP / RX 560/560X] driver: amdgpu
  v: kernel
  Display: x11 server: X.Org 1.20.5 driver: amdgpu,ati
  unloaded: fbdev,modesetting,radeon,vesa resolution: 2560x1440~60Hz
  OpenGL: renderer: Radeon RX 560 Series (POLARIS11 DRM 3.33.0
  5.3.0-13-generic LLVM 8.0.1)
  v: 4.5 Mesa 19.1.6

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lsb_release -a
No LSB modules are available.
Distributor ID:   Ubuntu
Description:   Ubuntu Eoan Ermine (development branch)
Release:   19.10
Codename:   eoan


cheers,
Jack

[jbinpg]

Just a reply to myself. Installed v1.8.7 just now and PI working as expected. Sorry for the noise. Now to explore all the new bits in this version of this magnificent program.

Jack

[Juan Conejero]

Hi Jack,

Thank you for the positive report, and for your nice comment. I'm glad to know version 1.8.7 works well on the latest Ubuntu version.