Why does MATLAB Crash when using NVIDIA Graphics Driver 384.130 on Ubuntu?

Why does MATLAB Crash when using NVIDIA Graphics Driver 384.130 on Ubuntu?

Important Information:

Current Graphics Driver: NVIDIA Corporation Quadro K2200/PCIe/SSE2 Version 4.5.0 NVIDIA 384.130

MATLAB Architecture : glnxa64

MATLAB Version      : 9.1.0.441655 (R2016b)

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       Segmentation violation detected at Thu Sep 13 22:13:18 2018
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Configuration:
  Crash Decoding      : Disabled - No sandbox or build area path
  Crash Mode          : continue (default)
  Current Graphics Driver: NVIDIA Corporation Quadro K2200/PCIe/SSE2 Version 4.5.0 NVIDIA 384.130
  Current Visual      : 0x21 (class 4, depth 24)
  Default Encoding    : UTF-8
  Deployed            : false
  GNU C Library       : 2.23 stable
  MATLAB Architecture : glnxa64
  MATLAB Root         : /usr/local/MATLAB/R2016b
  MATLAB Version      : 9.1.0.441655 (R2016b)
  OpenGL              : hardware
  Operating System    : Linux 4.4.0-134-generic #160-Ubuntu SMP Wed Aug 15 14:58:00 UTC 2018 x86_64
  Processor ID        : x86 Family 6 Model 79 Stepping 1, GenuineIntel
  Virtual Machine     : Java 1.7.0_60-b19 with Oracle Corporation Java HotSpot(TM) 64-Bit Server VM mixed mode
  Window System       : The X.Org Foundation (11804000), display :0

Fault Count: 1


Abnormal termination:
Segmentation violation

Register State (from fault):
  RAX = 0000000000000001  RBX = 00007f6d65ba6050
  RCX = 0000000000000001  RDX = 00007f6e10433b00
  RSP = 00007f6d93ffc458  RBP = 0000000000000002
  RSI = 0000000000000001  RDI = 00007f6d65ba6050

   R8 = 0000000000000000   R9 = 0000000000000000
  R10 = 00007f6d64000078  R11 = 00007f6e1afb9c40
  R12 = 0000000000000008  R13 = 0000000000000002
  R14 = 0000000000000004  R15 = 0000000000000002

  RIP = 0000000000000001  EFL = 0000000000010202

   CS = 0033   FS = 0000   GS = 0000

Stack Trace (from fault):
[  0] 0x0000000000000001                                   <unknown-module>+00000000

Answer 1

[MathWorks Support Team]

The issue is likely caused by graphics drivers. Please use these three workarounds. Restart MATLAB and execute your code after each workaround to see if the issue is fixed.

1) Install the latest driver for your machine:

https://www.nvidia.com/Download/driverResults.aspx/137276/en-us

2) Execute the following command in the MATLAB command window:

>> opengl hardwarebasic

3) Start MATLAB with the "-softwareopengl" flag

If workarounds 2 or 3 solve the issue, you can use one of the following commands to save your graphics preference for future sessions.

>> opengl('save', 'hardwarebasic') 
>> opengl('save', 'software') 

For more information, visit this page from the MATLAB Documentation:

https://www.mathworks.com/help/matlab/creating_plots/resolving-low-level-graphics-issues.html