Matlab 2020a X11 forwarding crash

Hi everyone,

I am using Matlab 2020a on the remote server with X11 forwarding that enables a GUI on my local machine.

If I run matlab, it will pop up the blue start-up window, and then the main window. After a few seconds, the window freezes and matlab crashes.

Since in the report libjvm appears repeatedly, I also tried the following: If I run either matlab -nojvm or matalb -nodesktop, the blue start-up windows shows, and I can use the command-line in the remote shell. However, I can not use GUI.

The specs of the remote server is in the crash report. If it helps, the local machine is running macOS 10.15.4 with XQuartz 2.7.11 (latest) as X11 client. Does anyone know how to resolve this issue? I have tried with both Matlab 2020a and 2019b, but the same problem occurs.

Many thanks in advance.

MATLAB crash file:/root/matlab_crash_dump.25858-1:


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       Segmentation violation detected at Mon Aug 03 08:58:02 2020 +0000
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Configuration:
  Crash Decoding           : Disabled - No sandbox or build area path
  Crash Mode               : continue (default)
  Default Encoding         : US-ASCII
  Deployed                 : false
  GNU C Library            : 2.23 stable
  Graphics Driver          : Unknown software 
  Graphics card 1          : 0x1a03 ( 0x1a03 ) 0x2000 Version 0.0.0.0 (0-0-0)
  Java Version             : Java 1.8.0_202-b08 with Oracle Corporation Java HotSpot(TM) 64-Bit Server VM mixed mode
  MATLAB Architecture      : glnxa64
  MATLAB Entitlement ID    : 3436765
  MATLAB Root              : /usr/local/MATLAB/R2020a
  MATLAB Version           : 9.8.0.1417392 (R2020a) Update 4
  OpenGL                   : software
  Operating System         : Ubuntu 16.04.4 LTS
  Process ID               : 25858
  Processor ID             : x86 Family 6 Model 79 Stepping 1, GenuineIntel
  Session Key              : 5dd6178a-97b9-49b7-8570-278f2c9d0065
  Static TLS mitigation    : Enabled: Full
  Window System            : The X.Org Foundation (11804000), display dingtj-admin:24.0

Fault Count: 1


Abnormal termination:
Segmentation violation

Register State (from fault):
  RAX = 0000000000000000  RBX = 00007f48f36809f8
  RCX = 00007f48f39a7bc8  RDX = 0000000000000009
  RSP = 00007f48f3cf7e20  RBP = 00007f48f3cf7f40
  RSI = 0000000000000000  RDI = 00007f48f366b150

   R8 = 0000000000000048   R9 = 0000000000000004
  R10 = 00007f48f39a6f20  R11 = 00007f48f3665000
  R12 = 00007f4abc7cd0a0  R13 = 0000001000000006
  R14 = 0000000000000006  R15 = 00007f48f366b2d0

  RIP = 00007f4ba5eb973c  EFL = 0000000000010206

   CS = 0033   FS = 0000   GS = 0000

Stack Trace (from fault):
[  0] 0x00007f4ba5eb973c                        /lib64/ld-linux-x86-64.so.2+00051004
[  1] 0x00007f4ba5ec2851                        /lib64/ld-linux-x86-64.so.2+00088145
[  2] 0x00007f4ba5ebd564                        /lib64/ld-linux-x86-64.so.2+00066916
[  3] 0x00007f4ba5ec1da9                        /lib64/ld-linux-x86-64.so.2+00085417
[  4] 0x00007f4ba48e7f09                   /lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libdl.so.2+00003849
[  5] 0x00007f4ba5ebd564                        /lib64/ld-linux-x86-64.so.2+00066916
[  6] 0x00007f4ba48e8571                   /lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libdl.so.2+00005489
[  7] 0x00007f4ba48e7fa1                   /lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libdl.so.2+00004001 dlopen+00000049
[  8] 0x00007f4b85cb49e1 /usr/local/MATLAB/R2020a/sys/java/jre/glnxa64/jre/lib/amd64/server/libjvm.so+09497057
[  9] 0x00007f4b85aa2539 /usr/local/MATLAB/R2020a/sys/java/jre/glnxa64/jre/lib/amd64/server/libjvm.so+07324985 JVM_LoadLibrary+00000153
[ 10] 0x00007f4b75fcf380 /usr/local/MATLAB/R2020a/sys/java/jre/glnxa64/jre/lib/amd64/libjava.so+00058240 Java_java_lang_ClassLoader_00024NativeLibrary_load+00000416
[ 11] 0x00007f4b5d0186c7                                   <unknown-module>+00000000
[ 12] 0x00007f4b5d0082bd                                   <unknown-module>+00000000
[ 13] 0x00007f4b5d007a90                                   <unknown-module>+00000000
[ 14] 0x00007f4b5d0082bd                                   <unknown-module>+00000000
[ 15] 0x00007f4b5d0082bd                                   <unknown-module>+00000000
[ 16] 0x00007f4b5d0082bd                                   <unknown-module>+00000000
[ 17] 0x00007f4b5d0007a7                                   <unknown-module>+00000000
[ 18] 0x00007f4b85a2e39b /usr/local/MATLAB/R2020a/sys/java/jre/glnxa64/jre/lib/amd64/server/libjvm.so+06849435
[ 19] 0x00007f4b859ea084 /usr/local/MATLAB/R2020a/sys/java/jre/glnxa64/jre/lib/amd64/server/libjvm.so+06570116
[ 20] 0x00007f4b859ea46e /usr/local/MATLAB/R2020a/sys/java/jre/glnxa64/jre/lib/amd64/server/libjvm.so+06571118
[ 21] 0x00007f4b859ea6b1 /usr/local/MATLAB/R2020a/sys/java/jre/glnxa64/jre/lib/amd64/server/libjvm.so+06571697
[ 22] 0x00007f4b85a1bc35 /usr/local/MATLAB/R2020a/sys/java/jre/glnxa64/jre/lib/amd64/server/libjvm.so+06773813
[ 23] 0x00007f4b5d025df9                                   <unknown-module>+00000000
[ 24] 0x00007f4b5d008040                                   <unknown-module>+00000000
[ 25] 0x00007f4b5d008040                                   <unknown-module>+00000000
[ 26] 0x00007f4b5d0007a7                                   <unknown-module>+00000000
[ 27] 0x00007f4b85a2e39b /usr/local/MATLAB/R2020a/sys/java/jre/glnxa64/jre/lib/amd64/server/libjvm.so+06849435
[ 28] 0x00007f4b85d3fda5 /usr/local/MATLAB/R2020a/sys/java/jre/glnxa64/jre/lib/amd64/server/libjvm.so+10067365
[ 29] 0x00007f4b85d416e6 /usr/local/MATLAB/R2020a/sys/java/jre/glnxa64/jre/lib/amd64/server/libjvm.so+10073830
[ 30] 0x00007f4b85aa33e2 /usr/local/MATLAB/R2020a/sys/java/jre/glnxa64/jre/lib/amd64/server/libjvm.so+07328738 JVM_InvokeMethod+00000258
[ 31] 0x00007f4b5da04c2d                                   <unknown-module>+00000000
[ 32] 0x00007f4b5da0eecc                                   <unknown-module>+00000000
[ 33] 0x00007f4b5d008040                                   <unknown-module>+00000000
[ 34] 0x00007f4b5d008040                                   <unknown-module>+00000000
[ 35] 0x00007f4b5d008040                                   <unknown-module>+00000000
[ 36] 0x00007f4b5d008040                                   <unknown-module>+00000000
[ 37] 0x00007f4b5d008114                                   <unknown-module>+00000000
[ 38] 0x00007f4b5d008040                                   <unknown-module>+00000000
[ 39] 0x00007f4b5d0082bd                                   <unknown-module>+00000000
[ 40] 0x00007f4b5d008040                                   <unknown-module>+00000000
[ 41] 0x00007f4b5d0082bd                                   <unknown-module>+00000000
[ 42] 0x00007f4b5d008040                                   <unknown-module>+00000000
[ 43] 0x00007f4b5d008040                                   <unknown-module>+00000000
[ 44] 0x00007f4b5d007a90                                   <unknown-module>+00000000
[ 45] 0x00007f4b5d007ad5                                   <unknown-module>+00000000
[ 46] 0x00007f4b5d008040                                   <unknown-module>+00000000
[ 47] 0x00007f4b5d008040                                   <unknown-module>+00000000
[ 48] 0x00007f4b5d008040                                   <unknown-module>+00000000
[ 49] 0x00007f4b5d008040                                   <unknown-module>+00000000
[ 50] 0x00007f4b5d0082bd                                   <unknown-module>+00000000
[ 51] 0x00007f4b5d008040                                   <unknown-module>+00000000
[ 52] 0x00007f4b5d0007a7                                   <unknown-module>+00000000
[ 53] 0x00007f4b85a2e39b /usr/local/MATLAB/R2020a/sys/java/jre/glnxa64/jre/lib/amd64/server/libjvm.so+06849435
[ 54] 0x00007f4b859ea084 /usr/local/MATLAB/R2020a/sys/java/jre/glnxa64/jre/lib/amd64/server/libjvm.so+06570116
[ 55] 0x00007f4b859ea46e /usr/local/MATLAB/R2020a/sys/java/jre/glnxa64/jre/lib/amd64/server/libjvm.so+06571118
[ 56] 0x00007f4b859ea6b1 /usr/local/MATLAB/R2020a/sys/java/jre/glnxa64/jre/lib/amd64/server/libjvm.so+06571697
[ 57] 0x00007f4b85b7a170 /usr/local/MATLAB/R2020a/sys/java/jre/glnxa64/jre/lib/amd64/server/libjvm.so+08208752
[ 58] 0x00007f4b85b7ea0e /usr/local/MATLAB/R2020a/sys/java/jre/glnxa64/jre/lib/amd64/server/libjvm.so+08227342
[ 59] 0x00007f4b85b81760 /usr/local/MATLAB/R2020a/sys/java/jre/glnxa64/jre/lib/amd64/server/libjvm.so+08238944
[ 60] 0x00007f4b85a21713 /usr/local/MATLAB/R2020a/sys/java/jre/glnxa64/jre/lib/amd64/server/libjvm.so+06797075
[ 61] 0x00007f4b5d024d88                                   <unknown-module>+00000000
[ 62] 0x00007f4b5d0082bd                                   <unknown-module>+00000000
[ 63] 0x00007f4b5d0082bd                                   <unknown-module>+00000000
[ 64] 0x00007f4b5d0082bd                                   <unknown-module>+00000000
[ 65] 0x00007f4b5d0007a7                                   <unknown-module>+00000000
[ 66] 0x00007f4b85a2e39b /usr/local/MATLAB/R2020a/sys/java/jre/glnxa64/jre/lib/amd64/server/libjvm.so+06849435
[ 67] 0x00007f4b85d3fda5 /usr/local/MATLAB/R2020a/sys/java/jre/glnxa64/jre/lib/amd64/server/libjvm.so+10067365
[ 68] 0x00007f4b85d416e6 /usr/local/MATLAB/R2020a/sys/java/jre/glnxa64/jre/lib/amd64/server/libjvm.so+10073830
[ 69] 0x00007f4b85aa33e2 /usr/local/MATLAB/R2020a/sys/java/jre/glnxa64/jre/lib/amd64/server/libjvm.so+07328738 JVM_InvokeMethod+00000258
[ 70] 0x00007f4b5da04c2d                                   <unknown-module>+00000000
[ 71] 0x00007f4b5da0eecc                                   <unknown-module>+00000000
[ 72] 0x00007f4b5d0082bd                                   <unknown-module>+00000000
[ 73] 0x00007f4b5d008040                                   <unknown-module>+00000000
[ 74] 0x00007f4b5d008040                                   <unknown-module>+00000000
[ 75] 0x00007f4b5d008302                                   <unknown-module>+00000000
[ 76] 0x00007f4b5d0007a7                                   <unknown-module>+00000000
[ 77] 0x00007f4b85a2e39b /usr/local/MATLAB/R2020a/sys/java/jre/glnxa64/jre/lib/amd64/server/libjvm.so+06849435
[ 78] 0x00007f4b85a2bc63 /usr/local/MATLAB/R2020a/sys/java/jre/glnxa64/jre/lib/amd64/server/libjvm.so+06839395
[ 79] 0x00007f4b85a2c227 /usr/local/MATLAB/R2020a/sys/java/jre/glnxa64/jre/lib/amd64/server/libjvm.so+06840871
[ 80] 0x00007f4b85a9839c /usr/local/MATLAB/R2020a/sys/java/jre/glnxa64/jre/lib/amd64/server/libjvm.so+07283612
[ 81] 0x00007f4b85e219eb /usr/local/MATLAB/R2020a/sys/java/jre/glnxa64/jre/lib/amd64/server/libjvm.so+10992107
[ 82] 0x00007f4b85e21cf1 /usr/local/MATLAB/R2020a/sys/java/jre/glnxa64/jre/lib/amd64/server/libjvm.so+10992881
[ 83] 0x00007f4b85cb38c2 /usr/local/MATLAB/R2020a/sys/java/jre/glnxa64/jre/lib/amd64/server/libjvm.so+09492674
[ 84] 0x00007f4ba54546ba              /lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libpthread.so.0+00030394
[ 85] 0x00007f4ba4bf241d                    /lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libc.so.6+01078301 clone+00000109

[Priyanka Thakur]

I am also getting same issue. Did you find any solution for this?

Please share.

[Jorge Dornellys da Silva Lapa Jorge Dornellys]

I am also getting same issue. Did you find any solution for this?

Please share.

[Hisham bin Zubair Syed]

Was there any update to this issue. I seem to get the same problem.

Installed R2021a, and have no problem with the commandline version but Matlab-GUI crashes, with pretty much the same errors listed above @Tianjiao Ding. I checked that I had jdk16 installed, and matlab's internal java version was jdk8u202. Reverted to that -but in complete vain. It didn't solve my problem. Matlab R2021a GUI just won't start.

[Bjorn Gustavsson]

@Hisham bin Zubair Syed, aren't you allowed to use a vncviewer/vncserver-server solution? It is a better principal to avoid trying to solve a problem with an improper tool and use the tools designed for that problem...

Answer 1

[Bjorn Gustavsson]

Perhaps the best solution is to run maltab in a VNC-vewer. That way you would avoid matlab having to rely on the X11 forwarding and let the VNC-viewer handle that part. This is what VNC-viewer/servers are designed to handle.

HTH