Gforth and SDL graphics

[Qiset]

I've tried two different version of mxlinux not, 21.3 and now the latest 23. I can't get SDL graphics to work with gforth on either
version. I know that it works on some linux distributions but, I'm kinda convinced that it doesn't work on mxlinux.
Has anyone managed to get it to work? If so please let me know. Just to know that it is possible would be a boost.

[CharlesV]

Please post your QSI. ( MX Menu, Quick System Info, Copy for Forum, Paste here )

And are you using the gforth installed from MX package manager or have you installed it from some other location ?

[Qiset]

You need that just for me to find out if anyone running mxlinux has got this to work? That seems a bit extreme. Let me know and if you still want it, I'll comply.

[Eadwine Rose]

It is in the forum rules (which, please read). Please don't make us keep asking.

[Qiset]

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System:    Kernel: 6.1.0-31-amd64 [6.1.128-1] x86_64 bits: 64 compiler: gcc v: 12.2.0 
           parameters: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-6.1.0-31-amd64 root=UUID=<filter> ro quiet splash 
           Desktop: Xfce 4.20.0 tk: Gtk 3.24.38 info: xfce4-panel wm: xfwm 4.20.0 vt: 7 
           dm: LightDM 1.32.0 Distro: MX-23.5_x64 Libretto September 18  2022 
           base: Debian GNU/Linux 12 (bookworm) 
Machine:   Type: Desktop Mobo: ASRock model: FM2A68M-DG3+ serial: <filter> 
           UEFI-[Legacy]: American Megatrends v: P5.20 date: 02/18/2019 
CPU:       Info: Quad Core model: AMD Athlon X4 740 bits: 64 type: MCP arch: Piledriver 
           family: 15 (21) model-id: 10 (16) stepping: 1 microcode: 6001119 cache: L2: 2 MiB 
           flags: avx lm nx pae sse sse2 sse3 sse4_1 sse4_2 sse4a ssse3 svm bogomips: 25555 
           Speed: 1779 MHz min/max: 1400/3200 MHz boost: enabled Core speeds (MHz): 1: 1511 
           2: 1431 3: 1418 4: 1505 
           Vulnerabilities: Type: gather_data_sampling status: Not affected 
           Type: itlb_multihit status: Not affected 
           Type: l1tf status: Not affected 
           Type: mds status: Not affected 
           Type: meltdown status: Not affected 
           Type: mmio_stale_data status: Not affected 
           Type: reg_file_data_sampling status: Not affected 
           Type: retbleed mitigation: untrained return thunk; SMT vulnerable 
           Type: spec_rstack_overflow status: Not affected 
           Type: spec_store_bypass mitigation: Speculative Store Bypass disabled via prctl 
           Type: spectre_v1 mitigation: usercopy/swapgs barriers and __user pointer sanitization 
           Type: spectre_v2 mitigation: Retpolines; STIBP: disabled; RSB filling; PBRSB-eIBRS: Not 
           affected; BHI: Not affected 
           Type: srbds status: Not affected 
           Type: tsx_async_abort status: Not affected 
Graphics:  Device-1: NVIDIA GP104 [GeForce GTX 1070] vendor: eVga.com. driver: nvidia 
           v: 535.216.01 bus-ID: 01:00.0 chip-ID: 10de:1b81 class-ID: 0300 
           Display: x11 server: X.Org 1.21.1.7 compositor: xfwm4 v: 4.20.0 driver: loaded: nvidia 
           unloaded: fbdev,modesetting,nouveau,vesa alternate: nv display-ID: :0.0 screens: 1 
           Screen-1: 0 s-res: 1920x1080 s-dpi: 96 s-size: 509x286mm (20.0x11.3") 
           s-diag: 584mm (23") 
           Monitor-1: HDMI-0 res: 1920x1080 hz: 60 dpi: 96 size: 509x286mm (20.0x11.3") 
           diag: 584mm (23") 
           OpenGL: renderer: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070/PCIe/SSE2 v: 4.6.0 NVIDIA 535.216.01 
           direct render: Yes 
Audio:     Device-1: AMD FCH Azalia vendor: ASRock driver: snd_hda_intel v: kernel bus-ID: 00:14.2 
           chip-ID: 1022:780d class-ID: 0403 
           Device-2: NVIDIA GP104 High Definition Audio vendor: eVga.com. driver: snd_hda_intel 
           v: kernel bus-ID: 01:00.1 chip-ID: 10de:10f0 class-ID: 0403 
           Sound Server-1: ALSA v: k6.1.0-31-amd64 running: yes 
           Sound Server-2: PulseAudio v: 16.1 running: yes 
Network:   Device-1: Realtek RTL8111/8168/8411 PCI Express Gigabit Ethernet vendor: ASRock 
           driver: r8169 v: kernel port: d000 bus-ID: 02:00.0 chip-ID: 10ec:8168 class-ID: 0200 
           IF: eth0 state: up speed: 1000 Mbps duplex: full mac: <filter> 
Drives:    Local Storage: total: 454.67 GiB used: 135.73 GiB (29.9%) 
           SMART Message: Unable to run smartctl. Root privileges required. 
           ID-1: /dev/sda maj-min: 8:0 vendor: Kingston model: SA400S37240G size: 223.57 GiB 
           block-size: physical: 512 B logical: 512 B speed: 6.0 Gb/s type: SSD serial: <filter> 
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           ID-2: /dev/sdb maj-min: 8:16 type: USB model: General USB Flash Disk size: 231.1 GiB 
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           scheme: MBR 
           SMART Message: Unknown USB bridge. Flash drive/Unsupported enclosure? 
Partition: ID-1: / raw-size: 215.56 GiB size: 211.12 GiB (97.94%) used: 135.18 GiB (64.0%) 
           fs: ext4 dev: /dev/sda1 maj-min: 8:1 
Swap:      Kernel: swappiness: 15 (default 60) cache-pressure: 100 (default) 
           ID-1: swap-1 type: partition size: 8 GiB used: 562.8 MiB (6.9%) priority: -2 
           dev: /dev/sda2 maj-min: 8:2 
Sensors:   System Temperatures: cpu: 19.9 C mobo: N/A gpu: nvidia temp: 44 C 
           Fan Speeds (RPM): N/A gpu: nvidia fan: 0% 
Repos:     Packages: 2848 note: see --pkg apt: 2821 lib: 1533 flatpak: 27 
           No active apt repos in: /etc/apt/sources.list 
           Active apt repos in: /etc/apt/sources.list.d/brave-browser-release.list 
           1: deb [arch=amd64] https://brave-browser-apt-release.s3.brave.com/ bookworm main
           Active apt repos in: /etc/apt/sources.list.d/debian-stable-updates.list 
           1: deb http://deb.debian.org/debian bookworm-updates main contrib non-free
           Active apt repos in: /etc/apt/sources.list.d/debian.list 
           1: deb http://deb.debian.org/debian bookworm main contrib non-free non-free-firmware
           2: deb http://security.debian.org/debian-security bookworm-security main contrib non-free non-free-firmware
           Active apt repos in: /etc/apt/sources.list.d/google-earth-pro.list 
           1: deb [arch=amd64] http://dl.google.com/linux/earth/deb/ stable main
           Active apt repos in: /etc/apt/sources.list.d/mx.list 
           1: deb http://mirrors.rit.edu/mxlinux/mx-packages/mx/repo/ bookworm main non-free
           Active apt repos in: /etc/apt/sources.list.d/signal-xenial-added-by-mxpi.list 
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           No active apt repos in: /etc/apt/sources.list.d/steam-beta.list 
           Active apt repos in: /etc/apt/sources.list.d/steam-stable.list 
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           Active apt repos in: /etc/apt/sources.list.d/vivaldi.list 
           1: deb [arch=amd64] https://repo.vivaldi.com/stable/deb/ stable main
Info:      Processes: 238 Uptime: 5d 6h 16m wakeups: 1 Memory: 7.71 GiB used: 2.17 GiB (28.1%) 
           Init: SysVinit v: 3.06 runlevel: 5 default: 5 tool: systemctl Compilers: gcc: 12.2.0 
           alt: 10/12 Client: shell wrapper v: 5.2.15-release inxi: 3.3.06 
Boot Mode: BIOS (legacy, CSM, MBR)

Yes I read them. I just figured that for something like this, it was a waste of time and effort on my part and on the part of anyone reading the post. Maybe the rules need to changed?
The gforth I'm using was installed using the package installer.

[CharlesV]

Assuming you have the SDL plugin's installed, you may be running into an nvidia / sdl issue. There are quite a few discussions regarding nvidia and sdl issues - and several of them specifically discuss geforce as well.