# Paraview 5.9.1 does not start

**URL:** https://discourse.paraview.org/t/paraview-5-9-1-does-not-start/8611
**Category:** ParaView Support
**Created:** [December 13, 2021, 12:01am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/paraview-5-9-1-does-not-start/8611 "2021-12-13T00:01:32Z")
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### Author: ![mwestphal](https://discourse.paraview.org/user_avatar/discourse.paraview.org/mwestphal/32/17_2.png) [@mwestphal](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/mwestphal)
#### Post date: [December 13, 2021, 7:29pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/paraview-5-9-1-does-not-start/8611/4 "2021-12-13T19:29:28Z")

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hard to say, not yet sure this is a graphical problem. Your GPU should be enough.

I would try to do that first:

> [@Recover OpenGL Informations from pvpython](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/recover-opengl-informations-from-pvpython/1536):
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> The OpenGL informations, visible in Help → About dialog, are not easily recoverable in pvpython yet. Here is how to do it. On ParaView 5.6 and earlier versions: import vtk as VTK openGLInfo=VTK.vtkPVOpenGLInformation() session=servermanager.vtkSMProxyManager.GetProxyManager().GetActiveSession() session.GatherInformation(session.CLIENT, openGLInfo, 0) openGLInfo.GetVendor() openGLInfo.GetVersion() openGLInfo.GetRenderer() openGLInfo.GetCapabilities() On ParaView 5.7.X : openGLInfo=serverman…

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