# PVRShell: Unable to create a context

**URL:** <https://forums.imgtec.com/t/pvrshell-unable-to-create-a-context/101>\
**Category:** PowerVR Insider\
**Created:** [July 14, 2008, 9:26am UTC](https://forums.imgtec.com/t/pvrshell-unable-to-create-a-context/101 "2008-07-14T09:26:55Z")\
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**Author:** ![braja001](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/bbce88/32.png) [@braja001](https://forums.imgtec.com/u/braja001)\
**Post date:** [July 14, 2008, 9:26am UTC](https://forums.imgtec.com/t/pvrshell-unable-to-create-a-context/101/1 "2008-07-14T09:26:55Z")

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HI   
  
  
Can any body help me on this.  
  
  
When I m trying to run ./OGLES2Shaders its giving following error.  
  
  
PVR: Loading profile "SGX530"  
  
  
PVRShell: EGL 1.3 initialized  
  
  
Exit message has been set to: “PVRShell: Unable to create a context  
  
  
”.  
  
  
InitAPI failed!  
  
  
PVRShell: Unable to create a context  
  
  
  
  
  
I checked my graphics card its 82G33/G31  
  
  
  
  
  
I am using gentoo linux.  
  
  
Thanks in advance   
  
  
Braja

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**Author:** ![xmas](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/x/958977/32.png) [@xmas](https://forums.imgtec.com/u/xmas)\
**Post date:** [July 14, 2008, 12:18pm UTC](https://forums.imgtec.com/t/pvrshell-unable-to-create-a-context/101/2 "2008-07-14T12:18:15Z")

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Our OpenGL ES 2.0 PC Emulation requires a graphics card that supports OpenGL 2.0. Unfortunately it seems that Intel only supports OpenGL 1.4 on the G33/G31 chipsets.

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**Author:** ![braja001](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/bbce88/32.png) [@braja001](https://forums.imgtec.com/u/braja001)\
**Post date:** [July 14, 2008, 12:21pm UTC](https://forums.imgtec.com/t/pvrshell-unable-to-create-a-context/101/3 "2008-07-14T12:21:56Z")

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Thanks a lot for the reply.  
Any other alternet that I can see the demo of POWERVR&nbsp; SGX atleast?

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**Author:** ![xmas](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/x/958977/32.png) [@xmas](https://forums.imgtec.com/u/xmas)\
**Post date:** [July 14, 2008, 12:25pm UTC](https://forums.imgtec.com/t/pvrshell-unable-to-create-a-context/101/4 "2008-07-14T12:25:54Z")

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I don’t know what you’re looking for exactly, but here are a few videos of demos running on POWERVR SGX:  
  
  
[https://www.imgtec.com/powervr/insider/powervr-demos.asp](https://www.imgtec.com/powervr/insider/powervr-demos.asp)