Recently encountered this problem a few days ago after I started using my Mint installation.
I'm currently dual-booting with Win10 and up till a few weeks ago I haven't used Linux. When this was a fresh install, there was no software rendering mode issue since I had already updated the kernel and installed the Nvidia driver but now it seems that I get software rendering mode whenever I go into Mint.
Any advice would be much appreciated.
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ricjamp@ricjamp023ASUSL ~ $ inxi -Fxz
System: Host: ricjamp023ASUSL Kernel: 4.13.0-36-generic x86_64 (64 bit gcc: 5.4.0)
Desktop: Cinnamon 3.6.7 (Gtk 3.18.9-1ubuntu3.3)
Distro: Linux Mint 18.3 Sylvia
Machine: System: ASUSTeK (portable) product: GL502VMZ v: 1.0
Mobo: ASUSTeK model: GL502VMZ v: 1.0
Bios: American Megatrends v: GL502VMZ.300 date: 01/03/2017
CPU: Quad core Intel Core i7-7700HQ (-HT-MCP-) cache: 6144 KB
flags: (lm nx sse sse2 sse3 sse4_1 sse4_2 ssse3 vmx) bmips: 22464
clock speeds: max: 3800 MHz 1: 2800 MHz 2: 2800 MHz 3: 2800 MHz
4: 2800 MHz 5: 2800 MHz 6: 2800 MHz 7: 2800 MHz 8: 2800 MHz
Graphics: Card: NVIDIA Device 1c20 bus-ID: 01:00.0
Display Server: X.Org 1.18.4 drivers: (unloaded: fbdev,vesa) FAILED: nouveau
Resolution: 1920x1080@60.05hz
GLX Renderer: llvmpipe (LLVM 5.0, 256 bits)
GLX Version: 3.0 Mesa 17.2.8 Direct Rendering: Yes
Audio: Card Intel Device a171 driver: snd_hda_intel bus-ID: 00:1f.3
Sound: Advanced Linux Sound Architecture v: k4.13.0-36-generic
Network: Card-1: Qualcomm Atheros Device 0042
driver: ath10k_pci bus-ID: 03:00.0
IF: wlp3s0 state: down mac: <filter>
Card-2: Realtek RTL8111/8168/8411 PCI Express Gigabit Ethernet Controller
driver: r8169 v: 2.3LK-NAPI port: d000 bus-ID: 04:00.0
IF: enp4s0 state: up speed: 1000 Mbps duplex: full mac: <filter>
Drives: HDD Total Size: 1000.2GB (1.7% used)
ID-1: /dev/sda model: HGST_HTS721010A9 size: 1000.2GB
Partition: ID-1: / size: 20G used: 8.0G (43%) fs: ext4 dev: /dev/sda5
ID-2: /home size: 117G used: 792M (1%) fs: ext4 dev: /dev/sda7
ID-3: swap-1 size: 8.19GB used: 0.00GB (0%) fs: swap dev: /dev/sda6
RAID: No RAID devices: /proc/mdstat, md_mod kernel module present
Sensors: System Temperatures: cpu: 59.5C mobo: N/A
Fan Speeds (in rpm): cpu: N/A
Info: Processes: 229 Uptime: 3 min Memory: 1021.4/7929.7MB
Init: systemd runlevel: 5 Gcc sys: 5.4.0
Client: Shell (bash 4.3.481) inxi: 2.2.35
ricjamp@ricjamp023ASUSL ~ $