Stephen McDowell

No apology necessary, I responded *very* late... Ok, great, thank you so much!!! To be clear I only need help with the C++ source code, the python side / exhale...

An [`linux-jammy-gcc-bazel-continuous-release` instance today](https://drake-jenkins.csail.mit.edu/job/linux-jammy-gcc-bazel-continuous-release/1389/consoleFull) for `//bindings/pydrake/visualization:py/model_visualizer_test`: ``` [11:46:25 AM] FAIL: //bindings/pydrake/visualization:py/model_visualizer_test (see /media/ephemeral0/ubuntu/workspace/linux-jammy-gcc-bazel-continuous-release/_bazel_ubuntu/e49b56940e12c1ddd58d01fade4e7033/execroot/drake/bazel-out/k8-opt/testlogs/bindings/pydrake/visualization/py/model_visualizer_test/test.log) [11:46:25 AM] ==================== Test output for //bindings/pydrake/visualization:py/model_visualizer_test: [11:46:25 AM] Matplotlib created a temporary config/cache directory at /tmp/matplotlib-dv8v3sr5...

Another [linux-focal-clang-bazel-nightly-everything-debug](https://drake-jenkins.csail.mit.edu/view/Nightly%20Production/job/linux-focal-clang-bazel-nightly-everything-debug/795/consoleFull): ``` [2:53:33 AM] .INFO:drake:Meshcat listening for connections at http://localhost:7000/ [2:53:33 AM] X Error of failed request: BadValue (integer parameter out of range for operation) [2:53:33 AM] Major opcode...

Came up with https://github.com/RobotLocomotion/drake/pull/20621 and https://drake-cdash.csail.mit.edu/test/1322485744 issues in `drake/examples/hardware_sim/hardware_sim_cc`, relaunched.

Today: [linux-focal-gcc-bazel-continuous-release/5160](https://drake-jenkins.csail.mit.edu/view/Continuous%20Production/job/linux-focal-gcc-bazel-continuous-release/5160/consoleFull) and [linux-focal-clang-bazel-continuous-debug/4201](https://drake-jenkins.csail.mit.edu/view/Continuous%20Production/job/linux-focal-clang-bazel-continuous-debug/4201/consoleFull)

https://drake-jenkins.csail.mit.edu/view/Continuous%20Production/job/linux-jammy-gcc-bazel-continuous-debug/1343/consoleFull and https://drake-jenkins.csail.mit.edu/view/Continuous%20Production/job/linux-focal-clang-bazel-continuous-debug/4235/consoleFull as well.

f2f note: when trying to bisect vtk: - use `ccache` - change `repository.bzl` to just glob for headers to that you enumerate (for the bisect, so that you don't have...

while debugging the tests, dump images to disk, example: ``` bindings/pydrake/visualization/test/video_test.py: filename = os.environ["TEST_UNDECLARED_OUTPUTS_DIR"] + "/color.gif" ```

https://github.com/RobotLocomotion/drake-ci/blob/5f0457c43e881caf610981b5e6854c78e1bea300/ctest_driver_script_wrapper.bash#L40-L46 This may very well be the root cause of the problem. If you deploy a VM and ScreenShare in, the tests all pass, same as being on a non-virtualized...

Some additional findings, the test appears to be too resource heavy somehow. I thought that was because of the image saving tests from #20470, but as it turns out, it...