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On 07/06/2011 20:34, Nikos Chantziaras wrote: |
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> On 06/07/2011 09:43 PM, Matt Harrison wrote: |
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>> Hi list, |
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>> I have to run windows most of the time on my main desktop for work |
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>> reasons, but every now and then I install a gentoo guest on vmware to |
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>> see how the latest DMs are coming along. |
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>> The current KDE4 is vastly improved from last time, extremely responsive |
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>> and everything is really nice...except that I cannot get opengl working |
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>> for compositing. |
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>> The virtual machine has acceleration enabled, everything relevant has |
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>> opengl compiled. I'm not very experienced with X/opengl/etc so I'm not |
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>> sure what else needs to be done. |
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>> glxinfo gives me: |
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>> name of display: :0 |
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>> Error: couldn't find RGB GLX visual or fbconfig |
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>> I'm not sure if it's even possible to get opengl working here...but I |
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>> assume it is as a mythbuntu vm works perfectly displaying live tv etc. |
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>> Anyway, any tips on this subject appreciated. It's hard to find anything |
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>> on google related to this. |
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> You need to use the vmware DRM kernel driver and vmwgfx Gallium driver. |
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> Only then can you have accelerated 3D in Linux guests. |
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> The DRM driver is easily enabled in the kernel configuration (it's in |
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> the "staging drivers" section). Not sure about the vmwgfx gallium driver |
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> though. |
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Thanks both of you, I'll take that as a no, but I'll keep playing and |
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see if I can get anywhere :) |
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