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From: Fernando Rodriguez <frodriguez.developer@outlook.com>
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Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] Running gentoo ~amd64 as a virtualbox guest
Date: Wed, 08 Apr 2015 20:34:21 -0400
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On Wednesday, April 08, 2015 4:35:29 PM walt wrote:
> The problem is that "Software Rasterizer" is so slow and inefficient
> that the gnome3 shell specifically tests for it and refuses to start
> if it's found.
> 
> Other guest linux distros report the "Chromium" rasterizer or maybe
> the "llvmpipe" rasterizer, both of which are fast enough to satisfy
> the gnome3 shell.

What does eselect mesa list shows for Software Renderer?
I think to use llvmpipe you'll need the llvm and gallium use flags for mesa and 
select the gallium renderer.

-- 
Fernando Rodriguez