Re: [gentoo-user] Re: vmware opengl

[Matt Harrison <iwasinnamuknow@genestate.com>]

On 07/06/2011 20:34, Nikos Chantziaras wrote:
> On 06/07/2011 09:43 PM, Matt Harrison wrote:
>> Hi list,
>>
>> I have to run windows most of the time on my main desktop for work
>> reasons, but every now and then I install a gentoo guest on vmware to
>> see how the latest DMs are coming along.
>>
>> The current KDE4 is vastly improved from last time, extremely responsive
>> and everything is really nice...except that I cannot get opengl working
>> for compositing.
>>
>> The virtual machine has acceleration enabled, everything relevant has
>> opengl compiled. I'm not very experienced with X/opengl/etc so I'm not
>> sure what else needs to be done.
>>
>> glxinfo gives me:
>>
>> name of display: :0
>> Error: couldn't find RGB GLX visual or fbconfig
>>
>> I'm not sure if it's even possible to get opengl working here...but I
>> assume it is as a mythbuntu vm works perfectly displaying live tv etc.
>>
>> Anyway, any tips on this subject appreciated. It's hard to find anything
>> on google related to this.
>
> You need to use the vmware DRM kernel driver and vmwgfx Gallium driver.
> Only then can you have accelerated 3D in Linux guests.
>
> The DRM driver is easily enabled in the kernel configuration (it's in
> the "staging drivers" section). Not sure about the vmwgfx gallium driver
> though.
>
>

Thanks both of you, I'll take that as a no, but I'll keep playing and 
see if I can get anywhere :)