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The Missing VMware Manual for Linux Krishna Raj Raja Staff Engineer, VMware. OpenGL). Multi-monitor support, Record/Replay, Replay debugging, vProbes, Eclipse plugin support, Unity. VSphere client for Linux.
Enabling Accelerated 3-D for a Host
To enable a host for accelerated 3-D:
Hardware --
Use a host video card with support for accelerated OpenGL, such as NVIDIA TNT, GeForce and Quadro cards, or ATI FireGL and Radeon 8500 (or higher) video cards. If you are unsure, check with your hardware manufacturer. Dorasani new song.
Software --
Upgrade the video drivers for your host to the latest available.
Windows —
Perform these steps to prepare a Windows 2000 or Windows XP host.
Make sure hardware acceleration is turned up in the display properties.
1. Right-click the desktop and choose Properties > Settings > Advanced > Troubleshoot.
2. Move the Hardware Acceleration slider all the way to the Full position.
Linux --
Perform these steps to test your Linux host for compatibility:
1. To verify that direct rendering is enabled, run
glxinfo | grep direct
glxinfo | grep direct
2. To ensure that 3-D applications work on your host, run
glxgears
glxgears
After your host is configured, configure a virtual machine for accelerated 3-D.
Prerequisites.On a Windows host, verify that the host has a video card that supports DirectX 9 or DirectX 10 and the latest DirectX Runtime required for the DirectX version being used.On a Linux host, verify that the host has a video card that supports accelerated OpenGL 2.0 if you are using DirectX 9, or OpenGL 3.3 if you are using DirectX 10.The VMware guest operating system OpenGL driver for Windows and Linux supports the OpenGL 3.3 core profile only. The OpenGL3.3 compatibility profile is not supported.
ATI Graphics drivers are available from the AMD Web site. NVIDIA drivers are available from the NVIDIA Web site. If you have a Windows host system, move the Hardware Acceleration slider to the Full position.OptionDescriptionWindows 7, Windows 8, and Windows 10Right-click the desktop and select Personalize Screen resolution Advanced Settings Troubleshoot Change settings. If you have a Linux host system, run commands to test the host for compatibility.
Verify that direct rendering is enabled.