[webgl-dev-list] webgl on a linux virtual machine

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micheleDiegoli

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May 25, 2010, 8:24:28 AM5/25/10
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Hi to all,
I've a problem: I can't run webgl on virtial machine!
My laptop has windows xp as OS(host) , where runs a virtual
machine(guest) with ubuntu.
On xp I've the 3d acceleration enabled and on the vm the guest
addition: the vm has the 3d acceleration enabled... All about 3d is
enabled!
On vm, compiz is enabled and it works(also glxgears works). In the
about:config of firefox 3.7a5 I've enabled webgl for alla site, but
when I visit a webgl page.... webgl doesn't works.
Some suggests?
Thanks in advance,
regards,
Michele

micheleDiegoli

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May 25, 2010, 9:16:04 AM5/25/10
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...I'm using a very old hardware: thinkpad t60 with ATI x1300.

Kenneth Russell

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May 25, 2010, 11:13:10 AM5/25/10
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What's the output of "glxinfo"?

-Ken

micheleDiegoli

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May 25, 2010, 11:18:36 AM5/25/10
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Hi Ken,
here for you the output of glxinfo.

mu@mu-laptop:~/Documenti/BROWSER/chrome-linux$ glxinfo
name of display: :0.0
display: :0 screen: 0
direct rendering: Yes
server glx vendor string: Chromium
server glx version string: 1.2 Chromium
server glx extensions:
GLX_ARB_multisample, GLX_EXT_texture_from_pixmap,
GLX_SGIX_fbconfig
client glx vendor string: Chromium
client glx version string: 1.2 Chromium
client glx extensions:
GLX_ARB_multisample, GLX_EXT_texture_from_pixmap,
GLX_SGIX_fbconfig
GLX version: 1.3
GLX extensions:
GLX_ARB_multisample, GLX_EXT_texture_from_pixmap,
GLX_SGIX_fbconfig
OpenGL vendor string: Humper
OpenGL renderer string: Chromium
OpenGL version string: 2.0 Chromium 1.9
OpenGL shading language version string: 1.20
OpenGL extensions:
GL_EXT_texture_compression_s3tc, GL_EXT_draw_range_elements,
GL_EXT_framebuffer_object, GL_EXT_compiled_vertex_array,
GL_ARB_depth_texture, GL_ARB_fragment_program, GL_ARB_multisample,
GL_ARB_multitexture, GL_ARB_occlusion_query,
GL_ARB_point_parameters,
GL_ARB_point_sprite, GL_ARB_shadow, GL_ARB_shadow_ambient,
GL_ARB_texture_border_clamp, GL_ARB_texture_compression,
GL_ARB_texture_cube_map, GL_ARB_texture_env_add,
GL_ARB_texture_env_combine, GL_EXT_texture_env_combine,
GL_ARB_texture_env_crossbar, GL_ARB_texture_env_dot3,
GL_EXT_texture_env_dot3, GL_ARB_texture_mirrored_repeat,
GL_ARB_texture_non_power_of_two, GL_ARB_transpose_matrix,
GL_ARB_vertex_buffer_object, GL_ARB_vertex_program,
GL_ARB_window_pos,
GL_EXT_blend_color, GL_EXT_blend_minmax,
GL_EXT_blend_func_separate,
GL_EXT_blend_subtract, GL_EXT_texture_env_add, GL_EXT_fog_coord,
GL_EXT_multi_draw_arrays, GL_EXT_secondary_color,
GL_EXT_shadow_funcs,
GL_EXT_stencil_wrap, GL_EXT_texture_cube_map,
GL_EXT_texture_edge_clamp,
GL_EXT_texture_filter_anisotropic, GL_EXT_texture_lod_bias,
GL_EXT_texture_object, GL_EXT_texture3D, GL_NV_texgen_reflection,
GL_EXT_texture_rectangle, GL_SGIS_generate_mipmap,
GL_SGIS_texture_edge_clamp, GL_ARB_shading_language_100,
GL_ARB_shader_objects, GL_ARB_vertex_shader,
GL_ARB_fragment_shader,
GL_CR_state_parameter, GL_CR_cursor_position, GL_CR_bounding_box,
GL_CR_print_string, GL_CR_tilesort_info, GL_CR_synchronization,
GL_CR_head_spu_name, GL_CR_performance_info, GL_CR_window_size,
GL_CR_tile_info, GL_CR_saveframe, GL_CR_readback_barrier_size,
GL_CR_server_id_sharing, GL_CR_server_matrix

64 GLX Visuals
visual x bf lv rg d st colorbuffer ax dp st accumbuffer ms cav
id dep cl sp sz l ci b ro r g b a bf th cl r g b a ns b eat
----------------------------------------------------------------------
0x21 24 tc 0 32 0 r y y 8 8 8 8 0 16 8 16 16 16 16 0 0 None
0xc6 24 tc 0 32 0 r y y 8 8 8 8 0 16 8 16 16 16 16 0 0 None
0xc7 24 tc 0 32 0 r y y 8 8 8 8 0 16 8 16 16 16 16 0 0 None
0xc8 24 tc 0 32 0 r y y 8 8 8 8 0 16 8 16 16 16 16 0 0 None
0xc9 24 tc 0 32 0 r y y 8 8 8 8 0 16 8 16 16 16 16 0 0 None
0xca 24 tc 0 32 0 r y y 8 8 8 8 0 16 8 16 16 16 16 0 0 None
0xcb 24 tc 0 32 0 r y y 8 8 8 8 0 16 8 16 16 16 16 0 0 None
0xcc 24 tc 0 32 0 r y y 8 8 8 8 0 16 8 16 16 16 16 0 0 None
0xcd 24 tc 0 32 0 r y y 8 8 8 8 0 16 8 16 16 16 16 0 0 None
0xce 24 tc 0 32 0 r y y 8 8 8 8 0 16 8 16 16 16 16 0 0 None
0xcf 24 tc 0 32 0 r y y 8 8 8 8 0 16 8 16 16 16 16 0 0 None
0xd0 24 tc 0 32 0 r y y 8 8 8 8 0 16 8 16 16 16 16 0 0 None
0xd1 24 tc 0 32 0 r y y 8 8 8 8 0 16 8 16 16 16 16 0 0 None
0xd2 24 tc 0 32 0 r y y 8 8 8 8 0 16 8 16 16 16 16 0 0 None
0xd3 24 tc 0 32 0 r y y 8 8 8 8 0 16 8 16 16 16 16 0 0 None
0xd4 24 tc 0 32 0 r y y 8 8 8 8 0 16 8 16 16 16 16 0 0 None
0xd5 24 tc 0 32 0 r y y 8 8 8 8 0 16 8 16 16 16 16 0 0 None
0xd6 24 tc 0 32 0 r y y 8 8 8 8 0 16 8 16 16 16 16 0 0 None
0xd7 24 tc 0 32 0 r y y 8 8 8 8 0 16 8 16 16 16 16 0 0 None
0xd8 24 tc 0 32 0 r y y 8 8 8 8 0 16 8 16 16 16 16 0 0 None
0xd9 24 tc 0 32 0 r y y 8 8 8 8 0 16 8 16 16 16 16 0 0 None
0xda 24 tc 0 32 0 r y y 8 8 8 8 0 16 8 16 16 16 16 0 0 None
0xdb 24 tc 0 32 0 r y y 8 8 8 8 0 16 8 16 16 16 16 0 0 None
0xdc 24 tc 0 32 0 r y y 8 8 8 8 0 16 8 16 16 16 16 0 0 None
0xdd 24 tc 0 32 0 r y y 8 8 8 8 0 16 8 16 16 16 16 0 0 None
0xde 24 tc 0 32 0 r y y 8 8 8 8 0 16 8 16 16 16 16 0 0 None
0xdf 24 tc 0 32 0 r y y 8 8 8 8 0 16 8 16 16 16 16 0 0 None
0xe0 24 tc 0 32 0 r y y 8 8 8 8 0 16 8 16 16 16 16 0 0 None
0xe1 24 tc 0 32 0 r y y 8 8 8 8 0 16 8 16 16 16 16 0 0 None
0xe2 24 tc 0 32 0 r y y 8 8 8 8 0 16 8 16 16 16 16 0 0 None
0xe3 24 tc 0 32 0 r y y 8 8 8 8 0 16 8 16 16 16 16 0 0 None
0xe4 24 dc 0 32 0 r y y 8 8 8 8 0 16 8 16 16 16 16 0 0 None
0xe5 24 dc 0 32 0 r y y 8 8 8 8 0 16 8 16 16 16 16 0 0 None
0xe6 24 dc 0 32 0 r y y 8 8 8 8 0 16 8 16 16 16 16 0 0 None
0xe7 24 dc 0 32 0 r y y 8 8 8 8 0 16 8 16 16 16 16 0 0 None
0xe8 24 dc 0 32 0 r y y 8 8 8 8 0 16 8 16 16 16 16 0 0 None
0xe9 24 dc 0 32 0 r y y 8 8 8 8 0 16 8 16 16 16 16 0 0 None
0xea 24 dc 0 32 0 r y y 8 8 8 8 0 16 8 16 16 16 16 0 0 None
0xeb 24 dc 0 32 0 r y y 8 8 8 8 0 16 8 16 16 16 16 0 0 None
0xec 24 dc 0 32 0 r y y 8 8 8 8 0 16 8 16 16 16 16 0 0 None
0xed 24 dc 0 32 0 r y y 8 8 8 8 0 16 8 16 16 16 16 0 0 None
0xee 24 dc 0 32 0 r y y 8 8 8 8 0 16 8 16 16 16 16 0 0 None
0xef 24 dc 0 32 0 r y y 8 8 8 8 0 16 8 16 16 16 16 0 0 None
0xf0 24 dc 0 32 0 r y y 8 8 8 8 0 16 8 16 16 16 16 0 0 None
0xf1 24 dc 0 32 0 r y y 8 8 8 8 0 16 8 16 16 16 16 0 0 None
0xf2 24 dc 0 32 0 r y y 8 8 8 8 0 16 8 16 16 16 16 0 0 None
0xf3 24 dc 0 32 0 r y y 8 8 8 8 0 16 8 16 16 16 16 0 0 None
0xf4 24 dc 0 32 0 r y y 8 8 8 8 0 16 8 16 16 16 16 0 0 None
0xf5 24 dc 0 32 0 r y y 8 8 8 8 0 16 8 16 16 16 16 0 0 None
0xf6 24 dc 0 32 0 r y y 8 8 8 8 0 16 8 16 16 16 16 0 0 None
0xf7 24 dc 0 32 0 r y y 8 8 8 8 0 16 8 16 16 16 16 0 0 None
0xf8 24 dc 0 32 0 r y y 8 8 8 8 0 16 8 16 16 16 16 0 0 None
0xf9 24 dc 0 32 0 r y y 8 8 8 8 0 16 8 16 16 16 16 0 0 None
0xfa 24 dc 0 32 0 r y y 8 8 8 8 0 16 8 16 16 16 16 0 0 None
0xfb 24 dc 0 32 0 r y y 8 8 8 8 0 16 8 16 16 16 16 0 0 None
0xfc 24 dc 0 32 0 r y y 8 8 8 8 0 16 8 16 16 16 16 0 0 None
0xfd 24 dc 0 32 0 r y y 8 8 8 8 0 16 8 16 16 16 16 0 0 None
0xfe 24 dc 0 32 0 r y y 8 8 8 8 0 16 8 16 16 16 16 0 0 None
0xff 24 dc 0 32 0 r y y 8 8 8 8 0 16 8 16 16 16 16 0 0 None
0x100 24 dc 0 32 0 r y y 8 8 8 8 0 16 8 16 16 16 16 0 0
None
0x101 24 dc 0 32 0 r y y 8 8 8 8 0 16 8 16 16 16 16 0 0
None
0x102 24 dc 0 32 0 r y y 8 8 8 8 0 16 8 16 16 16 16 0 0
None
0x103 24 dc 0 32 0 r y y 8 8 8 8 0 16 8 16 16 16 16 0 0
None
0x45 32 tc 0 32 0 r y y 8 8 8 8 0 16 8 16 16 16 16 0 0 None

64 GLXFBConfigs:
visual x bf lv rg d st colorbuffer ax dp st accumbuffer ms cav
id dep cl sp sz l ci b ro r g b a bf th cl r g b a ns b eat
----------------------------------------------------------------------
0x21 0 tc 0 24 0 r y . 8 8 8 0 0 16 8 0 0 0 0 1 1 None
0xc6 0 tc 0 24 0 r y . 8 8 8 0 0 16 8 0 0 0 0 1 1 None
0xc7 0 tc 0 24 0 r y . 8 8 8 0 0 16 8 0 0 0 0 1 1 None
0xc8 0 tc 0 24 0 r y . 8 8 8 0 0 16 8 0 0 0 0 1 1 None
0xc9 0 tc 0 24 0 r y . 8 8 8 0 0 16 8 0 0 0 0 1 1 None
0xca 0 tc 0 24 0 r y . 8 8 8 0 0 16 8 0 0 0 0 1 1 None
0xcb 0 tc 0 24 0 r y . 8 8 8 0 0 16 8 0 0 0 0 1 1 None
0xcc 0 tc 0 24 0 r y . 8 8 8 0 0 16 8 0 0 0 0 1 1 None
0xcd 0 tc 0 24 0 r y . 8 8 8 0 0 16 8 0 0 0 0 1 1 None
0xce 0 tc 0 24 0 r y . 8 8 8 0 0 16 8 0 0 0 0 1 1 None
0xcf 0 tc 0 24 0 r y . 8 8 8 0 0 16 8 0 0 0 0 1 1 None
0xd0 0 tc 0 24 0 r y . 8 8 8 0 0 16 8 0 0 0 0 1 1 None
0xd1 0 tc 0 24 0 r y . 8 8 8 0 0 16 8 0 0 0 0 1 1 None
0xd2 0 tc 0 24 0 r y . 8 8 8 0 0 16 8 0 0 0 0 1 1 None
0xd3 0 tc 0 24 0 r y . 8 8 8 0 0 16 8 0 0 0 0 1 1 None
0xd4 0 tc 0 24 0 r y . 8 8 8 0 0 16 8 0 0 0 0 1 1 None
0xd5 0 tc 0 24 0 r y . 8 8 8 0 0 16 8 0 0 0 0 1 1 None
0xd6 0 tc 0 24 0 r y . 8 8 8 0 0 16 8 0 0 0 0 1 1 None
0xd7 0 tc 0 24 0 r y . 8 8 8 0 0 16 8 0 0 0 0 1 1 None
0xd8 0 tc 0 24 0 r y . 8 8 8 0 0 16 8 0 0 0 0 1 1 None
0xd9 0 tc 0 24 0 r y . 8 8 8 0 0 16 8 0 0 0 0 1 1 None
0xda 0 tc 0 24 0 r y . 8 8 8 0 0 16 8 0 0 0 0 1 1 None
0xdb 0 tc 0 24 0 r y . 8 8 8 0 0 16 8 0 0 0 0 1 1 None
0xdc 0 tc 0 24 0 r y . 8 8 8 0 0 16 8 0 0 0 0 1 1 None
0xdd 0 tc 0 24 0 r y . 8 8 8 0 0 16 8 0 0 0 0 1 1 None
0xde 0 tc 0 24 0 r y . 8 8 8 0 0 16 8 0 0 0 0 1 1 None
0xdf 0 tc 0 24 0 r y . 8 8 8 0 0 16 8 0 0 0 0 1 1 None
0xe0 0 tc 0 24 0 r y . 8 8 8 0 0 16 8 0 0 0 0 1 1 None
0xe1 0 tc 0 24 0 r y . 8 8 8 0 0 16 8 0 0 0 0 1 1 None
0xe2 0 tc 0 24 0 r y . 8 8 8 0 0 16 8 0 0 0 0 1 1 None
0xe3 0 tc 0 24 0 r y . 8 8 8 0 0 16 8 0 0 0 0 1 1 None
0xe4 0 tc 0 24 0 r y . 8 8 8 0 0 16 8 0 0 0 0 1 1 None
0xe5 0 tc 0 24 0 r y . 8 8 8 0 0 16 8 0 0 0 0 1 1 None
0xe6 0 tc 0 24 0 r y . 8 8 8 0 0 16 8 0 0 0 0 1 1 None
0xe7 0 tc 0 24 0 r y . 8 8 8 0 0 16 8 0 0 0 0 1 1 None
0xe8 0 tc 0 24 0 r y . 8 8 8 0 0 16 8 0 0 0 0 1 1 None
0xe9 0 tc 0 24 0 r y . 8 8 8 0 0 16 8 0 0 0 0 1 1 None
0xea 0 tc 0 24 0 r y . 8 8 8 0 0 16 8 0 0 0 0 1 1 None
0xeb 0 tc 0 24 0 r y . 8 8 8 0 0 16 8 0 0 0 0 1 1 None
0xec 0 tc 0 24 0 r y . 8 8 8 0 0 16 8 0 0 0 0 1 1 None
0xed 0 tc 0 24 0 r y . 8 8 8 0 0 16 8 0 0 0 0 1 1 None
0xee 0 tc 0 24 0 r y . 8 8 8 0 0 16 8 0 0 0 0 1 1 None
0xef 0 tc 0 24 0 r y . 8 8 8 0 0 16 8 0 0 0 0 1 1 None
0xf0 0 tc 0 24 0 r y . 8 8 8 0 0 16 8 0 0 0 0 1 1 None
0xf1 0 tc 0 24 0 r y . 8 8 8 0 0 16 8 0 0 0 0 1 1 None
0xf2 0 tc 0 24 0 r y . 8 8 8 0 0 16 8 0 0 0 0 1 1 None
0xf3 0 tc 0 24 0 r y . 8 8 8 0 0 16 8 0 0 0 0 1 1 None
0xf4 0 tc 0 24 0 r y . 8 8 8 0 0 16 8 0 0 0 0 1 1 None
0xf5 0 tc 0 24 0 r y . 8 8 8 0 0 16 8 0 0 0 0 1 1 None
0xf6 0 tc 0 24 0 r y . 8 8 8 0 0 16 8 0 0 0 0 1 1 None
0xf7 0 tc 0 24 0 r y . 8 8 8 0 0 16 8 0 0 0 0 1 1 None
0xf8 0 tc 0 24 0 r y . 8 8 8 0 0 16 8 0 0 0 0 1 1 None
0xf9 0 tc 0 24 0 r y . 8 8 8 0 0 16 8 0 0 0 0 1 1 None
0xfa 0 tc 0 24 0 r y . 8 8 8 0 0 16 8 0 0 0 0 1 1 None
0xfb 0 tc 0 24 0 r y . 8 8 8 0 0 16 8 0 0 0 0 1 1 None
0xfc 0 tc 0 24 0 r y . 8 8 8 0 0 16 8 0 0 0 0 1 1 None
0xfd 0 tc 0 24 0 r y . 8 8 8 0 0 16 8 0 0 0 0 1 1 None
0xfe 0 tc 0 24 0 r y . 8 8 8 0 0 16 8 0 0 0 0 1 1 None
0xff 0 tc 0 24 0 r y . 8 8 8 0 0 16 8 0 0 0 0 1 1 None
0x100 0 tc 0 24 0 r y . 8 8 8 0 0 16 8 0 0 0 0 1 1
None
0x101 0 tc 0 24 0 r y . 8 8 8 0 0 16 8 0 0 0 0 1 1
None
0x102 0 tc 0 24 0 r y . 8 8 8 0 0 16 8 0 0 0 0 1 1
None
0x103 0 tc 0 24 0 r y . 8 8 8 0 0 16 8 0 0 0 0 1 1
None
0x45 0 tc 0 32 0 r y . 8 8 8 8 0 16 8 0 0 0 0 1 1
None

Kenneth Russell

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May 25, 2010, 11:40:57 AM5/25/10
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It looks like your card doesn't have pbuffer support, and on Linux,
Chromium and, I think, Firefox use that to bootstrap WebGL. In Firefox
there's a way to turn on pure software rendering (Mesa), and Chromium
top of tree should attempt to use pixmaps to create the initial OpenGL
context. However it might not be possible to get WebGL running on such
old hardware. We have had trouble with later ATI cards than yours
(x1600).

-Ken

micheleDiegoli

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May 25, 2010, 11:45:42 AM5/25/10
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:-(
....and, what about this solution: linux as host e xp as guest(on vm)?
This gives me the same result?
Anywhere, thanks a lot for the help.

Michele

Kenneth Russell

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May 26, 2010, 7:15:22 PM5/26/10
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Not sure. For what it's worth I run XP inside of VMWare Fusion 3.0 on
Mac OS X, and there is sufficient OpenGL acceleration in the XP VM to
run some 3D content. (Haven't tried WebGL in recent memory though.)

-Ken

daniel miller

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May 30, 2010, 4:38:44 PM5/30/10
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why not just run your tests on Ubuntu, but do your dev work in Windows
tools if you desire? What's the need to run the app in Windows?

On Tue, May 25, 2010 at 5:24 AM, micheleDiegoli <m.di...@gmail.com> wrote:

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