One option is to compile with OSMesa and then use --use-offscreen-rendering command line option for the pvserver.
http://www.paraview.org/Wiki/Setting_up_a_ParaView_Server talks about how to compile with OSMesa Utkarsh On Thu, Jun 17, 2010 at 10:17 AM, Matthew Cragun <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi, > I'm wondering if there are any ways to start pvserver in parallel on > localhost without the rendering windows popping up on my screen. I > understand the render windows need to be created for each of the processors, > but is there a way to send them somewhere else or to a background so they > won't pop up everytime the screen refreshes? Right now, I can't really work > with it because the windows keep popping up. > > Currently I'm running paraview 3.6.2 on Linux RHEL5. My command to start > pvserver is really simple at the moment. It's just: mpirun -np 4 > /nfs/dana/.../bin/pvserver > Thanks, > -- > Matt Cragun > > Engineer > TotalSim LLC > 7003 Post Road, > Suite 415 > Dublin, Ohio 43016 > O: (614) 255-7426 > M: (801) 404-6021 > E: [email protected] > > _______________________________________________ > Powered by www.kitware.com > > Visit other Kitware open-source projects at > http://www.kitware.com/opensource/opensource.html > > Please keep messages on-topic and check the ParaView Wiki at: > http://paraview.org/Wiki/ParaView > > Follow this link to subscribe/unsubscribe: > http://www.paraview.org/mailman/listinfo/paraview > > _______________________________________________ Powered by www.kitware.com Visit other Kitware open-source projects at http://www.kitware.com/opensource/opensource.html Please keep messages on-topic and check the ParaView Wiki at: http://paraview.org/Wiki/ParaView Follow this link to subscribe/unsubscribe: http://www.paraview.org/mailman/listinfo/paraview
