The document was accurate to the best of my knowledge. In order to update it, I have to spend significant time reproducing the issues you had and determining how universally applicable they are. I will try to do so, but I can't promise anything. The VGL Transport is not a heavily used feature these days.
On 4/19/19 1:17 AM, marcus wrote: > Solved. When running vglcygsetup to install VirtualGL package, the setup > is configured to install from Local Directory, so its dependencies were > not found (libgl1,libglu...) so installation failed. I manually > installed dependent packages from internet and virtualgl can be > succesfully installed. > > For vglconnect to work, I also need to install openssh so that cygwin > will not use the default window ssh (from WSL). > > Also, 'start xterm' refers to installing xinit pacakge and run > 'startxwin' in cygwin bash. > > Just put all the pieces and bits here so they would probably be useful > for someone with the same question. Also, please consider updating the > document to make it easier for us to install and use VirtualGL. > > Thank you! > > > On Thursday, April 18, 2019 at 5:03:08 PM UTC-7, marcus wrote: > > Okay. I'll try to find out what else is wrong. Thank you very much > for the help! > > On Thursday, April 18, 2019 at 4:57:06 PM UTC-7, DRC wrote: > > No idea. When I do the same thing, > /opt/VirtualGL/bin/vglconnect exists. > > On 4/18/19 6:45 PM, marcus wrote: > > Yes. My step for the setup: > > > > Install cygwin. > > In cygwin terminal: > > > > download 'vglcygsetup' and run it to install VirtualGL > package in > > the popup cygwin setup GUI > > > > run 'cygserver-config' > > > > In windows PowerShell: > > > > run 'net start cygserver' > > > > Close all windows > > Open a new cygwin terminal: > > > > 'xinit' to start cygwin/X server > > > > in the popup xterm window: > > > > 'xdpyinfo' and made sure MIT-SHM appears > > > > In a new cygwin terminal: > > > > 'vglconnect' and got error > > > > > > On Thu, Apr 18, 2019 at 4:32 PM DRC <[email protected] > > <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: > > > > NOTE: You also need to run vglcygsetup from a Cygwin Bash > shell, as the > > User's Guide instructs. > > > > On 4/18/19 6:20 PM, marcus wrote: > > > Thanks for the information! I see why this step is > needed previously. > > > Now I am able to continue and MIT-SHM does appear in the > xdpyinfo > > output. > > > > > > For the next part, connecting to the VirtualGL server, I > tried to use > > > the command: > > > > > > /opt/VirtualGL/bin/vglconnect /user/@/server/ > > > > > > > > > but vglconnect does not exist in that location. There's > no /opt > > > directory to start with. I'm only able to find > vglconnect in > > > > > > > ./cygdrive/c/Users/username/AppData/Local/Packages/MirrorName/LocalState/rootfs/opt/VirtualGL/bin/. > > > > Also running it gives me > > > > > > ./vglconnect: line 111: ./vglclient: cannot execute > binary file: > > > Exec format error > > > [VGL] ERROR: vglclient failed to execute. > > > > > > > > > Did I install it wrong or is it something else? Thanks > in advance! > > > > > > > > > > > > Here is the output when I ran vglcygsetup script: > > > > > > $ ./vglcygsetup > > > Fetching setup.ini ... > > > Fetching x86_64/VirtualGL-2.3.3-20131014.tar.bz2 ... > > > Fetching x86_64/VirtualGL-2.3.90-20140717.tar.bz2 ... > > > Fetching x86_64/VirtualGL-2.4-20150126.tar.bz2 ... > > > Fetching x86_64/VirtualGL-2.4.1-20150612.tar.bz2 ... > > > Fetching x86_64/VirtualGL-2.4.90-20151027.tar.bz2 ... > > > Fetching x86_64/VirtualGL-2.5-20160215.tar.bz2 ... > > > Fetching x86_64/VirtualGL-2.5.1-20161001.tar.bz2 ... > > > Fetching x86_64/VirtualGL-2.5.2-20170302.tar.bz2 ... > > > Fetching x86_64/VirtualGL-2.5.90-20180425.tar.bz2 ... > > > Fetching x86_64/VirtualGL-2.6-20180824.tar.bz2 ... > > > Fetching x86_64/VirtualGL-2.6.1-20190101.tar.bz2 ... > > > Fetching Cygwin setup ... > > > Launching Cygwin setup ... > > > note: Hand installation over to elevated child process. > > > > > > and I followed the setup window to install VirtualGL. > > > > > > > > > > > > On Thursday, April 18, 2019 at 8:08:07 AM UTC-7, DRC wrote: > > > > > > The CYGWIN environment variable is used to tweak the > behavior of > > > Cygwin's Unix emulation layer. It has nothing to do > with the > > PATH. > > > However, according to the documentation > > > > (https://cygwin.com/cygwin-ug-net/using-cygwinenv.html > <https://cygwin.com/cygwin-ug-net/using-cygwinenv.html> > > > > <https://cygwin.com/cygwin-ug-net/using-cygwinenv.html > <https://cygwin.com/cygwin-ug-net/using-cygwinenv.html>>), setting > > > CYGWIN=server is apparently no longer necessary. It > was > > necessary at > > > one time in order to fully enable shared memory > emulation. > > > > > > On 4/18/19 2:17 AM, marcus wrote: > > > > Hi, > > > > > > > > I'm new to VirtualGL and encounter a problem when > > configuring the > > > > windows client. In ver 2.6.1 doc, there is a step > that I got > > stuck: > > > > > > > > 5. Add |server| to the |CYGWIN| system > environment variable > > > (create > > > > this environment variable if it doesn’t > already exist) > > > > > > > > > > > > I'm not very familiar with cygwin so I'm > wondering what the > > 'server' > > > > path is in this scenario. 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