2009/11/22 DRC <dcomman...@users.sourceforge.net>:
> OK, so perhaps I should have said it doesn't have "full 3D
> acceleration", but the result is the same.  Most built-in Linux drivers
> are "2.5D" accelerated at best.
>
> Let me put this another way-- the 3D driver must support Pbuffer-enabled
> FB configs in order to work in a VirtualGL server.  NVIDIA and ATI
> boards using the respective drivers from those vendors are the only
> configurations that are known to support Pbuffer-enabled FB configs.
> Thus, these boards are the only ones known to work in a VirtualGL
> server.  If you discover another configuration that works, let us know
> about it, and I'll be glad to update the docs to reflect this.
>
> Most likely, Mesa is reporting that GLX_SGIX_pbuffer is available, but
> it isn't actually implemented in the underlying driver.  I've seen that
> before.

OK, understood. I will perform the definite test with my ATI powered
machine and both fglrx and radeon drivers. I guess I'll file a bug in
the appropriate place if indeed fglrx works while radeon doesn't.

Regards

Jose

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