Thank you, just for clarification. What exactly is a headless X Server? I have looked for that on the net, but could only find info about that someone is "using" it, not explaining what it is,
On Mon, Feb 27, 2012 at 2:00 PM, DRC <dcomman...@users.sourceforge.net> wrote: > On 2/27/12 6:32 AM, 图潘 wrote: >> Hi, >> I still have some understanding problems about the use of VirtualGL. >> Does VirtualGL rely on an X server in or can I also use it headlessly? >> >> My actual goal is to have a server with no Xorg installed, then run >> virtualbox headless >> with a couple of windows machines that have full 3D acceleration. >> >> Can this be achieved with VirtualGL? >> >> Best wishes >> 潘图 > > The answer to both questions is yes. You can use it headlessly, but you > still have to run an X server on the GPU-- a headless X server. Search > the archives for several e-mails on how to do this, or maybe someone > else will chime in with tips. My understanding is that it just involves > the right edits to xorg.conf to make Xorg not look for a physical display. > > There is currently no way to access the GPU except through an X server, > which is why we have to run one on the server. At one time, Sun had a > technology called "GLP" that allowed fully headless access to a GPU > without going through an X server. It used a GLX-like API to achieve > this. It never made it onto any platform other than SPARC, however, and > I think nVidia's position is that people should just use a headless X > server to accomplish the same thing. > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > Try before you buy = See our experts in action! > The most comprehensive online learning library for Microsoft developers > is just $99.99! Visual Studio, SharePoint, SQL - plus HTML5, CSS3, MVC3, > Metro Style Apps, more. Free future releases when you subscribe now! > http://p.sf.net/sfu/learndevnow-dev2 > _______________________________________________ > VirtualGL-Users mailing list > VirtualGL-Users@lists.sourceforge.net > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/virtualgl-users ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Try before you buy = See our experts in action! The most comprehensive online learning library for Microsoft developers is just $99.99! Visual Studio, SharePoint, SQL - plus HTML5, CSS3, MVC3, Metro Style Apps, more. Free future releases when you subscribe now! http://p.sf.net/sfu/learndevnow-dev2 _______________________________________________ VirtualGL-Users mailing list VirtualGL-Users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/virtualgl-users
