Workstation User’s Manual
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OpenGLapplicationsruninsoftwareemulationmode.
Youcannotusetherecord/replayfeaturetorecorda3‐Dapplication.
Prepare a Host for Accelerated 3-D
Bydefault,Direct3DtechnologyisenabledforWorkstation6.xandlate rvirtual
machines.Youmustpreparethehostfirst,thevirtualmachinesecond,andtheguest
operatingsystemlast.
Beforeyoubegin,makesurethehostoperatingsystemisWindowsXP,WindowsVista,
Windows7,orLinux.ForWindowshosts,makesureyo
uhaveavideocardthat
supportsDirectX9andthelatestDirectXRuntime.ForLinuxhosts,makesurethehost
hasavideocardthatcanrunacceleratedOpenGL2.0.Ifyouareunsure,checkwith
yourhardwaremanufacturer.
To prepare a host for accelerated 3-D
1Upgradethehost’svideodriverstothelatestversionavailable:
aATIGr
aphi
csdriversareavailablefromtheAMDWebsite.
bNVIDIAdriversareavailablefromtheNVIDIAWebsite.
2IfyouareusingaWindowshost,turnuphardwareaccelerationinthedisplay
properties:
OnWindowsXP,right‐clickthedesktopandchooseProperties>Settings>
Advanced>Troubleshoot.
OnWindowsVista,right‐clickthedesktopandchoosePersonalize>Display
Settings>AdvancedSettings>Troubleshoot>Changesettings.
OnWindows7,right‐clickthedesktopandchoosePersonalize>Screen
resolution>AdvancedSettings>Troubleshoot>Changesettings.
MovetheHardware AccelerationsliderallthewaytotheFullposition.
3IfyouareusingLinux,testyourLinuxhostforcompatibility:
aToverifythatdirectrenderingisenabled,run:
glxinfo | grep direct
bToensurethat3‐Dapplicationsworkonyourhost,run:
glxgears
Afteryourhostisconfigured,configureavirtualmachineforaccelerated3‐D.
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