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From: Mario Valle (mvalle_at_cscs.ch)
Date: Tue Apr 24 2007 - 22:44:29 CDT

> So, at the present time the only option is to get a 64-bit OpenGL
> driver that supports GLSL. So far as I know, none of the 64-bit
> drivers from any of the vendors do GLSL yet.
>
I disagree, the new HP SVA line (Opteron 64 bits) has GLSL support and
in fact I'm running VMD with GLSL rendering without trouble. Well, as
usual, it says my driver is buggy, but it works.
Ciao!
                mario
> John Stone
> vmd_at_ks.uiuc.edu
>
> On Tue, Apr 24, 2007 at 05:00:20PM -0400, Nichols A. Romero wrote:
>
>> Yes, the machine that I ssh (kerborized) into is an SGI Altix. My local
>> machine is a laptop, but they appear to have
>> the same graphics card. In order to get GLSL rendering working on my laptop,
>> I had to update the NVIDIA drivers.
>>
>> So, is the problem the SSH or the NVIDIA driver on the Altix?
>>
>> On 4/24/07, John Stone <johns_at_ks.uiuc.edu> wrote:
>>
>>> Hi,
>>> The output of glxinfo indicates that your driver isn't exporting
>>> the GLSL extensions. In fact, the only extra features you're getting are
>>> the multitexture extension and a stencil buffer. It appears that you're
>>> attaching through 'ssh', guessing by your DISPLAY variable being set
>>> to "localhost:10.0". That combined with the fact that you appear to be
>>> remote displaying onto a remote laptop may be the reason for problems.
>>> What happens when you run VMD locally on the laptop? (the machine with
>>> the Quadro FX Go1400 in it, which I'm assuming is NOT the Altix...)
>>>
>>> Cheers,
>>> John Stone
>>> vmd_at_ks.uiuc.edu
>>>
>>> On Tue, Apr 24, 2007 at 04:40:57PM -0400, Nichols A. Romero wrote:
>>>
>>>> Hi,
>>>>
>>>> This is on SGI Altix. 16-processors box, using VMD 1.8.5 (I know that I
>>>>
>>> need
>>>
>>>> to upgrade).
>>>>
>>>> Receiving following message on start up.
>>>> Info) Multithreading available, 16 CPUs detected.
>>>> Xlib: extension "XFree86-DRI" missing on display "localhost:10.0".
>>>> Info) OpenGL renderer: Quadro FX Go1400/PCI/SSE2
>>>> Info) Features: STENCIL MTX
>>>> Info) GLSL rendering mode is NOT available.
>>>> Info) Textures: 2-D (4096x4096), 3-D (512x512x512), Multitexture (4)
>>>> Found 1 plugins or data handlers in directory
>>>> '/usr/people/naromero/vmd-1.8.5/lib/plugins/LINUXIA64/molfile'.
>>>>
>>>> Is the lack of GLSL rendering a XFree86 problem or an NVIDIA driver
>>>>
>>> problem?
>>>
>>>> I attach the glxinfo output.
>>>>
>>>> --
>>>> Nichols A. Romero, Ph.D.
>>>> 1613 Denise Dr. Apt. D
>>>> Forest Hill, MD 21050
>>>> 443-567-8328 (C)
>>>> 410-306-0709 (O)
>>>>
>>>
>>> --
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>>> Beckman Institute for Advanced Science and Technology
>>> University of Illinois, 405 N. Mathews Ave, Urbana, IL 61801
>>> Email: johns_at_ks.uiuc.edu Phone: 217-244-3349
>>> WWW: http://www.ks.uiuc.edu/~johns/ Fax: 217-244-6078
>>>
>>>
>>
>> --
>> Nichols A. Romero, Ph.D.
>> 1613 Denise Dr. Apt. D
>> Forest Hill, MD 21050
>> 443-567-8328 (C)
>> 410-306-0709 (O)
>>
>
> 

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