VMware Communities: Message List - OpenGL issues with VMWorkstation

Re: OpenGL issues with VMWorkstation

gvtlinux — Fri, 07 Aug 2009 19:16:04 GMT

OpenGL is a UNIX standard for highend CAD applications such as Pro/E, SolidWorks and CATIAV5. Having a Linux Host to run CFD solvers then having that solver ouput into a shared folder to be read by CATIAV5 realtime is becomming the future in Engineering. Sure would be nice to have VMware get the OpenGL issue solved so that we can deploy ssid solution in high end workstations.

What must we do to convince VMware that this is a high priority. I know that OpenGL in a VMWare session is on their todo list. Can we have it moved to the top please.

Re: OpenGL issues with VMWorkstation

RDPetruska — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 00:14:40 GMT

OpenGL is not currently supported inside guests, only Direct3D.

OpenGL issues with VMWorkstation

viperjason — Tue, 30 Jun 2009 23:33:23 GMT

I am running Windows XP as host and as guest machine. Running 6.5.2 VMware workstation. My host system specs are below:

Dell Precision T5400

Nvidia Quadro FX 3700

When I am running the application I get an error that says basically that I cant initialize the openGL function glCompressedTexImage2DARB. Anyone have any ideas? The program can run just fine under the host, but fails under the guest machine. I'm sorry I can not say what the program is due to it being an internal program for our company.