Accelerated 3D graphics is not available

[loukingjr]

okay, I am running Fusion/Fedora 14 which is in beta still. But, I have it running in VB 3.2.10 and everything else works, shared folders, shared clipboard, full screen etc. what doesn't seem to work is the integration for 3d hardware support.

any ideas?
thanks

[stefan.becker]

What have you checked? Compiz?

[loukingjr]

What have you checked? Compiz?

yep, well I clicked "desktop effects" and get an error dialog saying I need accelerated hardware support, something like that.

I do know I have had similar issues with other distros that aren't debian based. all guest addition features work except for 3D. I've seen it in PCLinux, Fedora and some others I forget.

[stefan.becker]

Thats a problem on some distros.

Cant get it to work with opensuse, therefore in Ubuntu it works like a charm.

Check it with Ubuntu. If that work, its a fedora problem.

I remember that there are some text files under /etc for the compiz config where drivers like ati and nvidia are listed. Probably this files dont list vbox.

[loukingjr]

Thats a problem on some distros.

Cant get it to work with opensuse, therefore in Ubuntu it works like a charm.

Check it with Ubuntu. If that work, its a fedora problem.

I remember that there are some text files under /etc for the compiz config where drivers like ati and nvidia are listed. Probably this files dont list vbox.

I wonder if that means if you add "vboxvideo" or whatever they call the video driver in xorg.conf if that would work.

[stefan.becker]

Probably yes.

I tried it with suse. Effects could be enabled, but there was a white screen.

[Assaf Raman]

On Ubuntu I had the same issue, the problem is that the virtual box display driver didn't load for you, after looking hard I found the solution here.
Here is the solution that worked for me (I assume that you installed the guest addition and have an updated /etc/X11/xorg.conf like the one here):
1. Open terminal.
2. Type the following commands:

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# cd /opt/VBoxGuestAdditions-3.2.10/src/vboxguest-3.2.10/vboxvideo/
# sudo make; sudo make install

3. Restart.

This seems like a simple issue to fix, and for me it is critical (I am one of the developers of OGRE - so no 3d means I can't do anything ).
It was very hard to find the right solution for this issue, and basically it is an installer bug, so - please fix it.

[loukingjr]

On Ubuntu I had the same issue, the problem is that the virtual box display driver didn't load for you, after looking hard I found the solution here.
Here is the solution that worked for me (I assume that you installed the guest addition and have an updated /etc/X11/xorg.conf like the one here):
1. Open terminal.
2. Type the following commands:

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# cd /opt/VBoxGuestAdditions-3.2.10/src/vboxguest-3.2.10/vboxvideo/
# sudo make; sudo make install

3. Restart.

This seems like a simple issue to fix, and for me it is critical (I am one of the developers of OGRE - so no 3d means I can't do anything ).
It was very hard to find the right solution for this issue, and basically it is an installer bug, so - please fix it.

well, I reconfigured xorg.conf, tried to follow what was suggested and get this...

[root@localhost louis]# make; make install
make: *** No targets specified and no makefile found. Stop.
make: *** No rule to make target `install'. Stop.

I looked in the directory specified and is no "install" file and only a file called "Makefile" with a capital M, and apparently this solution doesn't work with PCLinux

[Sasquatch]

well, I reconfigured xorg.conf, tried to follow what was suggested and get this...

[root@localhost louis]# make; make install
make: *** No targets specified and no makefile found. Stop.
make: *** No rule to make target `install'. Stop.

I looked in the directory specified and is no "install" file and only a file called "Makefile" with a capital M, and apparently this solution doesn't work with PCLinux

You have to execute 'make' from the directory with the makefile. If you are in /etc and the makefile is in /opt/vboxguestadditions/3.2.10, then don't expect it to work, no matter what distro you're running.

[loukingjr]

well, I reconfigured xorg.conf, tried to follow what was suggested and get this...

[root@localhost louis]# make; make install
make: *** No targets specified and no makefile found. Stop.
make: *** No rule to make target `install'. Stop.

I looked in the directory specified and is no "install" file and only a file called "Makefile" with a capital M, and apparently this solution doesn't work with PCLinux

You have to execute 'make' from the directory with the makefile. If you are in /etc and the makefile is in /opt/vboxguestadditions/3.2.10, then don't expect it to work, no matter what distro you're running.

yes, I figured that out after I had already posted. Turned out though, I needed to add myself to the sudoers file but even after switching to root, running "visudo", which did open the file, it wouldn't let me edit it. which made me decide to start from scratch and download a new .iso and install that, which led to my other post. seems since 3.2.10 I can no longer get a working pclinuxos going.

[Philbo]

I can't activate 3D graphics in Ubuntu 10.10, tried all the above tricks but to no avail.

I have a clean install of Linux Mint 10 RC1 and it has the 3D enabled by default (so it's not the Host Video card! and doesn't seem be the video driver ) must be ubuntu 10.10 (guest).

Any idea's ???

[Perryg]

I can't activate 3D graphics in Ubuntu 10.10, tried all the above tricks but to no avail.
I have a clean install of Linux Mint 10 RC1 and it has the 3D enabled by default (so it's not the Host Video card! and doesn't seem be the video driver ) must be ubuntu 10.10 (guest).
Any idea's ???

Is the Ubuntu 10.10 a new install or one that started out as alpha, bata, or RC and upgraded to the final?
Did you (as other) install the OSE version of the guest additions in the guest to make it work while waiting for the release of VirtualBox 3.2.10?