3D accelerated WebGL in Linux Guest

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peedeeX21
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3D accelerated WebGL in Linux Guest

Post by peedeeX21 »

Hi people out there,

I am currently working on a performance-measurement topic. To get reliable figures I want to perform my HTML-application in Google Chrome / Chromium on a linux system running in virtual box. Currently I am testing with various Ubuntu distributions. I installed vbox extensions, guest additions and start Chrome with the flags "--ignore-gpu-blacklist --enable-webgl". Software-rendering works just fine. Unfortunately I don't get WebGL with 3D acceleration working.

So my question is, is there anyone who got 3D accelerated WebGL in a Linux guest working?

I don't mind either the Linux host, nor guest distribution.

Thanks in advance
CBSA
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Re: 3D accelerated WebGL in Linux Guest

Post by CBSA »

I strongly support this question. I also need to get WebGL working in an Ubuntu 16.4 LTS guest system.
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Re: 3D accelerated WebGL in Linux Guest

Post by socratis »

The only solution at the moment is to install Ubuntu 16.4 LTS as your host.
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