Software rendering mode even though 3D acc. is enabled
Posted: 9. Jul 2016, 13:02
I've installed Virtualbox 5.0.24 today on a Windows 7 OS.
As a VM OS I installed Linux MINT 18 32bit.
I've also enabled 3D acceleration in the host settings but unfortunately, when running MINT, I get the error
"Running in software rendering mode, Cinnamon is currently running without video hardware acceleration and, as a result, you may observe much higher than normal CPU usage. There could be a problem.. etc."
I have been looking around in the forums and it seems that most people who encountered this error got rid of it by setting the check mark at 3D acceleration. Unfortunately, in my case, this didn't solve the issue. I've also been following the instructions I have found here (I cannot post URLs as I have to be a member for 1 day), but this didn't solve my problem either.
I should mention that I use 128 MB of graphics memory (the max possible) and I am using two monitors.
I apologize in advance if this problem was solved elsewhere, but I couldn't find it.
If you need me to send some logs just let me know how and which ones (a bit of a linux noob here...
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As a VM OS I installed Linux MINT 18 32bit.
I've also enabled 3D acceleration in the host settings but unfortunately, when running MINT, I get the error
"Running in software rendering mode, Cinnamon is currently running without video hardware acceleration and, as a result, you may observe much higher than normal CPU usage. There could be a problem.. etc."
I have been looking around in the forums and it seems that most people who encountered this error got rid of it by setting the check mark at 3D acceleration. Unfortunately, in my case, this didn't solve the issue. I've also been following the instructions I have found here (I cannot post URLs as I have to be a member for 1 day), but this didn't solve my problem either.
I should mention that I use 128 MB of graphics memory (the max possible) and I am using two monitors.
I apologize in advance if this problem was solved elsewhere, but I couldn't find it.
If you need me to send some logs just let me know how and which ones (a bit of a linux noob here...