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Is it possible to get Salix to recognize openGL, hardware acceleration if it's enabled in VirtualBox? I just installed the KDE version and it won't allow openGL compositing.

running VirtualBox 3.2.10 on a Mac host.

It does not work in VirtualBox. Even though glxgears and glxheads run without problem.
It is VirtualBox related issue.
It works fine in a real installation to hard disk.
I have checked it in a Toshiba laptop with Intel chipset.

djemos, did you test this with guest additions installed?

djemos wrote:It does not work in VirtualBox. Even though glxgears and glxheads run without problem.
It is VirtualBox related issue.
It works fine in a real installation to hard disk.
I have checked it in a Toshiba laptop with Intel chipset.

I don't know about djemos, but I meant with guest additions installed. there are at least 5 major distros with use 3D effects that don't work. as a matter of fact, the only ones I know that work are Ubuntu and Kubuntu 10.10, I was just asking to make sure.

thenktor wrote:djemos, did you test this with guest additions installed?

yes

I am now running VirtualBox 4.0.4 and I still don't have desktop effects. When I try and select them it says check my X configuration but I'm not sure what I am checking for.

I noticed under the desktop effects>all effects tab there is nothing listed. even without OpenGL a number of KDE effects will work with xrender compositing if they were there of course.