Re: getting ovito from linux amchine via X11
Re: getting ovito from linux amchine via X11
- Subject: Re: getting ovito from linux amchine via X11
- From: Peter Klaver <email@hidden>
- Date: Fri, 19 Jun 2015 17:39:12 +0200
Hi Brandon,
It does work between at least one combination of linux machines, the cluster headnode and another linux box, the latter running centOS 7. So it's not entirely out of the realm of possibility…..
greets,
Peter
> On Fri, Jun 19, 2015 at 11:19 AM, Peter Klaver <email@hidden> wrote:
> "I’m not an X11 expert at all, so I’m not sure if I can give you any definite answers. But my current understanding is this: OVITO uses advanced OpenGL calls (offscreen buffers, shader programs etc.), which require direct rendering mode (forwarding function calls via network to a remote graphics card is not supported)."
>
> I would first check to see if it works between two Linux machines... because the above says to me that no amount of tweaking OpenGL settings is going to enable it to talk to a remote OpenGL, regardless of platform or implementation, and your only hope is that he is incorrect.
>
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> brandon s allbery kf8nh sine nomine associates
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