[Chimera-users] Running graphical Chimera from remote server

Sun Mar 29 15:55:27 PDT 2015

Hello again,

I still have to try VirtualGL (as suggested on a previous thread).
However, I want to share the following information:

I learned that the 60 fps I was getting on glxgears is likely due to
Ubuntu having "sync" enabled by default, which means that glxgears always
runs at about 60 fps. So let's ignore that bit of information.
http://askubuntu.com/questions/31488/how-to-test-if-my-video-card-has-3d-su
pport

My glxinfo (see below at "OpenGL renderer string") suggests that I have an
NVIDIA graphics card installed. But "lspci -vnn | grep -i VGA" suggests
that I have a simple Matrox graphics card:

<output of lspci>

01:00.1 VGA compatible controller [0300]: Matrox Electronics Systems Ltd.
MGA G200EH [102b:0533] (rev 01) (prog-if 00 [VGA controller])

<output of glxinfo>

name of display: localhost:11.0
display: localhost:11  screen: 0
direct rendering: No (If you want to find out why, try setting
LIBGL_DEBUG=verbose)
server glx vendor string: SGI
server glx version string: 1.4
server glx extensions:
    GLX_ARB_create_context, GLX_ARB_create_context_profile,
    GLX_ARB_multisample, GLX_EXT_import_context, GLX_EXT_visual_info,
    GLX_EXT_visual_rating, GLX_OML_swap_method, GLX_SGIS_multisample,
    GLX_SGIX_fbconfig
client glx vendor string: Mesa Project and SGI
client glx version string: 1.4
client glx extensions:
    GLX_ARB_create_context, GLX_ARB_create_context_profile,
    GLX_ARB_get_proc_address, GLX_ARB_multisample, GLX_EXT_import_context,
    GLX_EXT_visual_info, GLX_EXT_visual_rating, GLX_EXT_framebuffer_sRGB,
    GLX_EXT_create_context_es2_profile, GLX_MESA_copy_sub_buffer,
    GLX_MESA_multithread_makecurrent, GLX_MESA_swap_control,
    GLX_OML_swap_method, GLX_OML_sync_control, GLX_SGI_make_current_read,
    GLX_SGI_swap_control, GLX_SGI_video_sync, GLX_SGIS_multisample,
    GLX_SGIX_fbconfig, GLX_SGIX_pbuffer, GLX_SGIX_visual_select_group,
    GLX_EXT_texture_from_pixmap, GLX_INTEL_swap_event
GLX version: 1.4
GLX extensions:
    GLX_ARB_create_context, GLX_ARB_create_context_profile,
    GLX_ARB_get_proc_address, GLX_ARB_multisample, GLX_EXT_import_context,
    GLX_EXT_visual_info, GLX_EXT_visual_rating,
    GLX_MESA_multithread_makecurrent, GLX_OML_swap_method,
    GLX_SGI_make_current_read, GLX_SGIS_multisample, GLX_SGIX_fbconfig,
    GLX_SGIX_pbuffer
OpenGL vendor string: NVIDIA Corporation
OpenGL renderer string: NVIDIA GeForce 9400M OpenGL Engine
OpenGL version string: 1.4 (2.1 NVIDIA-8.16.81 310.40.00.20f04)
OpenGL extensions:
    GL_ARB_depth_texture, GL_ARB_draw_buffers, GL_ARB_fragment_program,
    GL_ARB_fragment_program_shadow, GL_ARB_imaging, GL_ARB_multisample,
    GL_ARB_multitexture, GL_ARB_occlusion_query, GL_ARB_point_parameters,
    GL_ARB_point_sprite, GL_ARB_shadow, GL_ARB_texture_border_clamp,
    GL_ARB_texture_compression, GL_ARB_texture_cube_map,
    GL_ARB_texture_env_add, GL_ARB_texture_env_combine,
    GL_ARB_texture_env_crossbar, GL_ARB_texture_env_dot3,
    GL_ARB_texture_mirrored_repeat, GL_ARB_texture_non_power_of_two,
    GL_ARB_texture_rectangle, GL_ARB_transpose_matrix,
GL_ARB_vertex_program,
    GL_ARB_window_pos, GL_EXT_abgr, GL_EXT_bgra, GL_EXT_blend_color,
    GL_EXT_blend_equation_separate, GL_EXT_blend_func_separate,
    GL_EXT_blend_minmax, GL_EXT_blend_subtract, GL_EXT_clip_volume_hint,
    GL_EXT_draw_range_elements, GL_EXT_fog_coord,
GL_EXT_framebuffer_object,
    GL_EXT_multi_draw_arrays, GL_EXT_point_parameters,
GL_EXT_rescale_normal,
    GL_EXT_secondary_color, GL_EXT_separate_specular_color,
    GL_EXT_shadow_funcs, GL_EXT_stencil_two_side, GL_EXT_stencil_wrap,
    GL_EXT_texture_compression_dxt1, GL_EXT_texture_compression_s3tc,
    GL_EXT_texture_edge_clamp, GL_EXT_texture_env_add,
    GL_EXT_texture_filter_anisotropic, GL_EXT_texture_lod_bias,
    GL_EXT_texture_mirror_clamp, GL_EXT_texture_rectangle,
    GL_APPLE_packed_pixels, GL_ATI_draw_buffers,
GL_ATI_texture_env_combine3,
    GL_ATI_texture_mirror_once, GL_ATIX_texture_env_combine3,
    GL_IBM_texture_mirrored_repeat, GL_INGR_blend_func_separate,
    GL_NV_blend_square, GL_NV_depth_clamp, GL_NV_fog_distance,
    GL_NV_fragment_program_option, GL_NV_fragment_program2,
    GL_NV_light_max_exponent, GL_NV_multisample_filter_hint,
    GL_NV_point_sprite, GL_NV_texgen_reflection, GL_NV_texture_rectangle,
    GL_NV_vertex_program2_option, GL_NV_vertex_program3,
    GL_SGIS_generate_mipmap, GL_SGIS_texture_border_clamp,
    GL_SGIS_texture_edge_clamp, GL_SGIS_texture_lod,
GL_SUN_multi_draw_arrays

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On 3/29/15 7:10 PM, "Hurt, Darrell (NIH/NIAID) [E]"
<darrellh at niaid.nih.gov> wrote:

>Hi Chimera friends,
>
>I want to run a graphics-enabled Chimera from a remote Ubuntu server. The
>Ubuntu server is quite beefy (and not virtualized), but it has a stock
>video card. When I run "glxgears", I can see the gears and get about 60
>fps (reported), but the gears don't move and aren't interactive.
>
>I found this message from the listserv a few years ago that recommends
>the use of VirtualGL:
>http://plato.cgl.ucsf.edu/pipermail/chimera-users/2012-September/007953.ht
>ml
>
>My X windowing system is Xquartz on a Mac. Is my problem related to
>software GL or to the poor graphics card?
>
>Related question: what X windowing system do you recommend on a Windows
>system? CYGWIN?
>
>Thanks,
>Darrell
>
>--
>Darrell Hurt, Ph.D.
>Acting Chief
>Bioinformatics and Computational Biosciences Branch (BCBB)
>OCICB/OSMO/OD/NIAID/NIH
>
>5601 Fishers Lane, 4A31
>North Bethesda, MD 20852
>Office: 240-669-2741
>Mobile: 301-758-3559
>Web: BCBB Home 
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>/bcbb.aspx#niaid_inlineNav_Anchor>
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