This page describes how to build, install and use theVMware guest GL driver (aka the SVGA orSVGA3D driver) for Linux using the latest source code. This driver givesa Linux virtual machine access to the host’s GPU forhardware-accelerated 3D. VMware Workstation running on Linux or Windowsand VMware Fusion running on MacOS are all supported.
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With the August 2015 Workstation 12 / Fusion 8 releases, OpenGL 3.3 issupported in the guest. This requires:
The VM is configured for virtual hardware version 12.
The host OS, GPU and graphics driver supports DX11 (Windows) orOpenGL 4.0 (Linux, Mac)
On Linux, the vmwgfx kernel module must be version 2.9.0 or later.
A recent version of Mesa with the updated svga Gallium driver.
Otherwise, OpenGL 2.1 is supported.
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Multisample antialiasing (2x, 4x)
GL_ARB/AMD_draw_buffers_blend
GL_ARB_sample_shading
GL_ARB_texture_cube_map_array
GL_ARB_texture_gather
GL_ARB_texture_query_lod
GL_EXT/OES_draw_buffers_indexed
This requires version 2.15.0 or later of the vmwgfx kernel module andthe VM must be configured for hardware version 16 or later.
OpenGL 3.3 support can be disabled by setting the environment variableSVGA_VGPU10=0. You will then have OpenGL 2.1 support. This may be usefulto work around application bugs (such as incorrect use of the OpenGL 3.xcore profile).
Most modern Linux distros include the SVGA3D driver so end usersshouldn’t be concerned with this information. But if your distro lacksthe driver or you want to update to the latest code these instructionsexplain what to do.
For more information about the X components see these wiki pages atx.org:
Components¶
The components involved in this include:
Linux kernel module: vmwgfx
X server 2D driver: xf86-video-vmware
User-space libdrm library
Mesa/Gallium OpenGL driver: “svga”
All of these components reside in the guest Linux virtual machine. Onthe host, all you’re doing is running VMwareWorkstation orFusion.
Prerequisites¶
Kernel version at least 2.6.25
Xserver version at least 1.7
Ubuntu: For Ubuntu you need to install a number of builddependencies.
Fedora: For Fedora you also need to install a number of builddependencies.
Depending on your Linux distro, other packages may be needed. Mesonshould tell you what’s missing.
Getting the Latest Source Code¶
Begin by saving your current directory location:
Mesa/Gallium master branch. This code is used to build libGL, and thedirect rendering svga driver for libGL, vmwgfx_dri.so, and the Xacceleration library libxatracker.so.x.x.x.
VMware Linux guest kernel module. Note that this repo contains thecomplete DRM and TTM code. The vmware-specific driver is really onlythe files prefixed with vmwgfx. Acoustica mp3 mixer code.
libdrm, a user-space library that interfaces with DRM. Most distrosship with this but it’s safest to install a newer version. To get thelatest code from Git:
xf86-video-vmware. The chainloading driver, vmware_drv.so, the legacydriver vmwlegacy_drv.so, and the vmwgfx driver vmwgfx_drv.so.
Building the Code¶
Determine where the GL-related libraries reside on your system andset the LIBDIR environment variable accordingly.
For 32-bit Ubuntu systems:
For 64-bit Ubuntu systems:
For 32-bit Fedora systems:
For 64-bit Fedora systems:
Build libdrm:
Build Mesa and the vmwgfx_dri.so driver, the vmwgfx_drv.so xorgdriver, the X acceleration library libxatracker. The vmwgfx_dri.so isused by the OpenGL libraries during direct rendering, and by the Xorgserver during accelerated indirect GL rendering. The libxatrackerlibrary is used exclusively by the X server to do render, copy andvideo acceleration:
The following configure options doesn’t build the EGL system.
Note that you may have to install other packages that Mesa dependsupon if they’re not installed in your system. You should be toldwhat’s missing.
xf86-video-vmware: Now, once libxatracker is installed, we proceedwith building and replacing the current Xorg driver. First check ifyour system is 32- or 64-bit.
vmwgfx kernel module. First make sure that any old version of thiskernel module is removed from the system by issuing
Build and install:
If you’re using a Ubuntu OS:
If you’re using a Fedora OS:
Add ‘vmwgfx’ to the /etc/modules file:
Note
some distros put DRM kernel drivers in different directories.For example, sometimes vmwgfx.ko might be found in
/lib/modules/{version}/extra/vmwgfx.koor in/lib/modules/{version}/kernel/drivers/gpu/drm/vmwgfx/vmwgfx.ko.After installing vmwgfx.ko you might want to run the followingcommand to check that the new kernel module is in the expected place: Download ares software free for mac.
If you see the kernel module listed in more than one place, you mayneed to move things around.
Finally, if you update your kernel you’ll probably have to rebuildand reinstall the vmwgfx.ko module again.
Now try to load the kernel module by issuing
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Then type
to watch the debug output. It should contain a number of lines prefixedwith “[vmwgfx]”.
Then restart the Xserver (or reboot). The lines starting with“vmwlegacy” or “VMWARE” in the file /var/log/Xorg.0.log should now havebeen replaced with lines starting with “vmwgfx”, indicating that the newXorg driver is in use.
Running OpenGL Programs¶
In a shell, run ‘glxinfo’ and look for the following to verify that thedriver is working:
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If you don’t see this, try setting this environment variable:
then rerun glxinfo and examine the output for error messages.
If OpenGL 3.3 is not working (you only get OpenGL 2.1):
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Make sure the VM uses hardware version 12.
Make sure the vmwgfx kernel module is version 2.9.0 or later.
Check the vmware.log file for errors.
Run ‘dmesg | grep vmwgfx’ and look for “DX: yes”.