I have confirmed that FreeBSD VirtualBox uses 3D acceleration
feature. Working very well :)
test environment:
host:
FreeBSD 9.0-CURRENT amd64 Thu Sep 30 10:30:06 JST 2010
VirtualBox 3.2.10
guest:
Ubuntu 10.10 amd64
glears score:
pre: around 470 FPS
post: around 2250 FPS
notice:
you need do following operation after guest addition
installation and reboot:
# cd /opt/VBoxGuestAdditions-3.2.10/src/vboxguest-3.2.10/vboxvideo/
# sudo make
# sudo make install
Windows XP SP3
Google Earth:
pre: OpenGL mode only (Software emulation)
post: Direct3D mode (H/W acceleration enabled) and
rendering very well
notice:
You need install guest addition on Safe mode.
details:
http://journal.mycom.co.jp/articles/2010/10/22/virtualbox-3d-acceleration/index.html
(japanese only, perhaps google translation helpfull for most of you)
On Sun, 3 Oct 2010 13:12:30 +0900
Daichi GOTO wrote:
> > > I did test to check 2D acceleration effect with this patch, and 2D
> > > benchmarks shows about the same index. No effect appears. I want to
> > > know that this 2D acceleration feature works for what and thats effect
> > > actually. Someone has any ideas?
> >
> > Did you install the guest additions experimental drivers to support 3D?
>
> Yeah. I have tried to install guest addition twice to test with 3D support
> and without 3D support. And both cases are the same result. No effect appears.
>
> And FreeBSD VirtualBox looks like not to support 3D feature yet.
>
> > What graphics hardware do you use? I have an Nvidia 8800 GTS. I do not
>
> % dmesg | grep -i nvidia
> nvidia0: on vgapci0
> %
>
> > know how well this option works for other hardware. Also, what type of
> > acceleration are you using for your X driver (check
>
> % cat /var/log/Xorg.0.log | grep -i nvidia
> (--) PCI:*(0:1:0:0) 10de:0393:: nVidia Corporation G73 [GeForce 7300
> GT] rev 161, Mem @ 0xfa00/16777216, 0xe000/268435456,
> 0xfb00/16777216, I/O @ 0xef00/128, BIOS @ 0x/65536
> (II) Module glx: vendor="NVIDIA Corporation"
> (II) NVIDIA GLX Module 195.36.15 Fri Mar 12 08:46:30 posix/SystemV/PST 2010
> (II) LoadModule: "nvidia"
> (II) Loading /usr/local/lib/xorg/modules/drivers/nvidia_drv.so
> (II) Module nvidia: vendor="NVIDIA Corporation"
> (II) NVIDIA dlloader X Driver 195.36.15 Fri Mar 12 08:49:20
> posix/SystemV/PST 2010
> (II) NVIDIA Unified Driver for all Supported NVIDIA GPUs
> (**) NVIDIA(0): Depth 24, (--) framebuffer bpp 32
> (==) NVIDIA(0): RGB weight 888
> (==) NVIDIA(0): Default visual is TrueColor
> (==) NVIDIA(0): Using gamma correction (1.0, 1.0, 1.0)
> (**) Oct 02 13:24:54 NVIDIA(0): Enabling RENDER acceleration
> (II) Oct 02 13:24:54 NVIDIA(0): Support for GLX with the Damage and Composite
> X extensions is
> (II) Oct 02 13:24:54 NVIDIA(0): enabled.
> (II) Oct 02 13:24:55 NVIDIA(0): NVIDIA GPU GeForce 7300 GT (G73) at PCI:1:0:0
> (GPU-0)
> (--) Oct 02 13:24:55 NVIDIA(0): Memory: 262144 kBytes
> (--) Oct 02 13:24:55 NVIDIA(0): VideoBIOS: 05.73.22.51.00
> (II) Oct 02 13:24:55 NVIDIA(0): Detected PCI Express Link width: 16X
> (--) Oct 02 13:24:55 NVIDIA(0): Interlaced video modes are supported on this
> GPU
> (--) Oct 02 13:24:55 NVIDIA(0): Connected display device(s) on GeForce 7300
> GT at PCI:1:0:0:
> (--) Oct 02 13:24:55 NVIDIA(0): BenQ G2420HD (DFP-0)
> (--) Oct 02 13:24:55 NVIDIA(0): BenQ G2420HD (DFP-0): 330.0 MHz maximum pixel
> clock
> (--) Oct 02 13:24:55 NVIDIA(0): BenQ G2420HD (DFP-0): Internal Dual Link TMDS
> (II) Oct 02 13:24:55 NVIDIA(0): Assigned Display Device: DFP-0
> (II) Oct 02 13:24:55 NVIDIA(0): Validated modes:
> (II) Oct 02 13:24:55 NVIDIA(0): "1920x1080"
> (II) Oct 02 13:24:55 NVIDIA(0): Virtual screen size determined to be 1920 x
> 1080
> (--) Oct 02 13:24:55 NVIDIA(0): DPI set to (92, 91); computed from
> "UseEdidDpi" X config
> (--) Oct 02 13:24:55 NVIDIA(0): option
> (==) Oct 02 13:24:55 NVIDIA(0): Enabling 32-bit ARGB GLX visuals.
> (II) Oct 02 13:24:55 NVIDIA(0): Initialized GPU GART.
> (II) Oct 02 13:24:55 NVIDIA(0): Setting mode "1920x1080"
> (II) Oct 02 13:24:56 NVIDIA(0): Initialized OpenGL Acceleration
> (==) NVIDIA(0): Disabling shared memory pixmaps
> (II) Oct 02 13:24:56 NVIDIA(0): Initialized X Rendering Acceleration
> (==) NVIDIA(0): Backing store disabled
> (==) NVIDIA(0): Silken mouse enabled
> (**) NVIDIA(0): DPMS enabled
> %
>
> > /var/log/Xorg.0.log). EXA may be required over XAA. At least, some
> > type of acceleration is needed.
>
> How did you setup your xorg.conf? or nvidia-settings??
>
> I don't know how to setup to use EXA instead of XAA.
> The 'Option "AccelMethod" "EXA"' are affected for intel and radeon driver,
> not for nvidia.
>
> > I am new to this option, so that is all I can surmise.
> >
> > Sean
> > --
> > s...@freebsd.org
>
> --
> Daichi GOTO
> 81-42-316-7945
