While working within linux environments, I personnally find more enjoyable using Softimage running in a windows VM than the linux version itself.
On Mon, Jan 14, 2013 at 8:53 PM, Halim Negadi <hneg...@gmail.com> wrote: > Softimage 2011/2012 & 2013 works like a charm over here on vmware > workstation 9 running windows 7 workstation x64 sp1 under ubuntu 12.04 > amd64. > Except from a few harmless display bugs ( more often in the schematic than > in actual viewports ), it's definitely workable and has decent performance. > A very important thing is to make sure vmx processor acceleration is > enabled in the bios and in the vm configuration to have maximum display and > computing performance running your vms. > > The most succesfull and stable attempt to run softimage in VMs was in > parallels desktop though, > Very stable with almost no display bugs virtualizing windows 7 64 sp1 > using parallels desktop 7 on osx lion. > > Never got the chance to test parallels workstation extreme ( > http://www.parallels.com/products/extreme/ ) on linux because it's > slightly expensive and only supported on redhat based distos as we stick on > debian based ones over here. > > > On Mon, Jan 14, 2013 at 7:42 PM, Gene Crucean < > emailgeneonthel...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> To be fair though... getting Softimage running on Linux in general isn't >> for the faint of heart. >> >> VirtualBox is cool... it's free and all. But performance wise it's quite >> bad. VMWareFusion is quite speedy on my home machine. It's the only way I >> run windows at home anymore. >> >> >> On Mon, Jan 14, 2013 at 7:08 AM, Alan Fregtman >> <alan.fregt...@gmail.com>wrote: >> >>> I think there's been some confusion... At work I'm on Linux (CentOS 6.2) >>> and my VMWare VM is virtualizing Windows 7, where Softimage runs swimmingly. >>> >>> Was it a VM virtualizing Linux and running Softimage that was the issue >>> for you? I never tried that as we use Linux natively here. >>> >>> >>> >>> On Mon, Jan 14, 2013 at 9:58 AM, Ben Houston <b...@exocortex.com> wrote: >>> >>>> Hi Alan, >>>> >>>> No way? You mean you have a VM running Softimage on Linux? What >>>> Linux OS are you running inside of the VM? Did you do anything >>>> special to get it running? I've wasted countless hours try to get the >>>> required video card drivers to work on Linux inside of a VM. I think >>>> that cumulatively Exocortex has lost at least a couple of whole days >>>> of effort trying to get to work over the last couple years -- but >>>> maybe things got better with recent version of Softimage / VMWare? >>>> >>>> Someone should make a webpage that describes the steps for VMWare or >>>> VirtualBox as that is a huge thing, especially for us plugin >>>> developers. We've been forced to buy additional PCs or do dual boot >>>> configurations. >>>> >>>> -- >>>> Best regards, >>>> Ben Houston >>>> Voice: 613-762-4113 Skype: ben.exocortex Twitter: @exocortexcom >>>> http://Exocortex.com - Passionate CG Software Professionals. >>>> >>> >>> >> >> >> -- >> Gene Crucean - Emmy winning - Oscar nominated VFX Supervisor / iOS-OSX >> Developer / Filmmaker / Photographer >> ** *Freelance for hire* ** >> www.genecrucean.com >> >> ~~ Please use my website's contact form on www.genecrucean.com for any >> personal emails. Thanks. I may not get them at this address. ~~ >> > >
