Re: [PlayerStage-Gazebo] Problems with SGIX render method

[Mr A. F. <pla...@st...>]

On Tuesday 29 March 2005 21:12, Luis Manso wrote:
> Hello
>
> When trying to run gazebo with SGIX render method i get:
> robodual@robodual:~$ gazebo simplesolids.world
> *** Gazebo 0.5.1 ***
> using display [:0.0]
> error   : camera initialization failed: no rendering context
> Initialization failed
> robodual@robodual:~$
> I added <renderMethod>SGIX</renderMethod> to the usercam.
>
[snip]
> The 3d acceleration is working right in other apps.
> robodual@robodual:~$ glxgears
> 4285 frames in 5.0 seconds = 857.000 FPS
> 4569 frames in 5.0 seconds = 913.800 FPS
> robodual@robodual:~$

glxgears doesn't use SGIX, so it is not a good test. There are some pbuffer 
test programs you can get from 
http://cvs.freedesktop.org/mesa/Mesa/progs/xdemos/.
Grab the four pb* files, throw them in a directory together with the Makefile 
attached, and test your pbuffer support.

> We could write a gazebo-opengl how-to covering all the problems people
> use to have.

I'm working on it; stay tuned :)

>
> Any ideas? It's a bug?

I guess you're using an nVidia-based card. You may find this thread helpful:
http://sourceforge.net/mailarchive/message.php?msg_id=10662655
in particular, the tip suggested here:
http://sourceforge.net/mailarchive/message.php?msg_id=10673621

Hope this helps...


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