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lovinglinux
Asked: 2010-11-01 11:11:26 +0800 CST

How to enable 3D in VMware Player?

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I want to test Unity in a VM using VMware Player. I have already enabled 3D acceleration in the Display options and I have VMware Tools installed. However, when I try to run Unity or when I try to enable effects in appearance menu, it doesn't activate. Jockey says there is only one video driver available, which is enabled already.

I don't want to use VirtualBox.

unity virtualization 3d effects vmware-player

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    I do not think VMware Player supports OpenGL 3D for linux as yet. Linux support may come in future versions [probably the next one]. Compiz will definitely not work.

    Only Directx windows runs on full throttle. Compiz-windows-clones[so called] work neatly.

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  2. As far as I know, even compiz-based Unity is unlikely to run in a VM (I asked about this at UDS and was told compiz doesn't run on VMs.)

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