I use Ubuntu on an iMac 8,1. I haven't been able to figure out how to enable 3d support for VMware Workstation 10. Ubuntu lists several Nvidia options but I so far they lock up the screen on log in.
What are some tools for me try?
Before you change your machine to try and have 3D acceleration on a guest, you could try this solution. With VMware and the machine turned off, open the .vmw file that belongs to the machine you want 3D on, probably something like:
gedit $USER/.vmware/machines/windows7.vmx
And add this new line to the end of the file:
mks.gl.allowBlacklistedDrivers = TRUE
Then, try to boot the machine with 3D enabled.
svga.vramSize = 67108864
Are there added benefits to enabling Nvidia Drivers? I can't figure out which driver to use on this machine. When I try I often get a frozen screen within a few minutes of logging into my Ubuntu.
Apr 5, 2014 at 17:15