3d is not proper working inside a virtualbox guest

[Mirco T]

[Impact]

As many users use virtual machines to experiment with Ubuntu systems, it is crucial that for an LTS 3D acceleration is working properly in popular virtualization software.

[Test Case]

In an Ubuntu trusty virtual machine install latest virtualbox-guest-* packages. On this system run glxinfo and make sure that 3D acceleration is properly handled.

[Other Info]

Good evening
I notice a problem inside a guest virtualbox kubuntu 14.04.1 64bit edition; 3d does not work properly

glxinfo |head
libGL error: failed to authenticate magic 1
libGL error: failed to load driver: vboxvideo
name of display: :0
display: :0 screen: 0
direct rendering: Yes
server glx vendor string: SGI
server glx version string: 1.4
server glx extensions:
    GLX_ARB_multisample, GLX_EXT_import_context, GLX_EXT_texture_from_pixmap,
    GLX_EXT_visual_info, GLX_EXT_visual_rating, GLX_MESA_copy_sub_buffer,
    GLX_OML_swap_method, GLX_SGIS_multisample, GLX_SGIX_fbconfig,
    GLX_SGIX_pbuffer, GLX_SGI_make_current_read

virtualbox-guest-x11 and virtualbox-guest-dkms are already at latest version

please note that the old ubuntu 12.04.04 works pefectly
name of display: :0
display: :0 screen: 0
direct rendering: Yes
server glx vendor string: Chromium
server glx version string: 1.3 Chromium
server glx extensions:
    GLX_ARB_multisample, GLX_EXT_texture_from_pixmap, GLX_SGIX_fbconfig,
    GLX_ARB_get_proc_address
client glx vendor string: Chromium
client glx version string: 1.3 Chromium

as far as I know thi is a problem of the guest addition as you can read from the Vbox forum
https://www.virtualbox.org/ticket/12941

can you update the guest addition package?

[Launchpad Janitor (janitor)]

Status changed to 'Confirmed' because the bug affects multiple users.

[Vlad Orlov (monsta)]

We need a backport of the fix from 4.3.14 to Trusty's 4.3.10.

[Vlad Orlov (monsta)]

Still not fixed in Trusty.

[Gianfranco Costamagna (costamagnagianfranco)]

Hi Monsta, do you have a reference for the "fix" you are talking about?

Can you please try this patch?
http://anonscm.debian.org/cgit/pkg-virtualbox/virtualbox.git/commit/src/VBox/Additions/x11?id=3eb8d91ea4b084bee126b91d0e3ac792a8bc8a8a

it might be the fix for this bug, altough I'm not sure because I didn't test it (just looked at the diff)

[Vlad Orlov (monsta)]

That's not a patch, that's a part of a huge import of the new upstream version, limited to one subdir. If I was a maintainer, I wouldn't apply that to 4.3.10 as is. Instead I'd try to search for the upstream commit with the fix and then cherry-pick it.

[Gianfranco Costamagna (costamagnagianfranco)]

You aren't the maintainer, I am :-)

but indeed you are right, I wont ever apply such a patch. I'm asking you if the patch solves the issue, if it works I can then look at the 45000 upstream commits to find the correct one :-)

I just would like to save some time, because this probem can easily be solved already with a backport request

[Vlad Orlov (monsta)]

Well, here's the comment in the upstream bug report where the developer says it's fixed:
https://www.virtualbox.org/ticket/12941#comment:36

As he said,
> the commit message will be: "Additions/x11/vboxvideo: properly report the file descriptor for the kernel driver to allow authentication to work."

So, looking at the github mirror (which is much more convenient than the upstream repo interface), I found that commit quite quickly:
https://github.com/mdaniel/virtualbox-org-svn-vbox-trunk/commit/091213fd0b5e319918172d1f486cdf2bfffb75ff

I can't test it at the moment, but I'll get back to it later and check if it's applicable to 4.3.10 source (because the commit is from 4.3.13).

[Gianfranco Costamagna (costamagnagianfranco)]

the lack of a decent git mirror/interface is the main reason for my lack of fixes :)

I usually look at the diff between git import origs, but importing in the debian git repository makes git loose the single commit description :)

I'll fix it tomorrow and push on my ppa.

thanks!

[Vlad Orlov (monsta)]

The mentioned github mirror should make things more convenient for you :)

[Gianfranco Costamagna (costamagnagianfranco)]

Hi Monsta, can you please test virtualbox from costamagnagianfranco/locutusofborg-ppa?

should be working with the minimalist patch I could figure out :)

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[Vlad Orlov (monsta)]

Ok, I've installed virtualbox-guest-x11, virtualbox-guest-dkms and virtualbox-guest-utils version 4.3.10-dfsg-1ubuntu5 from your PPA.
Looks good. Cinnamon now has 3D acceleration that was missing with guest additions 4.3.10-dfsg-1ubuntu2.

First I tested it with mesa 10.1.3-0ubuntu0.1, then updated mesa packages to 10.1.3-0ubuntu0.3. All good.

[Łukasz Zemczak (sil2100)]

Package looks good to me, uploading it in a moment. I would personally prefer the patch naming to be consistent with the other patches (i.e. include a number at the front), but since it's a Debian virtualbox uploader preparing this patch I'm pretty sure LoctusOfBorg know's what's better suiting.

[Brian Murray (brian-murray)]

Hello Mirco, or anyone else affected,

Accepted virtualbox into trusty-proposed. The package will build now and be available at https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/virtualbox/4.3.10-dfsg-1ubuntu3 in a few hours, and then in the -proposed repository.

Please help us by testing this new package. See https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Testing/EnableProposed for documentation how to enable and use -proposed. Your feedback will aid us getting this update out to other Ubuntu users.

If this package fixes the bug for you, please add a comment to this bug, mentioning the version of the package you tested, and change the tag from verification-needed to verification-done. If it does not fix the bug for you, please add a comment stating that, and change the tag to verification-failed. In either case, details of your testing will help us make a better decision.

Further information regarding the verification process can be found at https://wiki.ubuntu.com/QATeam/PerformingSRUVerification . Thank you in advance!

[Gianfranco Costamagna (costamagnagianfranco)]

Hi Mirco and Monsta, can you please try the proposed package?

thanks

[Vlad Orlov (monsta)]

I confirm that the proposed virtualbox-guest-* packages version 4.3.10-dfsg-1ubuntu3 work fine and fix the software rendering issue in Cinnamon. After the upgrade of these packages from 4.3.10-dfsg-1ubuntu2 to 4.3.10-dfsg-1ubuntu3, Cinnamon started to use the 3D rendering properly.

[Launchpad Janitor (janitor)]

This bug was fixed in the package virtualbox - 4.3.10-dfsg-1ubuntu3

---------------
virtualbox (4.3.10-dfsg-1ubuntu3) trusty; urgency=medium

  * Cherry-pick upstream commit to fix a 3d graphic acceleration issue.
    fix-3d-not-working.patch
    (LP: #1351376) thanks to Monsta for providing the patch.
 -- Gianfranco Costamagna <email address hidden> Sun, 08 Feb 2015 14:41:25 +0100

[Brian Murray (brian-murray)]

The verification of the Stable Release Update for virtualbox has completed successfully and the package has now been released to -updates. Subsequently, the Ubuntu Stable Release Updates Team is being unsubscribed and will not receive messages about this bug report. In the event that you encounter a regression using the package from -updates please report a new bug using ubuntu-bug and tag the bug report regression-update so we can easily find any regressions.

[Vlad Orlov (monsta)]

Thanks :)

[Mirco T (mirco-torelli)]

the glxinfo reports the following error
libGL error: pci id for fd 4: 80ee:beef, driver (null)
OpenGL Warning: glFlushVertexArrayRangeNV not found in mesa table
OpenGL Warning: glVertexArrayRangeNV not found in mesa table
OpenGL Warning: glCombinerInputNV not found in mesa table
OpenGL Warning: glCombinerOutputNV not found in mesa table
OpenGL Warning: glCombinerParameterfNV not found in mesa table
OpenGL Warning: glCombinerParameterfvNV not found in mesa table
OpenGL Warning: glCombinerParameteriNV not found in mesa table
OpenGL Warning: glCombinerParameterivNV not found in mesa table
OpenGL Warning: glFinalCombinerInputNV not found in mesa table
OpenGL Warning: glGetCombinerInputParameterfvNV not found in mesa table
OpenGL Warning: glGetCombinerInputParameterivNV not found in mesa table
OpenGL Warning: glGetCombinerOutputParameterfvNV not found in mesa table
OpenGL Warning: glGetCombinerOutputParameterivNV not found in mesa table
OpenGL Warning: glGetFinalCombinerInputParameterfvNV not found in mesa table
OpenGL Warning: glGetFinalCombinerInputParameterivNV not found in mesa table
OpenGL Warning: glDeleteFencesNV not found in mesa table
OpenGL Warning: glFinishFenceNV not found in mesa table
OpenGL Warning: glGenFencesNV not found in mesa table
OpenGL Warning: glGetFenceivNV not found in mesa table
OpenGL Warning: glIsFenceNV not found in mesa table
OpenGL Warning: glSetFenceNV not found in mesa table
OpenGL Warning: glTestFenceNV not found in mesa table
libGL error: core dri or dri2 extension not found
libGL error: failed to load driver: vboxvideo

[Gianfranco Costamagna (costamagnagianfranco)]

Hi Mirco,
please follow this guide
https://forums.virtualbox.org/viewtopic.php?f=3&t=61299

[Mirco T (mirco-torelli)]

on the guest
dpkg -l virtualbox-guest-dkms
Desired=Unknown/Install/Remove/Purge/Hold
| Status=Not/Inst/Conf-files/Unpacked/halF-conf/Half-inst/trig-aWait/Trig-pend
|/ Err?=(none)/Reinst-required (Status,Err: uppercase=bad)
||/ Name Version Architecture Description
+++-==============================-====================-====================-=================================================================
ii virtualbox-guest-dkms 4.3.10-dfsg-1ubuntu3 all x86 virtualization solution - guest addition module source for dk

glxinfo | grep OpenGL
libGL error: pci id for fd 4: 80ee:beef, driver (null)
OpenGL Warning: glFlushVertexArrayRangeNV not found in mesa table
OpenGL Warning: glVertexArrayRangeNV not found in mesa table
OpenGL Warning: glCombinerInputNV not found in mesa table
OpenGL Warning: glCombinerOutputNV not found in mesa table
OpenGL Warning: glCombinerParameterfNV not found in mesa table
OpenGL Warning: glCombinerParameterfvNV not found in mesa table
OpenGL Warning: glCombinerParameteriNV not found in mesa table
OpenGL Warning: glCombinerParameterivNV not found in mesa table
OpenGL Warning: glFinalCombinerInputNV not found in mesa table
OpenGL Warning: glGetCombinerInputParameterfvNV not found in mesa table
OpenGL Warning: glGetCombinerInputParameterivNV not found in mesa table
OpenGL Warning: glGetCombinerOutputParameterfvNV not found in mesa table
OpenGL Warning: glGetCombinerOutputParameterivNV not found in mesa table
OpenGL Warning: glGetFinalCombinerInputParameterfvNV not found in mesa table
OpenGL Warning: glGetFinalCombinerInputParameterivNV not found in mesa table
OpenGL Warning: glDeleteFencesNV not found in mesa table
OpenGL Warning: glFinishFenceNV not found in mesa table
OpenGL Warning: glGenFencesNV not found in mesa table
OpenGL Warning: glGetFenceivNV not found in mesa table
OpenGL Warning: glIsFenceNV not found in mesa table
OpenGL Warning: glSetFenceNV not found in mesa table
OpenGL Warning: glTestFenceNV not found in mesa table
libGL error: core dri or dri2 extension not found
libGL error: failed to load driver: vboxvideo
OpenGL vendor string: Humper
OpenGL renderer string: Chromium
OpenGL version string: 2.1 Chromium 1.9
OpenGL shading language version string: 4.30
OpenGL extensions:

and i have some blak area on the screen, it seem a refresh problem.

On the host
dpkg -l |grep -i virtualbox
ii virtualbox 4.3.10-dfsg-1ubuntu3 amd64 x86 virtualization solution - base binaries
ii virtualbox-dkms 4.3.10-dfsg-1ubuntu3 all x86 virtualization solution - kernel module sources for dkms
ii virtualbox-qt 4.3.10-dfsg-1ubuntu3 amd64 x86 virtualization solution - Qt based user interface

 glxinfo | grep OpenGL
OpenGL vendor string: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc.
OpenGL renderer string: AMD Mobility Radeon HD 5000 Series
OpenGL core profile version string: 4.3.12798 Core Profile Context 13.35.1005
OpenGL core profile shading language version string: 4.30
OpenGL core profile context flags: (none)
OpenGL core pr...

[Gianfranco Costamagna (costamagnagianfranco)]

sorry wrong link, some users did successfully load 3d here
http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=2209197

[Vlad Orlov (monsta)]

Hi Mirco,

Here's a note from the developers in the upstream bug report:

Please stop reporting that you see the line "libGL error: failed to load driver: vboxvideo" in the output of glxinfo and/or unity_support_test. This is normal (an artifact of the unusual approach which VirtualBox uses to implement the 3D support).

As long as the command shows "OpenGL renderer string: Chromium" everything is perfect, and will result in working 3D acceleration.