3D acceleration provided by virtualbox-guest-dkms on Ubuntu 14.04 is not working

Bug #1388354 reported by V字龍(Vdragon)
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This bug affects 2 people
Affects Status Importance Assigned to Milestone
virtualbox (Ubuntu)
Confirmed
Undecided
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Bug Description

As title, guest os falls back to use llvmpipe software rasterizer instead, other guest addition's functionality is still working.

`````
$ /usr/lib/nux/unity_support_test -p
OpenGL vendor string: VMware, Inc.
OpenGL renderer string: Gallium 0.4 on llvmpipe (LLVM 3.5, 128 bits)
OpenGL version string: 3.0 Mesa 10.4.0-devel (git-4ded2ef 2014-10-30 trusty-oibaf-ppa)

Not software rendered: no
Not blacklisted: yes
GLX fbconfig: yes
GLX texture from pixmap: yes
GL npot or rect textures: yes
GL vertex program: yes
GL fragment program: yes
GL vertex buffer object: yes
GL framebuffer object: yes
GL version is 1.4+: yes

Unity 3D supported: no
`````

## Workaround (WARNING: may trigger other issues)
Install upstream provided 4.3.18+ guest additions instead
1. remove virtualbox-guest-* packages
2. Install upstream provided 4.3.18+ VirtualBox guest additions
`````
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

Not software rendered: yes
Not blacklisted: yes
GLX fbconfig: yes
GLX texture from pixmap: yes
GL npot or rect textures: yes
GL vertex program: yes
GL fragment program: yes
GL vertex buffer object: yes
GL framebuffer object: yes
GL version is 1.4+: yes

Unity 3D supported: yes
`````

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 14.04
Package: virtualbox-guest-dkms (not installed)
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.16.0-22.29-lowlatency 3.16.4
Uname: Linux 3.16.0-22-lowlatency i686
NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia
ApportVersion: 2.14.1-0ubuntu3.5
Architecture: i386
CurrentDesktop: KDE
Date: Sat Nov 1 19:19:38 2014
InstallationDate: Installed on 2013-03-08 (602 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 12.10 "Quantal Quetzal" - Release i386 (20121017.2)
SourcePackage: virtualbox
UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to trusty on 2014-04-19 (196 days ago)

Revision history for this message
V字龍(Vdragon) (vdragon) wrote :
summary: - Ubuntu 14.04 guest's 3D acceleration not working with upstream 4.3.18
+ 3D acceleration provided by Ubuntu 14.04 guest's Virtualbox Guest
+ Additions are not working with upstream 4.3.18
description: updated
summary: - 3D acceleration provided by Ubuntu 14.04 guest's Virtualbox Guest
- Additions are not working with upstream 4.3.18
+ 3D acceleration provided by virtualbox-guest-dkms are not working
description: updated
summary: - 3D acceleration provided by virtualbox-guest-dkms are not working
+ 3D acceleration provided by virtualbox-guest-dkms on Ubuntu 14.04 are
+ not working
summary: - 3D acceleration provided by virtualbox-guest-dkms on Ubuntu 14.04 are
- not working
+ 3D acceleration provided by virtualbox-guest-dkms on Ubuntu 14.04 is not
+ working
Revision history for this message
Launchpad Janitor (janitor) wrote :

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

Changed in virtualbox (Ubuntu):
status: New → Confirmed
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