Hi,
yes, consumer cards do have OpenGL implemented on a chip but the Nvidia
driver did not allow OpenGL 3D to work until February 2013. As of Nvidia
driver version 314.07, Nvidia added OpenGL quad buffered 3D Stereo for
GeForce cards (at least under MS Windows 7/8). However, this was never
officially announced and officially supported and only works if the
monitor is preset to run at 120 Hz and the software automatically
switches into full-screen mode. Sadly, windowed applications will not
work. Under MS Windows 10, it does not seem to work anymore.
We have a monitor with a build in emitter and that one works with the
smaller/cheaper Quadro cards without the 3-pin connector but, it is
virtually impossible nowadays to get such a monitor in order to avoid
needing to buy an expensive Nvidia card with a 3-pin connector.
To enjoy OpenGL quad buffered 3D Stereo, you will at least need a Quadro
K4000/P4000/4000 with separate 3-pin bracket (all-in-all very expensive
solution) or you will need to buy an older FX model such as the FX3700
with build-in 3-pin connector.
At the Bay in the USA, unused / brand-new FX3700s are being offered
right now for about 90-110 US$. That's the cheapest way out and 512 MB
memory is sufficient unless you are trying work with VERY big PDB files.
If so, try to get your hands on a "new, see details" Quadro 4000 and a
separate PNY 3-pin mini DIN stereo bracket (930-50764-0000-000 C for
about 20 US$) or a "new, see details" Quadro 5000with build-in emitter.
Good luck
Jeroen.
Am 28.11.17 um 10:50 schrieb Johannes Cramer:
Hi Christine,
as far as I know, it does not work at all with Geforce cards. The
Nvidia drivers do not support windowed quad buffered GL, which you
need for coot/pymol. It does not matter whether you use Windows or Linux.
But this is based on my personal experience from around Oct. 2016.
Maybe something changed quietly since then. Again, as far as I know,
you need a Quadro card.
Cheers,
Johannes
2017-11-06 21:24 GMT+01:00 Christine Gee <chr...@gmail.com
<mailto:chr...@gmail.com>>:
Hi,
I have looked in the archive for posts about this, but there
hasn't been one for about a year. Can anyone comment on whether
they have managed to get a linux flavor and GeForce cards to work
with pymol and/or coot 3D stereo? Geforce cards supposedly support
openGL, but posts from October last year on the BB suggests that
it only works in windows unless you have a monitor with a built in
emitter. I would appreciate any feedback.
Regards
Christine
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