VirtualBox 2D acceleration

[Mario Lobo]

On Wednesday 29 September 2010 19:09:03 Rusty Nejdl wrote:
>  On Wed, 29 Sep 2010 16:27:24 -0500 (CDT), "Sean C. Farley"
> 
>  <scf at FreeBSD.org> wrote:
> > On Wed, 29 Sep 2010, Rusty Nejdl wrote:
> >> On Sat, 25 Sep 2010 20:21:31 -0500 (CDT), "Sean C. Farley"
> >> 
> >> <scf at freebsd.org> wrote:
> >>> Here is a patch that adds 2D acceleration.  I am not sure if the
> >>> VirtualBox_LIBS.freebsd line is needed or not, but it does not cause
> >>> any apparent regressions.  I tested this with the Nvidia driver, and
> >>> it shows improvement within the VM.  I do not know how other drivers
> >>> will work.  EXA may be required over XAA.
> >>> If the patch does not make it through the mailing list filter, it
> >>> can also be found here:
> >>> http://people.freebsd.org/~scf/virtualbox-2daccel.patch
> >> 
> >> I've been testing this since you sent it out on 64bit FreeBSD and
> >> have seen no issues whatsoever.  Not sure about how much speed up
> >> though but no stability issues.
> > 
> > That is good to hear.
> > 
> > Sean
> 
>  Just found the enable 2d acceleration checkbox.  I only works for
>  Windows clients that you have installed the 2d acceleration drivers.
>  Using it for Diablo II has a noticeable improvement.  No mouse
>  stuttering that I have seen since then.
> 
>  Sincerely,
>  Rusty Nejdl

Hi Rusty ! Good to "hear" you.

When you 2d accel drivers, do you mean the guest additions video driver?

Thanks Sean! simple but great patch !

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