Linux Software and Opengl

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Bubble10
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Linux Software and Opengl

Post by Bubble10 »

Hello, I've got few questions.
1. Can I render Lights and Shaddows in software mode with irrlicht?
2. Or can I use opengl without an X server in linux?

My problem is, I've got a linux v server and it can't run an x server, and I didn't want to install it. But I want to render pictures on the server.

3. Can I configure the engine so that it renders isometric?
I can only draw lines osometric but not scenenodes.

Greets Bubble
kjkrum
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Post by kjkrum »

For #2, google 'opengl framebuffer'.

Also, something you might not be aware of is that an X server runs on a client machine, and an X client runs on the server machine. It seems backwards, but the "service" an X server provides is drawing on a screen. Your Irrlicht app is an X client. Maybe you could install the necessary libraries for running X clients on the LinuxV machine (or maybe they're already there) and display it on a remote X server.
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Post by hybrid »

BurningsVideo is a software renderer which supports lighting, but no shadows.
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