SGI® OpenGL Multipipe™ User's Guide
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SGI
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OpenGL Multipipe
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User's Guide
Document Number: 007-4318-017
Front Matter
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Table of Contents
New Features in This Release
About This Guide
Related Publications
Obtaining Publications
Conventions
Reader Comments
1.
OpenGL Multipipe Overview
What OpenGL Multipipe Provides
Architecture of OpenGL Multipipe
Components of OpenGL Multipipe
Supported Platforms
2.
Installing OpenGL Multipipe
Installing on IRIX
Installing on 64-Bit Linux
3.
Using OpenGL Multipipe
Setting up the OpenGL Multipipe Environment
Running Applications with OpenGL Multipipe
Using SGI Scalable Graphics Hardware with OpenGL Multipipe
Managing Windows for Aware Applications
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Optimizing Performance
Viewport Clipping
Geometry Culling
Small Object Culling
Display List Partitioning
Master Rendering Modes
Frame Latency Control
Buffer Swap Synchronization
5.
Limitations
Performance Enhancement
X Extensions
The Multipipe-Aware Window Manager
OpenGL Window Size Constraints
Processor Requirements
SGI ProPack and OpenGL Multipipe Versions
Overlay Windows Support in DMX
SGI Xinerama Not Supported on Onyx4 or Silicon Graphics Prism Platforms
Graphics Pipe Requirements
Some Features Not Available on Linux
Older Platforms Require the omprun Command
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Troubleshooting
Cannot Connect to the ompslave or ompcull Daemon
Problems Enabling SGI Xinerama
Problems Starting DMX
Problems Starting Applications with omprun
Setting OpenGL Multipipe Resources Has No Effect
Shared Memory Failure
Problems Running IRIS GL Applications
Problems Running o32 Applications
Graphics Do Not Display Correctly on All Screens
Mouse Behavior Offset by a Screen
Cursor Movement Anomaly When Using a DMX Configuration File
Problems Running Inherently Multipipe Applications
Multipipe-Aware Applications Fail to Receive Events on Screen 0
Nothing Displays or the Graphic Stalls or Hangs
OpenGL Graphics Render Slowly
X Applications Are Not Behaving Correctly or Fail to Start
Simultaneously Running X Servers with and without SGI Xinerama Enabled
Tiled Background Image
Flickering Grey Rubberband During Window Movement
Mouse Disappears on Composited or Edge-Blended Display
Problems Running Multithreaded Applications
ompstartdmx Does Not Start a Window Manager (Linux only)
Problems with Aware Window Management
Applications Do Not Behave Correctly in Aware Mode