3-D graphics are not available

[Alan Hourihane]

On Tue, Jun 11, 2002 at 11:19:54AM +0200, ZINTEL Gerhard wrote:
> > > Another program (wavebuild from Ricardo) gives the message
> > >   "3-D graphics are not available"
> > > and the canvas in which a 3-D graphics should appear remains blank.
> > > 
> > > Have you any idea where I can get more information?
> > 
> > You need to use Xvnc from http://xf4vnc.sourceforge.net.
> > 
> > This server is based on XFree86 v4.x which has support for RENDER
> > and 3D.
> > 
> 
> Now it works fine using the Xvnc-i386-linux server instead of the original
> Xvnc server, many thanks. Nevertheless, do I really need the vnc.so file?
> The 3-D extension works without copying the vnc.so file into
> /usr/X11R6/lib/modules. I do not use the server with a local X installation,
> only with the Xvnc program. All other files in /usr/X11R6/lib/modules have
> the extension *.a (static libraries?) instead of *.so.

No. The vnc.so is for use with XFree86, not the Xvnc server.

Alan.