[Paraview] Amazon EC2 Cluster + Paraview

[Matthew Dillon]

Can I still do volume rendering with osmesa, or is this a gpu thing?

On Fri, Feb 11, 2011 at 1:42 PM, Matthew Dillon <mrdillon at alaska.edu> wrote:

> Pat,
> Alrighty, I will make sure to do that. I think the best option is to do a
> pure osmesa build (it sounds like its simpler at the end of the day...) but
> I am certainly up for recommendations otherwise. Thanks
> Matt
>
>
> On Fri, Feb 11, 2011 at 1:37 PM, pat marion <pat.marion at kitware.com>wrote:
>
>> Also, when compiling set VTK_USE_X to OFF.  An ldd on your binary should
>> show no X11 library dependencies either.  When compiled without X, you dont
>> need to specify any --use-offscreen-rendering flag to pvserver.  It is
>> possible to compile with X and libGL and OSMesa, but it sounds like you are
>> trying to create a pure osmesa build?
>>
>> Pat
>>
>>
>> On Fri, Feb 11, 2011 at 5:31 PM, pat marion <pat.marion at kitware.com>wrote:
>>
>>> Try MesaLib-7.6.1.tar.gz
>>>
>>> Make sure you configure with --driver osmesa.  The result should be a
>>> libOSMesa and libGLU, no libGL.  Paraview should link only with libOSMesa,
>>> no to libGL.  When you're done build paraview, an ldd on the binary should
>>> reveal no dependencies on libGL, only libOSMesa.
>>>
>>> Pat
>>>
>>>
>>> On Fri, Feb 11, 2011 at 5:15 PM, Matthew Dillon <mrdillon at alaska.edu>wrote:
>>>
>>>> Thank you, I have been using that section as a guideline for getting
>>>> this thing set up. Perhaps someone on the list has a recommendation for a
>>>> known version of mesa that works with PV 3.8/3.10?
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> On Fri, Feb 11, 2011 at 1:03 PM, Robert Maynard <
>>>> robert.maynard at kitware.com> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> Hi Matthew,
>>>>>
>>>>> The ParaView Users Guide has a section on setting up offscreen
>>>>> rendering using OSMesa which you can read at:
>>>>>
>>>>> http://www.paraview.org/Wiki/ParaView/Users_Guide/Parallel_Rendering#Offscreen_software_rendering_via_OSMesa
>>>>>
>>>>> On Fri, Feb 11, 2011 at 4:56 PM, Matthew Dillon <mrdillon at alaska.edu>wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>> If there are no suggestions in terms of Amazon machines, perhaps some
>>>>>> info somewhere regarding offscreen rendering for a headless paraview server?
>>>>>> I have searched through the mail archives to the best of my ability, and
>>>>>> followed the instructions on the server build wiki, and I am just not quite
>>>>>> able to get PV to build correctly. Sorry to keep pestering.
>>>>>> Thanks
>>>>>> M
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> On Thu, Feb 10, 2011 at 7:17 PM, Matthew Dillon <mrdillon at alaska.edu>wrote:
>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Just curious if anyone has any experience setting up a Paraview
>>>>>>> server on Amazon's EC2 platform. I have compiled VTK a few times in the
>>>>>>> past, but I am spinning my wheels trying to square away offscreen rendering
>>>>>>> and parallel processing. I know this doesn't necessarily need to relate to
>>>>>>> EC2, but I am wondering if someone has some pre-made images floating around,
>>>>>>> or some tips. Thanks.
>>>>>>> M Dillon
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
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>>>>> --
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