
$ wget https://iweb.dl.sourceforge.net/project/virtualgl/cygwin/x86_64/VirtualGL-2.5.2-20170302.tar.bz2

$ bzip2 -d VirtualGL-2.5.2-20170302.tar.bz2

$ tar xvf VirtualGL-2.5.2-20170302.tar

$ rsync -avr ./opt/* /opt/

$ rsync -avr ./usr/* /usr/

You should be able to run vglclient now.

$ vglclient

VirtualGL Client 64-bit v2.5.2 (Build 20170302)
start-- 440: Could not open display

Configure XWin

Launch XWin from the start menu.

Select Multiple Windows > Start no client > Clipboard + Native OpenGL> Save Configuration > Finish

Launch Cygwin Terminal from the XWin Menu in the taskbar.

Run vgclient in a tmux session:

$ export DISPLAY=:0
$ tmux
$ vgclient

#Create a new session in tmux with ctrl+b c

ssh -Y -C $NETID@server

$ vglrun glxgears #you should see the glxgears 3d application

Linux VGL Server

Install NVIDIA Driver

You know what to do.

Install VGL

Guide:
https://github.com/aancel/admin/wiki/VirtualGL-on-Ubuntu

Direct Link to Downloads:
https://sourceforge.net/projects/virtualgl/files/2.5.2/

Open up a terminal on the client machine and run vglclient:

/opt/VirtualGL/bin/vglclient

After that connect to you server with the following arguments:

ssh -Y -C  $NETID@cubix.cse.unr.edu

The run the application with VGL:

/opt/VirtualGL/bin/vglrun glxinfo

X11 Configuration

Section "ServerLayout"
    Identifier     "Layout0"
    Screen      0  "Screen0" 0 0
    InputDevice    "Keyboard0" "CoreKeyboard"
    InputDevice    "Mouse0" "CorePointer"
EndSection

Section "Files"
EndSection

Section "InputDevice"

    # generated from default
    Identifier     "Mouse0"
    Driver         "mouse"
    Option         "Protocol" "auto"
    Option         "Device" "/dev/psaux"
    Option         "Emulate3Buttons" "no"
    Option         "ZAxisMapping" "4 5"
EndSection

Section "InputDevice"

    # generated from default
    Identifier     "Keyboard0"
    Driver         "kbd"
EndSection

Section "Monitor"
    Identifier     "Monitor0"
    VendorName     "Unknown"
    ModelName      "Unknown"
    HorizSync       28.0 - 33.0
    VertRefresh     43.0 - 72.0
    Option         "DPMS"
EndSection

Section "Device"
    Identifier     "Device0"
    Driver         "nvidia"
    VendorName     "NVIDIA Corporation"
    BusID "PCI:7:0:0"
EndSection

Section "Screen"
    Identifier     "Screen0"
    Device         "Device0"
    Monitor        "Monitor0"
    DefaultDepth    24
    Option         "ConnectedMonitor" "CRT-0,DFP-0"
    Option         "CustomEDID" "CRT-0:/etc/X11/edid1.conf; DFP-0:/etc/X11/edid2.conf"
    SubSection     "Display"
        Depth       24
    EndSubSection
EndSection

Configuration Files

edid1.conf

00 ff ff ff ff ff ff 00  10 ac 10 d0 55 4a 50 30
1a 12 01 03 68 2b 1b 78  ee 8d b0 a2 54 4a 9c 25
11 50 54 a5 4b 00 71 4f  81 80 01 01 01 01 01 01
01 01 01 01 01 01 21 39  90 30 62 1a 27 40 68 b0
36 00 ae 0e 11 00 00 1c  00 00 00 ff 00 47 32 36
37 48 38 36 50 30 50 4a  55 0a 00 00 00 fd 00 38
4b 1e 53 0f 00 0a 20 20  20 20 20 20 00 00 00 fc
00 44 45 4c 4c 20 45 32  30 37 57 46 50 0a 00 33

edid2.conf

00 ff ff ff ff ff ff 00  10 ac 4e 40 49 35 31 30
0e 14 01 03 80 2f 1e 78  ee ee 95 a3 54 4c 99 26
0f 50 54 a5 4b 00 71 4f  81 80 b3 00 01 01 01 01
01 01 01 01 01 01 7c 2e  90 a0 60 1a 1e 40 30 20
36 00 da 28 11 00 00 1a  00 00 00 ff 00 52 38 38
30 4b 30 34 32 30 31 35  49 0a 00 00 00 fc 00 44
45 4c 4c 20 50 32 32 31  30 0a 20 20 00 00 00 fd
00 38 4b 1e 53 10 00 0a  20 20 20 20 20 20 00 57

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