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Signed-off-by: Mike Blumenkrantz <michael.blumenkrantz@gmail.com>
Signed-off-by: Martin Krastev <martin.krastev@broadcom.com>
Closes: https://gitlab.freedesktop.org/mesa/mesa/-/issues/12829
Part-of: <https://gitlab.freedesktop.org/mesa/mesa/-/merge_requests/34429>
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@ -23,6 +23,82 @@ shouldn't be concerned with this information. But if your distributions
lacks the driver or you want to update to the latest code these
instructions explain what to do.
Getting VMware Workstation Pro for Linux
----------------------------------------
Before you can run Mesa on an SVGA3D device in a VM, you need to actually have
a hypervisor that supports SVGA3D in its entirety. Such hypervisors are VMware's
Workstaton Pro (Linux, Windows) and Fusion (macOS). Here we list the steps to
get VMware Workstation Pro running on Linux.
- Step 1: Find VMware Workstation Pro to download
- Step 1.1: Create a broadcom.com account
* Go to https://support.broadcom.com and click "log in" at the top-right
* Create an account
* Go to your email to verify your account
* Log in to your account
- Step 1.2: Once logged in, navigate to the Free Downloads section
* Follow link to Free Downloads section https://support.broadcom.com/group/ecx/free-downloads
- Step 1.3: Select your VMware Workstation Pro release
* In the search box type "VMware Workstation Pro", wait for results to show up
* Select "VMware Workstation Pro"
* Select version 17 (as of this writing) platform -- Linux or Windows
* Select the desired full version -- 17.6.3 as of this writing
- Step 1.4: Accept the Terms & Conditions and download
* There's a checkbox for this above the file list - tick it
* Click the cloud-download button-icon for the Linux version at the bottom of the list
* You will now be prompted to enter your full name and address for export controls
* It will probably return you to the base support page now, so repeat steps 1.2, 1.3, 1.4
* You are now downloading the vmware workstation bundle
- Step 2: Install VMware Workstation Pro
* It is advisable to uninstall any previous version first; check for potentially installed *vmware-workstation*
::
sudo ./VMware-Workstation-Full-17.6.3-24583834.x86_64.bundle -l
* If present, proceed to uninstall it; make sure to keep your old configuration if asked!
::
sudo ./VMware-Workstation-Full-17.6.3-24583834.x86_64.bundle --uninstall-component=vmware-workstation
* Provide kernel headers for Workstation kernel modules built by the bundle setup script
* On Ubuntu
::
sudo apt-get install linux-headers-$(uname -r)
* On Fedora
::
sudo dnf install linux-devel-$(uname -r)
* Run the following to install the package
::
sudo ./VMware-Workstation-Full-17.6.3-24583834.x86_64.bundle
- Step 3: Run VMware Workstation Pro
::
/usr/bin/vmware
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