[3D acceleration] PlayStation-emulator graphics plugin will not initialize

[twipley]

Using a plugins-based PlayStation emulator such as PCSX and ePSXe, "Pete's OpenGL2 PSX GPU" (​http://www.pbernert.com/html/gpu.htm#OGL2) will not initialize.

An ISO or a disc is needed in order for this to be testes. Three error messages are returned upon graphics-plugin initialization:

• missing pbuffer extension;
• missing render-texture extension;
• no pixel format available;

EDIT: switching the rendering mode from "render to pbuffer" to "use framebuffer object" seems to fix the issue.

Just a quick question: is it thinkable that, someday in the future, the VirtualBox (Linux) drivers will handle the above-needed OpenGL extensions? Or, will they theoretically never will be handled? Just out of curiosity.

At least, the problem can be easily corrected following the rendering-mode switch outlined above.

[twipley]

As can be read from ​http://developer.amd.com/media/gpu_assets/FramebufferObjects.pdf, the pbuffer extension is getting more and more deprecated. A switch to the FBO extension is recommended.

EDIT: consider this a low-priority bug ticket -- if not a closed one.

[aeichner]

Please reopen if still relevant with a recent VirtualBox release.