[ros-users] Running PR2 Simulator under Virtualization

[Ibrahim Awwal]

  On 8/29/2010 12:20 AM, Ibrahim Awwal wrote:
>  Hi guys,
> I'm trying to get started with ROS and the PR2 simulator, and I was 
> wondering whether it's possible to run the PR2 simulator under 
> virtualization. I've been trying to get it to work under VirtualBox 
> with 3D acceleration enabled but I get OpenGL errors, and according to 
> http://www.ros.org/wiki/rviz/Troubleshooting#A.22No_GLX_FBConfig_support.22_under_VirtualBox 
> it seems like this is a known issue with VirtualBox. Is there any way 
> to get the PR2 simulator to run under virtualization? Or is it 
> possible to run it in Windows? I'd like to avoid dual booting if 
> possible. Thanks,
>

Although I hate to reply to myself, I finally got the ROS stuff 
installed in a VMWare Player instance and it works, albeit very, very 
slowly. Hopefully that helps anyone else interested.

-Ibrahim Awwal