macbook c2d + parallels + fedora...where desktop effects

[NsK]

I tried to install fedora with parallels on my macbook but is it normal that I cannot install beryl and neither can't get the desktop effect to work from fedora???

or do we need to use bootcamp to get the desktop effect to work???

 

[rogersmj]

You can't use Beryl or any other 3D desktop effects in Linux for the same reason you can't use Vista Aero or play games in Parallels -- there's no 3D video accelerator available to the virtual machine.

 

[NsK]

ok so if I install this via bootcamp...then I willl have access to it right???

 

[rogersmj]

Anything run via BootCamp can of course utilize all the real hardware of the computer, including the graphics chip. So yes, it should work.

 

[gmckenzi]

FYI -- The beta of VMWare Fusion does provide experimental support for 3D acceleration.