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A little more followup on this after some google searches: - Only OpenGL 1.X is supported under Remote Desktop with XP and Java 3D uses OpenGL 2.X. - Using Java 3D 1.5.2 (which is shipped with IDV), if the required version of GL is not available, it will default to DirectX (D3D) and you should see a message like: DefaultRenderingErrorListener.errorOccurred: CONTEXT_CREATION_ERROR: Renderer: Error creating Canvas3D graphics context graphicsDevice = Win32GraphicsDevice[screen=0] canvas = visad.java3d.VisADCanvasJ3D[canvas0,0,0,681x464] so it looks like you are using an older version of Java 3D (which didn't do the auto switch). - But DirectX is not supported under Remote Desktop either unless you are running Windows Vista or Windows 7 on the server. So, it doesn't look like this is possible using XP. You could set up a VNC server on Bert and use TightVNC instead of Remote Desktop. Don > > Don or Jeff can answer this one better, but I feel compelled (:-) > > to jump in as your attempt to run IDV with a remote display was > > an active area of discussion at the McIDAS Users Group meeting I > > attend a couple of weeks back... > > I'm not sure that the Windows Remote Desktop supports the GL/GLX > extensions that Java 3D requires (which is what the error message > indicates to me). I've been able do display remotely > from Unix systems using VNC, but never with Windows Remote Desktop. > We could talk to Brian about this next week to see if there > are any configurations that can be set on the server side. > > Don > > > when using "remote connection" to bert (windows 64bit), and starting IDV > > > via webstart, i get these messsages: > > > > > > no compatible device found, please switch to other mode and try again > > > > > > Could not create a graphics configuration. > > > Please contact Unidata user support or see the FAQ > > > > > > ill try again when i get to the office to see if its the remote connection > > > > I think you will find that the problem _is_ being caused by trying > > to run with a remote display. The MUG person most in the know about > > this issue (Dave Parker) noted that running with a remote display > > should be possible IF appropriate configurations are made. He > > further noted that he had been unsuccessful in doing this in the > > several attempts that he made at SSEC. > > > > Cheers, > > > > Tom > > -- > > **************************************************************************** > > Unidata User Support UCAR Unidata Program > > (303) 497-8642 P.O. Box 3000 > > address@hidden Boulder, CO 80307 > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Unidata HomePage http://www.unidata.ucar.edu > > **************************************************************************** > > > Ticket Details =================== Ticket ID: CLJ-965783 Department: Support IDV Priority: Normal Status: Open