Revision as of 22:39, 13 April 2010

Description

A basic rendering check using the avogadro molecular editor. You must be using a card supported by the Radeon video driver.

Ensure the 'nomodeset' kernel parameter is not enabled in your bootloader configuration (unless you need it for basic X operation to succeed)

Ensure that

glxinfo | grep 'OpenGL renderer'

does not return

OpenGL renderer string: Software Rasterizer

Install the avogadro package: yum -y install avogadro
Launch avogadro from a terminal
Click on "Tool Settings..." in the toolbar to display the left-hand pane.
Now, add some atoms to build a molecule. You can change the atom type with the Element and Bond Order drop downs on the left.
By left-clicking on an existing atom and moving the pointer away, you create a link.
You can use the hand tool to move atoms around.
Once you've built a good looking molecule, use the blue star-shaped tool to change and rotate the view.
Use the Esc key to toggle full screen.
Quit avogadro.

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 |description=A basic rendering check using the avogadro molecular editor. You must be using a card supported by the Radeon video driver.
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-# Ensure the 'nomodeset' kernel parameter is not enabled in your bootloader configuration (unless you need it for basic X operation to suceed)
+# Ensure the 'nomodeset' kernel parameter is not enabled in your bootloader configuration (unless you need it for basic X operation to succeed)
 # Ensure that <pre>glxinfo | grep 'OpenGL renderer'</pre>does not return<pre>OpenGL renderer string: Software Rasterizer</pre>
 # Install the avogadro package: `yum -y install avogadro`