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by nwh 4686 days ago
Doesn't seem to do anything in Chrome/OSX.

    Error creating WebGL context.
2 comments
wmil 4686 days ago
Works fine for me. Try going to chrome://gpu/ to see if you can spot the problem.
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ensmotko 4686 days ago
Your might have a blacklisted gpu driver. Try running chrome with the startup flag --ignore-gpu-blacklist
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nwh 4686 days ago
Looks like the integrated GPU in the MacBooks are blacklisted.
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ensmotko 4686 days ago
My drivers (older ATI card) are blacklisted as well, but starting chrome with the ignore-gpu-blacklist flag works fine. WebGL also works fine within Firefox, so I really don't understand why Chrome keeps blacklisting the drivers...
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anon1385 4686 days ago
It may be for security reasons if there are known flaws in those drivers. That it "works" at first glance isn't the only thing to consider here. I wouldn't advise turning off the blacklist for day-to-day browsing: those drivers are black listed for a reason.
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ensmotko 4686 days ago
I agree, and I don't run chrome with the flag for day-to-day browsing. I'd still like to know what that reason is though and how come Firefox doesn't have the same issue.
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kalleboo 4686 days ago
MacBooks were manufactured from 2006 to 2011 with a wide range of GPUs.
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