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using Linux with Nvidia binary drivers, how do I enable WebGL in Firefox 8?

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I've heard it is possible to use WebGL in firefox 8 for linux if using Nvidia binary drivers, but I haven't found a succinct recipe. can someone point me to a working recipe?

thanks!

I've heard it is possible to use WebGL in firefox 8 for linux if using Nvidia binary drivers, but I haven't found a succinct recipe. can someone point me to a working recipe? thanks!

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You have a WebGL renderer listed on the Help > Troubleshooting Information page: 

WebGL Renderer: NVIDIA Corporation -- GeForce 9800 GT/PCI/SSE2/3DNOW! -- 3.3.0 NVIDIA 280.13

You can check the values of the webgl prefs on the about:config page via the location bar.

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You have a WebGL renderer listed on the Help > Troubleshooting Information page: 

WebGL Renderer: NVIDIA Corporation -- GeForce 9800 GT/PCI/SSE2/3DNOW! -- 3.3.0 NVIDIA 280.13

You can check the values of the webgl prefs on the about:config page via the location bar.

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Ah. thanks for pointing that out. it does seem to be working when I search for webgl-enabled web sites.

thanks again!