Dolphin 5.0-7982: GPU does not appear listed when selecting GL backend

[DJBarry004]

Hi all.

I decided to create this thread to ask rather simple questions.

Does Dolphin now requires newer versions of GL to be supported in hardware? 

I just checked https://github.com/dolphin-emu/dolphin/blob/master/Source/Core/VideoBackends/OGL/main.cpp

... and it seems to need at least GL 3 for most functions. Which according to certaing lookups (GPU-Z database) the HD 3000 complies (the site indicates that it supports up to GL 3.1).

However, whenever I choose GL for testing, the adapter dropdown list gets greyed out. Trying to boot any game will show an error message (Failed to create context for shader compiling).

While I am aware that HD 3000 is not officially supported, I thought it still complied with certain requirements. If it´s about something I missed, let me know.

EDIT: Wanted to make clear that the dropdown list being greyed out happens on Qt. In WX it will not appear at all.

[mbc07]

You can only select the adapter with the Direct3D 11 backend. That's why it's grayed out in Qt and completely absent in Wx when you select OpenGL or Vulkan...