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Robinn57 Longfall

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10-14-2009 19:23

I will start to play and the graphics are ok then after playing about 10+ mins the graphics get bad. My graphic card is a Sapphire RADEON x800 GT and its driver is up to date. Is their any way to fix this.

Milla Janick

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10-14-2009 19:53

Disable OpenGL Vertex Buffer Objects. In SL, go to the Edit menu, Preferences, Graphics, click Hardware Options and uncheck the box for Enable VBO. That should take care of it.

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SuezanneC Baskerville

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10-14-2009 20:23

I don't know whether it's the latest viewers or if it's because I finally abandoned my ancient ATI driver and got the latest legacy one for my crummy old video card, but I had the most intense case of weirdness when first running viewers now before I get to the Graphics Hardware Settings Enable VBO switch.

Must be jarring to new users.

I haven't seen it much over the years, though the weird triangles have appeared from time to time, mostly I've been able to keep VBO turned on.

It's present incarnation is really intense. Not just a few triangles here and there. It seems like LL might ought to make the default setting disabled for old ATI cards like the x800.

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10-14-2009 21:12

From: SuezanneC Baskerville

It seems like LL might ought to make the default setting disabled for old ATI cards like the x800.

I've been saying that for years. As soon as ATI hardware is detected, VBO's should default to off. But, see, that would actually make sense. And we're talking about SL.

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Graphic Problems
Robinn57 Longfall Registered User Join date: 27 Jan 2009 Posts: 1	10-14-2009 19:23 I will start to play and the graphics are ok then after playing about 10+ mins the graphics get bad. My graphic card is a Sapphire RADEON x800 GT and its driver is up to date. Is their any way to fix this.
Milla Janick Empress Of The Universe Join date: 2 Jan 2008 Posts: 3,075	10-14-2009 19:53 Disable OpenGL Vertex Buffer Objects. In SL, go to the Edit menu, Preferences, Graphics, click Hardware Options and uncheck the box for Enable VBO. That should take care of it. _____________________ http://www.avatarsunited.com/avatars/milla-janick All those moments will be lost in time... like tears in rain...
SuezanneC Baskerville Forums Rock! Join date: 22 Dec 2003 Posts: 14,229	10-14-2009 20:23 I don't know whether it's the latest viewers or if it's because I finally abandoned my ancient ATI driver and got the latest legacy one for my crummy old video card, but I had the most intense case of weirdness when first running viewers now before I get to the Graphics Hardware Settings Enable VBO switch. Must be jarring to new users. I haven't seen it much over the years, though the weird triangles have appeared from time to time, mostly I've been able to keep VBO turned on. It's present incarnation is really intense. Not just a few triangles here and there. It seems like LL might ought to make the default setting disabled for old ATI cards like the x800. _____________________ - So long to these forums, the vBulletin forums that used to be at forums.secondlife.com. I will miss them. I can be found on the web by searching for "SuezanneC Baskerville", or go to http://www.google.com/profiles/suezanne - http://lindenlab.tribe.net/ created on 11/19/03. Members: Ben, Catherine, Colin, Cory, Dan, Doug, Jim, Philip, Phoenix, Richard, Robin, and Ryan -
Chosen Few Alpha Channel Slave Join date: 16 Jan 2004 Posts: 7,496	10-14-2009 21:12 From: SuezanneC Baskerville It seems like LL might ought to make the default setting disabled for old ATI cards like the x800. I've been saying that for years. As soon as ATI hardware is detected, VBO's should default to off. But, see, that would actually make sense. And we're talking about SL. _____________________ . Land now available for rent in Indigo. Low rates. Quiet, low-lag mainland sim with good neighbors. IM me in-world if you're interested.

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