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Joe2 Holiday

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Join date: 18 Jun 2005

Posts: 46

01-06-2009 21:54

For the last few months, im not sure when it started..

My lap top has refused to run sl properly. It starts out normal, but then as i play and my character moves these random triangals obstruct the screen, always different colors, all over.

It couldnt be my drivers i think, since it used to work fine.
A picture is the best way to show it. they are all different shapes,sizes and colors, this is but one example:

http://www.freewebs.com/slimestudios/uhoh.bmp

please give any advice, and thank you.

Chosen Few

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Join date: 16 Jan 2004

Posts: 7,496

01-07-2009 06:32

Let me guess, ATI video card, right? Turn off vertex buffer objects (VBO) in your hardware preferences. (Edit -> Preferences -> Graphics -> Hardware Options) It's a very common problem with ATI hardware.

By the way, just so you know, it's never a good idea to put a BMP image on a Web page. Uncompressed images take forever to stream over the Internet. Next time, convert to JPEG or PNG before uploading to the Web.

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Argent Stonecutter

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01-07-2009 06:35

It could also be a video card starting to fail. My previous gf7600 started doing this about a month before it stopped displaying any color other than <0,0,0>.

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Joe2 Holiday

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Join date: 18 Jun 2005

Posts: 46

01-07-2009 15:49

From: Chosen Few

Let me guess, ATI video card, right? Turn off vertex buffer objects (VBO) in your hardware preferences. (Edit -> Preferences -> Graphics -> Hardware Options) It's a very common problem with ATI hardware.

By the way, just so you know, it's never a good idea to put a BMP image on a Web page. Uncompressed images take forever to stream over the Internet. Next time, convert to JPEG or PNG before uploading to the Web.

thanks so much for the help.
Im guessing its not starting to fail because my other games never have any problems, and i do have ati, so i will try what u said chosen. Also thx for the advice about the img, i always forget which is best.. hard to keep that stuff straight. ty again

Graphic problem with lots of triangular obstructions
Joe2 Holiday Registered User Join date: 18 Jun 2005 Posts: 46	01-06-2009 21:54 For the last few months, im not sure when it started.. My lap top has refused to run sl properly. It starts out normal, but then as i play and my character moves these random triangals obstruct the screen, always different colors, all over. It couldnt be my drivers i think, since it used to work fine. A picture is the best way to show it. they are all different shapes,sizes and colors, this is but one example: http://www.freewebs.com/slimestudios/uhoh.bmp please give any advice, and thank you.
Chosen Few Alpha Channel Slave Join date: 16 Jan 2004 Posts: 7,496	01-07-2009 06:32 Let me guess, ATI video card, right? Turn off vertex buffer objects (VBO) in your hardware preferences. (Edit -> Preferences -> Graphics -> Hardware Options) It's a very common problem with ATI hardware. By the way, just so you know, it's never a good idea to put a BMP image on a Web page. Uncompressed images take forever to stream over the Internet. Next time, convert to JPEG or PNG before uploading to the Web. _____________________ . 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.
Argent Stonecutter Emergency Mustelid Join date: 20 Sep 2005 Posts: 20,263	01-07-2009 06:35 It could also be a video card starting to fail. My previous gf7600 started doing this about a month before it stopped displaying any color other than <0,0,0>. _____________________ Argent Stonecutter - http://globalcausalityviolation.blogspot.com/ "And now I'm going to show you something really cool." Skyhook Station - http://xrl.us/skyhook23 Coonspiracy Store - http://xrl.us/coonstore
Joe2 Holiday Registered User Join date: 18 Jun 2005 Posts: 46	01-07-2009 15:49 From: Chosen Few Let me guess, ATI video card, right? Turn off vertex buffer objects (VBO) in your hardware preferences. (Edit -> Preferences -> Graphics -> Hardware Options) It's a very common problem with ATI hardware. By the way, just so you know, it's never a good idea to put a BMP image on a Web page. Uncompressed images take forever to stream over the Internet. Next time, convert to JPEG or PNG before uploading to the Web. thanks so much for the help. Im guessing its not starting to fail because my other games never have any problems, and i do have ati, so i will try what u said chosen. Also thx for the advice about the img, i always forget which is best.. hard to keep that stuff straight. ty again

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