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Abraham Attenborough

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Join date: 4 Feb 2007

Posts: 96

01-13-2008 03:30

hey all,
i played sl before with 1 nvidia 7800 gtx and it was working well.
last week i bought a second card and upgraded my pc to SLI and also installed latest drivers.
but when i started SL i got shocked from the result, pls take a look:

http://freenet-homepage.de/theodoppelpunkt/issue.jpg

i have that issues only in SL, other games working great.

someone can help me?

Stephen Howitt

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Join date: 12 Feb 2007

Posts: 8

01-13-2008 22:54

I have had similar problems after installing an ATI 3850.

I just tried to change different properties in graphics options of the viewer and the graphics adapter (try and error *g).
Now at least it works but I still have artifacts, really annoying.

Rynn Wylie

Registered User

Join date: 29 Jan 2008

Posts: 2

01-30-2008 00:01

I'm having the exact same problem. Using a 7600 here. In fact my partner is having the same problem also, with the same video card.

Any ideas?

Kim Shikami

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Join date: 3 May 2007

Posts: 6

01-30-2008 00:58

I am having the exact same problem with a nvidia geforce 7600 gs. it's getting annoying. : \

Rynn Wylie

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Join date: 29 Jan 2008

Posts: 2

01-30-2008 01:25

Ok, I've fixed this on my system at least.

I removed my nVIDIA drivers using Add/Remove Programs, then installed the *older* drivers "Forceware XP32 163.75". These were the drivers out in early November 2007, I think. I'm not sure where you can download them now (I had them saved), you can likely find them through Google. Practice good net sense and virus scan any files you download.

So the solution, for me anyway, was to roll back my Forceware drivers to 163.75

Using a 7600 GT, Win XP (32).

As a side note, Forceware 169.28 Beta drives didn't help the problem.

With the this fixed I still had to follow the instructions here to get my Avatar looking right again. https://support.secondlife.com/ics/support/KBAnswer.asp?questionID=4320 (Rebaking Textures)

Hope this helps!

Jabath Steuart

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Join date: 4 Sep 2006

Posts: 17

02-02-2008 07:22

This is a known issue with the 169 series of nvidia drivers, they dropped support in OpenGL for some of the shaders SL uses, they are favouring DirectX development over OpenGL.

I was looking for an answer as to which are the latest drivers that do still work, Rynn says the 163 series, so I will try those and post back.

A word of warning: ALWAYS uninstall your old nVidia drivers and reboot before installing new ones!

Trolane Demonia

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Join date: 26 Jan 2008

Posts: 150

02-02-2008 08:02

i use the latest 169s and have no issues like that.

grafic issues after pc upgrade, look screenshot
Abraham Attenborough Registered User Join date: 4 Feb 2007 Posts: 96	01-13-2008 03:30 hey all, i played sl before with 1 nvidia 7800 gtx and it was working well. last week i bought a second card and upgraded my pc to SLI and also installed latest drivers. but when i started SL i got shocked from the result, pls take a look: http://freenet-homepage.de/theodoppelpunkt/issue.jpg i have that issues only in SL, other games working great. someone can help me?
Stephen Howitt Registered User Join date: 12 Feb 2007 Posts: 8	01-13-2008 22:54 I have had similar problems after installing an ATI 3850. I just tried to change different properties in graphics options of the viewer and the graphics adapter (try and error *g). Now at least it works but I still have artifacts, really annoying.
Rynn Wylie Registered User Join date: 29 Jan 2008 Posts: 2	01-30-2008 00:01 I'm having the exact same problem. Using a 7600 here. In fact my partner is having the same problem also, with the same video card. Any ideas?
Kim Shikami Registered User Join date: 3 May 2007 Posts: 6	01-30-2008 00:58 I am having the exact same problem with a nvidia geforce 7600 gs. it's getting annoying. : \
Rynn Wylie Registered User Join date: 29 Jan 2008 Posts: 2	01-30-2008 01:25 Ok, I've fixed this on my system at least. I removed my nVIDIA drivers using Add/Remove Programs, then installed the older drivers "Forceware XP32 163.75". These were the drivers out in early November 2007, I think. I'm not sure where you can download them now (I had them saved), you can likely find them through Google. Practice good net sense and virus scan any files you download. So the solution, for me anyway, was to roll back my Forceware drivers to 163.75 Using a 7600 GT, Win XP (32). As a side note, Forceware 169.28 Beta drives didn't help the problem. With the this fixed I still had to follow the instructions here to get my Avatar looking right again. https://support.secondlife.com/ics/support/KBAnswer.asp?questionID=4320 (Rebaking Textures) Hope this helps!
Jabath Steuart Registered User Join date: 4 Sep 2006 Posts: 17	02-02-2008 07:22 This is a known issue with the 169 series of nvidia drivers, they dropped support in OpenGL for some of the shaders SL uses, they are favouring DirectX development over OpenGL. I was looking for an answer as to which are the latest drivers that do still work, Rynn says the 163 series, so I will try those and post back. A word of warning: ALWAYS uninstall your old nVidia drivers and reboot before installing new ones!
Trolane Demonia Registered User Join date: 26 Jan 2008 Posts: 150	02-02-2008 08:02 i use the latest 169s and have no issues like that.

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