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feniks Stone

At the End of the World

Join date: 25 Nov 2002

Posts: 787

05-28-2003 13:29

I have always run SL in full screen mode.
But recently I found that when I alt tab and switch back and forth, things look funny. People (including myself) go grey, certain textures become magic and I can see thro them. If I stay out of SL long enough it crashes.

I switched to windowed mode and none of this happens. I can do whatever else I want and no prob.

So looks like I am a windows mode person now, althought I really liked the full screen, didnt want anything else to distract me from my inworld state of mind.

I am using the latest drivers 4.3.something with my vid card geoforce TI 4400 with 128megs, XP os.

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Nicole Miller

Pixel Pervert

Join date: 10 Jan 2003

Posts: 185

05-28-2003 14:47

We have similar setups, I'll try it tonight and see if I get the same thing.

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Christopher Omega

Oxymoron

Join date: 28 Mar 2003

Posts: 1,828

05-28-2003 17:07

Thats standard when switching back into SL, everything, including all textures, reloads. For that period of time, default (grey) and blurry textures is all that you see. It usually goes away after everything is loaded, which should be less then a minute. SL Crashing while your switched out, thats another problem... I thought they fixed that in 0.7... try reinstalling or downgrading your drivers to 41.09 or something like that.

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feniks Stone

At the End of the World

Join date: 25 Nov 2002

Posts: 787

05-28-2003 17:29

What I am referring to is not what I think you are saying is standard. This is a new problem. I have not seen it before, it just started. Probs a combo of the latest drivers and client.

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Ian Linden

Linden Lab Employee

Join date: 19 Nov 2002

Posts: 183

05-29-2003 11:16

The next release will have a substantial number of fixes for this sort of thing - I think there's a good chance they'll solve the problems you're having.

[Edit:]

Downgrading your detonator drivers to 41.09 is only recomended for GeForce 2 and GeForce 4MX series cards, and only to work around the swiss-cheese avatar bug. People with other nvidia cards should be able to use the latest drivers without any driver-induced problems.

Also, 43.x is no longer the latest, as of last week nvidia is up to 44.03, which seems to work fine so far.

Nicole Miller

Pixel Pervert

Join date: 10 Jan 2003

Posts: 185

05-31-2003 01:28

Actually, I was a slacker and never updated mine. I need to stay at 41.09 so that I can have the same drivers that I am using at work.

Anyway, it kind of happens with the old drivers too, so I guess it wouldn't help for people to go back. I need more computers.

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full screen mode (bug?)
feniks Stone At the End of the World Join date: 25 Nov 2002 Posts: 787	05-28-2003 13:29 I have always run SL in full screen mode. But recently I found that when I alt tab and switch back and forth, things look funny. People (including myself) go grey, certain textures become magic and I can see thro them. If I stay out of SL long enough it crashes. I switched to windowed mode and none of this happens. I can do whatever else I want and no prob. So looks like I am a windows mode person now, althought I really liked the full screen, didnt want anything else to distract me from my inworld state of mind. I am using the latest drivers 4.3.something with my vid card geoforce TI 4400 with 128megs, XP os. fen-
Nicole Miller Pixel Pervert Join date: 10 Jan 2003 Posts: 185	05-28-2003 14:47 We have similar setups, I'll try it tonight and see if I get the same thing. _____________________ Asphalt is a great word because it is descriptive and it lays blame.
Christopher Omega Oxymoron Join date: 28 Mar 2003 Posts: 1,828	05-28-2003 17:07 Thats standard when switching back into SL, everything, including all textures, reloads. For that period of time, default (grey) and blurry textures is all that you see. It usually goes away after everything is loaded, which should be less then a minute. SL Crashing while your switched out, thats another problem... I thought they fixed that in 0.7... try reinstalling or downgrading your drivers to 41.09 or something like that. _____________________ October 3rd is the Day Against DRM (Digital Restrictions Management), learn more at http://www.defectivebydesign.org/what_is_drm
feniks Stone At the End of the World Join date: 25 Nov 2002 Posts: 787	05-28-2003 17:29 What I am referring to is not what I think you are saying is standard. This is a new problem. I have not seen it before, it just started. Probs a combo of the latest drivers and client. fen-
Ian Linden Linden Lab Employee Join date: 19 Nov 2002 Posts: 183	05-29-2003 11:16 The next release will have a substantial number of fixes for this sort of thing - I think there's a good chance they'll solve the problems you're having. [Edit:] Downgrading your detonator drivers to 41.09 is only recomended for GeForce 2 and GeForce 4MX series cards, and only to work around the swiss-cheese avatar bug. People with other nvidia cards should be able to use the latest drivers without any driver-induced problems. Also, 43.x is no longer the latest, as of last week nvidia is up to 44.03, which seems to work fine so far.
Nicole Miller Pixel Pervert Join date: 10 Jan 2003 Posts: 185	05-31-2003 01:28 Actually, I was a slacker and never updated mine. I need to stay at 41.09 so that I can have the same drivers that I am using at work. Anyway, it kind of happens with the old drivers too, so I guess it wouldn't help for people to go back. I need more computers. _____________________ Asphalt is a great word because it is descriptive and it lays blame.

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