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Tammy Optera
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Join date: 30 Mar 2009
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04-13-2009 13:03
Sometimes right after I start up, when I move, when I adjust appearance, etc. In other words any where at anytime. I have a new computer and a high speed cable connection. I don't have any problems with any other programs.
Any help?
Tammy
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Mike Fairport
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Join date: 8 Mar 2009
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04-14-2009 05:21
Any details?
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04-14-2009 06:47
@Tammy Please post the configuration from your Help / About output. What would also be helpful is the last lines of your secondlife.log file from the time it crashed (it's under Application Data, best to search for it). I guess you use an ATI card  .
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04-14-2009 09:19
No can fixy plobrem without yoo list yer system specs!  Seriously, just saying "new computer" is meaningless. I can go to Best Buy right now and take my pick of a couple dozen brand new pieces of crap that wouldn't be able to run SL stably if the world depended on it. Meanwhile I'm using a 2-year old machine that runs it fantastically well because that's specifically what I built it to do. New doesn't necessarily mean good. They made junk 10 years ago, and they still make junk now. What are your exact specs?
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Tammy Optera
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My specs
04-14-2009 15:30
Second Life 1.22.11 (113941) Mar 6 2009 12:50:02 (Second Life Release)
Release Notes
CPU: Intel Core 2 Series Processor (1728 MHz)
Memory: 2038 MB
OS Version: Microsoft Windows Vista Service Pack 1 (Build 6001)
Graphics Card Vendor: Intel
Graphics Card: Intel 945GM
OpenGL Version: 1.4.0 - Build 7.14.10.1227
libcurl Version: libcurl/7.16.4 OpenSSL/0.9.7c zlib/1.2.3
J2C Decoder Version: KDU
Audio Driver Version: FMOD version 3.740000
LLMozLib Version: [LLMediaImplLLMozLib] - 2.01.23184 (Mozilla GRE version 1.8.1.13_0000000000)
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Olias Mayo
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04-14-2009 15:43
Exactly the same thing as me.
And i've narrowed it down to having Vista as the problem.
Does anyone know of a 'fix', that can help ?
Apart from getting rid of Vista, that is.
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04-14-2009 15:55
From: Tammy Optera Graphics Card Vendor: Intel
Graphics Card: Intel 945GM Bingo. Integrated graphics are always horrible, and Intel's are the absolute worst of the worst. You need a discrete graphics card for SL. Integrated graphics will always be problematic. They should be avoided at all costs. The 945 chipset is listed on the minimum specs page for SL, but it really shouldn't be. A lot of people learn that the hard way. If you go into your SL preferences, disable all optional features, and set every slider to minimum, it MIGHT work. If it does, you can then try increasing things very slowly, and see what happens. Really, though, you should invest in a real graphics card. If your computer is a desktop, you can get a decent card for very little money. A GeForce 8600GT goes for as little as $75 these days. Or if you want something not just decent but good, GeForce 9800's start around $115. If you're on a laptop, you're probably SOL. Laptop graphics are almost always non-upgradeable. The only way to replace the graphics card is to replace the whole machine. If the machine is new enough to be returnable, I'd say go ahead and return it. Replace it with something better. Laptops with decent discrete graphics cards start around $800.
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Tammy Optera
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04-14-2009 16:24
Thanks...so far so good on the sliders being down. Everything takes forever but at least it's working. And yeah I have a laptop...uggg. Oh well. Thanks for all the help! Tammy |
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Tammy Optera
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04-14-2009 23:21
Thanks again Chosen. I just spent a few hours on SL and didn't crash once! First time ever. Thanks so much Tammy |