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Michelle Desade

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11-15-2006 13:27

I was wondering if anyone has had issues with an nVIDIA 7800GS AGP card? I have tech support trying to help me with the problem, but I get a black screen shortly after logging in. If anyone has any experience with this, it would be greatly appreciated

Torley Linden

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11-16-2006 14:06

Hello Michelle! I'll move this to Technical Issues, Linden Answers isn't the right place, please see Linden Answers Guidelines for why. Hope you're able to get it sorted out.

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Taphappy Slapstick

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11-16-2006 15:17

Same here. But, not with a 7800GS. I have an onboard GeForce4 MX. We may be running the same Forceware drivers - 93.71

10-22-2006 - 6.14.10.9371

I get the Black Screen O' Death with three white text input fields on the bottom left.

When I blindly login, as it doesn't display what I actually type (1st box = Taphappy 2nd = Slapstick 3rd = my password), it changes to a black screen with a grey box in the middle of it.

In the middle of that is another box that may or may not allow text, but the border turns orange when I click on it.

Maybe this is a basic intelligence test. Checking Pavlovian responses with habitual mouse clickers. I'm failing pretty miserably.

Any other people using said driver without any problems?

-tap

Ashrilyn Hayashida

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11-17-2006 23:35

For now, I'm using a GeForce 4, an MX 440 I believe. Not integrated.
I am using the 93.71 drivers, and SL has been okay for me.

I run Second Life windowed.
In the NVidia Control Panel I have hardware acceleration on single display performance mode. Negative LOD Bias = clamp (odd, I thought I set that to 'allow')
Texture Filtering = Quality
Triple Buffering = off
Vertical sync = Force off

I also have it set for performance rather than quality.

Taphappy Slapstick

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mrmf

11-21-2006 13:05

Tried those specific settings, no good. More posts are popping up with a similar issue with different make video cards, so, looks like it isn't driver/card oriented.

Thanks!!

Ricky Lucero

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Join date: 25 Jul 2006

Posts: 122

11-21-2006 13:34

It sounds to me like an issue with OpenGL. Try removing any trace of any drivers or applications for any video card that has ever been in the system. Then reinstall the latest "released" nvidia drivers. Also, what OS & if windows, what service pack?

Gwydion Halberd

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Join date: 20 Nov 2006

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11-21-2006 13:36

nvidia 6800 gt, and I cant get the game loaded. Windows XP SP2

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Michelle Desade Registered User Join date: 12 Nov 2006 Posts: 1	11-15-2006 13:27 I was wondering if anyone has had issues with an nVIDIA 7800GS AGP card? I have tech support trying to help me with the problem, but I get a black screen shortly after logging in. If anyone has any experience with this, it would be greatly appreciated
Torley Linden Enlightenment! Join date: 15 Sep 2004 Posts: 16,530	11-16-2006 14:06 Hello Michelle! I'll move this to Technical Issues, Linden Answers isn't the right place, please see Linden Answers Guidelines for why. Hope you're able to get it sorted out. _____________________
Taphappy Slapstick Registered User Join date: 16 Nov 2006 Posts: 2	BlackSOD 11-16-2006 15:17 Same here. But, not with a 7800GS. I have an onboard GeForce4 MX. We may be running the same Forceware drivers - 93.71 10-22-2006 - 6.14.10.9371 I get the Black Screen O' Death with three white text input fields on the bottom left. When I blindly login, as it doesn't display what I actually type (1st box = Taphappy 2nd = Slapstick 3rd = my password), it changes to a black screen with a grey box in the middle of it. In the middle of that is another box that may or may not allow text, but the border turns orange when I click on it. Maybe this is a basic intelligence test. Checking Pavlovian responses with habitual mouse clickers. I'm failing pretty miserably. Any other people using said driver without any problems? -tap
Ashrilyn Hayashida Registered User Join date: 6 Jul 2006 Posts: 103	11-17-2006 23:35 For now, I'm using a GeForce 4, an MX 440 I believe. Not integrated. I am using the 93.71 drivers, and SL has been okay for me. I run Second Life windowed. In the NVidia Control Panel I have hardware acceleration on single display performance mode. Negative LOD Bias = clamp (odd, I thought I set that to 'allow') Texture Filtering = Quality Triple Buffering = off Vertical sync = Force off I also have it set for performance rather than quality.
Taphappy Slapstick Registered User Join date: 16 Nov 2006 Posts: 2	mrmf 11-21-2006 13:05 Tried those specific settings, no good. More posts are popping up with a similar issue with different make video cards, so, looks like it isn't driver/card oriented. Thanks!!
Ricky Lucero Registered User Join date: 25 Jul 2006 Posts: 122	11-21-2006 13:34 It sounds to me like an issue with OpenGL. Try removing any trace of any drivers or applications for any video card that has ever been in the system. Then reinstall the latest "released" nvidia drivers. Also, what OS & if windows, what service pack?
Gwydion Halberd Registered User Join date: 20 Nov 2006 Posts: 10	11-21-2006 13:36 nvidia 6800 gt, and I cant get the game loaded. Windows XP SP2