On Sat, 21 May 2005 10:54:30 +0100, Lee wrote in message <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>:
> On Monday 16 May 2005 23:47, Lee Elliott wrote: > > On Monday 16 May 2005 13:42, Curtis L. Olson wrote: > > > Dave Culp wrote: > > > >>>>MenuBar->View->Rendering->Enable 3d clouds > > > >> > > > >>I can't get the new 3d clouds to appear here either. > > > > > > > >Same here. I don't get 3D clouds. Using CVS from ten > > > > minutes ago. > > > > > > > >I set the weather scenario to "thunderstorm" and I get > > > > rain. I select "Enable 3d clouds" in the Rendering options > > > > dialog and nothing happens. > > > > > > I'm pretty sure the new clouds don't work in 16 bit graphics > > > mode. I have a laptop here I get to use once in a while and > > > that has to run at 16bit graphics ... no clouds. I go down > > > to my desktop with 24/32 bit graphics and I have clouds. > > > > > > Regards, > > > > > > Curt. > > > > Most definitely in 24 bpp here but still no go. > > > > I'll be able to test more systematically tomorrow. > > > > LeeE > > I just got everything running on a different m/c, with plib, > SimGear & FlightGear compiled from the same cvs state as the m/c > with the problem and the latest 3d clouds work ok. > > It looks like the problem is due to the graphics card & drivers. > > The system that has the problem is fitted with an ATI 9200 256MB > card and I've had to use some drivers that I got via the > developers of the 3d s/w I use for their s/w to work correctly > (apparently there was a problem with GL threading in the > standard drivers). .._which_ "standard" drivers? ATI's, XFree86's or X.org's? > As it took quite a lot of effort to get it > running and stable I've been reluctant to update so it's still > using pretty old s/w, albeit with current cvs stuff. > > The system that works ok is fitted with a new nVidia 6600 256MB > card that I've just got to replace the ATI one. > > Once I've replaced the ATI card on my main system I'll put it in > a backup W/S as it'll be less critical to run the 3d modeller on > it and I can afford to mess about with it more. -- ..med vennlig hilsen = with Kind Regards from Arnt... ;o) ...with a number of polar bear hunters in his ancestry... Scenarios always come in sets of three: best case, worst case, and just in case. _______________________________________________ Flightgear-devel mailing list Flightgear-devel@flightgear.org http://mail.flightgear.org/mailman/listinfo/flightgear-devel 2f585eeea02e2c79d7b1d8c4963bae2d
