Erik Hofman wrote:
> > Vivian Meazza wrote: > > >>Yes, of course. But if many Winodows users (even with very common > >>hardware) can't use FGFS anymore then we've lost multiplatform. > > > > > > Certainly there would be a problem if we were to use cutting edge stuff > from > > OpenAl or OpenGL etc., before updated drivers are available from Realtec > or > > Nvidia, and of course there is the danger that very old cards will be > left > > behind. But to run FGFS (or any other current flightsim) you need > reasonably > > up-to-date and capable hardware. > > When using the Creative OpenAL drivers there is always a fallback driver > that either uses DirectSound, Direct3D or EAX. SO pretty much everybody > should be able to use it, even with ancient hardware. Quite, but there seems to be at least one case where an out-of-date sound card driver has caused problems. I would guess that it's OK if OpenAl is not supported at all by the sound card, but problems might arise if the driver is defective in some way. I can certainly cite my own system where an update to Realtec and Nvidia drivers was required for proper operation. (Not to mention an update to the BIOS before SP2 would even install - but that's another saga) Regards, Vivian _______________________________________________ Flightgear-users mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://mail.flightgear.org/mailman/listinfo/flightgear-users 2f585eeea02e2c79d7b1d8c4963bae2d
