Difference between revisions of "Graphics cards"
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== Help resources == | == Help resources == | ||
* '''[http://secondlife.com/knowledgebase/ Knowledge Base]''' - Repository of support articles you can search. For example, "[http://secondlife.com/knowledgebase/ graphics]". | * '''[http://secondlife.com/knowledgebase/ Knowledge Base]''' - Repository of support articles you can search. For example, "[http://secondlife.com/knowledgebase/search.php?query=graphics&submit=Go graphics]". Some relevant articles include: | ||
** [http://secondlife.com/knowledgebase/article.php?id=003 What is a graphics card? Will mine work with Second Life?] | |||
** [http://secondlife.com/knowledgebase/article.php?id=023 Intel Extreme graphics issues] | |||
** [http://secondlife.com/knowledgebase/article.php?id=300 Invisible avatar? Try these things!] | |||
** [http://secondlife.com/knowledgebase/article.php?id=405 Why is my avatar yellow/green/some other loud color/horribly deformed?] | |||
** [http://secondlife.com/knowledgebase/article.php?id=019 Errors that mention GDI Generic] | |||
* '''[https://wiki.secondlife.com/wiki/Issue_tracker Public Issue Tracker]''' - We use this to help us identify bugs to be fixed. Search for terms like the model of your graphics card (e.g., "X1600" or "GeForce") or related keywords (e.g., "invisible AND avatar"). You can also report a new issue and discuss it with fellow Residents. | * '''[https://wiki.secondlife.com/wiki/Issue_tracker Public Issue Tracker]''' - We use this to help us identify bugs to be fixed. Search for terms like the model of your graphics card (e.g., "X1600" or "GeForce") or related keywords (e.g., "invisible AND avatar"). You can also report a new issue and discuss it with fellow Residents. | ||
Revision as of 16:41, 3 April 2007
The purpose of this page is detailing compatibility issues that certain graphics cards have with Second Life. Note that officially, we only support what's listed on our System Requirements. However, we understand some Residents want to run SL on unsupported configurations — your results may vary, but hopefully sharing info will give you a better idea of what to expect.
Drivers
We highly recommend updating to the newest stable versions:
Help resources
- Knowledge Base - Repository of support articles you can search. For example, "graphics". Some relevant articles include:
- Public Issue Tracker - We use this to help us identify bugs to be fixed. Search for terms like the model of your graphics card (e.g., "X1600" or "GeForce") or related keywords (e.g., "invisible AND avatar"). You can also report a new issue and discuss it with fellow Residents.
- Official Linden Blog - You can search this too. Of recent particular interest is:
Personal experiences
We're just getting this started, and hope to better organize this over time. If you're having problems, please list your:
- Resident name:
- System: (this includes graphics card info, copy-and-paste the info from Help menu > About Second Life)
- Driver version: (on Windows, look for this in the Control Panel for your graphics card)
- Other details: