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If you're having problems with a specific graphics card, please share your details on [[Talk:Graphics Cards]]. | If you're having problems with a specific graphics card, please share your details on [[Talk:Graphics Cards]]. | ||
My old AMD 1.3GHz, GeForce 3 system and would crash when many objects or people were in view. Games such as Far Cry and UT 2004 also crashed. I found that if I ran these really old (2003) video drivers (http://www.nvidia.com/object/winxp-2k_44.03.html) SL would run stable, but any newer drivers would crash. If you have a old (1 - 1.5 GHz) AMD and a GeForce 2,3, or 4 that's crashing, please send in the crash reports and then IM me. Alternately, try the old nVidia drivers. [[User:Dan Linden|Dan Linden]] | My old '''AMD 1.3GHz, GeForce 3''' system and would crash when many objects or people were in view. Games such as Far Cry and UT 2004 also crashed. I found that if I ran these really old (2003) video drivers (http://www.nvidia.com/object/winxp-2k_44.03.html) SL would run stable, but any newer drivers would crash. If you have a old (1 - 1.5 GHz) AMD and a GeForce 2,3, or 4 that's crashing, please send in the crash reports and then IM me. Alternately, try the old nVidia drivers. [[User:Dan Linden|Dan Linden]] | ||
Revision as of 10:27, 10 April 2007
This page is for 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:
- What is a graphics card? Will mine work with Second Life?
- Intel Extreme graphics issues
- Invisible avatar? Try these things!
- Why is my avatar yellow/green/some other loud color/horribly deformed? - Basically, go to Edit menu > Preferences > Graphics Detail tab and uncheck "Avatar Vertex Program". Generally, updating your drivers fixes this.
- Errors that mention GDI Generic
- 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:
- Technical Talk forums - The forums are searchable. Lindens don't really check here.
You can also contact our Support. Remember that specific details, and solid reproductions when there are bugs, help us help you.
Personal experiences
If you're having problems with a specific graphics card, please share your details on Talk:Graphics Cards.
My old AMD 1.3GHz, GeForce 3 system and would crash when many objects or people were in view. Games such as Far Cry and UT 2004 also crashed. I found that if I ran these really old (2003) video drivers (http://www.nvidia.com/object/winxp-2k_44.03.html) SL would run stable, but any newer drivers would crash. If you have a old (1 - 1.5 GHz) AMD and a GeForce 2,3, or 4 that's crashing, please send in the crash reports and then IM me. Alternately, try the old nVidia drivers. Dan Linden