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If you are seeing broken textures, you may want to check out [[Howto:Troubleshooting Graphics Artifacts]]. | If you are seeing broken textures, you may want to check out [[Howto:Troubleshooting Graphics Artifacts]]. | ||
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== Updating video drivers on MS Windows == | |||
This section deals with updating drivers on Microsoft Windows. | |||
The author has been using this procedure for years and, albeit being a bit long, it does avoid possible problems arising from the driver installation itself. | |||
If installed properly, the video driver itself can be ruled out as a culprit for visual anomalies in Flight Gear on Windows. | |||
'''Regardless of years of personal use, things can go wrong here or there for you, so be careful when following these instructions!''' | |||
This general procedure applies for '''both NVidia and ATI''' video cards. | |||
Prerequisites: | |||
* Download a suitable driver for your video card. Use the "Find Driver" or "Autodetect" or manual search tools on the homepages to find a driver compatible with your operating system and video card. | |||
** ATI: http://support.amd.com/us/Pages/AMDSupportHub.aspx | |||
** NVidia: http://www.geforce.com/drivers | |||
* Close all running programs | |||
* Make sure that you've got sufficient administrative rights by disabling User Account Control or opening system-related controls with administrative privileges | |||
* Download [http://www.guru3d.com/files_get/guru3d_driver_sweeper_(no_installer),7.html Driver Sweeper (freeware)] or a tool with similar functionality | |||
=== Windows Vista/7/8 === | |||
# Uninstall your current drivers | |||
#* Either: "Control Panel" -> "Programs and Features" -> [Entry for your driver] | |||
#* Or: "System" -> "Device Manager" -> "Display Adapters" -> Right-click your video card's entry -> "Uninstall" (check "Delete Driver Software"!) | |||
# Reboot (you should be asked to do this anyway) | |||
# Windows will automatically revert to its default drivers. Let the installation proceed. | |||
# Reboot (Windows should ask you to) | |||
# Run Driver Sweeper (with administrative privileges) | |||
#* Check your driver provider (ATI or NVidia+PhysX), click "Analyze" | |||
#* Driver Sweeper should list a lot of files not covered by the driver's uninstaller | |||
#* Click "Clean" | |||
#* Wait for Driver Sweeper to finish | |||
# Reboot (Driver Sweeper will ask you to) | |||
#* You can run Driver Sweeper again if you want to make sure you got everything | |||
# Install the new drivers for your video card | |||
# Reboot (The installer should ask you to) | |||
# Set up the drivers (Anti-Aliasing, overclocking, etc...) | |||
#* If you want to, reboot again | |||
# You're done | |||
=== Windows 2000/XP === | |||
# Uninstall your current drivers | |||
#* "Control Panel" -> Software -> [Entry for your driver] | |||
# Reboot into '''Safe Mode''' (Hit F8 when Windows starts loading and select "Safe Mode") | |||
#* Chances are that your screen resolution will be very low! You can try increasing it by: [Right click on desktop] -> "Properties" -> Drag the "Screen resolution" slider -> "Apply" | |||
# See step 5 above (you won't need any privileges though) | |||
# Reboot into Windows normally | |||
#* Again, screen resolution may be very low, increse it if necessary | |||
# See steps 7 to 10 above | |||
== Driver troubleshooting: Legacy NVidia drivers == | |||
<big>'''Note: The following sections deal with very old NVidia hardware and drivers and can thus be considered deprecated.'''</big> | |||
I just stumbled on this post in forums. | I just stumbled on this post in forums. | ||
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[http://flightgear.org/forums/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=712&st=0&sk=t&sd=a&start=15#p7232 Link] to the original post. | [http://flightgear.org/forums/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=712&st=0&sk=t&sd=a&start=15#p7232 Link] to the original post. | ||
=== OpenGL and Video input/output === | === OpenGL and Video input/output === | ||