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If you are seeing broken textures, you may want to check out [[Howto:Troubleshooting Graphics Artifacts]]. | {{note|If you are seeing broken textures, you may want to check out [[Howto:Troubleshooting Graphics Artifacts]].}} | ||
== Updating video drivers on MS Windows == | == Updating video drivers on MS Windows == | ||
This section deals with updating drivers on Microsoft Windows. | This section deals with updating drivers on Microsoft Windows. | ||
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This general procedure applies for '''both NVidia and ATI''' video cards. | This general procedure applies for '''both NVidia and ATI''' video cards. | ||
==== Prerequisites ==== | ==== Prerequisites ==== | ||
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* Make sure that you've got sufficient administrative rights by disabling User Account Control or opening system-related controls with administrative privileges | * 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 | * 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 === | === Windows Vista/7/8 === | ||
# Uninstall your current drivers | # Uninstall your current drivers | ||
#* Either: "Control Panel" -> "Programs and Features" -> [Entry for your driver] | #* Either: "Control Panel" -> "Programs and Features" -> [Entry for your driver] | ||
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#* If you want to, reboot again | #* If you want to, reboot again | ||
# You're done | # You're done | ||
=== Windows 2000/XP === | === Windows 2000/XP === | ||
# Uninstall your current drivers | # Uninstall your current drivers | ||
#* "Control Panel" -> Software -> [Entry for your driver] | #* "Control Panel" -> Software -> [Entry for your driver] | ||
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== Driver troubleshooting: Legacy NVidia drivers == | == Driver troubleshooting: Legacy NVidia drivers == | ||
{{note|The following sections deal with very old NVidia hardware and drivers and can thus be considered deprecated. It comes from a forum post originally written in March, 2008.<ref>[http://forum.flightgear.org/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=712&st=0&sk=t&sd=a&start=15#p7232 Forum post on legacy NVIDIA drivers]</ref>}} | |||
[http://forum.flightgear.org/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=712&st=0&sk=t&sd=a&start=15#p7232 | |||
=== OpenGL and Video input/output === | === OpenGL and Video input/output === | ||
The following answer covers missing video input/output and knocked out OpenGL support after updating nVidia drivers. | The following answer covers missing video input/output and knocked out OpenGL support after updating nVidia drivers. | ||
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=== Additional notes === | === Additional notes === | ||
Although my system was shipped with driver version 28.32, after removing the graphics driver | Although my system was shipped with driver version 28.32, after removing the graphics driver | ||
entirely, driver versions 45.33 and 53.04 did not even recognize the hardware automatically. | entirely, driver versions 45.33 and 53.04 did not even recognize the hardware automatically. | ||
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Nevertheless the setup installs it. An error message saying that only "GeForce2" boards are supported | Nevertheless the setup installs it. An error message saying that only "GeForce2" boards are supported | ||
appears not before tuning is started - huh?!? | appears not before tuning is started - huh?!? | ||
=== Addendum === | === Addendum === | ||
The NVidia drivers have a "feature" that turns out to be a pretty nasty pitfall for unaware users, | The NVidia drivers have a "feature" that turns out to be a pretty nasty pitfall for unaware users, | ||
namely "Standard OpenGL support". "Standard" here means hardware accelerated -OR- software emulated! | namely "Standard OpenGL support". "Standard" here means hardware accelerated -OR- software emulated! | ||
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several seconds. At least for me, this is way sufficiant to have some fun while trying NOT to crash the BO105 | several seconds. At least for me, this is way sufficiant to have some fun while trying NOT to crash the BO105 | ||
helicopter within seconds ;) | helicopter within seconds ;) | ||
=== Overclocking === | === Overclocking === | ||
The NVidia drivers supply builtin overclocking settings. For security reasons, these need to be unlocked | The NVidia drivers supply builtin overclocking settings. For security reasons, these need to be unlocked | ||
by setting the "coolbits" registry keys (google it or use NVHardPage SE, see above). | by setting the "coolbits" registry keys (google it or use NVHardPage SE, see above). | ||
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[] default clock rates for GeForce4 MX440 | [] default clock rates for GeForce4 MX440 | ||
() stable overclocked rates for (MY!) GeForce4 MX440 | () stable overclocked rates for (MY!) GeForce4 MX440 | ||
Overclocked Performance: | Overclocked Performance: | ||
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as artifacts or system freezes occur! | as artifacts or system freezes occur! | ||
== References == | |||
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[[Category:Troubleshooting]] | [[Category:Troubleshooting]] | ||