[#VWR-10466] Build 102206 does not pick up texture memory correctly

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Build 102206 does not pick up texture memory correctly

Created: 13/Nov/08 04:54 AM Updated: 16/Jun/09 11:32 AM

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Component/s:

Graphics

Affects Version/s:

1.22 Release Candidate, 1.22, 1.22 Public Nightly

Fix Version/s:

None

Environment:

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CPU: Intel Core 2 Series Processor (2194 MHz)
Memory: 3070 MB
OS Version: Microsoft Windows Vista Service Pack 1 (Build 6001)
Graphics Card Vendor: NVIDIA Corporation
Graphics Card: GeForce 8600M GS/PCI/SSE2
OpenGL Version: 2.1.2

libcurl Version: libcurl/7.16.4 OpenSSL/0.9.7c zlib/1.2.3
J2C Decoder Version: KDU
LLMozLib Version: [LLMediaImplLLMozLib] - 2.01.19526 (Mozilla GRE version 1.8.1.13_0000000000)

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Duplicate

This issue is original of duplicate:

VWR-14071 1.23 Client Mac OS X version Graphics Texture Memory Settings Not Saved After Changing

~~VWR-10474~~ Can't set texture memory higher than 512MB in Hardware Settings under Graphics Tab

~~VWR-11455~~ Client not recognizing over 512mb video caches on 260GTX+ 896mb card.

~~VWR-10928~~ Graphics Preference not showing the full Amount of Video RAM

~~VWR-14028~~ Cannot adjust Texture Memory beyond 512MB with 1GB Graphics Card

Relates

This issue Relates to:

VWR-10012 Graphics > Hardware Options > Texture Memory (MB) doesn't show/explain well the correct amount of memory

~~VWR-10463~~ Detected Texture memory of 2016 causes slow texture loading

~~VWR-6597~~ Can't save texture memory size in preference-hardware

~~VWR-9347~~ Texture Memory preference keeps resetting.

VWR-8503 Meta-Issue: Poor texture loading and freezes indicate larger chain of bugs

This issue is related to by:

~~VWR-10474~~ Can't set texture memory higher than 512MB in Hardware Settings under Graphics Tab

~~VWR-10654~~ Texture Cache maximum is back down to 512MB (code revert?)

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Build 102206 only uses 512MB of texture memory on a system with 256MB dedicated texture memory (on graphics card) plus 1279MB of shared memory (RAM). Previous viewers correctly report and use 256 + 1279 = 1535 MB.

Also note that total RAM is 4GB on a 32bit OS, thus reporting as 3070MB.

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Ellla McMahon added a comment - 13/Nov/08 06:56 AM

Yuu, please see the comment on VWR-8503 and issue ~~VWR-10463~~ re the Texture Memory

VWR-8503 dan linden - 12/Nov/08 10:10 PM
I linked ~~VWR-10463~~ "Detected Texture memory of 2016 causes slow texture loading" to this bug. If you're seeing textures remaining gray forever, make sure your "Preferences -> Graphics -> Hardware Options -> Texture Memory" is set to a value between 128 and 512 MB. Ideally, set this to your video card's memory or 1/2 of your video card's memory. Experiment.

Re the RAM reported, please see this article from Microsoft http://support.microsoft.com/kb/929605 "The system memory that is reported in the System Information dialog box in Windows Vista is less than you expect if 4 GB of RAM is installed "

Thank you : )

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Yuu Nakamichi added a comment - 13/Nov/08 11:16 AM

Thanks Ella !

Does the workaround apply to texture memory settings in general or only to settings above 2GB? I'm not sure what action(s) are being considered from glacing at ~~VWR-10463~~.

re. reported RAM, Vista SP1 actually reports 4GB RAM "correctly"... http://support.microsoft.com/kb/946003/

I think the SL viewer should do so as well.

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Zen Linden added a comment - 19/Nov/08 03:32 PM

We now cap the amount of texture memory used at 512 MB to prevent some driver bugs when using more than that. 512 MB should be adequate for now.