[#VWR-2328] Macbook Pro nVidia 8600M GT issue: Create simple standalone repro

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VWR-1978

Macbook Pro nVidia 8600M GT issue: Create simple standalone repro

Created: 05/Sep/07 01:27 PM Updated: 23/Dec/07 12:01 AM

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Component/s:

Crashes, Graphics, Performance

Affects Version/s:

None

Fix Version/s:

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Linden Lab Issue ID:

SL-54035

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There needs to be a reproduction of the problems discovered with the new Macbook Pro with the nVidia 8600M GT chipset. This will assist apple with fixing the issues that we find. We already have SL which really exposes this, but it would be helpful to have a targeted reproduction. Any community assistance would be greatly appreciated.

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Logan Taov added a comment - 07/Sep/07 04:44 AM

Client:Debug:RenderGlow --> TRUE
always, reliably, causes an instant viewer crash on my MacBook Pro nVidia 8600
Model Name: MacBook Pro
Model Identifier: MacBookPro3,1
Processor Name: Intel Core 2 Duo
Processor Speed: 2.4 GHz
Number Of Processors: 1
Total Number Of Cores: 2
L2 Cache (per processor): 4 MB
Memory: 2 GB
Bus Speed: 800 MHz
Boot ROM Version: MBP31.0070.B02
SMC Version: 1.16f8
Serial Number: XXXXXXXXXX
Sudden Motion Sensor:
State: Enabled

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beam ray added a comment - 25/Sep/07 02:53 PM

Wouldn't it make sense to attach this one to Meta issue VWR-1978? That way more people might learn about it. So it appears that it's up to LL to convince Apple that it's really a bug in their drivers?

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Poppy Linden added a comment - 27/Sep/07 07:39 PM

As commented in VWR-1978...

Hi everyone,

There is a new workaround for this issue. Scot Linden discovered that you can use a different driver for this video card and the computer should not crash. He wrote up instructions on the Second Life wiki. Apple has not committed to a date for a fix, but this workaround should help. Hope it works as well for you as it does for me!

https://wiki.secondlife.com/wiki/MacBook_Pro_2007_Graphics_Freeze_Workaround

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Poppy Linden added a comment - 26/Nov/07 12:47 PM

This was closed internally by Scot Linden.

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Rob Linden added a comment - 23/Dec/07 12:01 AM

Assuming "closed" issues are fixed, not merely fixed internally. Please reopen if they are still problems