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Key: VWR-9576
Type: Bug Bug
Status: Resolved Resolved
Resolution: Duplicate
Priority: Normal Normal
Assignee: Unassigned
Reporter: imperatrix decuir
Votes: 0
Watchers: 0
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Avatar textures rendered incorrectly with nVidia 178.13 drivers

Created: 06/Oct/08 03:47 AM   Updated: 12/Feb/09 06:40 PM
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Component/s: Avatar/Character
Affects Version/s: 1.20
Fix Version/s: None

Environment:
Second Life 1.21.4 (98167) Sep 30 2008 15:28:25 (Second Life Release Candidate)
You are at 204470.2, 266305.7, 23.9 in Barcelona del Oeste located at sim2428.agni.lindenlab.com (216.82.17.179:13002)
Second Life Server 1.24.9.98659
CPU: Intel Pentium 4 (Unknown model) (3010 MHz)
Memory: 2047 MB
OS Version: Microsoft Windows Vista Service Pack 1 (Build 6001)
Graphics Card Vendor: NVIDIA Corporation
Graphics Card: GeForce 9600 GT/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] - 2.01.18612 (Mozilla GRE version 1.8.1.13_0000000000)
Packets Lost: 588/67670 (0.9%)
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Some avatar textures render incorrectly using lastest nVidia WQHL drivers (version 178.13). For example, wearing a boots attachment renders black lower avatar layers. Sometimes, on upper layers, wearing some clothing shows "wireframe" lines on some parts, specially on sleeves and feet. This affects own avatar and other avatars on sight. Problem has been reported to nVidia too, textures render OK with previous Forceware drivers (175.19).

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Ellla McMahon added a comment - 06/Oct/08 08:13 AM
Imperatrix, there is an issue with the Nvidia graphics driver from the 177 & 178 series. The main issues are VWR-7957 & VWR-8261. Please add your vote and comments to those issues.

The workaround for 177 series drivers is to

enable the Advanced Menu Ctl - Alt - D

disable rendering palletized textures: rendering > features > palletized textures Ctl - Alt - F7

and then rebake Ctl - Alt - R

You may need to do this everytime you login.

Please test to see if it works for the 178 series drivers.

Thank you


Ellla McMahon added a comment - 06/Oct/08 10:33 AM
Comment from Imperatrix on VWR-7957

"... workaround disabling paletized textures on Advanced menu. I can confirm this works for newest 178.13 Geforce drivers. ... "


Hunter Bronet added a comment - 30/Nov/08 02:31 PM
I found the 178 NVIDIA error to be even worse on my 7600GS on an xp computer. The appearance option within second life would not allow size changes to the clothing, but always seemed to have them on full. Also, some pop up screens such as the name search for inviting someone to a group would stall and freeze all SL screen action for about 30 seconds. My fix was to re-instal 175 NVIDIA and most of those problems went away. And no, I did not have 176 or 177 options from NVIDIA available. - Hunter Bronet