Thread 'Displaying Graphics'

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old_user78940 Send message Joined: 30 May 05 Posts: 4 Credit: 13,440 RAC: 0	Message 16883 - Posted: 30 Oct 2005, 16:34:09 UTC I\'m currently running an IBM Thinkpad on XP. I recently switched to this computer from an older Thinkpad running 2000. The older thinkpad displayed the project graphics quite readily, if not a little sluggishly. But this computer isn\'t displaying the graphics at all. The screen saver just gives me the back screen with the BOINC logo and the % of the work finished, but no globe. The \"show graphics button doesn\'t work at all. I click it and it just keep on running without any graphic coming up. A little help? ID: 16883 · Reply Quote

racinjimy Send message Joined: 19 Apr 05 Posts: 53 Credit: 6,325,436 RAC: 0	Message 16885 - Posted: 30 Oct 2005, 16:53:11 UTC ATI graphics chip? ID: 16885 · Reply Quote

geophi Volunteer moderator Send message Joined: 7 Aug 04 Posts: 2187 Credit: 64,822,615 RAC: 5,275	Message 16886 - Posted: 30 Oct 2005, 17:22:24 UTC What version of BOINC are you running? You may want to download the latest graphics driver for the video chipset on your laptop. It may not help, but it might. ID: 16886 · Reply Quote

old_user78940 Send message Joined: 30 May 05 Posts: 4 Credit: 13,440 RAC: 0	Message 16888 - Posted: 30 Oct 2005, 19:21:57 UTC - in response to Message 16885. ATI graphics chip? ATI Radeon 7500 AGB (mobility) ~16MB BIONC version 4.45 ID: 16888 · Reply Quote

geophi Volunteer moderator Send message Joined: 7 Aug 04 Posts: 2187 Credit: 64,822,615 RAC: 5,275	Message 16889 - Posted: 30 Oct 2005, 20:59:27 UTC Last modified: 30 Oct 2005, 20:59:50 UTC If you look under the Work tab of the BOINC GUI, what does it list under \"Application\"? If 4.10-4.12, then BOINC 4.4x will not display graphics correctly with the ATI chipset. If 4.13, then it is something else and new drivers may help. Could you give us a link to Work Unit/ResultID that that computer is working on? ID: 16889 · Reply Quote

old_user78940 Send message Joined: 30 May 05 Posts: 4 Credit: 13,440 RAC: 0	Message 16893 - Posted: 31 Oct 2005, 1:10:32 UTC - in response to Message 16889. If you look under the Work tab of the BOINC GUI, what does it list under \"Application\"? If 4.10-4.12, then BOINC 4.4x will not display graphics correctly with the ATI chipset. If 4.13, then it is something else and new drivers may help. Could you give us a link to Work Unit/ResultID that that computer is working on? It\'s hadsm3 4.13 ID: 16893 · Reply Quote

old_user78940 Send message Joined: 30 May 05 Posts: 4 Credit: 13,440 RAC: 0	Message 16908 - Posted: 1 Nov 2005, 1:32:42 UTC - in response to Message 16893. Last modified: 1 Nov 2005, 1:33:00 UTC \"dwx314\" wrote: \"geophi\" wrote: If you look under the Work tab of the BOINC GUI, what does it list under \"Application\"? If 4.10-4.12, then BOINC 4.4x will not display graphics correctly with the ATI chipset. If 4.13, then it is something else and new drivers may help. Could you give us a link to Work Unit/ResultID that that computer is working on? It\'s hadsm3 4.13 Hmm, you\'re right: I installed the new drivers and it worked. Thanks geophi. ID: 16908 · Reply Quote