Great reply Michael - just what I was about to try and write. The only thing I'd add is, does everything seem to be drawing okay?
Jim, if you manage to get the glintercept tool working, I should be able to fix it. Jon On 13 June 2013 16:55, Michael Petch <[email protected]> wrote: > On 13/06/2013 9:21 AM, Jim Curtis wrote: > > Hello to everyone and thanks for making such a wonderful program. I > > just downloaded the current MAIN/current version 0.90/most recent > > source code (snapshot 20121023) and installed it and changed some > > settings from the default to my own preferences. I started a match > > and after or during *every* move, I forget which, a window opens > > showing multiple (5-9) errors and it does this after or during each > > move. The multiple errors shown all say the same message: OpenGL > > Error: invalid enumerant > > Would someone at your convenience troubleshoot this problem for > > me? I would appreciate any thoughts you may have to fix this > > problem. Thanks again for helping me in advance and for making the > > best backgammon software available. > > This problem is *generally* an issue with the Video Driver and or the > driver settings. It is always recommended that you make sure you have > the latest video drivers for your hardware. > > I recommend at a minimum launching GNUBG and going to the Settings Menu, > select "Board Appearance", the "General" tab and making sure "Quick > Drawing" is off. If it is already off you may wish to turn off all the > 3D options that are on and see if that makes a difference (This is just > to see if there is a specific cause that can be identified). > > Over the years, people with specific graphic cards have had similar > problems and they have discoverd through trial and error that there are > often Video Driver settings that can be adjusted to keep GNUBG > compatible. Unfortunately there are so many cards and drivers out there, > that it can be a nightmare to say specifically without having your > hardware. > > For instance, With NVIDiA GeForce Video Card someone found that a driver > setting "Threaded Optimization" had to be turned off (And it is > apparently for compatibility with older software). There is a bug > report/solution for that here (This is an example of trial and error > with Video Driver settings): > > https://savannah.gnu.org/bugs/?31274 > > You can also try a newer version of GNUBG (It isn't officially on the > web pages yet). It was built last month: > > http://files.gnubg.org/media/windows/gnubg-1_00_000-20130519-setup.exe > > Does it work? > > If all else fails and you have some technical knowledge (This isn't for > a novice user), There is a tool called GL Intercept you may wish to > download to help narrow down the problem). It can be downloaded here: > > https://code.google.com/p/glintercept/downloads/detail?name=GLIntercept_1_2_0.exe > > There is a readme file with instructions (after installation) with a > Quick Start guide on what to copy to the GNUBG installation directory. I > recommend using the settings from gliConfig_FullDebug.ini . If you ran > GNUBG and managed to get the debug output it would likely tell use what > OpenGL call is failing. > > There is one last thing, and this doesn't solve thr problem but may make > it more manageable (I am not sure if it works for this type of error). > Go into GnUBG and pull down the "View Menu", click "Panels>" and select > "Messages" (When you select it, a checkmark will appear next to that > item in the menu) A message window will appear under the move lists and > analysis on the right hand side. Does this suppress the pop up error and > make it usable as you play? > > -- > Michael Petch > GNU Backgammon Maintainer / Developer > OpenPGP FingerPrint=D81C 6A0D 987E 7DA5 3219 6715 466A 2ACE 5CAE 3304 > > > _______________________________________________ > Bug-gnubg mailing list > [email protected] > https://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/bug-gnubg >
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