Hello Melchior: Your understanding of OpenGL is like mine when it comes to Windows. It was why I was acting very cautious of something I know little about. However, from this forum and talking indirectly to professional expertise on this subject, I have learnt that PC's will have to have cards inserted into PC's to allow them OpenGL. On the other hand I now know from the Forum and, corroborated elsewhere, that it is normal practice if you have a laptop operating under Windows but want OpenGL, to use a process of allowing the laptop to boot from a disc without running Windows.
Having read about Knoppix, Bit Torrent and "burning" to a CD, I know, in theory, that it is possible to boot the laptop, with necessary changing to the BIOS, if necessary, to run the PC with FG on it without Windows running!!! Knoppix has a vast amount of games, which are not of interest to me, including music, but, more importantly, it has FG waiting to be used. As with any new software, that one is cautious about, especially if it is changing the function of a computer, as I know it, that I posed the questions. I am back home on Sunday for the All Saints holiday, so I will be trying to burn Knoppix on to a CD, if my questions are answered. Soon afterwards I will inform the Forum if it works and I can run FG on the laptop as described. I am sure that there are others who would be keen to know if it is possible. Finger's crossed etc. With Kind Regards Martin -----Original Message----- From: Melchior FRANZ [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, October 28, 2005 11:56 AM To: [email protected] Subject: [Flightgear-users] Re: OpenGL/Windows Knoppix * MPCEE French Bureau -- Friday 28 October 2005 11:31: > Frankly, I was following the Knoppix instructions and, yes it > talks about Nero etc. I downloaded Nero, but it timed out very > quickly, thus no good for long downloads, [...] Frankly, I don't have the slightest clue why people here suggested that you download/burn/whatever Knoppix. This won't get you anywhere with your video card problem. There's nothing on the Knoppix CD that will allow you to run FlightGear under Windows. There's no OpenGL driver for Windows on the CD! I can't say much about Windows, but as others have suggested already, you better try to find out as much as possible about the graphics card chip and available OpenGL drivers. If the vendor is of no help, then maybe Google is. You can't be the only one who wants to run an OpenGL application on this type of laptop. m. _______________________________________________ Flightgear-users mailing list [email protected] http://mail.flightgear.org/mailman/listinfo/flightgear-users 2f585eeea02e2c79d7b1d8c4963bae2d
