On 08/07/2011 09:44 PM, Justin Wood (Callek) wrote:
> NoOp wrote:
...
>> Same as Daniel.
>>
>> Build identifier: Mozilla/5.0 (X11; Linux i686; rv:6.0) Gecko/20110731
>> Firefox/6.0 SeaMonkey/2.3
>>
>>  From about:support
>>
>> Graphics
>>
>>          Adapter DescriptionNVIDIA Corporation -- Quadro4 900
>> XGL/AGP/SSE2Driver Version1.5.8 NVIDIA 96.43.19WebGL RendererBlocked for
>> your graphics driver version. Try updating your graphics driver to
>> version NVIDIA 257.21 or newer.GPU Accelerated Windows0/6. Blocked for
>> your graphics driver version. Try updating your graphics driver to
>> version NVIDIA 257.21 or newer.
> 
> Ok looking at these results I see daunting: "WebGL Renderer  Blocked for 
> your graphics driver version. Try updating your graphics driver to 
> version NVIDIA 257.21 or newer."
> 
> Which basically means that Mozilla's testing has uncovered 
> stability/security problems with the Version of your NVIDIA driver, and 
> explicitly disables the WebGL features at this time for your driver version.
> 
> If possible update your driver, if not you are unfortunately required to 
> wait for either NVIDIA to upgrade your driver, or Core Gecko developers 
> to find a workaround that is both usable and stable.

The driver is the latest for that card.

> 
>> Seems to be the Windows Vista syndrome... fill the landfills with old
>> hardware so that you can experience the latest&  greatest.
> 
> I don't see how this editorial assists anything.

The 'editorial' is a 'comment' and not an editorial. The primary meaning
is that "new & improved" features require users to abandon existing
hardware and fill the landfills with older hardware.

> 
>> Further, NVIDIA 257.21 doesn't work on Quadro4 cards.
> 
> I would check what driver updates you have available for your NVIDIA 
> card, if there are no newer drivers, I would suggest you contact NVIDIA 
> and request/demand/whatever them to update their driver for your Card. 

Good luck with that. nVidia are in the business of selling new
cards/GPU's and have little interest in supporting .96 cards any longer.

> I 
> of course cannot speak for what they can/will do. But Good Luck. (I was 
> lucky enough, as of a few months ago anyway, to have an XP machine with 
> a supported Device Driver -- Have not tested on that machine in a while)
> 

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