Re: The textures on Octane MXI looks dirty

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Angus Dorbie (dorbie++at++sgi.com)
Tue, 19 Jan 1999 15:18:08 -0800

OpenGL may have fallen back on software path without TMEZ, so as Rob
suggested it may indicate a hardware problem with your TMEZ.

Note that the TMEZ is VERY sensitive you should exercise extreme caution
or better yet leave it alone. SGI stopped the nonsense of this being a
customer servicable part.

Cheers,Angus.

Angus Dorbie wrote:
>
> Things should have been the OTHER way around with/without TMEZ.
>
> With TMEZ you get 4 meg and 24 bit otherwise you have 4 bit per
> component.
>
> Confirm the internal format of your textures.
>
> Cheers,Angus.
>
> Hector Morales Campos wrote:
> >
> > Hello Everyone !!!!
> >
> > I have a Customer using Performer 2.2 on Onyx and O2, He development a
> > proyect
> > on those machines, and he bought a Octane MXI. The problem is when he wants
> > to use the same proyect on that new machine. the texture looks a litle spotty,
> > all of the images are RGB 24 bits.
> >
> > One test that I did, was run the same project without TMEZ board in the
> > Octane, and looks better but it ran slowly, and It isn't better as O2 or Onyx.
> >
> > Does any body know something about it, any information is helpfull
> >
> > Thanks a lot !!!!!
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