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I-25
08-11-10, 10:44 PM
i just downloaded a screensaver and im getting a "OpenGL extension 'glTexImage3DEXT' not found. update video drivers" error

problem is the drivers are the newest ones...

am using a Dell latitude D620 LT and it has integrated intel 945GM chipset.

according to what iv seen the chipset is openGL completable

anyways here the screen saver

http://buran.ru/htm/scr_en.htm

pretty damed good one too

ps mods feel free to move this if this aint the best section to post this
Zachstar
08-11-10, 10:55 PM
Intel chipsets are notorious for bad OpenGL performance. I suggest putting a video card in. If its a laptop stop buying crappy Intel laptops.
Castout
08-12-10, 12:03 AM
Intel bad for OpenGL?

Microsoft delights on its DirectX for gaming and hates OpenGL to hell. And now NVIDIA is owned by Microsoft

so go figure why OpenGL games now run

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Zachstar
08-12-10, 06:41 AM
Microsoft does not hate OpenGL it competes with it and does so well.

Yes Microsoft took a dump on OpenGL with it's "Microsoft GL" system in the mid 90s. But atleast they had it. They could have just not have have included any GL support and that would have meant only those with video card drivers could have had it.

Recent OGL issues? Its own darn fault for refusing for so long to make it easier to use and thinking people liked the challenge of using it as opposed to windows and DirectX.
Castout
08-12-10, 08:16 PM
Microsoft must have hate OpenGL otherwise they wouldn't give it so poor support in NVIDIA cards :D.

It's about driving out business competition.

As to why they didn't go away with OpenGL completely I guess is to give pretense that NVIDIA cards support OpenGL and to prevent backlash from gamers or to mitigate it.

I'm sure in the future they'l go away with OpenGL completely even for now it's already almost unplayable.
Zachstar
08-12-10, 09:53 PM
Then go ATI. If NVIDIA refuses to make good OGL drivers it is their own darn falt. MS Includes a good system to let OpenGL tie in.
Castout
08-12-10, 10:30 PM
Then go ATI. If NVIDIA refuses to make good OGL drivers it is their own darn falt. MS Includes a good system to let OpenGL tie in.

yea remind me that again when time is up for a new PC