Hello I have a huge problem,
I draw my scene in the depth buffer, then i set with the function glDepthMask(0) that the Depth buffer is readonly.
than i draw the depth buffer in an array and save it in a bitmap.
but there is only a grey rectangle?
when i draw the depth buffer in the bitmap without setting it readonly i can see the depth buffer in the image
thank you for help
helda
glDepthMask(0) = read-only (as you said) = no write = buffer empty (no values are written there) = empty bitmap
but when i first draw my scene and then set the buffer read only, the depth information should be in the buffer?
glDepthTest(GL_FALSE) DOES NOT PREVENT you from READING ACTUAL DEPTH DATA!!! I check it right now - the behaviour is the same whether i call glDepthTest(GL_FALSE) before reading depth or not - i CAN see the depth data. Your problem seems to be like you never again turn depth writing, or turn off too early, or other type of logic mistakes.
I repeat - i check & found that glDepthTest(GL_FALSE) called before reading depth data does not have influence to the result!
Originally posted by CWiC:
[b]glDepthTest(GL_FALSE) DOES NOT PREVENT you from READING ACTUAL DEPTH DATA!!!
What does that have to do with calling glDepthMask(0) ?
helda, are you calling glDepthMask(0) for a specific reason?
[This message has been edited by rgpc (edited 11-06-2002).]
Hm, i’m sorry for misprint. In my previous message must be glDepthMask(0) instead of glDepthTest. Actually i have an application which read the depth buffer, and i just insert glDepthMask(0) before such reading occure and i still able to see normal depth data as expected, not the gray square.
…and use GL_FALSE, not 0 
You never know…
helda,
how are you reading/drawing the values in the depth buffer?
extraction from my gl.h
/* Boolean */
#define GL_TRUE 1
#define GL_FALSE 0
It seems like helda don’t have interest to this issue any more, but this is good reason to have a chat instead of help…