Rendering errors

OpenGL OpenGL: Advanced Coding
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Hi,

quite a strange problem: my software (using OpenGL) works just fine on many computers, but in some rare cases users get completely wrong graphics and/or the message “floating point division by zero” which seems to be caused by some OpenGL call. Unfortunately I can’t debug these errors because on all machines I have access to the program works properly!

I suggested updating the graphics card driver to those users, but the problem persists. Does anybody have a hint or an idea where to search the cause of the problem?

Thanks in advance!!!
Loren Schwarz

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Hi

I had a similar problem when I used Borland C Builder. Its C runtime by default doesnt disable the FPU exceptions. Under VisualC++ it worked fine.
You can disable them by using then _control87 function. Just look in your doc.

Bye
ScottManDeath

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Hi,

I also use Borland C++ Builder, so maybe your hint will suppress the floating point errors.

BUT :slight_smile: as mentioned before, these errors sometimes come together with a strange graphics output…

One of my customers uses a Laptop with an Onboard Intel 830 M graphics chip. Maybe someone knows of incompatibilities with that kind of chip??

Bye, Loren