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Hardware: Disk Performance Compared

2016/09/16 by Nalates Urriah

I just getting to where I can use my new computer for most of my daily tasks. I am still researching what aspects of the new computer most affect Second Life™ viewer performance. One of the more effective things one can do is look at data storage speed. Here is what I find.

RAM Disk Performance - New Computer — RAM Disk Performance – New Computer

I used Crystal Disk Mark to measure storage performance on both the opld and new machines.

RAM Drive

The above image is the benchmark for my RAM Disk in the new computer. I purchased DataRAM’s RAMDisk software. I devoted 5GB of my 32GB of RAM to a RAM Drive.

It automatically writes the contents of this drive to my Western Digital hard drive at power down. At startup it inserts the data back into the RAM Disk.

Project Bento Update 2016 w37

2016/09/15 by Nalates Urriah

No video this week. I recorded one. But, it is too much of a mess to try and clean up.

Wetcat | The Book of Daniel - Fund-raising event ♥ — Wetcat | The Book of Daniel – Fund-raising event ♥

There is a new Bento Viewer out: Second Life Bento Viewer version 5.0.0.319688. This is the one that came out earlier this week. It is in RC stage now. If you login with your ‘old’ Project Viewer, it should automatically update. If you log into the ADITI grid and update you may get a second update when you log into the main grid, AGNI. It will be the same viewer version you already got but, the viewer is confused so it updates again. Some people have seen their viewers update twice.

Second Life News 2016 w37

2016/09/13 by Nalates Urriah

The main channels are getting a roll today, Tuesday. This update is described as a security update. The release notes describe the update a minor changes, logging changes.

[ kunst ] - Cinema lightbox — [ kunst ] – Cinema lightbox

The RC channels remain as is, no update.

The main viewer remains 4.0.7.318301, as of this morning. The same as last week.

SpaceNavigator, Windows 10, and Second Life

2016/09/132016/09/07 by Nalates Urriah

3DConnexion has a Windows 10 driver for the SpaceNavigator, version 10.4.5 August 11, 2016. They come in 64-bit and 32-bit versions. If you are on Windows 10, you most likely are on 64-bit. Don’t worry about it too much. If you are on 32-bit and try to install 64-bit software/drivers the 64-bit software/driver will refuse to install.

Two years ago I got my SpaceNavigator (SN) and had a heck of a time getting it working as I wanted. So, I wrote the tutorial: 3DConnextion SpaceNavigator v10 for Second Life (8/2014). I used it as my guide for getting my SN working on my new Windows 10 machine.

Second Life News 2016 w36

2016/09/06 by Nalates Urriah

Monday was a US holiday, Labor Day. Many business are closed and that includes Linden Lab.

Last week in anticipation of the holiday the server news was posted. There would be no roll to the main channel and on Wednesday we get a roll to the RC channels.

The description of what it contains is brief: logging changes.

Firestorm Birthday

2016/09/03 by Nalates Urriah

Saturday 9/3 is/was Firestorm Viewer’s sixth year out. Well, Phoenix-Firestorm. They announced it this morning. They tend not to say much until just before they open doors. I think that is to keep the region they invite people to for a party from being over run. See the announcement: Happy 6th Birthday Firestorm Project. Congratulations! … Read more