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I see there is a new driver out for those people using Intel HD Graphics. This is a driver that supports the iCore 6th, 7th, and 8th generation CPUs.
For those that have been having problems with SL viewers telling them they have an out of date driver, this may help.
Get the driver here: DRIVER VERSION: 24.20.100.6094.
Here is the scoop on the Windows update… Does it work with Second Life™? Short answer, yes.
This morning I had an update notice… maybe ‘warning’ is more accurate. I choose to go ahead with it. They warn it may take longer than most updates. It took between 60 and 90 minutes. (i5-6600k @ 4.1GHz) So, you may want to choose a time to update, they give you the option to schedule the update, which is smart.
Life Goes On, Whether you choose to move on and take a chance in the unknown, or stay behind, locked in the past, thinking of what could have been…
I’ve noticed a few complaints in the Second Life forum. Seems some are having issues with NVIDIA drivers. My NVIDIA 388.13 (23.21.13.8813) made the transition. But a couple of my hardware monitoring tools didn’t make it.
Win 10 removes those apps it thinks are incompatible. Seems the nanny-state propaganda is soaking in everywhere. So, Microsoft in its awesome wisdom is taking care of us. The language I would use to thank them is generally considered inappropriate.
Apparently, Firestorm and Linden viewers are considered appropriate. Firestorm launches and runs. Everything seems to run. On my front porch I get about 58 FPS. In January with 5.0.11 I was getting about 90. In my green screen room at 1500m I was getting 140 FPS and now 180. Jumping over to the near buy newbie hub, I was getting 40-50 FPS with 20± people around. With 28 around (according to world map) I get 57±. For easier comparison; Continue reading
You may have noticed your Windows machine installing a large update. This update is MOSTLY said to be in prerelease. But, I’ve seen some machines update. Also, there is some confusion as what the actual release build is named, 17083 or …
Here are some of the changes.
My main machine has not updated yet. I’m still on 160xx.xxx something.
Nothing Earth shaking.
Word is out that October 1, 2014 Microsoft will release Windows 10 Beta. This is said to be an early version. It may have features that will not be in the official Release 10 and lack features that may show up in the final release. But, for those that want to see the next Windows, you’ll be able to chase down some form of it tomorrow. See: Microsoft Announces Windows 10.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=84NI5fjTfpQ