Problem with bubbles on ver 2

benjoyce · 04-28-2004, 05:57 AM

Hello all. This screen saver is excellent but I’m having trouble with the later versions. Version 1.1 runs perfectly on my pc however, when running ver 2 and 2.1, the majority of the bubbles in the column are frozen with just a very few that move in the background. Is this a known problem? Forgive me if this question has already been asked, I had a look through the posts but couldn’t find it anywhere.

I am using windows 2000 pro on a compaq p3 and the graphics card is a Matrox Millennium G200 AGP, if that’s any help.

Tiny Turtle · 04-28-2004, 07:24 AM

Hi Ben, and welcome to the forum!

Yes this is a known problem (but no worries for asking it anyway). The thing is that the G200 runs out of video RAM in the later versions (my G200 Mill only had 8MB and experienced the same thing). Possible this specific problem would be solved by adding the 8MB upgrade that was (ok, were) available for this card. I don't think you would find that upgrade any cheaper than a brand new budget video card (we're talking about ~$30-40 for a new card) which would handle the aquarium (as well as other 3D applications) several times better than the G200 does.

Feel free to ask more on the subject (and perhaps update your info with a location so we know which market/currency we're talking about).

/Tiny Matrox

feldon34 · 04-28-2004, 09:17 AM

Your best bet is to turn off the bubbles altogether until the opportunity arises to get a newer video card.

cjmaddy · 04-28-2004, 10:57 AM

It's strange that people don't give a location, isn't it? - just the country would do!
I have a couple of spare GeForce cards that would be adequate for running the aquarium, - if you're anywhere near!

........... And T, - you were correct first time!

/nwas

feldon34 · 04-28-2004, 11:06 AM

benjoyce is on your side of the pond.

I will let them elaborate if they wish.

benjoyce · 04-28-2004, 11:27 AM

Thanks for the replies. Upgrading my graphics card isn’t at the top of my list at the moment but at least I now know what’s wrong. Thanks again.

I’m just outside London UK btw.

Tiny Turtle · 04-29-2004, 02:02 AM

Yeah, I guessed Ben was local given the posting time.

nC,
I messed up, – my intent was to write "is (ok, was)" but that sure failed gloriously...

04-28-2004, 05:57 AM	#1
benjoyce Registered Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: London, UK. Posts: 2	Problem with bubbles on ver 2 Hello all. This screen saver is excellent but I’m having trouble with the later versions. Version 1.1 runs perfectly on my pc however, when running ver 2 and 2.1, the majority of the bubbles in the column are frozen with just a very few that move in the background. Is this a known problem? Forgive me if this question has already been asked, I had a look through the posts but couldn’t find it anywhere. I am using windows 2000 pro on a compaq p3 and the graphics card is a Matrox Millennium G200 AGP, if that’s any help.

04-28-2004, 07:24 AM	#2
Tiny Turtle is pleased Join Date: Mar 2001 Location: Stockholm, Sweden Posts: 7,365	Hi Ben, and welcome to the forum! Yes this is a known problem (but no worries for asking it anyway). The thing is that the G200 runs out of video RAM in the later versions (my G200 Mill only had 8MB and experienced the same thing). Possible this specific problem would be solved by adding the 8MB upgrade that was (ok, were) available for this card. I don't think you would find that upgrade any cheaper than a brand new budget video card (we're talking about ~$30-40 for a new card) which would handle the aquarium (as well as other 3D applications) several times better than the G200 does. Feel free to ask more on the subject (and perhaps update your info with a location so we know which market/currency we're talking about). /Tiny Matrox Thanks to Morgan, Tiny Snapshots is up and running again with "Tiny Järvafält" as the latest addition – Go have a look and tell me what you think. "We knew the world would not be the same. A few people laughed, a few people cried, most people were silent. I remembered the line from the Hindu scripture, the Bhagavad-Gita. Vishnu is trying to persuade the Prince that he should do his duty and to impress him takes on his multi-armed form and says, 'Now, I am become Death, the destroyer of worlds.' I suppose we all thought that, one way or another." /Robert Oppenheimer on witnessing the first thermonuclear detonation in history.

04-28-2004, 09:17 AM	#3
feldon34 Forum Administrator Join Date: Dec 2000 Location: Rock Hill, SC Posts: 10,938	Your best bet is to turn off the bubbles altogether until the opportunity arises to get a newer video card. "Journalism is printing what someone else does not want printed. Everything else is public relations." - George Orwell "If voting changed anything, they'd make it illegal." - Emma Goldman

04-28-2004, 11:06 AM	#5
feldon34 Forum Administrator Join Date: Dec 2000 Location: Rock Hill, SC Posts: 10,938	benjoyce is on your side of the pond. I will let them elaborate if they wish. "Journalism is printing what someone else does not want printed. Everything else is public relations." - George Orwell "If voting changed anything, they'd make it illegal." - Emma Goldman

04-28-2004, 11:27 AM	#6
benjoyce Registered Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: London, UK. Posts: 2	Thanks for the replies. Upgrading my graphics card isn’t at the top of my list at the moment but at least I now know what’s wrong. Thanks again. I’m just outside London UK btw. Ben H Joyce

04-28-2004, 10:57 AM	#4
cjmaddy Registered Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: Lancashire, UK Posts: 7,854	It's strange that people don't give a location, isn't it? - just the country would do! I have a couple of spare GeForce cards that would be adequate for running the aquarium, - if you're anywhere near! ........... And T, - you were correct first time! /nwas

04-29-2004, 02:02 AM	#7
Tiny Turtle is pleased Join Date: Mar 2001 Location: Stockholm, Sweden Posts: 7,365	Yeah, I guessed Ben was local given the posting time. nC, I messed up, – my intent was to write "is (ok, was)" but that sure failed gloriously... Thanks to Morgan, Tiny Snapshots is up and running again with "Tiny Järvafält" as the latest addition – Go have a look and tell me what you think. "We knew the world would not be the same. A few people laughed, a few people cried, most people were silent. I remembered the line from the Hindu scripture, the Bhagavad-Gita. Vishnu is trying to persuade the Prince that he should do his duty and to impress him takes on his multi-armed form and says, 'Now, I am become Death, the destroyer of worlds.' I suppose we all thought that, one way or another." /Robert Oppenheimer on witnessing the first thermonuclear detonation in history.