No stars on screensaver!
13 Dec 2006 9:11:32 UTC
Topic 192187
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Hi, I'm an Italian physic student, and I installed BOINC Manager few days ago. I attached to Einstein@Home but when I click on "Show graphics" the screensaver won't show me stars and pulsars, but only constellation outlines and the crosshair. What's the problem?
Thank you
No stars on screensaver!
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That sounds like the correct screensaver to me.
Information on what the screensaver shows is here
RE: That sounds like the
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It's not what I should see: I can't see stars, pulsars and supernovae remnants, but just, as I said, the crosshair and constellation outlines.
Hit show graphics and take a
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Hit show graphics and take a screen shot so we can see what you are describing.
Kathryn :o)
Einstein@Home Moderator
You might also want to check
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You might also want to check that you are running the latest graphics drivers, and have the latest version of DirectX.
There is some information on graphics from the BBC Climate Change experiment, which might help, here
RE: Hit show graphics and
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Here's a screenshot of the displayed screensaver:
As I said, and as you can see, no stars nor pulsars.
Your video card is using
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Your video card is using share memory with the computer. This causes some issues with the screen saver, and actually can cause crashing of models.
Also, make sure you have the latest video drivers and Directx drivers.
I am sure there are other explanations to your phenomenon.