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From: Dallas Warren (dallas.warren_at_vcp.monash.edu.au)
Date: Mon Apr 26 2004 - 20:28:14 CDT

John,

> What happens if you turn off the Display->antialiasing checkbox
>and then use Snapshot again? Its possible that ATI's new drivers
>don't work entirely correctly in that regard, and since its reporting
>6-samples per pixel, that uses a LOT of video memory. Give that a shot
>and let me know if you get any different behavior. If you have a chance,
>you might also try an another run of their 'fglrxconfig' utility with
>less agressive performance options to see if that cures the corrupted
>snapshot renderings you're getting. The FireGL X1 I've tested with here
>worked fine with older revs of the ATI drivers, but I've definitely
>seen bugs in some of the newer versions on my test machine, which I've
>reported to them already.

Interestingly, in my XF86Config file I have set the following:

         "FSAAEnable" "no"
         "FSAAScale" "1"

So, AA should be off, and even if it was on it should only be 1, not
6!? When I turn it on with "yes" and leave it as "1", still get the same
rendering problem.

MSAA stands for?

And I can't find any place through the menus that has a check box for
antialiasing.

Thanks for your assistance. Though this isn't a vital issue, since I can
do everything that I need to at the moment etc.

Catch ya,

Dr. Dallas Warren
Research Fellow
Department of Pharmaceutical Biology and Pharmacology
Victorian College of Pharmacy, Monash University
381 Royal Parade, Parkville VIC 3010
dallas.warren_at_vcp.monash.edu.au
+61 3 9903 9083
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