From: Christopher Stiles (CS145331_at_albany.edu)
Date: Wed Nov 14 2007 - 07:14:17 CST

Windows xp pro, w/ an ATI All-in-wonder 9600

Thanks,
~Christopher Stiles

>-----Original Message-----
>From: Axel Kohlmeyer [mailto:akohlmey_at_cmm.chem.upenn.edu]
>Sent: Wednesday, November 14, 2007 5:10 AM
>To: Christopher Stiles
>Cc: vmd-l_at_ks.uiuc.edu
>Subject: Re: vmd-l: OpenGL Display
>
>On Wed, 14 Nov 2007, Christopher Stiles wrote:
>
>CS> I have been using VMD for many months now to analyze data produced in
>CS> Gromacs. All of a sudden the OpenGL display does not work; it just
>looks
>CS> like what ever was there before it only w/ a box around it. this does
>not
>CS> keep me fun using scripts to analyze the data but it does keep me from
>CS> visualizing anything using VMD. I have tried uninstalling VMD and then
>CS> reinstalling the newest version. I don't believe I have made any update
>to
>CS> my computer that would affect this program.
>
>christopher,
>
>what OS are you using? and what version of VMD?
>the behavior you describe could easily happen from
>an update to the graphics drivers or changes to
>the configuration. also, what graphics hardware
>are you using and what driver version?
>
>furthermore, there are some OSes that automatically
>update components of your system or can be configured
>to do so, so i would 'never say never'.
>
>cheers,
> axel.
>
>CS>
>CS>
>CS>
>CS> So all in all I am lost and therefore open to any suggestions to solve
>this.
>CS>
>CS>
>CS>
>CS> Thank you very much!
>CS>
>CS> ~Christopher Stiles
>CS>
>CS>
>
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