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From: John Stone (johns_at_ks.uiuc.edu)
Date: Wed Mar 08 2006 - 13:35:48 CST

Hi Paul,
  This sounds like an issue with the video driver not restoring
your preferences correctly. Are you doing all of the settings changes
under a user account, or as the system administrator user? If you've
made the changes as administrator and they still don't stick, then it's
likely a problem with the NVidia driver control panel not restoring the
clone mode preference, and that'd be worth reporting to them in their
online support forums here:
  http://www.nvnews.net/vbulletin/forumdisplay.php?f=29

  John Stone
  vmd_at_ks.uiuc.edu
 

On Wed, Mar 08, 2006 at 02:01:31PM -0500, Paul Van Allsburg wrote:
> I have a problem in that my video card is stuck in stereo shuttering
> mode after log in to the workstation(even thought the option is turned
> off in the video active profile).
>
> To correct it I have to (Windows XP):
> Display properties > Settings > Advanced > Quadro FX 1400 > Performance
> & Quality Settings > under advanced settings, click Stereo display mode
> and then reselect 'Use nView Clone Mode' and click Apply.
>
> Once that is done I can run VMD in the stereo display setting 'Crystal
> eyes' and get very good 3D with a pair of NEC LT245 projectors in a
> Geowall setup.
>
> Unfortunately that setting is not kept after I log out. I have to go
> thru the same process above when I log back in even after I've saved the
> settings in the active profile for the card.
>
> I tend to believe that this is an issue with the quadro driver(I've got
> the latest ForceWare version 81.72 from HP) and I'll bring it up with
> them but thought I'd inform this list. Any suggestions?
>
> Thanks,
>
> Paul Van Allsburg
> Computational Science & Modeling Facilitator
> Natural Sciences Division, Hope College
> 35 East 12th Street
> Holland, Michigan 49423
> 616-395-7292
>
>
> 

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