How do Icheck if my video card doesn't support render type?

As-12 · Post by **As-12** » Thu Nov 02, 2006 3:40 pm

I am still very new to this engine . And My English is pretty bad.
I have a problem. I was trying to run Irrlicht in OpenGL mode in Hard ware that doesn't support OpenGL 1.5 and then the PC restart itself after the crash. So the question is "Is there any idea that I can check if my Hardware support the render type or not support?".
I hope u understand my terrible english.

kornerr · Post by **kornerr** » Thu Nov 02, 2006 6:38 pm

visit your video card manufacturer site, or search for your video card specification in google

vitek · Post by **vitek** » Thu Nov 02, 2006 7:53 pm

If you are able, you should try to track down the issue that is causing the crash and report it as a bug.

As-12 · Post by **As-12** » Fri Nov 03, 2006 3:05 pm

I cant get any crash reports because it restart itself and it said that hardware failure in sort of that.

But Anyway I wonder .Is Irrlicht's Engine able to check if our Renderer doesn't support the rendering type?

hybrid · Post by **hybrid** » Fri Nov 03, 2006 9:30 pm

If the computer restarts it's pretty sure that your drivers or even the hardware is broken.

As-12 · Post by **As-12** » Sat Nov 04, 2006 1:18 am

It works fine in Software Mode but it does crash in OpenGL. I tried my application with other computer with OpenGL 1.5 support and it works fine. So I'd like to make my application able to check if any hardware it runs with Irrlicht support the rendering type to prevent the crash or unexpect results. My question still the same that I wonder that Can Irrlicht able to check if the hardware does support or not support the rendering type for prevent the unexpect results.

bitplane · Post by **bitplane** » Sat Nov 04, 2006 2:18 am

what is your graphics card? perhaps it's a known problem with your hardware or drivers or something.

As-12 · Post by **As-12** » Sat Nov 04, 2006 4:38 am

lol no one answer my question. That computer isn't mine but I checked it and Im not sure what extracly it was. But It is Intel's Graphic
Chipset and it's pretty old. I checked with glView(OpenGL Extension Viewer) and it said that the machine support only 1.0 - 1.4 only.
My Graphic Card which works fine with my application and my neighbor's Graphic Card also works fine. I use NV GF 6800 GS and My neighbour use ATI RADEON X600.
Well I will try use OpenGL itself not the engine to check if it support because I dont know that Is Irrlicht Engine able to check the support renderer.

jam · Post by **jam** » Sat Nov 04, 2006 5:33 am

If I understand the problem, all you need to do is check the return value of createDevice() if it is NULL, then Irrlicht won't run on the computer using OpenGL.

hybrid · Post by **hybrid** » Sat Nov 04, 2006 4:12 pm

And OpenGL features are checked during run-time by Irrlicht, so nothing is executed what is not supported by the card.