octane demos 1.3 on vpro?
now the software install tool tells me that i need "mardi gras" gfx to install which is older i think than my vpro v6 !?
is it possible to install otherwise??? without switching the gfx board?
thanks
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PacMaN_2k1
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02-15-2019, 04:52 PM |
RE: octane demos 1.3 on vpro?
If you use 'inst' (command line only) or 'swmgr' (to launch the GUI) from a shell prompt, you can add an '-m GFXBOARD=MGRAS' option to trick them into thinking you have the "Mardi Gras" graphics. See their man pages for more info.
Note that you'll want to be sure to install only the demos that way. Accidentally re-installing any of the system software could over-write the VPro drivers and libraries with their Mardi Gras equivalents, so be very careful. Also note that there's no guarantee the demos will run correctly on anything but Mardi Gras hardware. (In other words: don't blame me if things go wrong!)
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02-15-2019, 08:11 PM |
RE: octane demos 1.3 on vpro?
(02-15-2019, 08:11 PM)jpstewart Wrote: If you use 'inst' (command line only) or 'swmgr' (to launch the GUI) from a shell prompt, you can add an '-m GFXBOARD=MGRAS' option to trick them into thinking you have the "Mardi Gras" graphics. See their man pages for more info.
Note that you'll want to be sure to install only the demos that way. Accidentally re-installing any of the system software could over-write the VPro drivers and libraries with their Mardi Gras equivalents, so be very careful. Also note that there's no guarantee the demos will run correctly on anything but Mardi Gras hardware. (In other words: don't blame me if things go wrong!) great, that was exactly what i was looking for  will try out tomorrow!
thanks a lot!
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02-16-2019, 09:43 AM |
RE: octane demos 1.3 on vpro?
(02-15-2019, 08:11 PM)jpstewart Wrote: If you use 'inst' (command line only) or 'swmgr' (to launch the GUI) from a shell prompt, you can add an '-m GFXBOARD=MGRAS' option to trick them into thinking you have the "Mardi Gras" graphics. See their man pages for more info.
Note that you'll want to be sure to install only the demos that way. Accidentally re-installing any of the system software could over-write the VPro drivers and libraries with their Mardi Gras equivalents, so be very careful. Also note that there's no guarantee the demos will run correctly on anything but Mardi Gras hardware. (In other words: don't blame me if things go wrong!)
Never knew this override, thank you very much!
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02-18-2019, 02:31 PM |
RE: octane demos 1.3 on vpro?
(02-15-2019, 08:11 PM)jpstewart Wrote: If you use 'inst' (command line only) or 'swmgr' (to launch the GUI) from a shell prompt, you can add an '-m GFXBOARD=MGRAS' option to trick them into thinking you have the "Mardi Gras" graphics. See their man pages for more info.
Note that you'll want to be sure to install only the demos that way. Accidentally re-installing any of the system software could over-write the VPro drivers and libraries with their Mardi Gras equivalents, so be very careful. Also note that there's no guarantee the demos will run correctly on anything but Mardi Gras hardware. (In other words: don't blame me if things go wrong!)
everything installed perfectly and also runs fine with vpro v6
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02-18-2019, 07:30 PM |
will try out tomorrow!