Parhelia 128 : no textures displayed on X-Plane 7.30 objects

[Djipy]

Bonjour !

Using a Matrox Parhelia 128 Français, some object textures are not displayed in X-Plane 7.30, resulting the objects. like buildings, hangars, etc., to be displayed totally black.

The system uses three Philips 151AX flat monitors. DirectX tests are OK.

Card model reference : Parhelia 128MB Français
Installed version of Matrox PowerDesk : 1.5.0.107
Installed graphic BIOS version : 1.4 - 20

X-Plane software configuration is OK, as the whole identical application has been moved from a machine where it runs perfectly to the Parhelia equipped machine where the bug appears. X-Plane does not use registry entries, so moving it from one machine to another via local network does not affect his configuration or behaviour.

Software uses OpenGL.

Any clue would be appreciated : " Bouh ! Je n'ai acheté cette carte que pour ça !"

Thanks to everybody and bonnes fêtes !
Djipy, Geneva, Switzerland
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Operating System: Windows XP Professional (5.1, Build 2600) Service Pack 1 (2600.xpsp2.030422-1633)
Motherboard: MSI System Model: MS-6380E
BIOS: Version 1.00 (Note: AmiBIOS is v. 5.7, all Bioses upgrades have been properly done)
Processor: AMD Athlon(tm) , MMX, 3DNow, ~1.2GHz
Memory: 512MB RAM
DirectX Version: DirectX 9.0a (4.09.0000.0901)

[Chriss]

There's a similar bug in Homeworld2, were Reducing the AGP-Apperture Size helps...

what kind of Mainboard and processor are you using? The AMD-System in your Sig? They (matrox) think that this bug might be mainly with amd based systems. However, I on my Intel system encounter it too.

[gangster]

same here, but 5.99 is ok.

[Djipy]

Hello friends !

It's not an AMD problem. Using the same card on a Intel Pentium IV machine gives the same result.

Where could I find the 5.99 version, just to see if it works with my configuration too ?

I'm still looking for a solution with Matrox, but they cannot reproduce the bug. I'm afraid it could be related to an "hardware" failure of the specific card...

Thanks !

[gangster]

Originally posted by Djipy
Hello friends !

It's not an AMD problem. Using the same card on a Intel Pentium IV machine gives the same result.

Where could I find the 5.99 version, just to see if it works with my configuration too ?

I'm still looking for a solution with Matrox, but they cannot reproduce the bug. I'm afraid it could be related to an "hardware" failure of the specific card...

Thanks !

https://www.x-plane.com

email them, they might offer it still

[Djipy]

Hummm.. They say this in their FAQ :

(So, if somebody has it somewhere, I've got ADSL...
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Title: Where do I download old versions of X-Plane?

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We always suggest you download the latest version available, please see this article

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You will find thousands of other X-Plane users, and some may have what you need and be able to post it so you can download it.

[Djipy]

Ooops...! Didn't read enough !

Here they are : http://www.boostair.ch/pub/

and located in my country !

[gangster]

thats a good site to know if you're an x-plane player...thanks!