I have just started to use megapov from Nathan Kopp.
It works once well. After that povray stops totally the computer even
allowing Norton anti-crach program to intercept the problem.

I removed megapov and reinstalled completely Povray. It did the same
meaning that it works well once and suddenly stops the computer.
I used a register editor to remove all the old ressources of Povray and
Megapov but it did the same.

As anybody heard about this bug ?

Thanks to help me.

Charles

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On Sun, 26 Dec 1999 21:31:21 +0100, Charles & Paula
<pcd### [at] cybercablefr> wrote:

>I have just started to use megapov from Nathan Kopp.
>It works once well. After that povray stops totally the computer even
>allowing Norton anti-crach program to intercept the problem.

  I've successfully installed and run WinMegaPOV and the official
POV-Ray v3.1g for Windows (as well as the Linux versions of both) and
haven't had any problems of lockup or crashes.

  What happens if you disable all of the Norton utilities you are using?

  Does your system lock up with every scene you attempt to render,
including the official demo scenes?

  Please also read, "How to post bug reports", in
povray.announce.frequently-asked-questions and include system info in
your reply to this thread, thanks.

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In article <38667B19.7425D2FD@cybercable.fr>, Charles & Paula 
<pcd### [at] cybercablefr> wrote:

> I have just started to use megapov from Nathan Kopp.
> It works once well. After that povray stops totally the computer even
> allowing Norton anti-crach program to intercept the problem.

You mean Norton CrashGuard? I don't know about the Windows version, but 
the Mac version had a reputation for causing more trouble than it 
prevented. Of course, the two operating systems are so different that it 
is probably impossible to judge one by the other.

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You all of you advise me to reinstall povray without Norton CrashGuard.
That's what I did (I restart the computer without NCG).
I didn't change what is happening:
4 seconds after clicking on povray icon to start it the computer stops
without a blue screen, simply stops. I have to reset the computer.

Thanks to give me tips.

Charles

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Not sure I would have edited the Windows registry like you did since nothing
should have changed there upon using MegaPOV anyway.  It doesn't install,
just uses the POV-Ray setup already there.  Could be something else
entirely, like Windows itself going bad somehow but maybe it's video
related.  Did you try reducing Hardware Acceleration in System Properties
(Performance tab/Graphics button...)?
Wish I knew the answer.

Bob

"Charles & Paula" <pcd### [at] cybercablefr> wrote in message
news:3867BE25.D70F810C@cybercable.fr...
> You all of you advise me to reinstall povray without Norton CrashGuard.
> That's what I did (I restart the computer without NCG).
> I didn't change what is happening:
> 4 seconds after clicking on povray icon to start it the computer stops
> without a blue screen, simply stops. I have to reset the computer.
>
> Thanks to give me tips.
>
> Charles
>

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> You all of you advise me to reinstall povray without Norton CrashGuard.
> That's what I did (I restart the computer without NCG).
> I didn't change what is happening:
> 4 seconds after clicking on povray icon to start it the computer stops
> without a blue screen, simply stops. I have to reset the computer.

I have had similar Windows problems, I can't play AVIs, Quake 2 freezes
when you exit... that reinstalling stuff and whatnot didn't fix. I think it
must be a problem with Windows itself somewhere, like a corrupt file or
something.

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Ontrack Systemsweep 2000 has a very good crash prevention program.  We use
Norton up at school, but for some reason, the CrashGuard seems to cause
crashes.  Usually, upon starting Netscape with CrashGuard on, it crashes,
but when CG is off, it doesn't crash.  Weird.

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Chris Huff <chr### [at] yahoocom> wrote in message
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> In article <38667B19.7425D2FD@cybercable.fr>, Charles & Paula
> <pcd### [at] cybercablefr> wrote:
>
> > I have just started to use megapov from Nathan Kopp.
> > It works once well. After that povray stops totally the computer even
> > allowing Norton anti-crach program to intercept the problem.
>
> You mean Norton CrashGuard? I don't know about the Windows version, but
> the Mac version had a reputation for causing more trouble than it
> prevented. Of course, the two operating systems are so different that it
> is probably impossible to judge one by the other.
>
> --
> Chris Huff
> e-mail: chr### [at] yahoocom
> Web page: http://chrishuff.dhs.org/

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Try ScanDisk as well.

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omniVERSE <inv### [at] aolcom> wrote in message
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> Not sure I would have edited the Windows registry like you did since
nothing
> should have changed there upon using MegaPOV anyway.  It doesn't install,
> just uses the POV-Ray setup already there.  Could be something else
> entirely, like Windows itself going bad somehow but maybe it's video
> related.  Did you try reducing Hardware Acceleration in System Properties
> (Performance tab/Graphics button...)?
> Wish I knew the answer.
>
> Bob
>
> "Charles & Paula" <pcd### [at] cybercablefr> wrote in message
> news:3867BE25.D70F810C@cybercable.fr...
> > You all of you advise me to reinstall povray without Norton CrashGuard.
> > That's what I did (I restart the computer without NCG).
> > I didn't change what is happening:
> > 4 seconds after clicking on povray icon to start it the computer stops
> > without a blue screen, simply stops. I have to reset the computer.
> >
> > Thanks to give me tips.
> >
> > Charles
> >
>
>

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As I have explained PovRAY is working well the first time after installation.
Then after some time it stops windows. It doesn't seem to be linked to video.
This happens just after the first time I use Megapov

Charles

omniVERSE wrote:

> Not sure I would have edited the Windows registry like you did since nothing
> should have changed there upon using MegaPOV anyway.  It doesn't install,
> just uses the POV-Ray setup already there.  Could be something else
> entirely, like Windows itself going bad somehow but maybe it's video
> related.  Did you try reducing Hardware Acceleration in System Properties
> (Performance tab/Graphics button...)?
> Wish I knew the answer.
>
> Bob
>
> "Charles & Paula" <pcd### [at] cybercablefr> wrote in message
> news:3867BE25.D70F810C@cybercable.fr...
> > You all of you advise me to reinstall povray without Norton CrashGuard.
> > That's what I did (I restart the computer without NCG).
> > I didn't change what is happening:
> > 4 seconds after clicking on povray icon to start it the computer stops
> > without a blue screen, simply stops. I have to reset the computer.
> >
> > Thanks to give me tips.
> >
> > Charles
> >

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Charles & Paula <pcd### [at] cybercablefr> wrote ...
> As I have explained PovRAY is working well the first time after
installation.
> Then after some time it stops windows. It doesn't seem to be linked to
video.
> This happens just after the first time I use Megapov
>

If you don't ever run MegaPov, will POV-Ray crash?

-Nathan

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Yes
POVRAY alone (without megapov) is crashing (It works well one time after
povray installation and then for each use, it is crashing).

I have done all what people said but unfortunaltly no change in the system
crash.
-disabled Norton CrashGuard

Charles

Nathan Kopp wrote:

> Charles & Paula <pcd### [at] cybercablefr> wrote ...
> > As I have explained PovRAY is working well the first time after
> installation.
> > Then after some time it stops windows. It doesn't seem to be linked to
> video.
> > This happens just after the first time I use Megapov
> >
>
> If you don't ever run MegaPov, will POV-Ray crash?
>
> -Nathan

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Sadly it sounds asthough your only option is to 
reinstall windows.  

I heard of someone having this problem a while ago
and his solution was a windows reinstall, after trying
many other things, (think it was Bill Dewit). 

Good luck.


On Thu, 30 Dec 1999 21:04:04 +0100, Charles & Paula 
<pcd### [at] cybercablefr> wrote:
>Yes
>POVRAY alone (without megapov) is crashing (It works well one time after
>povray installation and then for each use, it is crashing).
>
>I have done all what people said but unfortunaltly no change in the system
>crash.
>-disabled Norton CrashGuard
>
>Charles
>
>Nathan Kopp wrote:
>
>> Charles & Paula <pcd### [at] cybercablefr> wrote ...
>> > As I have explained PovRAY is working well the first time after
>> installation.
>> > Then after some time it stops windows. It doesn't seem to be linked to
>> video.
>> > This happens just after the first time I use Megapov
>> >
>>
>> If you don't ever run MegaPov, will POV-Ray crash?
>>
>> -Nathan
>


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Hello there, 

I just started using povray and was playing with some simple scenes and the quality
settings. And I was wondering, is there a way to put the quality setting in the pov
file and not on the command line.

Thanks in advance
koos

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koos wrote:
> 
> Hello there,
> 
> I just started using povray and was playing with some simple scenes and the quality
settings. And I was wondering, is there a way to put the quality setting in the pov
file and not on the command line.
> 
> Thanks in advance
> koos

I have never tried this but you might want to check out the docs on the
use of .ini file options. I am pretty sure that you can specify quality
settings in a .ini file for your scene so you do not have to specify them
on the command line each time you run the program. This of course would
be a POV-Ray for Windows only solution. If you are using a different
platform I am not sure what the proceedures would be.

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koos <koo### [at] ibb1102ibbuunl> wrote:
: I just started using povray and was playing with some simple scenes and the quality
settings. And I was wondering, is there a way to put the quality setting in the pov
file and not on the command line.

  Not in the official povray, but it's possible with megapov.
http://nathan.kopp.com/patched.htm

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"Ken" <tyl### [at] pacbellnet> wrote in message
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>
> koos wrote:
> > I just started using povray and was playing with some simple scenes and the
quality settings. And I was wondering, is there a way to put the quality setting
in the pov file and not on the command line.
> >
>
> I have never tried this but you might want to check out the docs on the
> use of .ini file options. I am pretty sure that you can specify quality
> settings in a .ini file for your scene so you do not have to specify them
> on the command line each time you run the program. This of course would
> be a POV-Ray for Windows only solution. If you are using a different
> platform I am not sure what the proceedures would be.
>

The Ini files can also be called upon at a command line, in DOS for instance,
basic idea is that a non-pov or non-inc file is read for input (I'm going by
memory here).  However for doing so within the scene file (*.pov) you need to
use MegaPOV patch like Nieminen J. has suggested.  Then you simply place a
ini_option "Quality=9" , for example, into 'global_settings'.

Bob

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