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What platforms do GEM and Pd run on? by IOhannes m zmoelnig — last modified 2009-12-14 05:11 PM

GEM and Pd run on

How do I install GEM and Pd on IRIX? by IOhannes m zmoelnig — last modified 2006-12-20 12:40 PM

See the readme for installing Pd.

How do I install GEM and Pd on linux? by IOhannes m zmoelnig — last modified 2006-12-20 12:40 PM

See the readme for installing Pd.

How do I install GEM and Pd on WinNT? by IOhannes m zmoelnig — last modified 2006-12-20 12:40 PM

See the readme for installing Pd.

How do I install GEM and Pd on Mac OS-X? by IOhannes m zmoelnig — last modified 2006-12-20 12:40 PM

See the readme for installing Pd.

How do I use GEM in a performance? by IOhannes m zmoelnig — last modified 2006-12-20 12:40 PM

This is a constant problem, because there is no consistent way to display video on any platform. Also, you usually do not want to send the entire screen, but only the GEM window. It is also useful to ...

How do I make GEM run? by IOhannes m zmoelnig — last modified 2006-12-20 12:40 PM

GEM is not an executable. It requires Pd to work and is loaded in at run time. For example, I have an alias on the SGI which does

Why doesn't GEM run? by IOhannes m zmoelnig — last modified 2006-12-20 12:40 PM

**Notice that the -lib flag always requires Unix styles slashes. This is the case even on Windows.**

On IRIX 5.3, why does GEM dump with an rld error? by IOhannes m zmoelnig — last modified 2006-12-20 12:40 PM

GEM only works under IRIX 6.2+. The rld error is probably something about not having glBindTextureEXT (or something). !OpenGL 1.0 has some extensions to speed up texture mapping (which are an ...

I've got it running. Now what? by IOhannes m zmoelnig — last modified 2006-12-20 12:40 PM

Try out the manual. It will step you through the basics.

How do I (???) by IOhannes m zmoelnig — last modified 2006-12-20 12:40 PM

Many of the general usage questions are probably answered in the manual or release notes.

Why is GEM slow in general? by IOhannes m zmoelnig — last modified 2006-12-20 12:40 PM

Examine what you are doing. If you are constantly changing textures, then this is probably your problem. If you have models with a million triangles, then this is probably the problem. Compare what ...

Why is GEM slow on IRIX? by IOhannes m zmoelnig — last modified 2006-12-20 12:40 PM

If you are having major slowdowns, then please let me know.

Why is GEM slow on WinNT/Win95? by IOhannes m zmoelnig — last modified 2006-12-20 12:40 PM

You probably don't have hardware acceleration.

Why is GEM slow on Linux? by IOhannes m zmoelnig — last modified 2006-12-20 12:40 PM

It is because you have to use Mesa, which might be running iin software.

If I resize the window, everything looks strange. by IOhannes m zmoelnig — last modified 2006-12-20 12:40 PM

GEM doesn't trap resize events in IRIX or Linux (this is not a problem in WinNT).

Will GEM support hardware transform and lighting (T&L) ? by IOhannes m zmoelnig — last modified 2006-12-20 12:40 PM

Absolutely!

I get an error "GEM needs Truecolor visual support". by IOhannes m zmoelnig — last modified 2006-12-20 12:40 PM

This error means that your X display is running with paletted colors, which is the result of limited color depth. If you start the X display with 'startx !-- -bpp 16' or some higher number, then it ...

Can GEM run on a 3Dfx Voodoo card? by IOhannes m zmoelnig — last modified 2006-12-20 12:40 PM

I (this is: Mark Danks) have a Voodoo2 card, which runs fine under WinNT.

Why does everything seem dim? by IOhannes m zmoelnig — last modified 2006-12-20 12:40 PM

You probably turned on lighting but don't have any lights in the world.