I have vague memories of frustrating moments trying to get my laptop, which then had an Intel Core i5 650 (with integrated graphics) and an Nvidia GT320, to run orbiter on the discrete Nvidia GPU. If using Orbiter_NG and it persists in not detecting the second GPU, it may be necessary to manually add Orbiter_NG to the applications to use the discrete GPU.
Concerning the nvidia control panel: one very useful thing to do is to activate the tray icon that always lists whether the discrete GPU is active and, if yes, what is running on it:
I'm not sure I understand your problem, but try to add the following file in NVIDIA Control Panel:
Me too. It was quite a long time ago, but it caused me to leave Orbiter for many years. Also, for many years I only had Linux, since Orbiter was the only thing I needed Windows for.
That was the issue. I had added orbiter_ng but not the orbiter.exe in modules/server. All good now. Getting the message during load about the symlinks, which I can sort easily. Am I imagining things, or wasn't there an option at one time for the launcher to try and create those? Neither here nor there, just thought I remembered seeing that years ago.
You can do it in the D3D9 advanced video settings.
Only the forum as access to official Orbiter website has been lost: https://www.orbiter-forum.com/threads/orbiter-is-now-open-source.40023/post-584788
Might it make sense to write directly to UCL?
Since Orbiter 2024 is a new release, instead of just mentioning the requirement for edits, how about posting what they are for new members of the forum?
I found that my Mars.cfg file in Orbiter 24 already contained the edits you pointed out, with one exception. The MaxPatchResolution in Orbiter 24 was 20, not 16. Will this make a significant difference?
I can't think of anything else without knowing more about what's going on "under the hood".I cannot get Orbiter 2024 to work at all - despite successfully running Orbiter 2016, Orbiter 2010, and Orbiter 2006. Several days ago I described my experience and and posted a plea for help over in the General Questions & Help forum:
I have not made any progress trying to figure out what is (or is not) going on. Figured I would post this here and see if anyone might be able to help. Unsure there is a forum sub-section dedicated to troubleshooting the new Orbiter.
Peace,
cs
