> Interesting! On one of my machines, I am running Vista 64 bit
Home Premium
> SP1 with an Nvidia e-GeForce 8500 GT video card. On this machine,
the 3D
> board does not work either.
>
> I did try running the routine in Windows XP compatibility mode, but
it still
> didn't handle the 3D board properly. This is a brand new machine
with all
> drivers freshly installed. I have been running gnubg on it in
2D mode,
> assuming that the problem was with Vista 64 bit. I didn't even
bother to
> announce the problem because so few people are running Vista 64 bit.
> However, the Sony Vaio is almost surely running Vista 32 bit.
>
> At this point, it looks like the problem has to be some incompatibility
> between the graphics routines, Vista, and/or the video driver.
>
> Mike
Don't know if Jon is online these days, but last time
he told me the 3d code will undergo some changes. I had some weird issues
and one of the thing that partially solved them (before a code fix) was to use
the quick draw function (Settings/Appearance/General, check Quick drawing).