just downloaded windows version ... but it does not work here :-(

[DG9BFC]

i have downloaded both windows versions (32 and 64 bit)
32 does start (but does not work correct)
64 does not even start (or just for tenth of a second and then a windows error box pops up)
64 bit system win7 home premium, 2 gb ram, on a t7100 core 2 duo running 1.8ghz (old laptop)

[f4exb]

Hello,

a working OpenGL installation is a must. Can you please check if OpenGL is correctly installed in your system following the procedure described here; https://blogs.esri.com/esri/supportcenter/2012/03/15/what-version-of-opengl-do-i-have-and-do-i-have-the-latest-drivers-for-my-system/

Best regards,

[DG9BFC]

testtool reports open gl works (i have seen that turning cube in the test)
opengl version 2.0 ...
intel update tool reports no newer driver for my system found

[f4exb]

I' m pretty sure OpenGL version is the problem. v 2.0 is really old. OpenGL 3.0 was released in August 2008. I think the GLSL used in the code is from version 1.30 that appeared in OpenGL 3.0. I had to upgrade the code about a year ago to be compatible with the Qt creator version I am using to build on Windows. Some deprecated instructions were not allowed at all anymore. In any case the Windows7 based machine I am building the binaries with has OpenGL 4.3 down to 3.0 support.

[DG9BFC]

so then ... give me a hint how to upgrade that
it is a win7 64 bit here
intel driver update soft did not find newer graphics driver

[f4exb]

Absolutely no idea. It probably depends on your hardware.

[DG9BFC]

i have checked all things in the net ... no way
there is no newer driver available ... so no higher opengl possible
seems as i have to give up :-(

i am using a laptop with intel mobile graphics (intel mobile 965 express chipset family) ... you are building it on a stationary pc with a better graphics card (reason why you have a higher opengl version) ...

only way would be that you change the graphics that it also can work on smaller and older laptops and not only on first place gamer pc (grin) ... even if then the graphic would have a lower resolution or if waterfall would be slower ... that is better then no working soft at all ...
so ... is there a chance that you change your graphic for spectrum and waterfall to a more user friendly version?? ... sdrradiov3 works ... hdsdr works .... (in fact nearly all sdrsoft that i know do work here) ... only your soft refuses to start ... and the only way (i guess) is that you change that

[f4exb]

Hello,

sorry no plans to downgrade OpenGL. I am not sure it would even build on Qt Creator. By the way it also works on a Pipo X8 with a 32 bit Windows 8 so that's not exactly a gamer's PC. At some point you have to keep up with technology.

Best regards,
Edouard,

[DG9BFC]

ok then no usage on laptop ... only faster machines will work

[f4exb]

In any case you do need a reasonably fast machine to run near real time applications like this one. It does not really work on Raspberry Pi 3 although it would start. But it is running fine on a Pipo X8 which has a quad core Intel Z3736F running at 1.33 GHz.