GPU: Inform Users on GPU Driver Support level #70416
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Many GPU issues can be related to driver issues. It is not clear to users that their OS/HW/Driver combination has issues and needs to be updated.
This task will detect the combination and the support level we give.
There are 3 support level
A popup will be shown to the user (using a OS Message/Dialog Box) about the support level and a link to a docs.blender.org page describing what can be done to get better support.
Question:
An unknown driver combination should by default get a fully supported stamp. This might lead to future driver releases to not work correctly, and needs a new blender release for us to update the blacklisting.
IMO this seems to be the best solution, as there are more driver releases then blender releases and gives a more friendly interaction with blender.
Impact:
windowmanager/wm_platform_support
add a parameter or logic to
WM_opengl_context_create
to detect if it is creating it for the main window. If it is it should pass the callback function toGHOST_CreateOpenGLContext
otherwise NULL.GHOST
GHOST_CreateOpenGLContext
add callback function for support level.add a message box/dialog box per OS. Text +
Help
button that opens an url to a support pagedocs.blender.org
https://docs.blender.org/manual/en/latest/troubleshooting/gpu/windows/intel.html
Added subscribers: @Jeroen-Bakker, @LazyDodo
Added subscriber: @fclem
Added subscriber: @brecht
The link should go to docs.blender.org instead of wiki.blender.org, since this is user documentation and not developer documentation.
We can indeed detect the OS and graphics card vendor, and send the user to a specific page like
docs.blender.org/manual/en/latest/troubleshooting/gpu/windows/intel.html
.Agree, we should do blacklisting, not whitelisting.
@LazyDodo added a diff on showing system warnings/errors in GHOST.
Keep the patch here for reference P1122: Ghost message box
Added subscriber: @Russ1642
Blacklisting is fine but don't give an "everything's great" message by default. It's ok to say "This GPU/driver combination's support level is unknown".
Changed status from 'Open' to: 'Resolved'
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