slow_rez
Slow Rez If things around you remain grey for a long time, this is essentially because the textures have not yet been sent to your viewer. There are a number of possible causes, and solutions or at...
View Articlefs_run_crash
Crashing While Running Firestorm If you find that you are crashing frequently, then perhaps the suggestions here will be helpful. Please don't skim the page - read it carefully. It is important to...
View Articlewebroot - added possible workaround received by willow
Webroot and Second Life Viewers Webroot offers an internet security software package that is meant to protect your Windows PC or Mac computer from threats coming over the internet. However, this...
View Articlefs_media
Music and Media Issues This section covers issues related to audio, video and some aspects of search. General For situations where you cannot hear audio, be it streaming music, or the audio from a...
View Articlefirestorm_troubleshooting
Troubleshooting and Quick Fixes - Firestorm ViewerFor basic information on how to get help, click here. This page covers issues and problems which you might encounter with Firestorm; for topics...
View Articlefs_intel_fix_32bit
How to Replace Your Firestorm.exe in Windows 10 If you have certain Intel HD graphics, and have upgraded your PC to Windows 10, your graphics card will not be fully supported by Intel. If you have this...
View Articlefs_ao_folder
I Dragged Something into the AO Folder and Can't Get it Out! The #Firestorm → AO folder is protected; this means it cannot be deleted, nor can items in it be removed. If you have inadvertently dragged...
View Articlekeyboard_shortcuts - [BUILD MENU]
Note: this is a list of standard keyboard shortcuts for these menu functions. Your keyboard may differ. AVATAR MENU Key Function Ctrl-Q Avatar → Quit Ctrl-Alt-S Avatar → Movement → Sit Down...
View Articlefs_rezzed_items_missing
Rezzed Items Have Vanished Unfortunately, this type of issue is more often related to asset server problems than the problems on the missing inventory page, and unlike caching and loading problems,...
View Articlefs_voice
Voice IssuesPlease note: Viewers play a minor part in voice functionality. The bulk of voice support is given by the external application called SLVoice, which is made by the SL voice provider, Vivox....
View Articleshadows
Issues Concerning Shadows Shadows add a lot more realism to Second Life, and as a result, many people wish to enable them. Sadly, however, there are major issues with shadows, for many people. Shadow...
View Articlefs_run_crash
Crashing While Running Firestorm If you find that you are crashing frequently, then perhaps the suggestions here will be helpful. Please don't skim the page - read it carefully. It is important to...
View Articleantivirus_whitelisting
Whitelisting the Viewer in Anti Virus Software For instructions for Phoenix, please refer here. Introduction Some anti-virus programs will incorrectly flag a viewer - or necessary components of a...
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fs_missing_inventory
Missing Inventory There are different kinds of problems with missing inventory that can take place; those that are controllable at the viewer or computer end are generally reversible. Problems caused...
View Articleati - Deleted old beta drivers to shorten table
AMD/ATI Video Card Specifics If you have an AMD/ATI graphics card then you may need to do these steps (ATI drivers don't seem to support OpenGL graphics very well, and SL viewers use OpenGL, as opposed...
View Articlefs_very_laggy
Why am I so Laggy? And that is indeed a million dollar question! Lag is pervasive in SL, and there is no such thing as a “lag free SIM” - except one that is completely empty. Before this can be...
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firestorm_avatar_physics
Firestorm Avatar PhysicsWhat is it? Firestorm Avatar Physics lets you customise how your Avatar's breasts, belly, and butt move in response to your movements. This feature in Firestorm is the same...
View Articlemesh_issues
Mesh IssuesGeneral So you have the latest viewer and still can't see mesh - what's the deal? Well, it isn't necessarily automatic. Depending on your specific hardware, certain settings that need to be...
View Articlefs_camera - [Camera Pointing Wrong]
Camera Pointing Wrong If your camera is suddenly pointing straight up - or straight down - or some impossible direction, then try these: Disable RLV and/or detach your collar or other RLV scripted...
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