Viewer 2.0.1, Beta 1: A Performance and Stability Release
Posted by Q Linden on Apr 15, 2010 12:20:08 PM
Hi all,
Q Linden here with some information about our latest Viewer 2 software update.
Since launching Viewer 2 last month, we have received a huge amount of feedback about the new Viewer -- in the blogs, forums, and JIRA. We thank you for your enthusiasm and yes, for your criticism. We are lucky to have such a committed and vocal community, and we want you to know that we've been listening, responding when we can, and working hard on enhancements and improvements.
Today we're releasing Viewer 2.0.1, Beta 1 which is only aimed at improving overall security, performance and stability in Viewer 2. There are no feature changes included in this release, but they will be coming soon in future releases.
Viewer 2.0.1, Beta 1 addresses these key areas:
For this beta release, we're using something called a Watchdog Timer. If it detects a stall, it will deliberately crash the viewer, and then we'll see a crash report..
A personal appeal -- please let the viewer send in crash reports! We cannot fix bugs we don't know about, and the crash reporter is designed to give us enough information to find the causes of these bugs. While the technical information (the "stack trace") we get from the crash reporter usually tells us where in the code the crash occurred, it doesn't always provide enough information to tell us why the crash occurred. The Watchdog Timer will help provide the "why" of crash reports, by giving us the location on the grid where the crash occurred (which is sometimes helpful). And if you're given a chance to do so, please give us any hints you think might be able to help find the crash.
Thanks for your help.
Q Linden
UPDATE: The auto-updater is currently unavailable. If you wish to download the Viewer 2.0.1 Beta 1, please use one of the links below:
Posted by Q Linden on Apr 15, 2010 12:20:08 PM
Hi all,
Q Linden here with some information about our latest Viewer 2 software update.
Since launching Viewer 2 last month, we have received a huge amount of feedback about the new Viewer -- in the blogs, forums, and JIRA. We thank you for your enthusiasm and yes, for your criticism. We are lucky to have such a committed and vocal community, and we want you to know that we've been listening, responding when we can, and working hard on enhancements and improvements.
Today we're releasing Viewer 2.0.1, Beta 1 which is only aimed at improving overall security, performance and stability in Viewer 2. There are no feature changes included in this release, but they will be coming soon in future releases.
Viewer 2.0.1, Beta 1 addresses these key areas:
- The top crashes we've seen from Residents since the launch of Viewer 2.
- A set of fixes to texture threading that should improve the stability of the texture cache and reduce CPU usage.
- Voice connection issues.
- Various minor, but important, bits of cleanup.
For this beta release, we're using something called a Watchdog Timer. If it detects a stall, it will deliberately crash the viewer, and then we'll see a crash report..
A personal appeal -- please let the viewer send in crash reports! We cannot fix bugs we don't know about, and the crash reporter is designed to give us enough information to find the causes of these bugs. While the technical information (the "stack trace") we get from the crash reporter usually tells us where in the code the crash occurred, it doesn't always provide enough information to tell us why the crash occurred. The Watchdog Timer will help provide the "why" of crash reports, by giving us the location on the grid where the crash occurred (which is sometimes helpful). And if you're given a chance to do so, please give us any hints you think might be able to help find the crash.
Thanks for your help.
Q Linden
UPDATE: The auto-updater is currently unavailable. If you wish to download the Viewer 2.0.1 Beta 1, please use one of the links below: