i just can highly recommend to use the two line option in the boot.ini
file.
keep the old configuration and add a new line with the switch.
otherwise you might render you system unusable, because some hardware
(as mine) is incompatible and chrashes upon booting a 3gb switched on
windows. no safe mode, no command line. you would have to put the
harddisk into another computer and change the boot.ini in that
unfortunate case.
ciao
franky
Friday, August 18, 2006, 9:43:40 AM, you wrote:
MB> Chris, I am just finishing a similar job whene I have had to split a large
MB> image into 8 parts, each with 7 passes using Mathieu's method. Some passes
MB> just would not render, which I eventually fixed by using the 3GB switch -
MB> excerpt from a mail from Alex O'Connor below:
MB> Morten Bartholdy
MB> 3D & VFX Artist
MB> From: "Alex O'Connor" <aoconnor(at)Softimage.COM>
MB> To: <XSI(at)Softimage.COM>
MB> Sent: Thursday, June 08, 2006 12:25 PM
MB> Subject: RE: Rendering large Images...
>> Hi Thomas,
>>
>> It may help to enable the 3GB switch in order to complete your render.
>> With the 3GB switch enabled on my machine I can render some scenes and
>> large image sizes which will not render without the switch. My machine
>> only has 2GB RAM, so it is not that you need to have 3GB RAM on the
>> machine for this configuration to make a difference. Setting the system
>> up with the 3GB switch will allow it to allocate a larger contiguous
>> chunk of memory, which may allow the render to complete.
>>
>> To set the 3GB switch you need to edit your boot.ini file (it's a hidden
>> file at C:\ - you will need to make sure explorer shows hidden files).
>> on the line where it says something like :
>>
>> multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(2)\WINNT="Microsoft Windows XP
>> Professional" /fastdetect
>>
>> You need to add /3GB to the end of the line. The entry will then look
>> something like this:
>>
>> multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(2)\WINNT="Microsoft Windows XP
>> Professional" /fastdetect /3GB
>>
>> Your exact original entry may be slightly different, but you just need
>> to add the /3GB to the end of the line. If you prefer, you can
>> copy/paste the line and add the entry to the line below - this will give
>> you two options at bootup, and you can scroll down to the 3GB switch
>> configuration. If you do this, remember to edit the configuration title
>> which is contained within the speechmarks. For example my boot.ini looks
>> like this:
>>
>> multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(2)\WINDOWS="Microsoft Windows XP
>> Professional" /noexecute=optin /fastdetect
>> multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(2)\WINDOWS="Microsoft Windows XP
>> Professional /3GB" /noexecute=optin /fastdetect /3GB
>>
>>
>> I believe this configuration change is incompatible with Windows XP
>> Service Pack 1 and Windows XP Service Pack 1a. If you have either of
>> these service packs installed on your computer, do not make this
>> configuration change.
>>
>>
>> Alexandra O'Connor
>>
>> ---Softimage XSI ---
>> European Support Manager
>> European Avid CG
MB> ----- Original Message -----
MB> From: "Chris Johnson" <chrisj(at)topix.com>
MB> To: <XSI(at)Softimage.COM>
MB> Sent: Thursday, August 17, 2006 8:42 PM
MB> Subject: rendering large formats problem?
>> I'm trying to render a poster size image from a commerical for a print
>> add. I got most of the passes rendered at 12000x8400. However I have a few
>> passes that won't go. This is the error message I repeatedly get. I've
>> tried the XSI Split render plug in and it crashes when it goes too render
>> each time. The one pass I did get it to work on crashed when it tried to
>> go the the FXtree to comp the tiles. Also tried rendering subregions and
>> stitching it myself....still won't go. Tried on our farm and locally. Any
>> suggestions. Probaly not enough information to fully explain the problem
>> but this is the error I repeatedly get.
>>
>>
>> 'WARNING : 3083 - No rendering viewer used. Image resolution exceeds
>> display limit.
>> 'INFO : RC 0.2 error 081001: failed to create frame buffer 0:
>> C:\DOCUME~1\chrisj\LOCALS~1\Temp\XSI_Temp_1336/fb000.4.1336 (Not enough
>> storage is available to process this command.)
>>
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