Unwanted hovering after TP

[Monica Balut]

Perhaps someone here knows the answer to this.  For the last few weeks, whenever I log in or just TP to another region, I always end up in a hovering state and must explicity click on Stop Flying to get back on the ground.  I don't think it's viewer related since it doesn't matter what viewer I'm using.  It also happens with my alts.  And it doesn't depend on what region I'm in.  So I suspect it's a server side issue.  Has anyone else had the same problem and, more to the point, has anyone found how to fix it?

[Ariel Vuissent]

Do you have your preferences set to fly after teleport?

That's my only idea...

[Ann Otoole]

yea. just another previously fixed dozens of times defect like the won't rez skins/clothes defect the ukranians keep pasting in to be paid to fix.

[Ceera Murakami]

It's a common glitch in SL, and no, there is no fix other than to give the command to cease flying. Yes, it's server-side, and not viewer-dependent. It keeps cropping up and LL has never been able to fix it properly.

[Void Singer]

it happens much less (almost never) if the TP spot is a bit above the ground or other surfaces, and consistently if it's just below them.

I like to cheat when making landmarks, and stick a small prim under me to stand on (or just fly up 1m) before creating the landmark... this way you get a slight drop when coming in

[Monica Balut]

1) I don't remember ever seeing a preference setting to fly after teleporting.  Where would that be?

2) Void I tried your suggestion but it doesn't seem to make any difference in this case.  I just end up hovering a bit higher up.

 

I've never encountered this before in the over 4 years I've been in SL.  It does behave like a server side problem but it doesn't seem to happen to everyone.  I posted a JIRA about it.  SVC-7376

[Claireschen Hesten]

just a thought are you tp-ing in to no fly sims and you have view admin options on so you get an extra Admin menu or you have enable always fly on if you use a TPV specifically phoenix as i know it has it this will cause you to always hover when you tp in to a no fly sim

[Void Singer]

#1 is a setting in phoenix, page 1 --> tp/login

it's aimed at defeating no-fly restrictions

[Monica Balut]

Thanks folks.  Fact is I haven't used Phoenix regularly in close to a year.  That option is not available is most of the viewers I have.  It has nothing to do with being in a no fly zone.  It happens everywhere.  And the fact that it happens with 4 different viewers and 3 diff alts tells me it's not the viewer.  This is really puzzling.  Others can't seem to reproduce it though.

[Monica Balut]

I also posted this as a JIRA.  Thanks to Maestro Linden who suggested it could be a hardware problem.  It turns out that the problem originated from my Space Navigator.  I upgraded the driver, unplugged and replugged it, and the problem went away.  I would have never thought of this in a million years.