Rolig Loon

So far, so good. The screen is supposed to go a bit darker and you're supposed to get a window to select the image to upload. The system won't let you upload a pic unless it is in the right format, though. It has to be PNG, JPG, TGA, or GIF. Also, your image's largest dimension should be 700 pixels. Marketplace will downsize images that are too large, but that is a very slow process. The sequence may time out before it finishes. For more information about photos for Marketplace, see http://community.secondlife.com/t5/English-Knowledge-Base/How-to-market-your-products/ta-p/700181#Section_.3

"It" might be your browser. For reasons that nobody can explain, SL's web sites have always had trouble with the Internet Explorer browser. Try using Firefox or Chrome instead. They work for most people.

When was the last time you cleaned the dust out of your computer and checked to be sure that the fans are spinning properly? The first thing I suspect when someone crashes within a few minutes every time he logs in is that the computer is overheating. Crashing is your computer's self-protection against burning up vital components. Even if it's not the answer in this particular case, check it first and get in the habit of using a can of air to blow out dust bunnies and cat hair once a month (more often if you have a big cat). If that doesn't do the trick, click on the Options link in the upper right corner of your question and select EDIT to let us know so that we can try something else. Please do NOT start a new thread.

I don't know why, but we have seen 3 or 4 people this week with that error message. The message that says (0xc0000005) is not a message from Second Life. It's a Windows message, described in this thread >>> http://www.updatexp.com/0xC0000005.html , for example. The implication from this and similar sites that you can find with Google is that this is a RAM error --- a failing memory chip somewhere in your computer.

Always download graphics card drivers from the manufacturer of the card, not the company that made your computer. Intel Video Driver Intel driver download page Intel does not have a universal driver set. Please go to Intel's site and select the appropriate download.You should be aware, though, that the Dell Latitude D620 is a business notebook that's designed for handling office tasks like spreadsheets and database management. It's not likely to give very good performance at all in SL. You may get your best performance with graphics set on Low and with a short draw distance. Do NOT use wireless. If you are lagging badly with the standard V3 viewer, consider installing a third party viewer like Phoenix, Imprudence, or CoolVL that will put fewer demands on your notebook.

So put a llRegionSayTo statement in the touch_start event of each script, aimed at the other object, and accompany it with a listen event in each object that listens for the message. Put your texture change command in the touch_start event and the listen event in both objects. That way, no matter which object you touch, the touch will change its own texture and the message it sends will change the texture of the other object. Just be sure that you change textures with llSetLinkPrimitiveParamsFast, not with llSetTexture. llSetTexture has a 0.2 second delay, which will mess up your synchronicity.

Now I'm getting worried. This is the second time today for this same rare message. I wonder if it's the heat? The message that says (0xc0000005) is not a message from Second Life. We've had a small handful of posts about this problem. It's a Windows message, described in this thread >>> http://www.updatexp.com/0xC0000005.html , for example. The implication from this and similar sites that you can find with Google is that this is a RAM error --- a failing memory chip somewhere in your computer.

Firefox won't recognize a SLURL unless you have told it what one is. You might have to do that manually unless you have a viewer that does it for you. In Firefox: 1. Click on the Tools >> Options >> Applications menu 2. Scroll down until you see "Secondlife" in the left column 3. Use the dropdown menu in the right column next to it to identify your viewer's exe file 4. Click OK to close the window. Thereafter, Firefox will know that if it sees a SLRUL, it is supposed to pass it to your viewer for execution.

When you write your LSL script, you use llRequestPermissions, which then acts as a trigger for a run_time_permissions event in which the script checks to see whether the permission has been granted. Here's the example from the LSL wiki page... default{ touch_start(integer detected) { llRequestPermissions(llDetectedKey(0), PERMISSION_TRIGGER_ANIMATION); } run_time_permissions(integer perm) { if (perm & PERMISSION_TRIGGER_ANIMATION) { llStartAnimation("sit"); llOwnerSay("animation will end in 5 seconds"); llSetTimerEvent(5.0); } } timer() { llSetTimerEvent(0.0); llStopAnimation("sit"); }} When someone (llDetectedKey(0)) touches the scripted object, the llRequestPermissions function is called, asking PERMISSION_TRIGGER_ANIMATION. Then the run_time_permissions event checks to see if (perm & PERMISSION_TRIGGER_ANIMATION) [that is, whether it was given]. If so, the script goes on to start the animation and a timer.

This is a resident to resident Answer service. We are all SL residents like you. No Lindens ever come here. If they did, though, they would tell you that you can only transfer items from one account to another if they have transfer perms. So long as you own both accounts and they are active, all you have to do is give transferable items and L$ from one to the other. If your old account is no longer active, however, the inventory items that were once in it are probably gone. Linden Lab deletes the contents of old accounts after a few months. You can reactivate your account to find out, but it will cost you a $9.95 fee. To start the process: Open a support case. Under What type of problem are you having? choose Account Issue. Choose Reactivate an old account. Enter the required information Click Submit.

The title associated with your role in your active group appears to others above your display name. Whenever you join a group, that group automatically becomes active. Your active group can also affect certain permissions inworld, such as the ability to create objects on group-owned land. To change your active group: Choose Communicate > Groups or right-click on your avatar and chooseMy Groups. Right-click on the name of the group you wish to make active. Click Activate. The group name changes to bold to indicate that it is active. Read more about groups here >>> http://community.secondlife.com/t5/English-Knowledge-Base/Joining-and-participating-in-groups/ta-p/700117

RLV is not in the Linden Lab viewers, so there's no point in filing a JIRA to request that function. It's a third party feature, so you'd have to talk with developers for one of the TPVs.

1. Rent. There's little point in buying land and turning it around in 4-6 months. 2. How big is a "medium-sized room"? (How long is a piece of string?) Answer that and you know how much land you need, at least for the space itself. The better question is how much stuff are you planning to put IN the room? You get to rez one prim for every 4.37 sq m of land area, so 117 prims per 512 sq m, for example. 3. You're on your own. Rent land on a sim that meets your needs, read the covenant (if you're on a private sim), and trust that you have a decent landlord. Most are. 4. Look at what it's being offered for. The price is on the parcel or the rental box. 5. If you're renting, there's not much difference. A private sim will be governed by a local covenant, so you can predict what sort of neighbors you'll have. Two suggestions: 1. Use the Knowledge Base. It will answer most of these questions in more detail and will address questions that you haven't though of. See http://community.secondlife.com/t5/English-Knowledge-Base/Renting-land-from-other-Residents/ta-p/1420695, for example. 2. If you're planning to do a 4-6 month project, spend a month or two beforehand learning some SL basics so that you don't spin your wheels. Learning to move, handle your camera, communicate, handle inventory, find things, and do some fundamental building are prerequisites.

Here's another handy scripted tool for sim owners (or anyone who cares about such things). If you want to know how many prims are on your sim and which parcels they're on, it's not as easy as it ought to be. You have to open About Land for each parcel and keep a running total of parcel prim counts on a sheet of paper. Now, this simple script does it for you. Drop it in a prim and touch it. //Sim Prim Scanner -- Rolig Loon -- July 2012 // I find that a 0.5m white sphere makes a nice container for this scanner script, // but anything will do. It's just that the particle glow looks nice on that // sphere. Your choice. list gPrclID; // List of unique parcel UUIDs integer gTotPrims; // Total prims detected float gX; // X coordinate of curren scan target float gY; // Y coordinate of current scan target string gObjName; // This scanner's name integer gNUM; // Sequence number of unique parcels scans default { state_entry() { llSetColor(<1.0,1.0,1.0>,ALL_SIDES); gPrclID = []; gTotPrims = 0; // Start scan in the SW corner of the sim gX = 4.0; gY = 4.0; } on_rez(integer start) { llSetPos(llGetPos() + <0.0,0.0,0.5>); llSetText("Touch to start scan",<1.0,1.0,0.0>,1.0); } touch_start(integer total_number) { llSetText("Scanning ....",<1.0,1.0,0.0>,1.0); // Cheesy visiual effects ........ llSetColor(<1.0,1.0,0.0>,ALL_SIDES); llParticleSystem([ PSYS_SRC_TEXTURE, llGetInventoryName(INVENTORY_TEXTURE, 0), PSYS_PART_START_SCALE, <0.02, 0.02, FALSE>, PSYS_PART_END_SCALE, <3.0, 3.0, FALSE>, PSYS_PART_START_COLOR, <1.00,1.00,0.00>, PSYS_PART_END_COLOR, <1.00,1.00,0.00>, PSYS_PART_START_ALPHA, (float) .5, PSYS_PART_END_ALPHA, (float) 0.0, PSYS_SRC_BURST_PART_COUNT, (integer) 1, PSYS_SRC_BURST_RATE, (float) 0.05, PSYS_PART_MAX_AGE, (float) 0.75, PSYS_SRC_PATTERN, (integer) 1, PSYS_PART_FLAGS, (integer) ( 0 | PSYS_PART_INTERP_COLOR_MASK | PSYS_PART_INTERP_SCALE_MASK | PSYS_PART_EMISSIVE_MASK | PSYS_PART_FOLLOW_SRC_MASK | PSYS_PART_TARGET_POS_MASK )]); gObjName = llGetObjectName(); gNUM = 0; llRegionSayTo(llGetOwner(),0,"Scan started on " + llGetRegionName()); llSetTimerEvent(0.1); } timer() { list parcel = llGetParcelDetails(<gX,gY,100.0>,[PARCEL_DETAILS_ID,PARCEL_DETAILS_NAME]); key temp = llList2Key(parcel,0); // The parcel's UUID string parcel_name = llList2String(parcel,1); // The parcel's name if (parcel_name == "") { parcel_name = "(no name)"; } if (!~llListFindList(gPrclID,[temp])) // Have we scanned this parcel before? If not ... { ++gNUM; llSetObjectName((string)gNUM); integer Count = llGetParcelPrimCount(<gX,gY,100>,PARCEL_COUNT_TOTAL,FALSE); gTotPrims += Count; llRegionSayTo(llGetOwner(),0, "/me "+ parcel_name + " @ <"+(string)gX+","+(string)gY+",Z> = " + (string)Count); gPrclID += [temp]; } if (gX < 256.0) // Increment X but don't let X go outside the sim borders { gX +=8.0; } if (gX > 256.0) // If it does, reset X and increment Y { gY += 8.0; gX = 4.0; } if (gY > 256.0) // Don't let Y go outside the sim boders. If it does, wrap up the scan .... { llSetObjectName(gObjName); llRegionSayTo(llGetOwner(),0,"Scan finished. Total Prims = " + (string)gTotPrims + " in " + (string)llGetListLength(gPrclID) + " parcels (not counting temp rez prims)."); llParticleSystem([]); llSetText("Touch to start scan",<1.0,1.0,0.0>,1.0); llResetScript(); } } }

For what it's worth, I had a similar problem this morning, though not with Linux. MOAP and stream media went dead for me. I checked the same things you did ..... drivers, slplugin.exe ... and rebooted my computer and router twice. Now, suddenly everything is working again. I suspect that it had nothing to do with my attempted repairs. Linden Lab has been doing rolling restarts this morning, and a predictable number of systems are fouled up. That may be one of them. I suggest waiting to see.

You can't file an Abuse Report unless you have actually been the object of a TOS violation, so you can't file for something that happened to someone else or for something that might happen in the future. However, the Lindens who overlook Marketplace watch for items that may be improperly listed or contain items that may violate TOS. If you find merchandise on the Marketplace that you think is in violation of the Marketplace listing policies, please flag it for review by customer support. To flag an item: View the listing. Click Flag this item on the right. In the Reason for Flag dropdown, select your reason for flagging the item. In the Detailed Reason dropdown, select a more detailed reason. Click Flag to flag the item.

Always check the Grid Status Report first when you have a problem like this. [updated] Second Life Main Channel Rolling RestartPosted by Status Desk on July 17th, 2012 at 04:51 am PDT [updated 4:51am PDT, 17 July 2012] We will be beginning rolling restarts for regions on the main Second Life server channel shortly. [Posted 2:40pm PDT, 16 July 2012] We will be performing rolling restarts for regions on the main Second Life server channel. They will begin on Tuesday, July 17th at approximately 5:00AM PDT. Please refrain from rezzing no copy objects, making inworld L$ transactions and remember to save all builds.

I'm sure that Dilbert and Monti have it right. To be very clear, the visible form that you see when you look at a sculpty is not necessarily its physical shape -- the shape that you would sit on, walk on, or bump into. It may help to think of it as a sculpture that has been created by folding a sheet of paper, like an origami bird. Like origami, it has odd bumps and points that stick out where the creases in the paper are. That's the sculpty's real, physical shape. The magic in the machine smooths those creases and shows you a sanded and painted version, but the physical version is still there --- a rough, invisible shell. Often, that doesn't make any difference. At times, however, that physical shape can be very annoying, because you'll walk on it or sit on it and find yourself way above the visible surface, or you'll bump into it and not be able to get around it at all. To beat that problem, the sculpty's creator will make the sculpty phantom. That of course means you will walk right through the sculpty instead of walking on it, so the creator has to provide a second, invisible model made of ordinary prims. That one sits inside the phantom sculpty like a skeleton and it's not phantom, so you can walk on it and think that you are walking on the sculpty that you see. That's the collision object that Dilbert and Monti are talking about. As they said, you can make one yourself if you lost the one that came with your sculpty bridge. Just rez a few prims, make them transparent but non-phantom, and put them just under the visible surface of your bridge so that you don't fall through. Do not link them to the sculpty.

Your viewer and SL's servers have temporarily lost the ability to talk to each other. Unless there's a problem with the servers (Always check http://status.secondlifegrid.net/ first), it's probably something on your end. So.... (1) Try shutting off your computer, unplugging the router and modem for a couple of minutes, and then plugging them back in and restarting. That simple step may clear up everything (2) Add Google's free public DNS servers to whatever your ISP assigns you as a default. Here's how >>> http://code.google.com/speed/public-dns/ (3) If things are STILL messed up, contact your ISP. Maybe they are working on their Internet connections. Mine go down for about 20 minutes once a month or so while they are vacuuming dust out of their servers, or whatever they do.

Duncan Lynwood wrote: Ah I see. Have we just haven't found the correct way to do it? Or is it that LL has made it impossible within the ability of scripting? Either way, it looks like my best bet to get my avatar exactly to my standards as soon as possible would be to use an external mesh. If anyone out there knows of a possible way to effect the base avatar mesh with scripts then by all means please post here. We can't do it with LSL scripting. The tools aren't there.

Depending on what kind of laptop you have, you may not be able to upgrade your GPU. The Intel HD series is an integrated chip, not a discrete card that you can replace, the way that you can in a desktop machine. If you search through the archival posts here, you'll find quite a number of trouble calls from SL residents with that hardware. Integrated chips are getting better rapidly but they are designed, among other things, to conserve power. When the chip enters power saving mode, performance drops. Some SL residents have found that the chip does not switch back to full performance mode properly.

There's no point in trying to hide the fact that you are in world. It can't be done. SL is a social community, so the only way you can hide your status is to be antisocial -- log on as an alt, and don't tell anyone who you are (not even your Mother). But of course that defeats the whole purpose of being in SL.

I'm not sure that I understand whose UUID you want to use. You can't read a notecard by its own UIID, for example. The notecard has to be in the same object with the script that is reading it, and the script must refer to the notecard by name. Look at the example in the LSL wiki at http://wiki.secondlife.com/wiki/LlGetNotecardLine . You can add more information here to exp[lain what you mean. Click on the Options link in the upper right corner of your question and select EDIT. Please do NOT start a new thread.

It's usually because the local cached copy of inventory that's on your own computer has been corrupted somehow. Your real inventory, on SL's servers, is fine. You just need to wipe the corrupted copy and create a new one. You can do it with the "Clear Cache" button in Preferences >> Network & Cache, but the better way to do it is to clear cache manually. It's cleaner, more deliberate, and more likely to give you a good copy >>> http://wiki.phoenixviewer.com/fs_cache_clear . Don't worry about the fact that it says "Firestorm." The instructions work for any viewer. For other suggestions, see http://wiki.secondlife.com/wiki/Inventory_loss

Here's a list of the RL colleges and universities that have a presence in SL >>> http://wiki.secondlife.com/wiki/Second_Life_Education_Directory. Most of them have land for their own students to use as "home" and to use as creative space. Many have exhibits or information areas to let SL residents or potential RL students find out more about what the college does in RL. Some offer classes, usually for their own students but occasionally for others as well. I suggest visiting their in-world sites, if they are open to the public (not all are), and seeing what's there. Send an e-mail or an IM to the contact person listed in the wiki and ask what's available in SL. There are also many places in SL that identify themselves as colleges, but do not have a RL campus. Caledon Oxbridge University is one excellent example. They offer classes in SL skills that are highly regarded among SL residents.