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- | On some occasions errors within Knald are due to cached shaders that the driver hasn't compiled correctly or are corrupted in some way. Whenever you install a new driver we always recommend that you perform a clean installation and delete any cached shaders if they are present on your system. | + | On some occasions errors within Knald or Lys are due to cached shaders that the driver hasn't compiled correctly or are corrupted in some way. Whenever you install a new driver we always recommend that you perform a clean installation and delete any cached shaders if they are present on your system. |
===== NVIDIA GPUs ===== | ===== NVIDIA GPUs ===== | ||
==== Performing a Clean Installation of the driver ==== | ==== Performing a Clean Installation of the driver ==== | ||
- | * Download the latest NVIDIA and start the installation process. | + | - Download the latest NVIDIA and start the installation process. |
- | * In the Installation options choose "Custom (Advanced)" rather than the default "Express (Recommended)". | + | - In the Installation options choose "Custom (Advanced)" rather than the default "Express (Recommended)". |
- | + | - In the proceeding window check the "Perform a clean installation" box and then press the "Next" button. | |
- | [{{https://s3.amazonaws.com/docs.knaldtech.com/docuwiki/clean_driver_custom.png?nolink|Shader Cache Options}}] | + | - Reboot once the installation has been completed. |
- | * In the proceeding window check the "Perform a clean installation" box and then press the "Next" button. | + | [{{https://s3.amazonaws.com/docs.knaldtech.com/docuwiki/clean_driver_custom.png?nolink|Custom (Advanced) Option}}] |
- | * Reboot once the installation has been completed. | + | [{{https://s3.amazonaws.com/docs.knaldtech.com/docuwiki/clean_driver_clean_install.png?nolink|Clean Installation Option}}] |
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- | [{{https://s3.amazonaws.com/docs.knaldtech.com/docuwiki/clean_driver_clean_install.png?nolink|Shader Cache Options}}] | + | |
==== Deleting the Shader Cache ==== | ==== Deleting the Shader Cache ==== | ||
- | - Go to your NVIDIA control panel> Manage 3D Settings, turn off Shader Cache and hit Apply | + | - Go to your NVIDIA control panel> Manage 3D Settings, turn off Shader Cache and hit Apply. |
- | - Reboot your PC | + | - Reboot your PC. |
- | - Go to ''%username%\AppData\Local\Temp\NVIDIA Corporation\NV_Cache'' and delete the contents of the folder (You can paste that address directly into a Windows address bar) | + | - Go to ''%username%\AppData\Local\Temp\NVIDIA Corporation\NV_Cache'' and delete the contents of the folder (You can paste that address directly into a Windows address bar). |
- | - Go back to your NVIDIA control panel> Manage 3D Settings, turn On Shader Cache and hit Apply | + | - Go back to your NVIDIA control panel> Manage 3D Settings, turn On Shader Cache and hit Apply. |
- Try Knald. | - Try Knald. | ||
[{{https://s3.amazonaws.com/docs.knaldtech.com/docuwiki/clean_driver_shader_cache.png?nolink&768|Shader Cache Options}}] | [{{https://s3.amazonaws.com/docs.knaldtech.com/docuwiki/clean_driver_shader_cache.png?nolink&768|Shader Cache Options}}] |