From: Joel VanderWerf <vjoel@...>
Date: 2003-05-28T13:00:00+09:00
Subject: Re: OpenGL and large texture bitmaps

Paul Brannan wrote:
> On Tue, May 27, 2003 at 05:12:21AM +0900, Joel VanderWerf wrote:
> 
>>The problem is that this code gives me a GL_INVALID_VALUE error for any 
>>bitmap larger than 256x256. I've tried using both RGB and RGBA formats, 
>>with appropriate modifications to the GL calls.
> 
> 
> What graphics hardware are you using?  IIRC, many of the Voodoo-based
> cards cannot handle textures larger than 256 pixels square.

Ah. It's an Intel 815 (on a 2 yr old sony laptop). I will try to find 
someone at work with a decent card.

Anyone happen to know an other way of displaying a bitmap as a 
background for an OpenGL scene? (I guess I should ask this on 
comp.something.else.)