Method checkDriverBug

app/src/processing/app/Base.java:278–317

()

  // Or maybe not, if NVIDIA keeps doing this [fry 170423]
  // https://github.com/processing/processing/issues/4997
  static private void checkDriverBug() {
    if (System.getProperty("os.name").contains("Windows 10")) {
      new Thread(new Runnable() {
        public void run() {
          try {
            Process p = Runtime.getRuntime().exec("powershell Get-WmiObject Win32_PnPSignedDriver| select devicename, driverversion | where {$_.devicename -like \\\"*nvidia*\\\"}");
            BufferedReader reader = PApplet.createReader(p.getInputStream());
            String line = null;
            while ((line = reader.readLine()) != null) {
              if (line.contains("3.7849")) {
                EventQueue.invokeLater(new Runnable() {
                  public void run() {
                    Messages.showWarning("NVIDIA screwed up",
                                         "Due to an NVIDIA bug, you need to update your graphics drivers,\n" +
                                         "otherwise you won't be able to run any sketches. Update here:\n" +
                                         "http://nvidia.custhelp.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/4378\n" +
                                         "or read background about the issue at this link:\n" +
                                         "https://github.com/processing/processing/issues/4853");
                  }
                });
              } else if (line.contains("3.8165")) {
                EventQueue.invokeLater(new Runnable() {
                  public void run() {
                    Messages.showWarning("NVIDIA screwed up again",
                                         "Due to an NVIDIA bug, you need to update your graphics drivers,\n" +
                                         "otherwise you won't be able to run any sketches. Update here:\n" +
                                         "http://nvidia.custhelp.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/4453/\n" +
                                         "or read background about the issue at this link:\n" +
                                         "https://github.com/processing/processing/issues/4997");
                  }
                });
              }
            }
          } catch (Exception e) {
            Messages.loge("Problem checking NVIDIA driver", e);
          }
        }
      }).start();
    }
  }


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