Hi, I have a rather odd problem regarding my code I've implemented FBO, but have got a rather odd problem with my code.
I've implemented it twice, where both implementations should work (atleast from my point of view , but I'm properly just code-blind)

The not working code is:

void CParticleSystemMouse::generate( void )
{
glGenFramebuffers(1, &m_frontBuffer);
glGenFramebuffers(1, &m_backBuffer);
glBindFramebuffer(1, m_frontBuffer);

glGenTextures(1, &m_frontParticles);
glBindTexture(GL_TEXTURE_2D,m_frontParticles);
int AM = m_width*m_height*4; //amount of data
srand(0);
int r =0;
char* data = new char[AM];
for(int i = 0; i < AM; i+=4) {
r = rand()%10;
//std::cout << r << std::endl;
data[i+0] = 0; //x velo
data[i+1] = 0; //y velo
data[i+2] = 255; //~
data[i+3] = (rand()%10)<5?255:0; // is particle
}
glTexParameteri(GL_TEXTURE_2D, GL_TEXTURE_WRAP_S, GL_REPEAT);
glTexParameteri(GL_TEXTURE_2D, GL_TEXTURE_WRAP_T, GL_REPEAT);
//glTexParameteri(GL_TEXTURE_2D,GL_TEXTURE_MIN_FILTER,GL_LINEAR);
glTexParameteri(GL_TEXTURE_2D,GL_TEXTURE_MIN_FILTER,GL_NEAREST);
glTexParameteri(GL_TEXTURE_2D,GL_TEXTURE_MAG_FILTER,GL_NEAREST);
glTexImage2D(GL_TEXTURE_2D,0,GL_RGBA,m_width,m_height,0,GL_RGBA,GL_UNSIGNED_BYTE,(GLvoid*)data);
glFramebufferTexture2D(GL_FRAMEBUFFER,GL_COLOR_ATTACHMENT0,GL_TEXTURE_2D,m_frontParticles,0);
GLenum status = glCheckFramebufferStatus(GL_FRAMEBUFFER);
if(status != GL_FRAMEBUFFER_COMPLETE)
std::cout << "FBO("<<m_frontBuffer <<") incomplete!" << std::endl;
glBindTexture(GL_TEXTURE_2D,0);
glBindFramebuffer(GL_FRAMEBUFFER,0);
glBindFramebuffer(GL_FRAMEBUFFER,m_backBuffer);
glGenTextures(1, &m_backParticles);
glBindTexture(GL_TEXTURE_2D,m_backParticles);
glTexParameteri(GL_TEXTURE_2D, GL_TEXTURE_WRAP_S, GL_REPEAT);
glTexParameteri(GL_TEXTURE_2D, GL_TEXTURE_WRAP_T, GL_REPEAT);
//glTexParameteri(GL_TEXTURE_2D,GL_TEXTURE_MIN_FILTER,GL_LINEAR);
glTexParameteri(GL_TEXTURE_2D,GL_TEXTURE_MIN_FILTER,GL_NEAREST);
glTexParameteri(GL_TEXTURE_2D,GL_TEXTURE_MAG_FILTER,GL_NEAREST);
glTexImage2D(GL_TEXTURE_2D,0,GL_RGBA,m_width,m_height,0,GL_RGBA,GL_UNSIGNED_BYTE,(GLvoid*)0);
glFramebufferTexture2D(GL_FRAMEBUFFER,GL_COLOR_ATTACHMENT0,GL_TEXTURE_2D,m_backParticles,0);
status = glCheckFramebufferStatus(GL_FRAMEBUFFER);
if(status!= GL_FRAMEBUFFER_COMPLETE)
std::cout << "FBO("<<m_frontBuffer <<") incomplete!" << std::endl;
glBindTexture(GL_TEXTURE_2D,0);
glBindFramebuffer(GL_FRAMEBUFFER,0);
delete [] data;
m_calcShader = new CShader(NULL,NULL,"particlesystemmouse.frag");
swapBuffers();
}

It is generating the FBOs successfully - I can render to them but the texture is not actually saved after rendering to it.

the swapBuffers function is:

void CParticleSystemMouse::swapBuffers() {

GLuint tmp = m_frontParticles;
m_frontParticles = m_backParticles;
m_backParticles = tmp;

tmp = m_frontBuffer;
m_frontBuffer = m_backBuffer;
m_backBuffer = tmp;
}


I then copied the generate code from another class where it was working correctly, but I have no clue why it does, and the problem is localized in the generate function that I can confirm so far.

void CParticleSystemMouse::generate( void )
{
//Gen firstbuffer
glGenFramebuffers(1,&m_frontBuffer);
glGenFramebuffers(1,&m_backBuffer);
//Bind firstbuffer
glBindFramebuffer(GL_FRAMEBUFFER,m_frontBuffer);

GLuint depthBuffer;
glGenRenderbuffers(1,&depthBuffer);
glBindRenderbuffer(GL_RENDERBUFFER,depthBuffer);

glRenderbufferStorage(GL_RENDERBUFFER, GL_DEPTH_COMPONENT, m_width,m_height);

glFramebufferRenderbuffer(GL_FRAMEBUFFER,GL_DEPTH_ATTACHMENT,GL_RENDERBUFFER,depthBuffer);

int AM = m_width*m_height*4;

srand(0);
//srand(time(NULL));

char* data = new char[AM];
int r = 0;
for(int i = 0;i<AM;i+=4){
r = rand() % 10;
if(r<5) {
data[i+0] = 0;
data[i+1] = 0;
data[i+2] = 255;
data[i+3] = 255;
}
else {
data[i+0] = 0;
data[i+1] = 0;
data[i+2] = 0;
data[i+3] = 0;
}
}
/*bool swapSet=false;
for(int i=0;i<AM;i+=4) {
data[i+0] = 0;
data[i+1] = swapSet?255:0;
data[i+2] = 0;
data[i+3] = 255;
swapSet=!swapSet;
}*/

// Texture0
glGenTextures(1,&m_frontParticles);
glBindTexture(GL_TEXTURE_2D,m_frontParticles);

glTexImage2D(GL_TEXTURE_2D,0,GL_RGBA,m_width,m_height,0,GL_RGBA,GL_UNSIGNED_BYTE,(GLvoid*)data);
//glTexParameteri(GL_TEXTURE_2D, GL_TEXTURE_MIN_FILTER,GL_LINEAR);
glTexParameteri(GL_TEXTURE_2D,GL_TEXTURE_MIN_FILTER,GL_NEAREST);
glTexParameteri(GL_TEXTURE_2D,GL_TEXTURE_MAG_FILTER,GL_NEAREST);

glFramebufferTexture2D(GL_FRAMEBUFFER,GL_COLOR_ATTACHMENT0,GL_TEXTURE_2D,m_frontParticles,0);

GLenum status = glCheckFramebufferStatus(GL_FRAMEBUFFER);

if(status != GL_FRAMEBUFFER_COMPLETE)
std::cout << "[Error] FBO " << m_frontBuffer << " incomplete!" << std::endl;


glBindTexture(GL_TEXTURE_2D,0);
glBindRenderbuffer(GL_RENDERBUFFER,0);
glBindFramebuffer(GL_FRAMEBUFFER,0);
//Gen backBuffer

glBindFramebuffer(GL_FRAMEBUFFER,m_backBuffer);
depthBuffer = 0;
glGenRenderbuffers(1,&depthBuffer);
glBindRenderbuffer(GL_RENDERBUFFER,depthBuffer);

glRenderbufferStorage(GL_RENDERBUFFER, GL_DEPTH_COMPONENT, m_width,m_height);

glFramebufferRenderbuffer(GL_FRAMEBUFFER,GL_DEPTH_ATTACHMENT,GL_RENDERBUFFER,depthBuffer);

// backTexture 0
glGenTextures(1,&m_backParticles);
glBindTexture(GL_TEXTURE_2D,m_backParticles);
glTexImage2D(GL_TEXTURE_2D,0,GL_RGBA,m_width,m_height,0,GL_RGBA,GL_UNSIGNED_BYTE,(GLvoid*)0);

//glTexParameteri(GL_TEXTURE_2D, GL_TEXTURE_MIN_FILTER,GL_LINEAR);
glTexParameteri(GL_TEXTURE_2D,GL_TEXTURE_MIN_FILTER,GL_NEAREST);
glTexParameteri(GL_TEXTURE_2D,GL_TEXTURE_MAG_FILTER,GL_NEAREST);

glFramebufferTexture2D(GL_FRAMEBUFFER,GL_COLOR_ATTACHMENT0,GL_TEXTURE_2D,m_backParticles,0);

status = glCheckFramebufferStatus(GL_FRAMEBUFFER);

if(status != GL_FRAMEBUFFER_COMPLETE)
std::cout << "[Error] FBO " << m_backBuffer << " incomplete!" << std::endl;

m_calcShader = new CShader(NULL, NULL, "particlesystemmouse.frag");

delete [] data;

glBindFramebuffer(GL_FRAMEBUFFER,0);
glBindTexture(GL_TEXTURE_2D,0);
glBindRenderbuffer(GL_RENDERBUFFER,0);

swapBuffers();
}



So, can someone explain me, what is going on, is there something I'm ignoring ?
(Just in case someone points to the render buffer, I've already commented them out in the working generate code - ain't no change to the working state)

In your non-working generate function, you don't set the GL_DEPTH_ATTACHMENT for either of the FBOs. Try setting those and see if that works.

Also, this:

glBindFramebuffer(1, m_frontBuffer);


should be this:

glBindFramebuffer(GL_FRAMEBUFFER, m_frontBuffer);


In your non-working generate function, you don't set the GL_DEPTH_ATTACHMENT for either of the FBOs. Try setting those and see if that works.

RenderBuffers (including Depth-Buffers are not actually necessary for what I try to do - like i said in the last lines of my first post - i already tried if it was them by commenting them out in the working code which changed nothing on the working status)

Also, this:

glBindFramebuffer(1, m_frontBuffer);


should be this:

glBindFramebuffer(GL_FRAMEBUFFER, m_frontBuffer);


Thanks, that was the issue, code-blindness - didn't saw it.