Trailing shadows in Shadow Map - opengl

Question

I have created the shadow map. However it has two problems :
1. The shadow comes into picture only when I change the model matrix. i.e initially there is no shadows, but when i press a key to move the figure, that is there is a change in the model matrix, the shadow appears.
2. There is a trail of old renders on the texture on the framebuffer that results in a long trail.
Can anyone shed any light on this?
THis is the screenshot of the problem
Edit Code here :
void generateShadowTex()
{
//Calculate final ligting properties
glm::vec4 a_f=light_ambient*mat_ambient;
glm::vec4 d_f=light_diffuse*mat_diffuse;
glm::vec4 s_f=light_specular*mat_specular;
int counter=0;
glClear(GL_DEPTH_BUFFER_BIT);
glEnable(GL_DEPTH_TEST); // need depth test to correctly draw 3D objects
glClearColor(0,0,0,1);
//glClear(GL_COLOR_BUFFER_BIT|GL_DEPTH_BUFFER_BIT);
if(wframe)
glPolygonMode(GL_FRONT_AND_BACK,GL_LINE);
else
glPolygonMode(GL_FRONT_AND_BACK,GL_FILL);
glActiveTexture(GL_TEXTURE3);
glBindTexture(GL_TEXTURE_2D,depthTex);
// MAths here for mvp manupulation
//Draw Elements
if(a<17 || a==18)
glDrawElements(GL_QUADS, masterNumberIndices[a], GL_UNSIGNED_INT, (char*) NULL+0);
else
glDrawElements(GL_TRIANGLES, masterNumberIndices[a], GL_UNSIGNED_INT, (char*) NULL+0);
glBindVertexArrayAPPLE(0);
}
glUseProgram(0);
}
void Init_FBO()
{
GLfloat border[] = {1.0f, 0.0f, 0.0f, 0.0f};
//glActiveTexture(GL_TEXTURE3);
glGenTextures(1, &depthTex);
glBindTexture(GL_TEXTURE_2D, depthTex);
glTexImage2D(GL_TEXTURE_2D, 0, GL_DEPTH_COMPONENT24,900,900, 0, GL_DEPTH_COMPONENT, GL_FLOAT, NULL);
glTexParameteri(GL_TEXTURE_2D, GL_TEXTURE_MAG_FILTER, GL_NEAREST);
glTexParameteri(GL_TEXTURE_2D, GL_TEXTURE_MIN_FILTER, GL_NEAREST);
glTexParameteri(GL_TEXTURE_2D, GL_TEXTURE_WRAP_S, GL_CLAMP_TO_BORDER);
glTexParameteri(GL_TEXTURE_2D, GL_TEXTURE_WRAP_T, GL_CLAMP_TO_BORDER);
glTexParameterfv(GL_TEXTURE_2D, GL_TEXTURE_BORDER_COLOR, border);
glTexParameteri(GL_TEXTURE_2D, GL_TEXTURE_COMPARE_MODE, GL_COMPARE_REF_TO_TEXTURE);
glTexParameteri(GL_TEXTURE_2D, GL_TEXTURE_COMPARE_FUNC, GL_LESS);
glBindTexture(GL_TEXTURE_2D,0);
glGenFramebuffers(1, &shadowFBO);
glBindFramebuffer(GL_FRAMEBUFFER, shadowFBO);
glDrawBuffer(GL_NONE);
glReadBuffer(GL_NONE);
glFramebufferTexture2D(GL_FRAMEBUFFER, GL_DEPTH_ATTACHMENT, GL_TEXTURE_2D, depthTex, 0);
glBindFramebuffer(GL_FRAMEBUFFER, 0); // go back to the default framebuffer
// check FBO status
GLenum FBOstatus = glCheckFramebufferStatusEXT(GL_FRAMEBUFFER);
if(FBOstatus != GL_FRAMEBUFFER_COMPLETE)
{
printf("GL_FRAMEBUFFER_COMPLETE failed, CANNOT use FBO\n");
}
else
{
printf("Frame Buffer Done Succesfully\n");
}
}
void display()
{
glBindFramebuffer(GL_FRAMEBUFFER, shadowFBO);
generateShadowTex();
glBindFramebuffer(GL_FRAMEBUFFER, 0);
generateScene();
}

Answer 1

You need to enable the depth buffer before you clear it. From the OpenGL specification:
If a buffer is not present, then a glClear directed at that buffer has no effect. 1
And:
GL_DEPTH_TEST
If enabled, do depth comparisons and update the depth buffer. Note that even if the depth buffer exists and the depth mask is non-zero, the depth buffer is not updated if the depth test is disabled. 2
As to the first part of your question, I can only guess what the problem might be, but you're probably not initializing the model matrix correctly.