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TGE don't start at winXP anymore...

by Outline Interactive · in Torque Game Engine · 07/26/2004 (6:33 am) · 11 replies

When I try to start the tge in my PC an error message appear and the engine crashes.

www.dreamstorm.hpg.ig.com.br//error.jpg
My system are:

Processor: Intel Pentium 4 1,7Ghz
RAM: 1GB
OS: Windows XP
Video Card: NVIDIA GeForce4 MX 440 AGP 8X - Driver: 5.2.1.6
DirectX9

I'm using torque in another computer (P4 1,6, WinXP, GeForce4) and works fine.

Any help?

Thanks in advance.

#1
07/26/2004 (7:25 am)
Have you grabbed the newest head? There were changes made to those files recently.
#2
07/26/2004 (7:47 am)
I'm trying the versions 1.2.0, 1.2.1 and HEAD, but all returns the same error.
#3
07/26/2004 (9:00 am)
Man, that dialog box is messing with my head. I really want to click it. Can you run other OpenGL applications OK on your PC?
#4
07/26/2004 (10:23 am)
Well... torque demo don't work too... but no error messages, just crash. I don't have other apps in OpenGL (do you reccomend one?).

If you click on "Repetir" (Repeat), the error display again. If you click on "Cacelar" (Cancel), all torque's windows closes.

Thanks.
#5
07/26/2004 (10:48 am)
Are you using the graphics driver from the NVidia site or from the Windowsupdate download?
#6
07/26/2004 (11:06 am)
I'm using the NVidia Driver. This machine was formated recently.
#7
07/26/2004 (11:13 am)
I would suggest getting a copy of an FPS and running it under GL mode. Any Quake game will work to test this, as well as Half-life. Or you can go to NeHe and get one of their tutorial binaries (just google for nehe).
#8
07/26/2004 (11:16 am)
I'll try to run Quake or Half-life and return the results. I'm updating the windows too.

Thanks.
#9
07/27/2004 (9:09 am)
Well....... Quake 3 Arena don't run too......

Here's the console:

====================================================================

Q3 1.11 win-x86 Nov 29 1999
----- FS_Startup -----
Current search path:
c:\Q3Ademo/baseq3

----------------------

Running in restricted demo mode.

----- FS_Startup -----
Current search path:
c:\Q3Ademo\demoq3\pak0.pk3 (1387 files)
c:\Q3Ademo/demoq3

----------------------
execing default.cfg
couldn't exec q3config.cfg
couldn't exec autoexec.cfg
...detecting CPU, found Intel Pentium III

------- Input Initialization -------
Initializing DirectInput...
Couldn't set DI coop level
Falling back to Win32 mouse support...
Joystick is not active.
------------------------------------
----- Client Initialization -----
----- Initializing Renderer ----
-------------------------------
----- Client Initialization Complete -----
--- Common Initialization Complete ---
Winsock Initialized
Opening IP socket: localhost:27960
Hostname: QSMID-SYLKER
IP: 10.0.1.127
Working directory: c:\Q3Ademo
----- R_Init -----
Initializing OpenGL subsystem
...initializing QGL
...calling LoadLibrary( 'C:\WINDOWS\System32\opengl32.dll' ): succeeded
...setting mode 3: 640 480 FS
...using desktop display depth of 32
...calling CDS: ok
...registered window class
...created window@0,0 (640x480)
Initializing OpenGL driver
...getting DC: succeeded
...GLW_ChoosePFD( 32, 24, 8 )
...55 PFDs found
...hardware acceleration found
...PIXELFORMAT 9 selected
...creating GL context: failed
...failed hard
...restoring display settings
...WARNING: could not set the given mode (3)
...setting mode 3: 640 480 FS
...using colorsbits of 16
...calling CDS: ok
...created window@0,0 (640x480)
Initializing OpenGL driver
----- CL_Shutdown -----
RE_Shutdown( 1 )
Shutting down OpenGL subsystem
...wglMakeCurrent( NULL, NULL ): failed
...releasing DC: failed
...destroying window
...resetting display
...shutting down QGL
...unloading OpenGL DLL
-----------------------
Q_strncpyz: NULL src

====================================================================

After all, the game shut down.

Half Life runs fine.

Any idea?
#10
07/27/2004 (10:10 am)
Half-Life has a software renderer that it falls back to if your card isn't running 3D.

Go here and download the latest drivers (Graphics Driver->GeForce and TNT2->Windows XP/2000->Go). You might just need a reinstall or a newer version.
#11
07/27/2004 (11:22 am)
Yes! The driver reinstallation correct the problem. My torque is run again !!!!

Thanks Matthew and everybody. Thanks very much.

Sylker Teles.