Problem While Starting Up

Post by **kyledawg92** » Sun Mar 19, 2006 4:10 pm

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

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Running in restricted demo mode.

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

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execing default.cfg
execing 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.
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----- Client Initialization -----
----- Initializing Renderer ----
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----- Client Initialization Complete -----
--- Common Initialization Complete ---
Winsock Initialized
Opening IP socket: localhost:27960
Hostname: self-by1025i0ai
IP: 192.168.1.96
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 )
...0 PFDs found
...GLW_ChoosePFD failed
...GLW_ChoosePFD( 32, 24, 0 )
...0 PFDs found
...MCD acceleration found
...PIXELFORMAT 1 selected
...creating GL context: failed
...failed to find an appropriate PIXELFORMAT
...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
...getting DC: succeeded
----- CL_Shutdown -----
RE_Shutdown( 1 )
Shutting down OpenGL subsystem
...wglMakeCurrent( NULL, NULL ): failed
...releasing DC: success
...destroying window
...resetting display
...shutting down QGL
...unloading OpenGL DLL
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Q_strncpyz: NULL src

Err... Yea dunno what the problem is but I copied taht from the thing that comes up when its starting up. Any solutions to fixing it?

Post by **Foo** » Sun Mar 19, 2006 4:13 pm

What are your system specs, including graphics card model and driver version?

I think that either the card or driver does not support OpenGL.

Post by **kyledawg92** » Sun Mar 19, 2006 4:21 pm

Not sure what kind of graphics card I have but I know this:

Windows XP Professional Version 2002 Service Pack 2

Intel Pentium 3 Processor, 498 MHz, 192 MB of RAM

If you tell me how to find out the stuff your asking for, then I'll do it but I seriously don't know how lol. I know my computer sucks though so I wouldn't be surprised either if that was the problem

Post by **Scourge** » Sun Mar 19, 2006 4:24 pm

Depending on the graphics card, your system 'should' run it.

Post by **Scourge** » Sun Mar 19, 2006 4:28 pm

Go to control panel, system, hardware, device manager, display adapter. It should tell you there. Like so:

[lvlshot]http://www.jwivie.com/vidcard.jpg[/lvlshot]

Post by **kyledawg92** » Sun Mar 19, 2006 4:34 pm

ATI Technologies, Inc. 3D RAGE PRO AGP 2X

^^ Thats what I have, not good enough?

Post by **Scourge** » Sun Mar 19, 2006 4:47 pm

Not absolutely sure about that card, but it's a pretty low end card. If it does run it, it will be barely. Have you tried updating your video driver?

Post by **dzjepp** » Sun Mar 19, 2006 4:48 pm

Woah that's ancient...

I think for older intergrated cards like that, you need one of those 'gl setup' apps installed first. I remember doing this way back but I don't remember the full name of the app you need.

It might run, but mind you it will run pretty poorly.

Post by **dzjepp** » Sun Mar 19, 2006 4:49 pm

I had the same exact card on my old p2 233mhz, 32mb ram. I remember loading up the crash map, and standing there for 5 minutes while waching the screen being drawn with a pen and paper (slide show)

Post by **kyledawg92** » Sun Mar 19, 2006 4:54 pm

So basically its not even worth trying? lol

Post by **dzjepp** » Sun Mar 19, 2006 4:58 pm

I dunno, you have a p3 which is a lot better. Do you know how fast the cpu is? A decent video card to get q3 running would set you back less than $50. It wouldn't run most newer games very nice though.

Post by **dzjepp** » Sun Mar 19, 2006 5:00 pm

Also, wasn't there some kinda solution to that 'running in restricted demo mode' message? A lot of people here used to get that and I remember there where a few replies with the solution. Why is the search path different on the second line? Wouldn't make any difference I reckon, but shouldn't they both be the same (the slash I mean).

Post by **kyledawg92** » Sun Mar 19, 2006 5:06 pm

I THINK I've found the correct driver I need, its downloading right now

Post by **kyledawg92** » Sun Mar 19, 2006 5:31 pm

Nope, didn't work. Infact I had to restart my computer with "Most recent configurations that worked" or something like that, just to start my comp

Post by **Oeloe** » Sun Mar 19, 2006 6:24 pm

I tried Q3 on a P2 400 with that chip, ATi 3D Rage Pro. It worked, but only kind of smooth with the detail turned way down. It should be possible with your system.

Post by **Foo** » Sun Mar 19, 2006 6:30 pm

You have to be quite precise with the Rage series of cards, see this for a reference:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ATI_Rage
Be sure you have the exact driver for the card. If you can pop the side off your PC case, you should be able to see the rage's model number quite clearly. I've got a couple here spare and they all have clear model markings on them.

You can get Q3 working on a Rage Pro 3D (8Mb), but it had a number of graphics errors and I had to use my knowledge of the game to tweak it down to a very, very ugly setting.

Post by **^misantropia^** » Sun Mar 19, 2006 8:14 pm

Rage Pro cards work with Q3, there are a few hacks in the source to get them to work with it.

Post by **Justin Thyme** » Mon Mar 20, 2006 8:17 pm

I would second the suggestion to get a new video card. A newer low end card would cost you under $50, but give a HUGH performance increase. If your time is worth anything, you'd waste more time/money than that trying to get Q3 running on your current card.

Post by **Timbo** » Tue Mar 21, 2006 6:18 pm

Install the latest PR, then try again.

Post by **Scourge** » Tue Mar 21, 2006 9:57 pm

Timbo wrote:Install the latest PR, then try again.

He's running the demo.

Post by **D'Artagnan** » Tue Mar 21, 2006 10:06 pm

Not sure, but i think its a OPENGL problem, on those old card, sometime they don't have a OPENGL driver include, you have to install driver for OPENGL separately...

Post by **Nintendo Nerd** » Wed Apr 05, 2006 1:51 am

honistly dont know...i dont run the demo..i got the game..i sugjest buying the game

Post by **quakerr** » Mon Apr 17, 2006 9:41 am

sup man maybe your quake disc is scratched and you need it fixed i hope it works out soon

Post by **black8ball** » Mon Apr 17, 2006 10:21 am

yeah take it 2 a video stare they can do it 4 bout $8