error message [demo]

Post by **Riddled** » Mon Oct 09, 2006 9:03 am

Hey there,

Sorry to ask but, I'm, recieveing a type of error message when trying to run the quake 3 arena demo, and I'm not too sure what it means or how to fix it, if anyone could help me with the problem, I'd much apprecite it. The error is...

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 x86 (P5/Pentium2, MMX)

------- 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: james-e5e6f8f73
IP: 192.168.1.2
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

Thanks in advance.

Post by **^misantropia^** » Mon Oct 09, 2006 9:20 am

...creating GL context: failed

Make sure you have OpenGL capable drivers installed for your video card.

Post by **Riddled** » Mon Oct 09, 2006 9:43 am

^misantropia^ wrote:
...creating GL context: failed
Make sure you have OpenGL capable drivers installed for your video card.

Could you tell me how to do this please? I'm not fluent at all with stuff like this.

Post by **+JuggerNaut+** » Mon Oct 09, 2006 11:41 am

basically if the latest drivers for your vid card don't remedy this, it's time for a new one.