Troubleshooting starting quake 3 arena

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CrackedSkull
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Troubleshooting starting quake 3 arena

Post by CrackedSkull »

Hello, recently i have been trying to get on quake. So it just happends it wont even make it to the starting screen.

Plz help i wanna play my quake again :cry:

this is what pops up when i try

Q3 1.11 win-x86 Nov 24 1999
----- FS_Startup -----
Current search path:
C:\Program Files\Quake III Arena\baseq3\pak0.pk3 (3539 files)
C:\Program Files\Quake III Arena/baseq3

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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: frank
IP: 192.168.1.100
Working directory: C:\Program Files\Quake III Arena
----- 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
Eddie
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Re: Troubleshooting starting quake 3 arena

Post by Eddie »

install/update your video card drivers
AmIdYfReAk
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Re: Troubleshooting starting quake 3 arena

Post by AmIdYfReAk »

also make sure you have the latest DirectX ( http://www.microsoft.com/directx/ )
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MKJ
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Re: Troubleshooting starting quake 3 arena

Post by MKJ »

it also never hurts to update to the latest version (1.32c)
DTS
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Re: Troubleshooting starting quake 3 arena

Post by DTS »

Maybe you need the latest version of GLSetup? Cause it stopped after loading some OpenGL stuff.
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