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General => Troubleshooting => Topic started by: eschippers on March 26, 2011, 02:19:29 pm

Title: Can't boot up game
Post by: eschippers on March 26, 2011, 02:19:29 pm
when i try to boot up it says "GLW_StartOpenGL() - could not load OpenGL subsystem". now i read that the problem might be out dated gfx drivers. I updated them but it still doesn't work and i tried reinstalling the game but it still doesn't work[/size][/size][/size][/size][/left][/center][/center][/size][/size][/size][/size][/size][/size][/size]

full message:

tremulous 1.1.0 win_mingw-x86 Feb 28 2006
----- FS_Startup -----
Current search path:
C:\Program Files (x86)\Tremulous\base\vms-1.1.0.pk3 (4 files)
C:\Program Files (x86)\Tremulous\base\map-uncreation-1.1.0.pk3 (110 files)
C:\Program Files (x86)\Tremulous\base\map-tremor-1.1.0.pk3 (45 files)
C:\Program Files (x86)\Tremulous\base\map-transit-1.1.0.pk3 (135 files)
C:\Program Files (x86)\Tremulous\base\map-niveus-1.1.0.pk3 (134 files)
C:\Program Files (x86)\Tremulous\base\map-nexus6-1.1.0.pk3 (151 files)
C:\Program Files (x86)\Tremulous\base\map-karith-1.1.0.pk3 (118 files)
C:\Program Files (x86)\Tremulous\base\map-atcs-1.1.0.pk3 (87 files)
C:\Program Files (x86)\Tremulous\base\map-arachnid2-1.1.0.pk3 (67 files)
C:\Program Files (x86)\Tremulous\base\data-1.1.0.pk3 (1229 files)
C:\Program Files (x86)\Tremulous/base

----------------------
2080 files in pk3 files
execing default.cfg
execing autogen.cfg
couldn't exec autoexec.cfg
Hunk_Clear: reset the hunk ok
...detecting CPU, found generic

------- Input Initialization -------
No window for DirectInput mouse init, delaying
Joystick is not active.
------------------------------------
----- Client Initialization -----
----- Initializing Renderer ----
-------------------------------
----- Client Initialization Complete -----
----- R_Init -----
Initializing OpenGL subsystem
...initializing QGL
...calling LoadLibrary( 'C:\Windows\system32\opengl32.dll' ): succeeded
...setting mode 7: 1152 864 FS
...using colorsbits of 32
...calling CDS: failed, bad mode
...trying next higher resolution: failed, bad mode
...restoring display settings
...registered window class
...created window@3,22 (1158x892)
Initializing OpenGL driver
...getting DC: succeeded
...GLW_ChoosePFD( 32, 24, 0 )
...41 PFDs found
...hardware acceleration found
...PIXELFORMAT 6 selected
...creating GL context: succeeded
...making context current: succeeded
...WARNING: fullscreen unavailable in this mode
...setting mode 7: 1152 864 FS
...using colorsbits of 16
...calling CDS: failed, bad mode
...trying next higher resolution: failed, bad mode
...restoring display settings
...window already present, CreateWindowEx skipped
Initializing OpenGL driver
...WARNING: fullscreen unavailable in this mode
...shutting down QGL
...unloading OpenGL DLL
...assuming '3dfxvgl' is a standalone driver
...initializing QGL
...WARNING: missing Glide installation, assuming no 3Dfx available
...shutting down QGL
----- CL_Shutdown -----
RE_Shutdown( 1 )
-----------------------
GLW_StartOpenGL() - could not load OpenGL subsystem



it appears that it is trying to use a resolution that is to high for it and i cant lower it without opening the game
Title: Re: Can't boot up game
Post by: Tremulant on March 26, 2011, 02:34:35 pm
We need more than just that snippet of the error message if we're to work out where it's failing.
Title: Re: Can't boot up game
Post by: David on March 26, 2011, 03:26:29 pm
Click start -> run and type "cmd".

In the command prompt that comes up run
Code: [Select]
"C:\Program Files (x86)\Tremulous\tremulous.exe" +set r_mode 6and it should reset to 1024x768.
Title: Re: Can't boot up game
Post by: eschippers on March 26, 2011, 03:37:57 pm
Click start -> run and type "cmd".

In the command prompt that comes up run
Code: [Select]
"C:\Program Files (x86)\Tremulous\tremulous.exe" +set r_mode 6and it should reset to 1024x768.

didnt work
Title: Re: Can't boot up game
Post by: Tremulant on March 26, 2011, 03:46:50 pm
When you say it didn't work, did it say file not found, in which case you need to correct the path to the exe, or did trem flash up and die as before?

if the latter then i've no idea why david's suggestion wouldn't work, but maybe try the following.

"C:\Program Files (x86)\Tremulous\tremulous.exe" +set r_fullscreen "0"
Title: Re: Can't boot up game
Post by: eschippers on March 26, 2011, 04:00:42 pm
When you say it didn't work, did it say file not found, in which case you need to correct the path to the exe, or did trem flash up and die as before?

if the latter then i've no idea why david's suggestion wouldn't work, but maybe try the following.

"C:\Program Files (x86)\Tremulous\tremulous.exe" +set r_fullscreen "0"

tried and said it couldn't load default.cfg
Title: Re: Can't boot up game
Post by: DraZiLoX on March 26, 2011, 04:52:44 pm
Looks like your data-gpp1.pk3 (or data-1.1.0.pk3) is corrupted or it doesn't exist. Get one!
Title: Re: Can't boot up game
Post by: David on March 26, 2011, 04:57:29 pm
The first post shows data-1.1.0.pk3 does exist >_>.

eschippers:
When the command prompt comes up, run this:
Code: [Select]
cd "C:\Program Files (x86)\Tremulous\"
./Tremulous.exe +set r_mode 6
Title: Re: Can't boot up game
Post by: Tremulant on March 26, 2011, 05:51:25 pm
no leading ./ required.
Title: Re: Can't boot up game
Post by: Aviator on March 26, 2011, 06:53:17 pm
I think this is what I had to do.

Go to C:\Users\[Username]\AppData\Local\tremulous\base and open autogen.cfg with wordpad, Ctrl+F and put in r_mode and change the value to 6. Save the file and try tremulous.