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Re: Still doesnt work.

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From: EFMenzel
Date: Fri, 22 Jun 2007 16:35
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<timwagner2@gmail.com> schrieb im Newsbeitrag 
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On Jun 10, 8:16 am, "EFMenzel" <efmen...@web.de> wrote:
> <timwagn...@gmail.com> schrieb im 
> Newsbeitragnews:1181421251.753496.160440@q75g2000hsh.googlegroups.com...
>
>
>
> >I tryed modding the radeon 7.5 catalyst drivers. After installing like
> > the instructions said, I restarted the computer, and nothing came up
> > after windows started up. It didnt get as far as the welcome screen.
> > There was a line of color in the middle of the screen.
>
> > I than went into safe mode, and uninstalled the drivers and returned
> > my computer to the state it was in before I had done anything with the
> > drivers. Windows detected radeon 9200 card, after I had uninstalled
> > the modded drivers.
>
> > I decided it was a good time to try out Quake. Here is what I got.
> > Q3 1.11 win-x86 Nov 24 1999
> > ----- FS_Startup -----
> > Current search path:
> > C:\Program Files\Quake 3 Arena\baseq3\pak0.pk3 (3539 files)
> > C:\Program Files\Quake 3 Arena/baseq3
>
> > ----------------------
> > 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.
> > ------------------------------------
> > ----- Client Initialization -----
> > ----- Initializing Renderer ----
> > -------------------------------
> > ----- Client Initialization Complete -----
> > --- Common Initialization Complete ---
> > Winsock Initialized
> > Opening IP socket: localhost:27960
> > Hostname: Luke
> > IP: 192.168.1.60
> > Working directory: C:\Program Files\Quake 3 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
> > -----------------------
> > Q_strncpyz: NULL src
>
> > I hope someone has been where I am and managed to fix the problem.
> > Help still needed, Thanks
>
> > -Tim
>
> A few things to do to make the game running:
>
> - download the latest patch 1.32 and patch the game (that´s very important
> because at 1.17 the gl_subystem has changed a bit)!
> - delete the config.cfg and the autoexec.cfg in the directory baseq3!
> - change the file attributes to writeable in the base folder and all
> subdirectories!
>
> So far so good: After doing all that and the game doesn´t start check your
> baseq3 directory contains a file called "q3console.log" and post the 
> content
> here.
>
> May also be possible that a few files are damaged.
> Good luck and reply if this didn´t help you at all.
>
> ----
> Daniel Menzelwww.efmenzel.de
> -----
> back soon!

Wow, Its been 12 days and I havent checked this forum. Because of
reason beyound my control <.< I cant get to the notebook. But Thanks
for your time, and ill try as soon as i can.

Thanks
-Tim


You know how to find me. ;)

Daniel
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