Open GL problems

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Doug Chesner

Hi ...it's been a while since I've asked for any help, maybe because I was
offline for almost 2 yrs....yet during that time I learned a considerable
amount of info regarding hardware...specially after I fried my nvidia
G-force TI 4000....and until I can regroup my finances, I am hoping you can
help resolve this problem for me. I have an Intel Plll 800 MHZ chip and I
am using an NEC MultiSync XV15 monitor. I had to fall back to my voodoo 5
card and just yesterday windows updates uploaded a new(?) 3DFX driver.
However I am stopped cold from playing most of my favorite games. Ill paste
a chunk of the message I keep getting, (and I went to.....some site where
they supposedly have all the open gl drivers etc., but to no avail. Ok here
it is (and thanks even if you cannot offer a solution)!

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, 0 )

....35 PFDs found

....GLW_ChoosePFD failed

....GLW_ChoosePFD( 32, 24, 0 )

....35 PFDs found

....GLW_ChoosePFD 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

....GLW_ChoosePFD( 16, 16, 0 )

....35 PFDs found

....GLW_ChoosePFD failed

....GLW_ChoosePFD( 16, 16, 0 )

....35 PFDs found

....GLW_ChoosePFD failed

....failed to find an appropriate PIXELFORMAT

....restoring display settings

....WARNING: could not set the given mode (3)

....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 )
 
Hi ...it's been a while since I've asked for any help, maybe because I was
offline for almost 2 yrs....yet during that time I learned a considerable
amount of info regarding hardware...specially after I fried my nvidia
G-force TI 4000....and until I can regroup my finances, I am hoping you can
help resolve this problem for me. I have an Intel Plll 800 MHZ chip and I
am using an NEC MultiSync XV15 monitor. I had to fall back to my voodoo 5
card and just yesterday windows updates uploaded a new(?) 3DFX driver.
However I am stopped cold from playing most of my favorite games. Ill paste
a chunk of the message I keep getting, (and I went to.....some site where
they supposedly have all the open gl drivers etc., but to no avail. Ok here
it is (and thanks even if you cannot offer a solution)!
Click to expand...

Load a restore point previous to the installation of the new video
drivers then disable the automated installation of device drivers in
Windows Update...

===
All the best!
Katy Pluta, MS_MVP for Flight Simulator
http://mvp.support.microsoft.com
 
Sorry Katy my bad.......I never said that the new file hurt
anything.....I have not ever been able to play open gl games since
installing my older card
 
Doug Chesner said:
Sorry Katy my bad.......I never said that the new file hurt
anything.....I have not ever been able to play open gl games since
installing my older card
Click to expand...

The Voodoo doesn't support OpenGL on XP - it barely supported it before then
when 3dfx were in business. It was always provided by a "minigl" file which
never got updated* for Windows XP.

*Unless it was done by a 3rd party.

--
Paul Smith,
Yeovil, UK.
Microsoft MVP Windows Shell/User.
http://www.windowsresource.net/

*Remove 'nospam.' to reply by e-mail*
 
Paul thanks for the info....so I'm done in eh? One would think there could
be a "work around it" solution instead of just leaving us out to dry on the
line (so to speak)
 
Yes Katy, as a matter of fact I'd done that before, but I had to give you
the respect as well as the benefit of the doubt. still no luck
 
Yes Katy, as a matter of fact I'd done that before, but I had to give you
the respect as well as the benefit of the doubt. still no luck
Click to expand...

I did not find any link that could help more sorry. You could try
asking on forums like those at guru3d, I'm afraid the Voodoo will
simply not run with XP unfortunately :-(

===
All the best!
Katy Pluta, MS_MVP for Flight Simulator
http://mvp.support.microsoft.com
 
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