I am facing this problem after i upgraded my PC to a AMD x2 3800+ AM2 and M2NPV-VM motherboard . i am not using any PCIX Gfx . using onboard video on 256 Mb . latest BIOS installed .
When i start the Quake III game it gives and error
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5973 files in pk3 files
execing default.cfg
execing q3config.cfg
couldn't exec autoexec.cfg
Hunk_Clear: reset the hunk ok
...detecting CPU, found AMD w/ 3DNow!
------- Input Initialization -------
No window for DirectInput mouse init, delaying
Joystick is not active.
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----- Client Initialization -----
----- Initializing Renderer ----
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----- Client Initialization Complete -----
----- R_Init -----
Initializing OpenGL subsystem
...initializing QGL
...calling LoadLibrary( 'C:\WINDOWS\system32\opengl32.dll' ): failed
...shutting down QGL
...assuming '3dfxvgl' is a standalone driver
...initializing QGL
...WARNING: missing Glide installation, assuming no 3Dfx available
...shutting down QGL
----- CL_Shutdown -----
RE_Shutdown( 1 )
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GLW_StartOpenGL() - could not load OpenGL subsystem
I have tried reinstalling the OS , reinstalled Gfx drivers , upgrading gfx drivers , upgrading chipset drivers , deleted and put in opengl dll’s from external source .I have also tried with changing settings in game by changing the config files . and almost nothing works .
is it any issue with the Video card wrt to OpenGl games .
I have seen a lot of these issues described about but most of them refer to older onboard gfx issues . i am able to play NFS mostwanted on low settings flawlessly . i have not had a video issue in the OS either .
Please advise . You all are my last hope now
I should mention that i was able to start the game a few times . but they always end up with this error in 2-3 mins or less
However to rule out the cause, you can borrow a friends PCIE card for a day and check it out…thats all i can think of coz it seems youve tried everything!
It’s not a hardware issue, that’s for sure… I’ve been working with Share on this because one of my XP installations gives the same error, but the second installation runs Quake fine.
Originally, I asked him to reinstall XP to see if the error goes away but it appeared again… I’m going to try a few things on my PC to see if I can fix this, until then I’m all out of clues Vaibhav.
I have seen this many times as well. It has no known cure.
Sometimes editing some graphics engine params in the config files works, sometimes completely removing and installing the game works, sometimes unsetting the “read only” attributes of the game folders works, sometimes installing the glsetup thing in the cd works.
So far so fixed . did a Format reinstall . found out that the opengl drivers are installed with the OS . so did a trial after installing each and everything .
after fresh install
Open Gl file opened sucessfully . stringcpys error found - > driver issue .
installed latest forceware drivers for video card - > game works minus sound .
installed chipset drivers - > game works minus sound .
installed sound drivers - game works
set up internet and installed firefox , avira antivirus , live messenger . → game works
so what i guess here at fault is some corruption the first time and on cd 6150 drivers the second time .
Just tell me one thing, why was it trying to find glide? Why did it think you have a 3dfx card? Maybe that was a fallback, but I doubt that. Isn’t there some way to configure the renderer outside of the game? I believe there is. Rio, if you suffer from the same problem, can you check on that? Set the renderer to software if you can.
Tried already, it doesn’t work… I’ve looked for a solution couple months ago, nothing really works other than a fresh install. I play Q3 on my benching drive because of this.
hey shekharan,i have almost the same mobo (M2N-MX) my system too gives the same error (the memory error) EVRY time i closw winamp and some other apps.I think this is something to do with the drvers.
