MOHAA Issue

[Guest]

I posted this to the Help and Support News Group and got no response, so
maybe I can get it answered here. I'm not sure what happened, but I had to
reinstall MOHAA on my new custom system, and couldn't get it to install ( had
imported it from my old computer--that was not good!). I did a delete from
the control panel, but that didn't work, either. I went to the EA (game
manufacturer) website to
see if there was something I did wrong. I had to do a manual delete from the
registry. Now when I try it, I get nothing. The Install Wizard starts up,
but then nothing happens. Once I got a "catastrophic failure" message. I
tried loading other games from different developers and got "Setup is unable
to run a program needed to proceed with the installation. Restart yoursystem
and try again. Error 105" I have no idea as what to do. I triedrestoring
to a previous state, but that didn't work. I thought it might be
the DVD/CD drive, but it reads other cds with Emails, pictures, etc. I don't
think it is gaming related, rather something I may have done during the
removal of the MOHAA series that messed up the registry or removed a program
from XP associated with the Install Wizard. I might add that I have RTCW
running with no problem and a couple of others, but these wer clean installs
on tthis machine.

 

[Guest]

Jimmy,

Thanks for the response. I did all you recommended, but have not yet tried
a reinstall. I have this error report which might point to another issue.
What do you think?

--- Common Initialization ---
Medal of Honor Allied Assault 1.00 win-x86 Dec 6 2001
----- FS_Startup -----
Current search path:
C:\PROGRA~1\EAGAME~1\MOHAA\main\Pak5.pk3 (259 files)
C:\PROGRA~1\EAGAME~1\MOHAA\main\Pak4.pk3 (593 files)
C:\PROGRA~1\EAGAME~1\MOHAA\main\Pak3.pk3 (669 files)
C:\PROGRA~1\EAGAME~1\MOHAA\main\Pak2.pk3 (4722 files)
C:\PROGRA~1\EAGAME~1\MOHAA\main\Pak1.pk3 (772 files)
C:\PROGRA~1\EAGAME~1\MOHAA\main\Pak0.pk3 (11175 files)
C:\PROGRA~1\EAGAME~1\MOHAA/main

----------------------
18190 files in pk3 files
execing default.cfg
execing menu.cfg
execing newconfig.cfg
Config: unnamedsoldier.cfg
couldn't exec configs/unnamedsoldier.cfg
execing safemode.cfg
couldn't exec localized.cfg
execing autoexec.cfg
Unknown command "fov"
couldn't exec custom.cfg
....detecting CPU, found AMD w/ 3DNow!

------- Input Initialization -------
Initializing DirectInput...
Couldn't set DI coop level
Falling back to Win32 mouse support...
------- Input Initialization Complete ------- 97
You are now setup for easy mode.
----- Client Initialization -----
Called FadeSound with: 0.000000
----- Initializing Renderer ----
----- R_Init -----
Initializing OpenGL subsystem
....initializing QGL
....calling LoadLibrary( 'C:\WINDOWS\system32\opengl32.dll' ): succeeded
....setting mode 3: 640 480 FS
....using colorsbits of 16
....calling CDS: ok
....registered window class
....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
GLW_StartOpenGL() - could not load OpenGL subsystem

 

[Jimmy S.]

Hi Steve,

Among other things that log indicates that it cannot open the GL
Subsystem which indicates that you need an updated video driver..

Updating video card drivers can solve most gaming issues. Here's some
simple abc's to always keep in mind. a. Shut off download accelerators,
firewalls and antivirus programs when downloading or installing updates;
b. Check for game patches: www.avault.com/pcrl/patches_list.asp?letter=a
c. Make sure you meet the game's minimum video and system requirements.

Before you update your drivers, I recommend that you update DirectX from:
www.microsoft.com/directx

Here are the steps I recommend you use to update your driver:

1. To identify the make and model of your card, right click your
Desktop, choose Properties / Settings / Advanced / Adapter.

2. Download the latest video driver for your card online, using
http://www3.sympatico.ca/nibblesnbits/Video.html#drivers
to find the website to download from. I also have advanced
video driver and direct X troubleshooting steps on that page.

3. Save the .exe driver (or extract the zip file) to a folder
in My Documents named after the driver version number.

4. Restart the computer in Safe Mode by pressing the F8 key
about once every second as it's rebooting to pick Safe Mode.

5. Click Start / (settings) Control Panel / System / Hardware
Device Manager / expand +Display Adapters / right click on
the adapter, pick "Uninstall", and click No if asked to reboot.

6. Use Control Panel / Add-Remove programs to uninstall the
previous driver (exe)software which may have been installed.

7. Restart the computer in Safe Mode by pressing the F8 key
about once every second as it's rebooting to pick Safe Mode.

8. If the driver is NOT a (.exe)program file, GO TO step 11.

9. When Windows prompts you to install the video adapter, click
"Cancel" and Double click the driver program to begin installation.
* Even if not prompted, doubleclick the driver and install it.

10. After you reboot, go to Control Panel / Display / Settings and
choose 32 bit Color Quality, and 800x600 or higher Resolution.
That's it! Scroll down to the Troubleshooter if you have problems.

11. When Windows prompts you to install the video adapter, click
"Install from a list or specific location", click the "Browse" button,
browse to the My documents folder where you saved the driver,
and finally click on one of the driver files to begin installation.

** If you are not prompted, or if the driver was updated automatically:
Click Start / (settings) Control Panel / System / Hardware Device Manager
expand +Display Adapters / right click on the adapter, pick "Update Driver"
to start the Update Wizard, choose the "Install from a list..." option:
Browse to My Documents\ folder with the driver in it
Click OK and click Next to begin the update.

12. After you reboot, go to Control Panel / Display / Settings and
choose 32 bit Color Quality, and 800x600 or higher Resolution.
That's it! Try the advice in the Troubleshooter if you have problems.

TROUBLESHOOTING:

Test your drivers using DXDiag: Click Start / Run / type: DXDIAG
Click the "Test" buttons in the Display, Sound, Music & Network Tabs;
If any of the Display options are Disabled and you cannot Enable them,
your most likely solution would be to update your Chipset Drivers as per
my website: http://www3.sympatico.ca/nibblesnbits/Video.html#v11

Your program might not support dual monitors, or "dual head" video cards
You can disable the extra video output in your display properties control
panel. Click Start>Settings>Control Panel>Display>Settings>Advanced.

Along with your Video card, Sound Cards, Motherboard Chipsets,
and Video Monitors may also require updated drivers. Even your
motherboard's BIOS may need to be updated for compatibility with
your Video card. These steps are listed at: http://NibblesNbitsVideo.tk

Perhaps the old Video drivers did not completely uninstall. If that's the
case, use these utility to completely uninstall the drivers and go to step
7:
nvidia: http://content.guru3d.com/index.php?page=detonatorrip&menu=0
or for all cards including nvidia use: http://www.driverheaven.net/cleaner/

The latest video drivers sometime don't work with a particular game.
(Check the Video suggestions in the readme.txt file in your game folder/CD)
If there's no suggestions, try an older (WHQL) driver, and/or if you still
experience problems try a Beta driver, or even an Omega driver instead:

BETA Drivers: http://download.guru3d.com/
OMEGA Drivers: http://www.omegacorner.com/

There you have it, if you have any questions feel free to post them!

--
Cheers, Windows XP MVP Shell / User
Jimmy S. http://mvp.support.microsoft.com

Game FAQs: http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=FH;[LN];gms
Visit my Zone.com / Gaming Helpsite: http://nibblesnbits.tk or Call /
Contact
MS Support at: http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=sz;en-us;top
My advice is donated "AS IS" without warranty; nor do I confer any rights.
_________________________________________________________

| Jimmy,
|
| Thanks for the response. I did all you recommended, but have not yet tried
| a reinstall. I have this error report which might point to another issue.
| What do you think?
|
| --- Common Initialization ---
| Medal of Honor Allied Assault 1.00 win-x86 Dec 6 2001
| ----- FS_Startup -----
| Current search path:
| C:\PROGRA~1\EAGAME~1\MOHAA\main\Pak5.pk3 (259 files)
| C:\PROGRA~1\EAGAME~1\MOHAA\main\Pak4.pk3 (593 files)
| C:\PROGRA~1\EAGAME~1\MOHAA\main\Pak3.pk3 (669 files)
| C:\PROGRA~1\EAGAME~1\MOHAA\main\Pak2.pk3 (4722 files)
| C:\PROGRA~1\EAGAME~1\MOHAA\main\Pak1.pk3 (772 files)
| C:\PROGRA~1\EAGAME~1\MOHAA\main\Pak0.pk3 (11175 files)
| C:\PROGRA~1\EAGAME~1\MOHAA/main
|
| ----------------------
| 18190 files in pk3 files
| execing default.cfg
| execing menu.cfg
| execing newconfig.cfg
| Config: unnamedsoldier.cfg
| couldn't exec configs/unnamedsoldier.cfg
| execing safemode.cfg
| couldn't exec localized.cfg
| execing autoexec.cfg
| Unknown command "fov"
| couldn't exec custom.cfg
| ...detecting CPU, found AMD w/ 3DNow!
|
| ------- Input Initialization -------
| Initializing DirectInput...
| Couldn't set DI coop level
| Falling back to Win32 mouse support...
| ------- Input Initialization Complete ------- 97
| You are now setup for easy mode.
| ----- Client Initialization -----
| Called FadeSound with: 0.000000
| ----- Initializing Renderer ----
| ----- R_Init -----
| Initializing OpenGL subsystem
| ...initializing QGL
| ...calling LoadLibrary( 'C:\WINDOWS\system32\opengl32.dll' ): succeeded
| ...setting mode 3: 640 480 FS
| ...using colorsbits of 16
| ...calling CDS: ok
| ...registered window class
| ...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
| GLW_StartOpenGL() - could not load OpenGL subsystem
|
|

 

[Guest]

Just another note. I had to switch out DVD/CD drives on the new machine,
after the new drive failed. When I got my replacement DVD/CD drive, I put it
in the old computer, as the new computer was in the shop getting a
replacement for the mobo, which in the meantime failed. The one which was in
the new machine had previously failed, I replaced it with the one from my old
computer, and used the S/W that came with the new one. The old one worked
fine in the new machine as did the new drive in the old machine. It worked
fine in the old computer right out of the gate. The S/W program for each
drive was the same. In fact, the DVD/CD drive (the one now installed in this
computer) was using the same S/W program in my old computer, which I loaded
after installing this drive in the old one. Could it be that, although the
S/W disk for this machine is installed in my new computer and did run my old
DVD/CD drive, this is causing the problem (a conjflict) and I will have to
reinstall the software before it works correctly? This really getting dicey.
Confusing, isn't it??

Steve

 

[Jimmy S.]

Hi Steve,

Two suggestions have been put on the table in this thread so far:
1. Reinstall game
2. Update video driver

Give those a try and then report back with the results please.

--
Cheers, Windows XP MVP Shell / User
Jimmy S. http://mvp.support.microsoft.com

Visit my MSN Zone.com and Gaming Help Site: http://mvps.org/nibblesnbits
MS Games Help and Support Center: http://support.microsoft.com/?pr=gms
My advice is donated "AS IS" without warranty; nor do I confer any rights.
_________________________________________________________

| Hi Steve,
|
| Among other things that log indicates that it cannot open the GL
| Subsystem which indicates that you need an updated video driver..
|
| Updating video card drivers can solve most gaming issues. Here's some
| simple abc's to always keep in mind. a. Shut off download accelerators,
| firewalls and antivirus programs when downloading or installing updates;
| b. Check for game patches: www.avault.com/pcrl/patches_list.asp?letter=a
| c. Make sure you meet the game's minimum video and system requirements.
|
| Before you update your drivers, I recommend that you update DirectX from:
| www.microsoft.com/directx
|
| Here are the steps I recommend you use to update your driver:
|
| 1. To identify the make and model of your card, right click your
| Desktop, choose Properties / Settings / Advanced / Adapter.
|
| 2. Download the latest video driver for your card online, using
| http://www3.sympatico.ca/nibblesnbits/Video.html#drivers
| to find the website to download from. I also have advanced
| video driver and direct X troubleshooting steps on that page.
|
| 3. Save the .exe driver (or extract the zip file) to a folder
| in My Documents named after the driver version number.
|
| 4. Restart the computer in Safe Mode by pressing the F8 key
| about once every second as it's rebooting to pick Safe Mode.
|
| 5. Click Start / (settings) Control Panel / System / Hardware
| Device Manager / expand +Display Adapters / right click on
| the adapter, pick "Uninstall", and click No if asked to reboot.
|
| 6. Use Control Panel / Add-Remove programs to uninstall the
| previous driver (exe)software which may have been installed.
|
| 7. Restart the computer in Safe Mode by pressing the F8 key
| about once every second as it's rebooting to pick Safe Mode.
|
| 8. If the driver is NOT a (.exe)program file, GO TO step 11.
|
| 9. When Windows prompts you to install the video adapter, click
| "Cancel" and Double click the driver program to begin installation.
| * Even if not prompted, doubleclick the driver and install it.
|
| 10. After you reboot, go to Control Panel / Display / Settings and
| choose 32 bit Color Quality, and 800x600 or higher Resolution.
| That's it! Scroll down to the Troubleshooter if you have problems.
|
| 11. When Windows prompts you to install the video adapter, click
| "Install from a list or specific location", click the "Browse" button,
| browse to the My documents folder where you saved the driver,
| and finally click on one of the driver files to begin installation.
|
| ** If you are not prompted, or if the driver was updated automatically:
| Click Start / (settings) Control Panel / System / Hardware Device Manager
| expand +Display Adapters / right click on the adapter, pick "Update Driver"
| to start the Update Wizard, choose the "Install from a list..." option:
| Browse to My Documents\ folder with the driver in it
| Click OK and click Next to begin the update.
|
| 12. After you reboot, go to Control Panel / Display / Settings and
| choose 32 bit Color Quality, and 800x600 or higher Resolution.
| That's it! Try the advice in the Troubleshooter if you have problems.
|
| TROUBLESHOOTING:
|
| Test your drivers using DXDiag: Click Start / Run / type: DXDIAG
| Click the "Test" buttons in the Display, Sound, Music & Network Tabs;
| If any of the Display options are Disabled and you cannot Enable them,
| your most likely solution would be to update your Chipset Drivers as per
| my website: http://www3.sympatico.ca/nibblesnbits/Video.html#v11
|
| Your program might not support dual monitors, or "dual head" video cards
| You can disable the extra video output in your display properties control
| panel. Click Start>Settings>Control Panel>Display>Settings>Advanced.
|
| Along with your Video card, Sound Cards, Motherboard Chipsets,
| and Video Monitors may also require updated drivers. Even your
| motherboard's BIOS may need to be updated for compatibility with
| your Video card. These steps are listed at: http://NibblesNbitsVideo.tk
|
| Perhaps the old Video drivers did not completely uninstall. If that's the
| case, use these utility to completely uninstall the drivers and go to step
| 7:
| nvidia: http://content.guru3d.com/index.php?page=detonatorrip&menu=0
| or for all cards including nvidia use: http://www.driverheaven.net/cleaner/
|
| The latest video drivers sometime don't work with a particular game.
| (Check the Video suggestions in the readme.txt file in your game folder/CD)
| If there's no suggestions, try an older (WHQL) driver, and/or if you still
| experience problems try a Beta driver, or even an Omega driver instead:
|
| BETA Drivers: http://download.guru3d.com/
| OMEGA Drivers: http://www.omegacorner.com/
|
| There you have it, if you have any questions feel free to post them!
|
| --
| Cheers, Windows XP MVP Shell / User
| Jimmy S. http://mvp.support.microsoft.com
|
| Game FAQs: http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=FH;[LN];gms
| Visit my Zone.com / Gaming Helpsite: http://nibblesnbits.tk or Call /
| Contact
| MS Support at: http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=sz;en-us;top
| My advice is donated "AS IS" without warranty; nor do I confer any rights.
| _________________________________________________________
|
|| Jimmy,
||
|| Thanks for the response. I did all you recommended, but have not yet tried
|| a reinstall. I have this error report which might point to another issue.
|| What do you think?
||
|| --- Common Initialization ---
|| Medal of Honor Allied Assault 1.00 win-x86 Dec 6 2001
|| ----- FS_Startup -----
|| Current search path:
|| C:\PROGRA~1\EAGAME~1\MOHAA\main\Pak5.pk3 (259 files)
|| C:\PROGRA~1\EAGAME~1\MOHAA\main\Pak4.pk3 (593 files)
|| C:\PROGRA~1\EAGAME~1\MOHAA\main\Pak3.pk3 (669 files)
|| C:\PROGRA~1\EAGAME~1\MOHAA\main\Pak2.pk3 (4722 files)
|| C:\PROGRA~1\EAGAME~1\MOHAA\main\Pak1.pk3 (772 files)
|| C:\PROGRA~1\EAGAME~1\MOHAA\main\Pak0.pk3 (11175 files)
|| C:\PROGRA~1\EAGAME~1\MOHAA/main
||
|| ----------------------
|| 18190 files in pk3 files
|| execing default.cfg
|| execing menu.cfg
|| execing newconfig.cfg
|| Config: unnamedsoldier.cfg
|| couldn't exec configs/unnamedsoldier.cfg
|| execing safemode.cfg
|| couldn't exec localized.cfg
|| execing autoexec.cfg
|| Unknown command "fov"
|| couldn't exec custom.cfg
|| ...detecting CPU, found AMD w/ 3DNow!
||
|| ------- Input Initialization -------
|| Initializing DirectInput...
|| Couldn't set DI coop level
|| Falling back to Win32 mouse support...
|| ------- Input Initialization Complete ------- 97
|| You are now setup for easy mode.
|| ----- Client Initialization -----
|| Called FadeSound with: 0.000000
|| ----- Initializing Renderer ----
|| ----- R_Init -----
|| Initializing OpenGL subsystem
|| ...initializing QGL
|| ...calling LoadLibrary( 'C:\WINDOWS\system32\opengl32.dll' ): succeeded
|| ...setting mode 3: 640 480 FS
|| ...using colorsbits of 16
|| ...calling CDS: ok
|| ...registered window class
|| ...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
|| GLW_StartOpenGL() - could not load OpenGL subsystem
||
||
|
|

 

[Guest]

Forgot to reply: As it turned out, I had to reinstall the DVD unit and
software. I did update the drivers. Seems the new mobo didn't fully
recognize the player and attributes.

Thanks for the help.

Hi Steve,

Two suggestions have been put on the table in this thread so far:
1. Reinstall game
2. Update video driver

Give those a try and then report back with the results please.

--
Cheers, Windows XP MVP Shell / User
Jimmy S. http://mvp.support.microsoft.com

Visit my MSN Zone.com and Gaming Help Site: http://mvps.org/nibblesnbits
MS Games Help and Support Center: http://support.microsoft.com/?pr=gms
My advice is donated "AS IS" without warranty; nor do I confer any rights.
_________________________________________________________

| Hi Steve,
|
| Among other things that log indicates that it cannot open the GL
| Subsystem which indicates that you need an updated video driver..
|
| Updating video card drivers can solve most gaming issues. Here's some
| simple abc's to always keep in mind. a. Shut off download accelerators,
| firewalls and antivirus programs when downloading or installing updates;
| b. Check for game patches: www.avault.com/pcrl/patches_list.asp?letter=a
| c. Make sure you meet the game's minimum video and system requirements.
|
| Before you update your drivers, I recommend that you update DirectX from:
| www.microsoft.com/directx
|
| Here are the steps I recommend you use to update your driver:
|
| 1. To identify the make and model of your card, right click your
| Desktop, choose Properties / Settings / Advanced / Adapter.
|
| 2. Download the latest video driver for your card online, using
| http://www3.sympatico.ca/nibblesnbits/Video.html#drivers
| to find the website to download from. I also have advanced
| video driver and direct X troubleshooting steps on that page.
|
| 3. Save the .exe driver (or extract the zip file) to a folder
| in My Documents named after the driver version number.
|
| 4. Restart the computer in Safe Mode by pressing the F8 key
| about once every second as it's rebooting to pick Safe Mode.
|
| 5. Click Start / (settings) Control Panel / System / Hardware
| Device Manager / expand +Display Adapters / right click on
| the adapter, pick "Uninstall", and click No if asked to reboot.
|
| 6. Use Control Panel / Add-Remove programs to uninstall the
| previous driver (exe)software which may have been installed.
|
| 7. Restart the computer in Safe Mode by pressing the F8 key
| about once every second as it's rebooting to pick Safe Mode.
|
| 8. If the driver is NOT a (.exe)program file, GO TO step 11.
|
| 9. When Windows prompts you to install the video adapter, click
| "Cancel" and Double click the driver program to begin installation.
| * Even if not prompted, doubleclick the driver and install it.
|
| 10. After you reboot, go to Control Panel / Display / Settings and
| choose 32 bit Color Quality, and 800x600 or higher Resolution.
| That's it! Scroll down to the Troubleshooter if you have problems.
|
| 11. When Windows prompts you to install the video adapter, click
| "Install from a list or specific location", click the "Browse" button,
| browse to the My documents folder where you saved the driver,
| and finally click on one of the driver files to begin installation.
|
| ** If you are not prompted, or if the driver was updated automatically:
| Click Start / (settings) Control Panel / System / Hardware Device Manager
| expand +Display Adapters / right click on the adapter, pick "Update Driver"
| to start the Update Wizard, choose the "Install from a list..." option:
| Browse to My Documents\ folder with the driver in it
| Click OK and click Next to begin the update.
|
| 12. After you reboot, go to Control Panel / Display / Settings and
| choose 32 bit Color Quality, and 800x600 or higher Resolution.
| That's it! Try the advice in the Troubleshooter if you have problems.
|
| TROUBLESHOOTING:
|
| Test your drivers using DXDiag: Click Start / Run / type: DXDIAG
| Click the "Test" buttons in the Display, Sound, Music & Network Tabs;
| If any of the Display options are Disabled and you cannot Enable them,
| your most likely solution would be to update your Chipset Drivers as per
| my website: http://www3.sympatico.ca/nibblesnbits/Video.html#v11
|
| Your program might not support dual monitors, or "dual head" video cards
| You can disable the extra video output in your display properties control
| panel. Click Start>Settings>Control Panel>Display>Settings>Advanced.
|
| Along with your Video card, Sound Cards, Motherboard Chipsets,
| and Video Monitors may also require updated drivers. Even your
| motherboard's BIOS may need to be updated for compatibility with
| your Video card. These steps are listed at: http://NibblesNbitsVideo.tk
|
| Perhaps the old Video drivers did not completely uninstall. If that's the
| case, use these utility to completely uninstall the drivers and go to step
| 7:
| nvidia: http://content.guru3d.com/index.php?page=detonatorrip&menu=0
| or for all cards including nvidia use: http://www.driverheaven.net/cleaner/
|
| The latest video drivers sometime don't work with a particular game.
| (Check the Video suggestions in the readme.txt file in your game folder/CD)
| If there's no suggestions, try an older (WHQL) driver, and/or if you still
| experience problems try a Beta driver, or even an Omega driver instead:
|
| BETA Drivers: http://download.guru3d.com/
| OMEGA Drivers: http://www.omegacorner.com/
|
| There you have it, if you have any questions feel free to post them!
|
| --
| Cheers, Windows XP MVP Shell / User
| Jimmy S. http://mvp.support.microsoft.com
|
| Game FAQs: http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=FH;[LN];gms
| Visit my Zone.com / Gaming Helpsite: http://nibblesnbits.tk or Call /
| Contact
| MS Support at: http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=sz;en-us;top
| My advice is donated "AS IS" without warranty; nor do I confer any rights.
| _________________________________________________________
|
|| Jimmy,
||
|| Thanks for the response. I did all you recommended, but have not yet tried
|| a reinstall. I have this error report which might point to another issue.
|| What do you think?
||
|| --- Common Initialization ---
|| Medal of Honor Allied Assault 1.00 win-x86 Dec 6 2001
|| ----- FS_Startup -----
|| Current search path:
|| C:\PROGRA~1\EAGAME~1\MOHAA\main\Pak5.pk3 (259 files)
|| C:\PROGRA~1\EAGAME~1\MOHAA\main\Pak4.pk3 (593 files)
|| C:\PROGRA~1\EAGAME~1\MOHAA\main\Pak3.pk3 (669 files)
|| C:\PROGRA~1\EAGAME~1\MOHAA\main\Pak2.pk3 (4722 files)
|| C:\PROGRA~1\EAGAME~1\MOHAA\main\Pak1.pk3 (772 files)
|| C:\PROGRA~1\EAGAME~1\MOHAA\main\Pak0.pk3 (11175 files)
|| C:\PROGRA~1\EAGAME~1\MOHAA/main
||
|| ----------------------
|| 18190 files in pk3 files
|| execing default.cfg
|| execing menu.cfg
|| execing newconfig.cfg
|| Config: unnamedsoldier.cfg
|| couldn't exec configs/unnamedsoldier.cfg
|| execing safemode.cfg
|| couldn't exec localized.cfg
|| execing autoexec.cfg
|| Unknown command "fov"
|| couldn't exec custom.cfg
|| ...detecting CPU, found AMD w/ 3DNow!
||
|| ------- Input Initialization -------
|| Initializing DirectInput...
|| Couldn't set DI coop level
|| Falling back to Win32 mouse support...
|| ------- Input Initialization Complete ------- 97
|| You are now setup for easy mode.
|| ----- Client Initialization -----
|| Called FadeSound with: 0.000000
|| ----- Initializing Renderer ----
|| ----- R_Init -----
|| Initializing OpenGL subsystem
|| ...initializing QGL
|| ...calling LoadLibrary( 'C:\WINDOWS\system32\opengl32.dll' ): succeeded
|| ...setting mode 3: 640 480 FS
|| ...using colorsbits of 16
|| ...calling CDS: ok
|| ...registered window class
|| ...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
|| GLW_StartOpenGL() - could not load OpenGL subsystem
||
||
|
|

 

[Jimmy S.]

Hi Steve Z.,

Great news! Glad to see that problem got fixed.
Thanks for posting.


--
Cheers, *Windows_XP_MVP_Shell/User*
Jimmy S. http://mvp.support.microsoft.com

Visit my MSN Zone.com and Gaming Help Site: http://mvps.org/nibblesnbits
MS Games Help and Support Center: http://support.microsoft.com/?pr=gms
My advice is donated "AS IS" without warranty; nor do I confer any rights.
_________________________________________________________


Steve Z. Wrote:
=================
| Forgot to reply: As it turned out, I had to reinstall the DVD unit and
| software. I did update the drivers. Seems the new mobo didn't fully
| recognize the player and attributes.
|
| Thanks for the help.
|
|
| "Jimmy S." wrote:
|
|| Hi Steve,
||
|| Two suggestions have been put on the table in this thread so far:
|| 1. Reinstall game
|| 2. Update video driver
||
|| Give those a try and then report back with the results please.
||
|| --
|| Cheers, Windows XP MVP Shell / User
|| Jimmy S. http://mvp.support.microsoft.com
||
|| Visit my MSN Zone.com and Gaming Help Site: http://mvps.org/nibblesnbits
|| MS Games Help and Support Center: http://support.microsoft.com/?pr=gms
|| My advice is donated "AS IS" without warranty; nor do I confer any rights.
|| _________________________________________________________
||
||| Hi Steve,
|||
||| Among other things that log indicates that it cannot open the GL
||| Subsystem which indicates that you need an updated video driver..
|||
||| Updating video card drivers can solve most gaming issues. Here's some
||| simple abc's to always keep in mind. a. Shut off download accelerators,
||| firewalls and antivirus programs when downloading or installing updates;
||| b. Check for game patches: www.avault.com/pcrl/patches_list.asp?letter=a
||| c. Make sure you meet the game's minimum video and system requirements.
|||
||| Before you update your drivers, I recommend that you update DirectX from:
||| www.microsoft.com/directx
|||
||| Here are the steps I recommend you use to update your driver:
|||
||| 1. To identify the make and model of your card, right click your
||| Desktop, choose Properties / Settings / Advanced / Adapter.
|||
||| 2. Download the latest video driver for your card online, using
||| http://www3.sympatico.ca/nibblesnbits/Video.html#drivers
||| to find the website to download from. I also have advanced
||| video driver and direct X troubleshooting steps on that page.
|||
||| 3. Save the .exe driver (or extract the zip file) to a folder
||| in My Documents named after the driver version number.
|||
||| 4. Restart the computer in Safe Mode by pressing the F8 key
||| about once every second as it's rebooting to pick Safe Mode.
|||
||| 5. Click Start / (settings) Control Panel / System / Hardware
||| Device Manager / expand +Display Adapters / right click on
||| the adapter, pick "Uninstall", and click No if asked to reboot.
|||
||| 6. Use Control Panel / Add-Remove programs to uninstall the
||| previous driver (exe)software which may have been installed.
|||
||| 7. Restart the computer in Safe Mode by pressing the F8 key
||| about once every second as it's rebooting to pick Safe Mode.
|||
||| 8. If the driver is NOT a (.exe)program file, GO TO step 11.
|||
||| 9. When Windows prompts you to install the video adapter, click
||| "Cancel" and Double click the driver program to begin installation.
||| * Even if not prompted, doubleclick the driver and install it.
|||
||| 10. After you reboot, go to Control Panel / Display / Settings and
||| choose 32 bit Color Quality, and 800x600 or higher Resolution.
||| That's it! Scroll down to the Troubleshooter if you have problems.
|||
||| 11. When Windows prompts you to install the video adapter, click
||| "Install from a list or specific location", click the "Browse" button,
||| browse to the My documents folder where you saved the driver,
||| and finally click on one of the driver files to begin installation.
|||
||| ** If you are not prompted, or if the driver was updated automatically:
||| Click Start / (settings) Control Panel / System / Hardware Device Manager
||| expand +Display Adapters / right click on the adapter, pick "Update Driver"
||| to start the Update Wizard, choose the "Install from a list..." option:
||| Browse to My Documents\ folder with the driver in it
||| Click OK and click Next to begin the update.
|||
||| 12. After you reboot, go to Control Panel / Display / Settings and
||| choose 32 bit Color Quality, and 800x600 or higher Resolution.
||| That's it! Try the advice in the Troubleshooter if you have problems.
|||
||| TROUBLESHOOTING:
|||
||| Test your drivers using DXDiag: Click Start / Run / type: DXDIAG
||| Click the "Test" buttons in the Display, Sound, Music & Network Tabs;
||| If any of the Display options are Disabled and you cannot Enable them,
||| your most likely solution would be to update your Chipset Drivers as per
||| my website: http://www3.sympatico.ca/nibblesnbits/Video.html#v11
|||
||| Your program might not support dual monitors, or "dual head" video cards
||| You can disable the extra video output in your display properties control
||| panel. Click Start>Settings>Control Panel>Display>Settings>Advanced.
|||
||| Along with your Video card, Sound Cards, Motherboard Chipsets,
||| and Video Monitors may also require updated drivers. Even your
||| motherboard's BIOS may need to be updated for compatibility with
||| your Video card. These steps are listed at: http://NibblesNbitsVideo.tk
|||
||| Perhaps the old Video drivers did not completely uninstall. If that's the
||| case, use these utility to completely uninstall the drivers and go to step
||| 7:
||| nvidia: http://content.guru3d.com/index.php?page=detonatorrip&menu=0
||| or for all cards including nvidia use: http://www.driverheaven.net/cleaner/
|||
||| The latest video drivers sometime don't work with a particular game.
||| (Check the Video suggestions in the readme.txt file in your game folder/CD)
||| If there's no suggestions, try an older (WHQL) driver, and/or if you still
||| experience problems try a Beta driver, or even an Omega driver instead:
|||
||| BETA Drivers: http://download.guru3d.com/
||| OMEGA Drivers: http://www.omegacorner.com/
|||
||| There you have it, if you have any questions feel free to post them!
|||
||| --
||| Cheers, Windows XP MVP Shell / User
||| Jimmy S. http://mvp.support.microsoft.com
|||
||| Game FAQs: http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=FH;[LN];gms
||| Visit my Zone.com / Gaming Helpsite: http://nibblesnbits.tk or Call /
||| Contact
||| MS Support at: http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=sz;en-us;top
||| My advice is donated "AS IS" without warranty; nor do I confer any rights.
||| _________________________________________________________
|||
|||| Jimmy,
||||
|||| Thanks for the response. I did all you recommended, but have not yet tried
|||| a reinstall. I have this error report which might point to another issue.
|||| What do you think?
||||
|||| --- Common Initialization ---
|||| Medal of Honor Allied Assault 1.00 win-x86 Dec 6 2001
|||| ----- FS_Startup -----
|||| Current search path:
|||| C:\PROGRA~1\EAGAME~1\MOHAA\main\Pak5.pk3 (259 files)
|||| C:\PROGRA~1\EAGAME~1\MOHAA\main\Pak4.pk3 (593 files)
|||| C:\PROGRA~1\EAGAME~1\MOHAA\main\Pak3.pk3 (669 files)
|||| C:\PROGRA~1\EAGAME~1\MOHAA\main\Pak2.pk3 (4722 files)
|||| C:\PROGRA~1\EAGAME~1\MOHAA\main\Pak1.pk3 (772 files)
|||| C:\PROGRA~1\EAGAME~1\MOHAA\main\Pak0.pk3 (11175 files)
|||| C:\PROGRA~1\EAGAME~1\MOHAA/main
||||
|||| ----------------------
|||| 18190 files in pk3 files
|||| execing default.cfg
|||| execing menu.cfg
|||| execing newconfig.cfg
|||| Config: unnamedsoldier.cfg
|||| couldn't exec configs/unnamedsoldier.cfg
|||| execing safemode.cfg
|||| couldn't exec localized.cfg
|||| execing autoexec.cfg
|||| Unknown command "fov"
|||| couldn't exec custom.cfg
|||| ...detecting CPU, found AMD w/ 3DNow!
||||
|||| ------- Input Initialization -------
|||| Initializing DirectInput...
|||| Couldn't set DI coop level
|||| Falling back to Win32 mouse support...
|||| ------- Input Initialization Complete ------- 97
|||| You are now setup for easy mode.
|||| ----- Client Initialization -----
|||| Called FadeSound with: 0.000000
|||| ----- Initializing Renderer ----
|||| ----- R_Init -----
|||| Initializing OpenGL subsystem
|||| ...initializing QGL
|||| ...calling LoadLibrary( 'C:\WINDOWS\system32\opengl32.dll' ): succeeded
|||| ...setting mode 3: 640 480 FS
|||| ...using colorsbits of 16
|||| ...calling CDS: ok
|||| ...registered window class
|||| ...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
|||| GLW_StartOpenGL() - could not load OpenGL subsystem