No OpenGL for Radeon Xpress 1100?

[BDB]

I have a new laptop with Vista and a Radeon Xpress 1100. The Catalyst
software says "OpenGL Version: Not Available". Trying to run an OpenGL
game such as RTCW confirms this, saying "could not load OpenGL subsystem".
Any ideas how to fix this? Thanks!

 

[Augustus]

I have a new laptop with Vista and a Radeon Xpress 1100. The Catalyst
software says "OpenGL Version: Not Available". Trying to run an OpenGL
game such as RTCW confirms this, saying "could not load OpenGL subsystem".
Any ideas how to fix this? Thanks!

Although the later versions of Catalyst for the X1100 series and other
integrated ones have supported OpenGL for while (since 7.1 I think), you
have a laptop and frequently these things only take specific drivers from
the laptop manufacturer who apparently is not quite up to date with the
current Catalyst features. What laptop make and model? There are sometimes
workarounds, like a mobility modder from Driver Haven, but sometimes you're
SOL.

 

[BDB]

Although the later versions of Catalyst for the X1100 series and other
integrated ones have supported OpenGL for while (since 7.1 I think), you
have a laptop and frequently these things only take specific drivers from
the laptop manufacturer who apparently is not quite up to date with the
current Catalyst features. What laptop make and model? There are sometimes
workarounds, like a mobility modder from Driver Haven, but sometimes you're
SOL.

It's an Acer Aspire 5100 with an AMD Turion 64 (MK-36) in it. Would
dumping Vista for XP possibly solve this OpenGL problem? I'm already
tempted to do that.

 

[PhxGrunge]

It's an Acer Aspire 5100 with an AMD Turion 64 (MK-36) in it. Would
dumping Vista for XP possibly solve this OpenGL problem? I'm already
tempted to do that.

Check at http://www.laptopvideo2go.com/ for laptop video drivers.

 

[Augustus]

It's an Acer Aspire 5100 with an AMD Turion 64 (MK-36) in it. Would

dumping Vista for XP possibly solve this OpenGL problem? I'm already
tempted to do that.

That would depend upon whether or not the laptop will accept and install the
standard ATI/AMD catalysts for the Xpress1100 IGP.

 

[abc343]

A solution to your problem with OpenGL on ATI Radeon XPress 1100

I have the same laptop and graphics card, and ran into the same problem while trying to run an astronomy simulation (Celestia) that relies heavily on openGL. I went to the ATI (AMD) site to find an updated driver and the updated ATI Catalyst control center software suite. The link is:

http://ati.amd.com/support/drivers/vista32/integrated-vista32.html

Download the file under "Option 1"

The display driver that came with the laptop was an Acer custom driver without openGL support (why???), but after downloading and installing the updated driver directly from ATI, the astronomy simulation works perfectly and openGL now appears to be fully supported! Hope this helps with your problem.