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Article #12Re: Problem running Quake 3 Arena Demo on Radeon 9000 on Windows NT
From: Lurker
Date: Mon, 23 Dec 2002 14:33
Date: Mon, 23 Dec 2002 14:33
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Hi Roger,
I posted to the other group. Try this, it may work, just
rename you opengl32.dll file in the quake dir and then run glquake.exe and
with luck itll work, if not...back to the drawign board. A readeon 9000
should work well.
-tom
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> Roger
> My suggestion to you is to get a new video card. I have had nothing but
> problems that are very similar to yours using the ATI Radeon. I bought
> a G-Force 128 meg card and I havent had any problems since then.
> Chance
>
>
>
>
> "Roger Templeton" <roger@aol.com> wrote in
> news:3df527d7$0$21179$9b622d9e@news.freenet.de:
>
> > Hi everybody,
> >
> > can somebody help me out? I googled a lot but found no solution.
> >
> > PROBLEM:
> >
> > I want to run Quake 3 Arena Demo on Windows NT.
> > I have a Radon 9000 Atlantis made by Sapphire (sapphiretech.com).
> >
> > MORE INFORMATION:
> >
> > It seems that the OpenGL driver does not work properly.
> > Other applications like Moray (www.stmuc.com/moray), when used in
> > OpenGL mode, don't work too.
> >
> > Q3A simply displays a black screen. I am able to use the mouse and
> > hear the intro sound, so the game is functional but simply does not
> > display anything.
> >
> > Surprisingly, the OpenGL Screensavers that come with WinNT, work.
> >
> > Here are some of my installed DLL versions:
> >
> > ati2mtag.sys 4.3.4034
> > ati2dvag.dll 4.3.4034
> > opengl32.dll 4.00 (size is 684 KB, apparently delievered with
> > WinNT 4 Workstation)
> >
> > Control Panel/Display/ATI Options says
> > CATALYST Version 02.2
> > 2D Version 4.3.4034
> > Packaging Version 7.76-020815b-005590C-ATI
> >
> > HELP REQUEST:
> >
> > Apparently, this is a OpenGL Driver problem with the ATI Radeon 9000
> > chip. Q3A cooperates well (= runs properly) with my hardware on WinXP,
> > Win95, Win98. Please don't ask me to refrain from using NT - I just
> > want to make Q3A run on WinNT since it is said to be possible:
> >
> > Tom's Hardware Guide frequently uses Q3A as performance
> > test for motherboards and other hardware on WinNT4, e.g.:
> > http://www.tomshardware.com/mainboard/20000507/kx133-23.html
> >
> > ID Software claims Q3A runs under WinNT4:
> > http://216.239.51.100/search?q=cache:n5GkI-
> GHODkC:www.quake3world.com/c
> > ommunity/missionpack-name.html+nt+4.0&ie=UTF-8
> >
> > www.ntcompatible.com answers "YES" to the question
> > "Is Q3A compatible with WinNT":
> > http://www.ntcompatible.com/compat.php?cat=&sort=WindowsNT4&idx=q
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > Anyone who succeeded in doing that?
> > Any help is appreciated, thank you.
> >
> > - Roger
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
>
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