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Started by Jon Yeager
Sun, 29 Nov 1998 00:00
* Help! Quake won't run.
Author: Jon Yeager
Date: Sun, 29 Nov 1998 00:00
Date: Sun, 29 Nov 1998 00:00
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I just bought a new computer and now I can't get Quake or GLQuake to run. Both give me the following error : The first DOS window will load up a second window (with the rocky background texture) but only for a split second. Almost immediately, that 2nd window disappears, leaving me with the first and nothing else (the one that calls qlaunch with the -mpath extension). Nothing is on my windows toolbar, and nothing is on my desktop - except for this useless 1st window. (Typically, the first window would open up the 2nd, which would open up the 3rd in full screen size where the game is played. That's when it worked.) My configuration is : - BX motherboard - Matrox Millennium G200 video card - Diamond Monster II (12 megs) - Soundblaster Live! sound card - 256 megs of RAM - P2/400mhz CPU Can anyone tell me why I can't run Quake with this setup? I have the latest SBLive drivers (released 3 days ago) because someone told me he had problems with his using Quake 2. Note: I tried running it in DOS mode (without the Windows shortcut) and it does the same thing : hangs at the qlaunch/mpath command line). And the exact same files (copy/pasted) work fine at the office. If this is a common problem, could someone send me the fix or instructions on how to rectify it? Thanks a million, JY
Re: * Help! Quake won't run.
Author: Fletch
Date: Sun, 29 Nov 1998 00:00
Date: Sun, 29 Nov 1998 00:00
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Jon Yeager wrote: > I just bought a new computer and now I can't get Quake or GLQuake to run. > Both give me the following error : The first DOS window will load up a > second window (with the rocky background texture) but only for a split > second. Almost immediately, that 2nd window disappears, leaving me with the > first and nothing else (the one that calls qlaunch with the -mpath > extension). Nothing is on my windows toolbar, and nothing is on my > desktop - except for this useless 1st window. > > (Typically, the first window would open up the 2nd, which would open up the > 3rd in full screen size where the game is played. That's when it worked.) > > My configuration is : > > - BX motherboard > - Matrox Millennium G200 video card > - Diamond Monster II (12 megs) > - Soundblaster Live! sound card > - 256 megs of RAM > - P2/400mhz CPU > > Can anyone tell me why I can't run Quake with this setup? I have the latest > SBLive drivers (released 3 days ago) because someone told me he had problems > with his using Quake 2. > > Note: I tried running it in DOS mode (without the Windows shortcut) and it > does the same thing : hangs at the qlaunch/mpath command line). And the > exact same files (copy/pasted) work fine at the office. > > If this is a common problem, could someone send me the fix or instructions > on how to rectify it? > > Thanks a million, > > JY Try a re-install !!!! Fletch
Re: * Help! Quake won't run.
Author: Nina Harrison
Date: Wed, 09 Dec 1998 00:00
Date: Wed, 09 Dec 1998 00:00
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As I understand it, the original Quake does not run under Windows 98 unless you boot from DOS. It is the prime reason I have not upgraded yet! Jon Yeager wrote: > I just bought a new computer and now I can't get Quake or GLQuake to run. > Both give me the following error : The first DOS window will load up a > second window (with the rocky background texture) but only for a split > second. Almost immediately, that 2nd window disappears, leaving me with the > first and nothing else (the one that calls qlaunch with the -mpath > extension). Nothing is on my windows toolbar, and nothing is on my > desktop - except for this useless 1st window. > > (Typically, the first window would open up the 2nd, which would open up the > 3rd in full screen size where the game is played. That's when it worked.) > > My configuration is : > > - BX motherboard > - Matrox Millennium G200 video card > - Diamond Monster II (12 megs) > - Soundblaster Live! sound card > - 256 megs of RAM > - P2/400mhz CPU > > Can anyone tell me why I can't run Quake with this setup? I have the latest > SBLive drivers (released 3 days ago) because someone told me he had problems > with his using Quake 2. > > Note: I tried running it in DOS mode (without the Windows shortcut) and it > does the same thing : hangs at the qlaunch/mpath command line). And the > exact same files (copy/pasted) work fine at the office. > > If this is a common problem, could someone send me the fix or instructions > on how to rectify it? > > Thanks a million, > > JY
Re: * Help! Quake won't run.
Author: Yo
Date: Thu, 10 Dec 1998 00:00
Date: Thu, 10 Dec 1998 00:00
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Nina Harrison wrote: > As I understand it, the original Quake does not run under Windows 98 unless you > boot from DOS. It is the prime reason I have not upgraded yet! Quake and Guakeworld are running just fine on my machine. To install Quake2, I had to change my language settings to English (UK) though :) Although I have no problems blaming win98 for all problems, this time it's make likely you have a driver problem. Yo.
Re: * Help! Quake won't run.
Author: Pete Row
Date: Fri, 11 Dec 1998 00:00
Date: Fri, 11 Dec 1998 00:00
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On Thu, 10 Dec 1998, Yo wrote: > Nina Harrison wrote: > > > As I understand it, the original Quake does not run under Windows 98 unless you > > boot from DOS. It is the prime reason I have not upgraded yet! > > Quake and Guakeworld are running just fine on my machine. To install Quake2, I had > to > change my language settings to English (UK) though :) > Although I have no problems blaming win98 for all problems, this time it's make > likely you have a driver problem. > > Yo. > > > > All you need to do is download the Quake GL patch from the net which replace the original Quake.exe. Quake will then run through Windows instead using Open GL. However, Quake and Quake 2 suck big time, Jedi Knight/Unreal/Half-Life kick there butts big time, Half-Life especially. ****************************************************************************** 'Life is like a box of chocolates, you never know which one your gonna get...' - Forrest Gump ******************************************************************************
Re: * Help! Quake won't run.
Author: PropheT ]1ms[
Date: Fri, 11 Dec 1998 00:00
Date: Fri, 11 Dec 1998 00:00
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Where: 3dfx.games.glquake
When: Fri, 11 Dec 1998 10:55:30 +0000
Who: Pete Row
> All you need to do is download the Quake GL patch from the net which
> replace the original Quake.exe. Quake will then run through Windows
> instead using Open GL.
>
Absolutely correct.
For the people that don't have a 3d-accelerator card that supports OpenGL,
they should download WinQuake.
> However, Quake and Quake 2 suck big time, Jedi Knight/Unreal/Half-Life
> kick there butts big time, Half-Life especially.
>
Jedi Knight and Unreal are complete failures at the genre.
Half-Life however is an extremely good game.
You'd be surprised to learn that it's built on the Quake 1 engine ;)
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Re: * Help! Quake won't run.
Author: news.demon.nl
Date: Thu, 17 Dec 1998 00:00
Date: Thu, 17 Dec 1998 00:00
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Rubbish I run quake qw glquake q2 the lot with win98. Nina Harrison heeft geschreven in bericht <366F327F.CC5C05A7@erols.com>... >As I understand it, the original Quake does not run under Windows 98 unless you >boot from DOS. It is the prime reason I have not upgraded yet! > >Jon Yeager wrote: > >> I just bought a new computer and now I can't get Quake or GLQuake to run. >> Both give me the following error : The first DOS window will load up a >> second window (with the rocky background texture) but only for a split >> second. Almost immediately, that 2nd window disappears, leaving me with the >> first and nothing else (the one that calls qlaunch with the -mpath >> extension). Nothing is on my windows toolbar, and nothing is on my >> desktop - except for this useless 1st window. >> >> (Typically, the first window would open up the 2nd, which would open up the >> 3rd in full screen size where the game is played. That's when it worked.) >> >> My configuration is : >> >> - BX motherboard >> - Matrox Millennium G200 video card >> - Diamond Monster II (12 megs) >> - Soundblaster Live! sound card >> - 256 megs of RAM >> - P2/400mhz CPU >> >> Can anyone tell me why I can't run Quake with this setup? I have the latest >> SBLive drivers (released 3 days ago) because someone told me he had problems >> with his using Quake 2. >> >> Note: I tried running it in DOS mode (without the Windows shortcut) and it >> does the same thing : hangs at the qlaunch/mpath command line). And the >> exact same files (copy/pasted) work fine at the office. >> >> If this is a common problem, could someone send me the fix or instructions >> on how to rectify it? >> >> Thanks a million, >> >> JY >
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