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General FreeSpace => FreeSpace & FreeSpace Open Support => Topic started by: hopeeagle75 on March 05, 2012, 07:59:54 pm

Title: Pixel format error when attempting to run.
Post by: hopeeagle75 on March 05, 2012, 07:59:54 pm

i have installed FS2 from GOG and the launcher but get this error when i try to run it. I'm not sure what i should do to fix this. Any help will be greatly appreciated.


Unable to initialize display device!

ntdll.dll! NtWaitForSingleObject + 21 bytes
kernel32.dll! WaitForSingleObjectEx + 67 bytes
kernel32.dll! WaitForSingleObject + 18 bytes
fs2_open_3_6_14_RC4.exe! <no symbol>
fs2_open_3_6_14_RC4.exe! <no symbol>
fs2_open_3_6_14_RC4.exe! <no symbol>
fs2_open_3_6_14_RC4.exe! <no symbol>
fs2_open_3_6_14_RC4.exe! <no symbol>
fs2_open_3_6_14_RC4.exe! <no symbol>
fs2_open_3_6_14_RC4.exe! <no symbol>
fs2_open_3_6_14_RC4.exe! <no symbol>
kernel32.dll! BaseThreadInitThunk + 18 bytes
ntdll.dll! RtlInitializeExceptionChain + 99 bytes
ntdll.dll! RtlInitializeExceptionChain + 54 bytes

Title: Re: Pixel format error when attempting to run.
Post by: Jeff Vader on March 06, 2012, 12:11:07 am

Log (http://www.hard-light.net/forums/index.php?topic=56279.msg1180359#msg1180359) and/or system specs, please.

Title: Re: Pixel format error when attempting to run.
Post by: jr2 on March 06, 2012, 12:20:48 am

In addition to what Jeff said, what graphics card are you using?  Do you have the latest drivers for it?  (Links in my sig to get system specs / graphics card specs)