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Title: After Format Problem?
Post by: Raptoer on January 25, 2010, 02:37:34 pm

Hello guys , I've had some problems with my PC about 10 days ago , it was a problem with the battery or the electricity or something like that, I keep getting this message at the setup screen (CMOS Checksum
error loaded defaults) , I think my motherboard is dying, anyway I had to format the system, but when I started FSO , I had the following message:
Unable to get proper pixel format for OpenGl W32!
Error: Unable to initialize display device!
File: gropengl.cpp
Line: 2972
My PC Specs are:
Processor: Intel Pentium 4 CPU 1.82 GHz
OS: Microsoft  Windows XP Professional SP2
Memory: 640MB RAM
Video card: Nvidia Geforce FX-5500 256MB

And thanks.

NOTE: I thought the FX-5500 supports OpenGl doesn't it? and by the way I'm still looking for that damage lightning shader so if anyone knows any URL to it please let me know.

Title: Re: After Format Problem?
Post by: The E on January 25, 2010, 02:55:30 pm

Reinstall your GPU drivers.
Also, please post a fs2_open.log (instructions how to generate one can be found in the FAQ)

Title: Re: After Format Problem?
Post by: Jeff Vader on January 25, 2010, 03:05:29 pm

The issue itself can also be found in the FAQ.

Edit:

Quote from: Raptoer on January 25, 2010, 02:37:34 pm

and by the way I'm still looking for that damage lightning shader so if anyone knows any URL to it please let me know.

That too.

Title: Re: After Format Problem?
Post by: jr2 on January 25, 2010, 03:22:35 pm

Quote from: Raptoer on January 25, 2010, 02:37:34 pm

I keep getting this message at the setup screen (CMOS Checksum
error loaded defaults)

/me thinks maybe your coin-cell battery is dead.  Usually CR2025, on the motherboard.  It keeps system clock running and CMOS settings intact.  Try replacing it if you get this error again.

FYI: Yes, Laptops have them too.  At least some do.  And yes... they are a PITA to replace.  I know from first hand experience.  :ick:  But try seeing if there is a BIOS update for the system first... also, sometimes static discharge or other problems could cause this.  Hopefully the error doesn't come back.

Title: Re: After Format Problem?
Post by: Raptoer on January 30, 2010, 02:58:44 pm

Well , I have good news and I have bad news, the good news is that I'm no longer getting that OpenGl message because I just updated my Video card, the bad news is that I updated it with 169.25 release so I'm getting the zebra stripes all over my ships, so I'm now downloading the 175.19^WHQL , more bad news I'm afraid, that VP pack for the damage lightning problem didn't work, I'm still getting them , any suggestions?

Title: Re: After Format Problem?
Post by: The E on January 30, 2010, 03:16:42 pm

Please read the Support FAQ. Follow the steps described in the section about the fs2_open.log, follow the steps, and post the log here. Until you do this, we cannot help you.