[Cirdec_aka_Ace]

Hi guys,

I had the feeling I might just give a try again to the awesome Source Code Project.

I downloaded everything through the automated installer and everything seemed to go fine except a number of dead mirrors:

Post-Installation Notes for 1024x768 Command Briefing Animations
Post-Installation Notes for Transcend
Post-Installation Notes for Sync
Post-Installation Notes for Shivans
Post-Installation Notes for Twilight
IMPORTANT NOTE: There was an error while installing this section. You may need to run the Installer again in order to ensure that this section works correctly.

Now this is not my main issue. I used the launcher to simply launch FS2 first, and although it did not display in full screen, I had the intro cutscene and the main game menu displayed just fine. After loading the 3.6.14 build and setting video to 32 bits, any game I started under any resolution (whether a mod or not) would launch with audio...but a plain black screen, both for the intro scene and menu. No freeze: just a black screen. I ran the debug and got this message:

Unable to go fullscreen!
ntdll.dll! KiFastSystemCallRet
KERNEL32.dll! WaitForSingleObject + 18 bytes
fs2_open_3_6_14_DEBUG.exe! SCP_DumpStack + 354 bytes
fs2_open_3_6_14_DEBUG.exe! Warning + 430 bytes
fs2_open_3_6_14_DEBUG.exe! opengl_go_fullscreen + 369 bytes
fs2_open_3_6_14_DEBUG.exe! gr_opengl_init + 416 bytes
fs2_open_3_6_14_DEBUG.exe! gr_init_sub + 1131 bytes
fs2_open_3_6_14_DEBUG.exe! gr_init + 611 bytes
fs2_open_3_6_14_DEBUG.exe! game_init + 741 bytes
fs2_open_3_6_14_DEBUG.exe! game_main + 519 bytes
fs2_open_3_6_14_DEBUG.exe! WinMain + 330 bytes
fs2_open_3_6_14_DEBUG.exe! __tmainCRTStartup + 358 bytes
fs2_open_3_6_14_DEBUG.exe! WinMainCRTStartup + 15 bytes
KERNEL32.dll! BaseThreadInitThunk + 18 bytes
ntdll.dll! RtlInitializeExceptionChain + 99 bytes
ntdll.dll! RtlInitializeExceptionChain + 54 bytes

Any guess on steps I should take to solve this? I have quickly looked around in previous messages but couldn't find the answer for this issue.

I should mention that I'm using a laptop with a Mobile Intel 965 Express Chipset Family video card, but since the original game is working, I'd be surprised the problem originates here.


Cheers


Ace

[The E]

Please locate and post the fs2_open.log file the debug executable has generated. It should be in the data directory in your FreeSpace folder.

I do have to note though that an Intel 965 is just about the lowest end hardware we supposedly support; we do not guarantee functionality on hardware that ****ty, and we do not consistently test whether it still works.

The thing is that FSO uses a different graphics API (OpenGL rather than DirectX), and until very recently, Intel's support for OpenGL on Windows was consistently lagging behind their DirectX support. And no, it is not possible to run FSO in DirectX mode; we removed that functionality about 5 years ago.

[Cirdec_aka_Ace]

Thanks for the quick reply. I do understand I'm trying to push distant technologies to go along - but I'd really be willing to give it a try.

Here is the log.

==========================================================================
DEBUG SPEW: No debug_filter.cfg found, so only general, error, and warning
categories can be shown and no debug_filter.cfg info will be saved.
==========================================================================
FreeSpace 2 Open version: 3.6.13.9276
Passed cmdline options:
  <none>
Building file index...
Found root pack 'F:\Jeux\FS2\multi-mission-pack.vp' with a checksum of 0x377695e0
Found root pack 'F:\Jeux\FS2\multi-voice-pack.vp' with a checksum of 0xd50e7442
Found root pack 'F:\Jeux\FS2\Root_fs2.vp' with a checksum of 0x747372cc
Found root pack 'F:\Jeux\FS2\smarty_fs2.vp' with a checksum of 0xddeb3b1e
Found root pack 'F:\Jeux\FS2\sparky_fs2.vp' with a checksum of 0x164fe65a
Found root pack 'F:\Jeux\FS2\sparky_hi_fs2.vp' with a checksum of 0xa11d56f1
Found root pack 'F:\Jeux\FS2\stu_fs2.vp' with a checksum of 0xd77da83a
Found root pack 'F:\Jeux\FS2\tango1_fs2.vp' with a checksum of 0x4c25221e
Found root pack 'F:\Jeux\FS2\tango2_fs2.vp' with a checksum of 0x86920b82
Found root pack 'F:\Jeux\FS2\tango3_fs2.vp' with a checksum of 0x705e8d71
Found root pack 'F:\Jeux\FS2\warble_fs2.vp' with a checksum of 0xd85c305d
Found root pack 'e:\tango1_fs2.vp' with a checksum of 0x4c25221e
Found root pack 'e:\tangoA_fs2.vp' with a checksum of 0x2e10c984
Found root pack 'e:\warble_fs2.vp' with a checksum of 0xd85c305d
Searching root 'F:\Jeux\FS2\' ... 16 files
Searching root pack 'F:\Jeux\FS2\multi-mission-pack.vp' ... 110 files
Searching root pack 'F:\Jeux\FS2\multi-voice-pack.vp' ... 307 files
Searching root pack 'F:\Jeux\FS2\Root_fs2.vp' ... 157 files
Searching root pack 'F:\Jeux\FS2\smarty_fs2.vp' ... 10 files
Searching root pack 'F:\Jeux\FS2\sparky_fs2.vp' ... 3027 files
Searching root pack 'F:\Jeux\FS2\sparky_hi_fs2.vp' ... 1337 files
Searching root pack 'F:\Jeux\FS2\stu_fs2.vp' ... 2355 files
Searching root pack 'F:\Jeux\FS2\tango1_fs2.vp' ... 32 files
Searching root pack 'F:\Jeux\FS2\tango2_fs2.vp' ... 15 files
Searching root pack 'F:\Jeux\FS2\tango3_fs2.vp' ... 10 files
Searching root pack 'F:\Jeux\FS2\warble_fs2.vp' ... 52 files
Searching root 'e:\' ... 3 files
Searching root pack 'e:\tango1_fs2.vp' ... 32 files
Searching root pack 'e:\tangoA_fs2.vp' ... 0 files
Searching root pack 'e:\warble_fs2.vp' ... 52 files
Found 16 roots and 7515 files.
AutoLang: Language auto-detection successful...
Setting language to English
Initializing OpenAL...
  OpenAL Vendor     : Creative Labs Inc.
  OpenAL Renderer   : Software
  OpenAL Version    : 1.1

  Found extension "ALC_EXT_EFX".

  Sample rate: 44100 (44100)
  EFX version: 1.0
  Max auxiliary sends: 1
  Playback device: Generic Software on Haut-parleurs / Casque (IDT High Definition Audio CODEC)
  Capture device: Microphone / Ligne entrée (IDT
... OpenAL successfully initialized!
Initializing OpenGL graphics device at 1024x768 with 32-bit color...
  Initializing WGL...
  Requested WGL Video values = R: 8, G: 8, B: 8, depth: 32, double-buffer: 1
  Actual WGL Video values    = R: 8, G: 8, B: 8, depth: 32, double-buffer: 1
  OpenGL Vendor    : Intel
  OpenGL Renderer  : Intel 965/963 Graphics Media Accelerator
  OpenGL Version   : 1.5.0 - Build 7.14.10.1437

WARNING: "Unable to go fullscreen!" at gropengl.cpp:154
Int3(): From c:\code\fs2_open_3_6_14\code\globalincs\windebug.cpp at line 1266

[The E]

What happens if you try to run the executable in a window or fullscreen window (by using the -window or -fullscreen_window commandline switches respectively)? In addition, have you checked whether an update for your GPU drivers is available?

[Cirdec_aka_Ace]

Simply smart: -fullscreen_window works like a charm.

Big thanks!