[Darkmist]

Downloaded TBP 3.4b Final and installed it without a problem. When I use the launcher to launch it I received 3 errors:
Error: The required OpenGL extension '~p' is not supported by...

File:D:\C++\Freespace\fs2_open 3.6.9 - BtRL\code\graphics\gropenglextension.cpp
Line: 392
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Error: The required OpenGL extension '8p' is not supported by...
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Error: The required OpenGL extension 'Øp' is not supported by...
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After I press OK three times the game actually starts BUT after the intro movie it's all messed up. I have two blacks bars (bottom and top) and this flickery red box (middle), mouse cursor isn't showing. When I blindly try to navigate to the ready room to start a mission I receive error messages that a lot of .anim files are missing.

I have updated my graphics drivers, I've tried OpenGL/Direct3D8 and a lot of other option combinations and nothing seems to do anything. And that directory D:\C++ doesn't even exist.
Using Windows Vista 32bit Home Premium (all updated), DirectX 10.0, Nvidia GF 8600M GS 179,48, AMD TL-60 (It's an Aspire 7520G laptop).

[The E]

That directory reference has got nothing to do with your computer, but with the computer that built the executable.
Now, could you select a debug executable in the Launcher (should be named fs2_open_3_6_9d.exe), run it (you will get a ****load of error messages, click through them), and then post the log file (<your TBP directory>\data\fs2open.log) here, using [code][/code] tags?

[Darkmist]

Select the fs2_open_3_6_9_debug file in the launcher and clicked run. Received one error then Vista decided it stopped responding.

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==========================================================================
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.
==========================================================================
Passed cmdline options:
  -2d_poof
  -ambient_factor 65
  -env
  -jpgtga
  -mipmap
  -missile_lighting
  -glow
  -nomotiondebris
  -spec
  -dualscanlines
  -orbradar
  -rearm_timer
  -targetinfo
  -3dwarp
  -ship_choice_3d
  -warp_flash
  -snd_preload
  -tbp
  -window
Building file index...
Searching root 'D:\pornandgames\tbp\'
Searching root pack 'D:\pornandgames\tbp\B5-C-sp-EMW-3_0.vp'
Searching root pack 'D:\pornandgames\tbp\B5-C-sp-RW-3_0.vp'
Searching root pack 'D:\pornandgames\tbp\B5-Core-3_4.vp'
Searching root pack 'D:\pornandgames\tbp\B5-M-MultiPack-1_0.vp'
Searching root pack 'D:\pornandgames\tbp\Root_fs2.vp'
Searching root pack 'D:\pornandgames\tbp\sparky_fs2.vp'
Searching root pack 'D:\pornandgames\tbp\sparky_hi_fs2.vp'
Searching root pack 'D:\pornandgames\tbp\stu_fs2.vp'
Found 9 roots and 8593 files.
AutoLang: Language auto-detection successful...
Setting language to English
Initializing OpenAL...
  Using 'Generic Software' as OpenAL sound device...
  OpenAL Vendor     : Creative Labs Inc.
  OpenAL Renderer   : Software
  OpenAL Version    : 1.1

... OpenAL successfully initialized!
GR_CPU: Family 15, MMX=Yes
Initializing OpenGL graphics device at 1024x768 with 32-bit color...
  Initializing WGL...
  Requested WGL Video values = R: 8, G: 8, B: 8, depth: 24, double-buffer: 1
  Actual WGL Video values    = R: 8, G: 8, B: 8, depth: 24, double-buffer: 1
  OpenGL Vendor     : NVIDIA Corporation
  OpenGL Renderer   : GeForce 8600M GS/PCI/SSE2/3DNOW!
  OpenGL Version    : 2.1.2

  Unable to find extension "GL_EXT_fog_coord".
  Unable to find extension "GL_ARB_multitexture".
Int3(): From d:\c++\freespace\fs2_open 3.6.9 - btrl\code\globalincs\windebug.cpp at line 1176


[The E]

Hmmm....It should work...At least I don't see anything wrong with it (except for the missing OGL extensions)....
Let's try this. Go here, and download the regular and Inferno builds for Windows, then use one of them. If it crashes again, run debug build and post the log. One problem with the old 3.6.9 builds is that they don't generate md5 hashes for the vp files, making it harder to tell if they are corrupted (they shouldn't be, but one never knows).

If the you get the same error again, you could go here download and run the OpenGL extensions viewer, and tell us what it says.

[Darkmist]

Inferno doesn't work.

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==========================================================================
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 version: 3.6.10
Passed cmdline options:
  -ambient_factor 65
Building file index...
Found root pack 'D:\pornandgames\TBP\B5-C-sp-EMW-3_0.vp' with a checksum of 0x5529d851
Found root pack 'D:\pornandgames\TBP\B5-C-sp-RW-3_0.vp' with a checksum of 0x1ca3d242
Found root pack 'D:\pornandgames\TBP\B5-Core-3_4.vp' with a checksum of 0xbda39a14
Found root pack 'D:\pornandgames\TBP\B5-M-MultiPack-1_0.vp' with a checksum of 0xdcf27819
Found root pack 'D:\pornandgames\TBP\Root_fs2.vp' with a checksum of 0x7738890b
Found root pack 'D:\pornandgames\TBP\sparky_fs2.vp' with a checksum of 0x7738890b
Found root pack 'D:\pornandgames\TBP\sparky_hi_fs2.vp' with a checksum of 0x7738890b
Found root pack 'D:\pornandgames\TBP\stu_fs2.vp' with a checksum of 0x7738890b
Searching root 'D:\pornandgames\TBP\' ... 32 files
Searching root pack 'D:\pornandgames\TBP\B5-C-sp-EMW-3_0.vp' ... 188 files
Searching root pack 'D:\pornandgames\TBP\B5-C-sp-RW-3_0.vp' ... 724 files
Searching root pack 'D:\pornandgames\TBP\B5-Core-3_4.vp' ... 7607 files
Searching root pack 'D:\pornandgames\TBP\B5-M-MultiPack-1_0.vp' ... 38 files
Searching root pack 'D:\pornandgames\TBP\Root_fs2.vp' ... 3 files
Searching root pack 'D:\pornandgames\TBP\sparky_fs2.vp' ... 3 files
Searching root pack 'D:\pornandgames\TBP\sparky_hi_fs2.vp' ... 3 files
Searching root pack 'D:\pornandgames\TBP\stu_fs2.vp' ... 3 files
Found 9 roots and 8601 files.
AutoLang: Language auto-detection successful...
Setting language to English
Initializing OpenAL...
  Using 'Generic Software' as OpenAL sound device...
  OpenAL Vendor     : Creative Labs Inc.
  OpenAL Renderer   : Software
  OpenAL Version    : 1.1

... 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     : NVIDIA Corporation
  OpenGL Renderer   : GeForce 8600M GS/PCI/SSE2/3DNOW!
  OpenGL Version    : 2.1.2

  Unable to find extension "GL_EXT_fog_coord".
  Unable to find extension "GL_ARB_multitexture".
ERROR: The required OpenGL extension 'GL_ARB_multitexture' is not supported by your current driver version or graphics card.

File: gropenglextension.cpp
Line: 437
    opengl_extensions_init()    gr_opengl_init()    gr_init_sub()    gr_init()    game_init()    game_main()    WinMain()    WinMainCRTStartup()    kernel32.dll 75e94911()
    ntdll.dll 7748e4b6()
    ntdll.dll 7748e489()
Int3(): From e:\storage\fso\fs2_open\code\globalincs\windebug.cpp at line 1230


Regular doesn't work either.
Problem is with GL extension that it cannot find?

[The E]

Yeah, which is weird, because your card should be capable of doing whatever FS2 requires...

[Darkmist]

I know. So if it cannot find the bloody extensions can I like "manually find them for the stupid launcher"? Or disable some thingymajiggies so it won't even try to find them?

I installed this from a new download after updating my GFX card drivers than the previous so I doubt that the files would be corrupted.

[The E]

Sadly, No. Which is why I recommend getting the OpenGl Extensions Viewer. Running that could tell you what's going wrong, and also give you the opportunity to fix it. Right now, I'm assuming that there's something wrong with your driver.

[Darkmist]

Report -> Core features:
Version 2.1
Everything from 1.1 to 2.1 is 100% supported. 3.0 and 3.1 are 0% (not supported).

Was that what you meant?

Edit:

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OpenGL driver version check (Current: 2.1.2, Latest known: 2.1.2):
Latest version of display drivers found
According the database, you are running the latest display drivers for your video card.

No ICD registry entry
The current OpenGL driver doesn't expose the SOFTWARE/Microsoft/Windows (NT)/CurrentVersion/OpenGLDrivers registry entry. Unable to detect the driver version, driver revision name and filename.

No compiled vertex array support
This may cause performance loss in some applications.

No multitexturing support
This may cause performance loss in some applications.

No secondary color support
Some applications may not render polygon highlights correctly.

No S3TC compression support
This may cause performance loss in some applications.

No texture edge clamp support
This feature adds clamping control to edge texel filtering. Some programs may not render textures correctly (black line on borders.)

No vertex program support
This feature enables vertex programming (equivalent to DX8 Vertex Shader.) Some current or future OpenGL programs may require this feature.

No fragment program support
This feature enables per pixel programming (equivalent to DX9 Pixel Shader.) Some current or future OpenGL programs may require this feature.

No OpenGL Shading Language support
This may break compatibility for applications using per pixel shading.

No Frame buffer object support
This may break compatibility for applications using render to texture functions.

Few texture units found
This may slow down some applications using fragment programs or extensive texture mapping

[The E]

Yeah, pretty much. Which, again, leaves me scratching my Head. There is something interfering with the driver and OGL here, but I can't tell you what it is. someone wiser than me will have to tell you what, and how to fix it, though.

EDIT: Waaaaaitaminit. Are you using the latest driver provided by Acer, and if so, how recent is it, and can you use the latest nVidia driver?

[Darkmist]

When I first tried TBP I was using Acer's driver. Which was 7.15.11.154. Then I installed the notebook driver, and downloaded TBP again if the earlier one was corrupted, for my card from Nvidia's site. Which is 7.15.11.7948 and that is the latest.

Also updated DirectX and restarted lappy but still nada.

[Darkmist]

Moar code

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Renderer: GeForce 8600M GS/PCI/SSE2/3DNOW!
Vendor: NVIDIA Corporation
Memory: 512 MB
Version: 2.1.2
Shading language version: 1.20 NVIDIA via Cg compiler


Max texture size: 8192 x 8192
Max texture coordinates: 0
Max vertex texture image units: 0
Max texture image units: 0
Max geometry texture units: 0
Max anisotropic filtering value: 0
Max number of light sources: 8
Max viewport size: 8192 x 8192
Max uniform vertex components: 0
Max uniform fragment components: 0
Max geometry uniform components: 0
Max varying floats: 0
Max samples: 32
Max draw buffers: 0


Extensions: 19

GL_EXT_bgra
GL_WIN_swap_hint
WGL_ARB_buffer_region
WGL_ARB_extensions_string
WGL_ARB_make_current_read
WGL_ARB_multisample
WGL_ARB_pbuffer
WGL_ARB_pixel_format
WGL_ARB_pixel_format_float
WGL_ARB_render_texture
WGL_ATI_pixel_format_float
WGL_EXT_extensions_string
WGL_EXT_framebuffer_sRGB
WGL_EXT_pixel_format_packed_float
WGL_EXT_swap_control
WGL_NV_float_buffer
WGL_NV_multisample_coverage
WGL_NV_render_depth_texture
WGL_NV_render_texture_rectangle

Core features
v1.1 (100 % - 7/7)
v1.2 (100 % - 8/8)
v1.3 (100 % - 9/9)
v1.4 (100 % - 15/15)
v1.5 (100 % - 3/3)
v2.0 (100 % - 10/10)
v2.1 (100 % - 3/3)
v3.0 (0 % - 0/21)
v3.1 (0 % - 0/5)

OpenGL driver version check (Current: 2.1.2, Latest known: 2.1.2):
Latest version of display drivers found
According the database, you are running the latest display drivers for your video card.

No ICD registry entry
The current OpenGL driver doesn't expose the SOFTWARE/Microsoft/Windows (NT)/CurrentVersion/OpenGLDrivers registry entry. Unable to detect the driver version, driver revision name and filename.

No compiled vertex array support
This may cause performance loss in some applications.

No multitexturing support
This may cause performance loss in some applications.

No secondary color support
Some applications may not render polygon highlights correctly.

No S3TC compression support
This may cause performance loss in some applications.

No texture edge clamp support
This feature adds clamping control to edge texel filtering. Some programs may not render textures correctly (black line on borders.)

No vertex program support
This feature enables vertex programming (equivalent to DX8 Vertex Shader.) Some current or future OpenGL programs may require this feature.

No fragment program support
This feature enables per pixel programming (equivalent to DX9 Pixel Shader.) Some current or future OpenGL programs may require this feature.

No OpenGL Shading Language support
This may break compatibility for applications using per pixel shading.

No Frame buffer object support
This may break compatibility for applications using render to texture functions.

Few texture units found
This may slow down some applications using fragment programs or extensive texture mapping.

Extension verification:
GL_ARB_color_buffer_float was not found, but has the entry point glClampColorARB
***SNIP - exceeds allowed lenght - the stuff here was basicly that stuff was not found but had entry poin***

[Darkmist]

Soooo anyone know a solution to this? Anyone? Someone?
Pretty please?   
/emote goes back spamming refresh

[Vidmaster]

hm 
I'd set my money on bad driver too. Still...

Check the launcher's settings.
1.) always browse to the correct build you want to use at the moment
2.) never forget to press apply

Check the Video settings and the Features tab. You might play around with those settings, for example change the driver. Have some patience until FUBAR or some of the other code geniuses arrives, one of them should be able to solve it.

[Darkmist]

I'm just confused as to how can the driver be bad if it's the latest one available and all the other games I play work fine without problems.

Yes I'm 100% sure that I've selected the correct build and have always spammed the apply button. And I have played with the video and features settings till my heart content and had enough. Doesn't work.

Also tried the Wing Commander Saga Prologue thingy and it's the same problem and errors. So most likely driver related but still confused how it could be the driver when everything else works fine.

[captain-custard]

ive had this problem with a windows install , but llets hope that  it doesnt go down the same root......


try a forceware driver for your note book , have a look here but before you install completely uninstall the old driver and carefully follow instructions on the site


http://www.laptopvideo2go.com/drivers

good luck and if you need any extra help there are usually a few ppl in irc

[FUBAR-BDHR]

Sorry I read it yesterday and didn't see anything that wasn't already pointed out.   One thing you might try is totally uninstalling the video drivers and then reinstalling.  Normally that only happens if you change video cards though. 

Direct3d although an option in the launcher isn't supported.  So it is possible that your drivers are corrupt or even a hardware issue with just OpenGL (it's happened to someone before) even if other stuff is working properly. 

[karajorma]

I'm just confused as to how can the driver be bad if it's the latest one available and all the other games I play work fine without problems.

How many of your games use OpenGL though? Most Windows games are Direct 3D based.

[Darkmist]

Why develop a graphics engine that uses OpenGL when most of the platforms it would be used are more or less designed for D3D? 
See what a did there?

[FUBAR-BDHR]

OpenGL is cross platform.  Direct3d is mickysoft only.