[Dodge Ramland]

Now that I don't want to make a new thread with alike problems, I just do it over here.

system: amd athlon iix2 250, gf 9600gt 512mb, 4gb ram 667mhz, win7 ultimate 64 bit. problems: several debugger interventions at startup, my biggest success was the deleting of the corrupt .vp file in the root folder, so that i came to see the intro video once, not again since that happens some minutes ago. black screen after that.

it starts off with some missing cursor bitmap, then the animation cursor can not be loaded,  followed by "could not load choosepilot -m" and "could not load in pop2". after that i get a black screen and have to end the process via task manager.

the complete logfile:

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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: 3.6.12
Passed cmdline options:
  -spec_exp 8.2
  -spec_static 3.5
  -spec_point 8.6
  -spec_tube 1.0
  -ambient_factor 70
  -env
  -mipmap
  -missile_lighting
  -glow
  -spec
  -normal
  -targetinfo
  -snd_preload
Building file index...
Found root pack 'E:\spiele\fs2\multi-voice-pack.vp' with a checksum of 0xd50e7442
Searching root 'E:\spiele\fs2\' ... 3 files
Searching root pack 'E:\spiele\fs2\multi-voice-pack.vp' ... 307 files
Found 2 roots and 310 files.
Setting language to English
Wokka!  Error opening file (strings.tbl)!
TABLES: Unable to parse 'strings.tbl'!  Error code = 5.
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 800x600 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 9600 GT/PCI/SSE2
  OpenGL Version    : 3.2.0

  Using extension "GL_EXT_fog_coord".
  Using extension "GL_ARB_multitexture".
  Using extension "GL_ARB_texture_env_add".
  Using extension "GL_ARB_texture_compression".
  Using extension "GL_EXT_texture_compression_s3tc".
  Using extension "GL_EXT_texture_filter_anisotropic".
  Using extension "GL_ARB_texture_env_combine".
  Using extension "GL_EXT_compiled_vertex_array".
  Using extension "GL_EXT_draw_range_elements".
  Using extension "GL_ARB_texture_mirrored_repeat".
  Using extension "GL_ARB_texture_non_power_of_two".
  Using extension "GL_ARB_vertex_buffer_object".
  Using extension "GL_ARB_pixel_buffer_object".
  Using extension "GL_SGIS_generate_mipmap".
  Using extension "GL_EXT_framebuffer_object".
  Using extension "GL_ARB_texture_rectangle".
  Using extension "GL_EXT_bgra".
  Using extension "GL_ARB_texture_cube_map".
  Using extension "GL_EXT_texture_lod_bias".
  Using extension "GL_ARB_point_sprite".
  Using extension "GL_ARB_shading_language_100".
  Using extension "GL_ARB_shader_objects".
  Using extension "GL_ARB_vertex_shader".
  Using extension "GL_ARB_fragment_shader".
  Using extension "GL_NV_vertex_program3".
  Found special extension function "wglSwapIntervalEXT".

  Initializing Shaders Manager...
  Loading and compiling main shaders...
    Compiling main shader ->  null-v.sdr (null-v.sdr) / null-f.sdr (null-f.sdr) ...
      Shader file(s) (null-v.sdr / null-f.sdr) not found!
      Shader in_error!  Disabling GLSL!
  Shaders Manager initialized.

  Max texture units: 4 (4)
  Max elements vertices: 1048576
  Max elements indices: 1048576
  Max texture size: 8192x8192
  Can use compressed textures: YES
  Texture compression available: YES
  Using trilinear texture filter.
... OpenGL init is complete!
Size of bitmap info = 760 KB
Size of bitmap extra info = 52 bytes
ERROR:
Web cursor bitmap not found.  This is most likely due to one of three reasons:
1) You're running FreeSpace Open from somewhere other than your FreeSpace 2 folder;
2) You've somehow corrupted your FreeSpace 2 installation, e.g. by modifying or removing the retail VP files;
3) You haven't installed FreeSpace 2 at all.  (Note that installing FreeSpace Open does NOT remove the need for a FreeSpace 2 installation.)
Number 1 can be fixed by simply moving the FreeSpace Open executable file to the FreeSInt3(): From g:\fso\fs2_rc3_export\code\globalincs\windebug.cpp at line 1155

i hope that can be solved somehow, now that i am a huge FS fan. i'd also love to use the editor and do stuff, but it doesn't work, either.

ah, btw, the problems are the same at 3.6.10 and 3.6.12RC3.

thanks for reading,
Dodge Ramland

[The E]

 

Okay, so, I have just one question.

Have you actually installed FS2?

Because what I am seeing here tells me that, apart from the multi-voice-pack.vp, there are no FS2-specific files in the directory the executable is in.

Please take a screenshot of the fs2 directory in question.

Also, I_'m going to split this topic, as your problem is in a wholly different category.

[General Battuta]

Yeah, man, you don't have FreeSpace 2 installed.

You can get it from GoodOldGames for $6.

[Galemp]

ERROR:
Web cursor bitmap not found.  This is most likely due to one of three reasons:
   1) You're running FreeSpace Open from somewhere other than your FreeSpace 2 folder;
   2) You've somehow corrupted your FreeSpace 2 installation, e.g. by modifying or removing the retail VP files;
   3) You haven't installed FreeSpace 2 at all.  (Note that installing FreeSpace Open does NOT remove the need for a FreeSpace 2 installation.)
Number 1 can be fixed by simply moving the FreeSpace Open executable file to the FreeSInt3(): From g:\fso\fs2_rc3_export\code\globalincs\windebug.cpp at line 1155

Error messages can be helpful, y'know. I would take a closer look at no. 3 here.

[Jeff Vader]

Yes.

[Dodge Ramland]

both FS2 (original, patched to v1.2) and the OSP version are installed, but at different locations. i'll try to install into the original folder, but not this evening and not tomorrow before the evening, because i'm busy and stuff. i'll report immediately.

however, thx for splitting the topic. report at maybe 2000CET tomorrow.

//EDIT: my total boredom right now made me integrate the one folder into the other. works fine now i guess... but where is the hint to install it into the original game folder? i have never read any clear comment about it.

[General Battuta]

Ah right. Yes, it all has to go into the same folder.

[The E]

but where is the hint to install it into the original game folder? i have never read any clear comment about it.

The online installer asks you to point it toward the FS2 install directory.

The manual install guide consistently talks about installing the FSO stuff to the FS2 directory.

It's actually very clearly mentioned.