Entertayner
Member
+826|6850

Ok, so I splashed out and bought Q3 for the lolz.

The low resolution was annoying me so I found a way of getting it up to my 1440x900 res here: http://quake.freakygaming.com/pc/action … creen.html

Turns out that doesn't work and when I launch the game I now get

GLW_StartOpenGL() - could not load OpenGL subsystem
Any ideas? Ways to reset the r_mode -1 command without actually being in game?

Whole console log:

Q3 1.32 win-x86 Oct  7 2002
----- FS_Startup -----
Current search path:
c:\program files (x86)\steam\steamapps\common\quake 3 arena\baseq3\pak8.pk3 (9 files)
c:\program files (x86)\steam\steamapps\common\quake 3 arena\baseq3\pak7.pk3 (4 files)
c:\program files (x86)\steam\steamapps\common\quake 3 arena\baseq3\pak6.pk3 (64 files)
c:\program files (x86)\steam\steamapps\common\quake 3 arena\baseq3\pak5.pk3 (7 files)
c:\program files (x86)\steam\steamapps\common\quake 3 arena\baseq3\pak4.pk3 (272 files)
c:\program files (x86)\steam\steamapps\common\quake 3 arena\baseq3\pak3.pk3 (4 files)
c:\program files (x86)\steam\steamapps\common\quake 3 arena\baseq3\pak2.pk3 (148 files)
c:\program files (x86)\steam\steamapps\common\quake 3 arena\baseq3\pak1.pk3 (26 files)
c:\program files (x86)\steam\steamapps\common\quake 3 arena\baseq3\pak0.pk3 (3539 files)
c:\program files (x86)\steam\steamapps\common\quake 3 arena/baseq3

----------------------
4073 files in pk3 files
execing default.cfg
execing q3config.cfg
couldn't exec autoexec.cfg
Hunk_Clear: reset the hunk ok
...detecting CPU, found Intel Pentium III

------- Input Initialization -------
No window for DirectInput mouse init, delaying
Joystick is not active.
------------------------------------
----- Client Initialization -----
----- Initializing Renderer ----
-------------------------------
----- Client Initialization Complete -----
----- R_Init -----
Initializing OpenGL subsystem
...initializing QGL
...calling LoadLibrary( 'C:\Windows\system32\opengl32.dll' ): succeeded
...setting mode -1: 1600 1024 FS
...using desktop display depth of 32
...calling CDS: failed, bad mode
...trying next higher resolution: failed, bad mode
...restoring display settings
...registered window class
...created window@3,22 (1606x1050)
Initializing OpenGL driver
...getting DC: succeeded
...GLW_ChoosePFD( 32, 24, 8 )
...101 PFDs found
...hardware acceleration found
...PIXELFORMAT 9 selected
...creating GL context: succeeded
...making context current: succeeded
...WARNING: fullscreen unavailable in this mode
...setting mode -1: 1600 1024 FS
...using colorsbits of 16
...calling CDS: failed, bad mode
...trying next higher resolution: failed, bad mode
...restoring display settings
...window already present, CreateWindowEx skipped
Initializing OpenGL driver
...WARNING: fullscreen unavailable in this mode
...shutting down QGL
...unloading OpenGL DLL
...assuming '3dfxvgl' is a standalone driver
...initializing QGL
...WARNING: missing Glide installation, assuming no 3Dfx available
...shutting down QGL
----- CL_Shutdown -----
RE_Shutdown( 1 )
-----------------------
GLW_StartOpenGL() - could not load OpenGL subsystem
Dauntless
Admin
+2,249|7021|London

Entertayner wrote:

Any ideas? Ways to reset the r_mode -1 command without actually being in game?
I don't have Quake 3, but normally those kind of commands are all stored in files you can open with notepad that are in the game directory.
https://imgur.com/kXTNQ8D.png
kylef
Gone
+1,352|6772|N. Ireland
I'm afraid I don't know - but man oh man we have to hit it up on Quake! It was my first ever online FPS. It was for the mac, too. It was, and still is, awesome! (I have PC version now)
Lucien
Fantasma Parastasie
+1,451|6932
"...setting mode -1: 1600 1024 FS
...using desktop display depth of 32
...calling CDS: failed, bad mode"

1600 1024 followed by "bad mode", which could mean that it's trying to start up with that resolution. Makes sense, as 1600x1024 isn't a real resolution and your monitor cant handle it.


reading on, it also says this:

...created window@3,22 (1606x1050)

I really think it's trying to start up with a bad resolution. maybe you made a typo somewhere?
https://i.imgur.com/HTmoH.jpg
Sydney
2λчиэλ
+783|7122|Reykjavík, Iceland.
try to write this after game loads

r_customwidth 1440
r_customheight 900
r_mode -1
vid_restart

That's how it works in Wolfenstein at least, the autoexec works fine for me getting Q3 to 1680x1050.
Aries_37
arrivederci frog
+368|6854|London
I used to get this when I ran the original unreal tournament on my modern pc. Theres an option somewhere to turn off/on opengl and that should do it.
aimless
Member
+166|6404|Texas
Look in your baseq3 folder and delete "q3config.cfg". That will restore all your settings to default.
Entertayner
Member
+826|6850

Cheers guys.  All sorted again.  Now to figure out how to play the feckin game.

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