Game Development Community

OpenGL Problem

by Michael Perry · in Torque Game Builder · 07/20/2007 (5:32 am) · 1 replies

In the years I've been using Torque, I've never experienced this problem. I recently replaced the hard drive in a computer, reinstalled Windows XP Pro, updated the ATI drivers, the whole 9 yards. I decided to test out the TGB trial, but am unable to load the game builder or individual games.

Initializing chunk mappings...
Could not load this GL function: glGenTextures
Could not load this GL function: glBindTexture
Could not load this GL function: glTexImage2D
Could not load this GL function: glTexParameteri
Could not load this GL function: glTexParameteri
Could not load this GL function: glTexParameteri
Could not load this GL function: glTexParameteri
Could not load this GL function: glGenTextures
Could not load this GL function: glBindTexture
Could not load this GL function: glTexImage2D
Could not load this GL function: glTexParameteri
Could not load this GL function: glTexParameteri
Could not load this GL function: glTexParameteri
Could not load this GL function: glTexParameteri
...
Creating a new rendering context...

So, it's obvious that the app failed to create a rendering context for OpenGL. Switching the preferences to run the app in D3D solves the problem, but I'm going to need OpenGL rendering capabilities. What should I check or update?

Thanks very much in advance...

*Edit* - Forgot to mention that TGE does not run either, both TGE and TGB ran on the same computer with the same specs prior to the hard drive swap, and that my video card is an ATI Radeon 9550 using the latest drivers that I downloaded from ATI's website.

#1
07/20/2007 (8:45 am)
Sounds like an ATI driver issue, big time. I know you said that you downloaded the latest drivers but are you 100% sure? It's possible that you grabbed the wrong drivers or that the installation was somehow corrupted.

My advice:
  • Uninstall your current video card drivers (this is important, most people just install new drivers over the top of old ones - make sure you completely remove your current drivers before updating with new ones)
  • Re-install latest ATI drivers
  • If need be, test that OpenGL support is working on your card by downloading cardinfo.exe.