GLW_StartOpenGL() - could not load OpenGL subsystem

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I have upgraded a nVidia 16mb TNT card to a GeForce MX2 MX400 64mb card. I have been using Return to Castle Wolfenstein game. I used to have no issues on my Home Editon of XP. Now I keep getting these errors regarding OpenGL. Any ideas on how to correct this? I have examined the Activision.com support web site and did not find a solution.


Wolf 1.0.0 win-x86 Nov 13 2001
----- FS_Startup -----
Current search path:
C:\Program Files\Return to Castle Wolfenstein\main\sp_pak2.pk3 (232 files)
C:\Program Files\Return to Castle Wolfenstein\main\sp_pak1.pk3 (1342 files)
C:\Program Files\Return to Castle Wolfenstein\main\pak0.pk3 (4775 files)
C:\Program Files\Return to Castle Wolfenstein/main

6349 files in pk3 files
execing default.cfg
couldn’t exec language.cfg
execing wolfconfig.cfg
execing autoexec.cfg
Hunk_Clear: reset the hunk ok
…detecting CPU, found AMD w/ 3DNow!
Bypassing CD checks
----- Client Initialization -----
Cmd_AddCommand: map_restart already defined
----- Initializing Renderer ----

----- Client Initialization Complete -----
----- R_Init -----
Initializing OpenGL subsystem
…initializing QGL
…calling LoadLibrary( ‘C:\WINDOWS\System32\opengl32.dll’ ): succeeded
…setting mode 3: 640 480 FS
…using colorsbits of 32
…calling CDS: ok
…registered window class
…created window@0,0 (640x480)
Initializing OpenGL driver
…getting DC: succeeded
…GLW_ChoosePFD( 32, 24, 8 )
…35 PFDs found
…GLW_ChoosePFD failed
…GLW_ChoosePFD( 32, 24, 0 )
…35 PFDs found
…GLW_ChoosePFD failed
…failed to find an appropriate PIXELFORMAT
…restoring display settings
…WARNING: could not set the given mode (3)
…setting mode 3: 640 480 FS
…using colorsbits of 16
…calling CDS: ok
…created window@0,0 (640x480)
Initializing OpenGL driver
…getting DC: succeeded
…GLW_ChoosePFD( 16, 24, 8 )
…35 PFDs found
…GLW_ChoosePFD failed
…GLW_ChoosePFD( 16, 24, 0 )
…35 PFDs found
…GLW_ChoosePFD failed
…failed to find an appropriate PIXELFORMAT
…restoring display settings
…WARNING: could not set the given mode (3)
…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

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yeah I got a very similar message in the medal of honor demo. I have a Prophet II mx board with all the new drivers from their website I don’t know what to do to get opengl to run HELP!

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Originally posted by bob112212121:
yeah I got a very similar message in the medal of honor demo. I have a Prophet II mx board with all the new drivers from their website I don’t know what to do to get opengl to run HELP!

ditto to the above problems,i’ve updated drivers, tried to load 3 different versions of open gl and yet still get the above error message. i gotta play medal of honor, or i’ll go nuts !!

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I found the obvious answer… use Windows 2000 Drivers…duh… I need a nap or something… my brain is slowing down. It of course was a driver issue. Windows XP does not come with OpenGL code, so you need to get Windows 2000 Drivers, which will come with the OpenGL. Now Return to Castle Wolfenstein works fine now.

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I found the answer on this board on a previous posting seems this is a very common problem and NO it is not a driver problem. Check out this link and you’ll be good to go. http://www.uq.net.au/~zzmbisho/how_to_fix-OpenGL-Subsystem.html

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Tried that, but diddn’t work… Anyone else plz? 8(

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go to http://www.nvidia.com/view.asp?PAGE=windows2000 then dowload the first file of 6,44 mb.

Should be able to work now

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Originally posted by deverej:
I found the obvious answer… use Windows 2000 Drivers…duh… I need a nap or something… my brain is slowing down. It of course was a driver issue. Windows XP does not come with OpenGL code, so you need to get Windows 2000 Drivers, which will come with the OpenGL. Now Return to Castle Wolfenstein works fine now.

SORRY Not true I have windows XP and can run Wolfenstein just fine it’s my sons machine hers running 98SE and I get the same error you got on his.

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I have winxp with a voodoo 3000 and trying to run medal of honor
that open gl well its a real pain i have tryed 5 maybe 6 diffrent drivers there as some many for xp i have also tryed openglsetup but that would not load crc error still the same after 3 downloads i have tryed the wini config thing but no hope so i wait and read after 3 days of playing around my head is burst all for a game who is responsable for this? maybe i will get to play one day.

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Try this voodoo 3 update for opengl. It worked for me and it should work for you
http://www.voodoofiles.com/getit.asp?id=7286&g=2&d=4&s=362254740
download it run it and reboot whalaaaaaaaaa!

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Doesn’t work for WinXp

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i have the sam problem with xp and runing
medal of honor i get that
GLW_StartOpenGL() - could not load OpenGL subsystem
could someone help!!! please
e-mail mikeyDmp420@msn.com
thanx