wont let me log on eqlive or eqemu

pleasuretoburn · #1 06-23-2003, 12:06 PM

when i try to run either eq programs, it copletes either patcher, and then just on the opening log on screen, tells me that "no 3d devices where found" i know that i have a 3d accelerater, and i know that its being used by my pc. ive been able to get on eq before on this pc, so i know i can, sumthings just not configured right. any help would be greatly appriciated.

Memener · #2 06-23-2003, 01:33 PM

what video card do you and do you have Dx8.1 not 9.0 and you have the right video drivers installed
Dx9.0 cards Geoforce 4 ti 4200+ and ATI 9400+
i run a Geoforce 3 ti 500 and Dx9.0 wont run but in my other computer i have Geoforce 4 4200 and Dx9.0 run fine

pleasuretoburn · #3 06-23-2003, 03:52 PM

i am using a 16mb ati mobility U1.... and as for drivers, how do i know which ones i have/which i need? with this configuration wich direct x should i be using?

Velosity · #4 06-23-2003, 05:02 PM

i use an Nvidia Geforce 3 TI 200, and im quite pleased with how its worked

Mortamer · #5 06-24-2003, 03:56 AM

16 mb might not work, I'm not sure.. But I know when I reformatted my computer I needed to reinstall all of my drivers, did you format recently?

a_Guest03 · #6 06-24-2003, 04:03 AM

It works. I was playing on 16mb, 233Mhz, 256Megs of ram.

pleasuretoburn · #7 06-24-2003, 04:10 AM

so then what is the problem? if its Direct X, what version should i be running, because i tried to install 8, and it wouldnt let me (i use XP, and it gave me an error about 'this program is not made for Windows NT) and then i installed direct x 9, and it didnt fix my problem. If my problem lies in my drivers, how can i find out which ones i need to download?

a_Guest03 · #8 06-24-2003, 06:48 AM

I used DX9. I think it's your video card driver.

pleasuretoburn · #9 06-24-2003, 09:03 PM

so if its my video card driver, then where do i go to get new drivers, and what do i do to find out which i need?

(this much help so far is greatly appreciated)

a_Guest03 · #10 06-25-2003, 02:14 AM

It's your video card! Try ati's website. Find your drivers and install them. If that doesn't work, uninstall the drivers and try the ones on the CD. Just keep looking.

pleasuretoburn · #11 06-30-2003, 11:37 AM

i tried ati's website, and they told me to goto compaq's site. i went there, downloaded the drivers, and installed them... and it still doesnt work. i tried the cd as well, and it didnt have my drivers, just xp and my basic compaq files.... ne other ideas as to what could be wrong?

pleasuretoburn · #12 07-04-2003, 02:15 PM

ok, i figured it out, so i figured id post it here unless anyone ahs the same problem. Direct X has a diagnostic tool that can be used for changing prefernaces, and it turns out onna my old roomates must have changed DirX to no have #D acceleration enabled. The way to fix this problem was to go into the run promt, and then type dxdiag. This will get u into the diag tool. then click on the display tab (display2 if using a voodoo2 video card) and make sure that all 3 video acceleration types are enabled.

btw, thanks to everyone who helped me figure this out.

Merth · #13 07-04-2003, 02:17 PM

Could you also post *how* you figured this out? What was it that led you to try this?

pleasuretoburn · #14 07-05-2003, 05:49 AM

theres a support search on eq's website. I searched under the error i was recieveing, and it told me what everyone in this post had told me, and then, that if all this hadnt worked, that i should try the dxdiag tool.