Help, anyone?

1202 MHz Intel CPU with MMX & SSE
512 MB System Memory
128 MB Video Memory
Winsock Initialized
Hostname: william-s9859hh
IP: 192.168.0.100
doom using MMX & SSE for SIMD processing
enabled Flush-To-Zero mode
------ Initializing File System ------
Current search path:
C:\Program Files\Doom 3/base
C:\Program Files\Doom 3\base\pak004.pk4 (5137 files)
C:\Program Files\Doom 3\base\pak003.pk4 (4676 files)
C:\Program Files\Doom 3\base\pak002.pk4 (6120 files)
C:\Program Files\Doom 3\base\pak001.pk4 (8972 files)
C:\Program Files\Doom 3\base\pak000.pk4 (2698 files)
C:\Program Files\Doom 3\base\game00.pk4 (2 files)
game DLL: 0x0 in pak: 0x0
file system initialized.
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----- Initializing Decls -----
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Detected
1.20 GHz CPU
512 MB of System memory
128 MB of Video memory on an optimal video architecture

This system qualifies for Low quality.
------- Initializing renderSystem --------
using ARB renderSystem
renderSystem initialized.
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4966 strings read from strings/english.lang
Couldn't open journal files
execing editor.cfg
execing default.cfg
couldn't exec DoomConfig.cfg
couldn't exec autoexec.cfg
4966 strings read from strings/english.lang
----- Initializing Sound System ------
sound system initialized.
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----- R_InitOpenGL -----
Initializing OpenGL subsystem
...registered window class
...registered fake window class
...initializing QGL
...calling LoadLibrary( 'opengl32' ): succeeded
Couldn't find proc address for: wglGetExtensionsStringARB
Couldn't find proc address for: wglSwapIntervalEXT
Couldn't find proc address for: wglGetPixelFormatAttribivARB
Couldn't find proc address for: wglGetPixelFormatAttribfvARB
Couldn't find proc address for: wglChoosePixelFormatARB
Couldn't find proc address for: wglCreatePbufferARB
Couldn't find proc address for: wglGetPbufferDCARB
Couldn't find proc address for: wglReleasePbufferDCARB
Couldn't find proc address for: wglDestroyPbufferARB
Couldn't find proc address for: wglQueryPbufferARB
Couldn't find proc address for: wglBindTexImageARB
Couldn't find proc address for: wglReleaseTexImageARB
Couldn't find proc address for: wglSetPbufferAttribARB
...calling CDS: ok
...created window @ 0,0 (640x480)
Initializing OpenGL driver
...getting DC: succeeded
...attempting to use stereo
...PIXELFORMAT 7 selected
...creating GL context: succeeded
...making context current: succeeded
Couldn't find proc address for: wglGetExtensionsStringARB
Couldn't find proc address for: wglSwapIntervalEXT
Couldn't find proc address for: wglGetPixelFormatAttribivARB
Couldn't find proc address for: wglGetPixelFormatAttribfvARB
Couldn't find proc address for: wglChoosePixelFormatARB
Couldn't find proc address for: wglCreatePbufferARB
Couldn't find proc address for: wglGetPbufferDCARB
Couldn't find proc address for: wglReleasePbufferDCARB
Couldn't find proc address for: wglDestroyPbufferARB
Couldn't find proc address for: wglQueryPbufferARB
Couldn't find proc address for: wglBindTexImageARB
Couldn't find proc address for: wglReleaseTexImageARB
Couldn't find proc address for: wglSetPbufferAttribARB

------- Input Initialization -------
Initializing DirectInput...
mouse: DirectInput initialized.
keyboard: DirectInput initialized.
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sound: STEREO
X..GL_ARB_multitexture not found
X..GL_ARB_texture_env_combine not found
X..GL_ARB_texture_cube_map not found
X..GL_ARB_texture_env_dot3 not found
X..GL_ARB_texture_env_add not found
X..GL_ARB_texture_non_power_of_two not found
X..GL_ARB_texture_compression not found
X..GL_EXT_texture_filter_anisotropic not found
X..GL_EXT_texture_lod not found
X..GL_1.4_texture_lod_bias not found
X..GL_EXT_shared_texture_palette not found
X..GL_EXT_texture3D not found
X..GL_EXT_stencil_wrap not found
X..GL_NV_register_combiners not found
X..GL_EXT_stencil_two_side not found
X..GL_ATI_separate_stencil not found
X..GL_ATI_fragment_shader not found
X..GL_ARB_vertex_buffer_object not found
X..GL_ARB_vertex_program not found
X..GL_ARB_fragment_program not found
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ERROR: The current video card / driver combination does not support the necessary features
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Error during initialization
Shutting down OpenGL subsystem
...wglMakeCurrent( NULL, NULL ): success
...deleting GL context: success
...releasing DC: success
...destroying window
...resetting display
...shutting down QGL
...unloading OpenGL DLL

Complete, in case you didn't notice, this forum is mainly for HPC users ...

So doom3 cannot run on your desktop ... you may want to specify your desktop specs if you are expecting any replies at all ...

it shows specs in the log output, and it should run, however, in the log it mentions something about your video card not being able to support required options.
I believe q3 also has a safe (unaccelerated) or software mode to have the processor do all the work. try that, otherwise, download updated videocard drivers.

Q3 is not that picky for video, it runs on my 700mhz p3 laptop with an S3 8mb semi-3d video, thats not too hard to beat now is it?

I have started poking around the control panel programs to see what I can do. I have found out that I am using:
SONY CPD-220VS on NVIDA GeForce FX 5200 (Microsoft Corporation)
Should that be good enough? How do I "turn on" OpenGL?

You don't!! Sadly, Microsoft didn't package XP with ANY Open GL drivers, so if you use the Microsoft ones, you're stumped.
Go onto NVidia's site and use THEIR drivers, that way, no Open GL problems. Alternitively, if you want to get the max out of your card (esp if you have an ATI card!), search for some tweaked drivers.

www.nvidia.com
download the latest drivers and that should do the trick.

After that you might want to check and see if you got the latest DirectX as well.
start-run and type in dxdiag
the latest version is 9c
http://www.microsoft.com/directx

goodluck.

edit: I read wrong, thought is was quake3 instead of doom3.

dor doom3 you defenately need DirectX9 and the latest nvidia drivers to play it.




Edited by PocketDVD 2005-08-06 2:22 PM

i had to install new display dirvers one time when the sims superstar would display a black screen
Don't feel bad, complete
lol

Two drivers you should always update. CD/DVD-Burning apps(drivers and firmware) and Video drivers.
I always update when NVidia release. Though you have to be careful with them as they're crafty.
All my systems bar one (Kyro based) use NVidia TNT or higher chipsets. So I just universally roll out new drivers. Every now and then though you get one that they drop support for a specific chipset.

Take the ones on NVidia.com right now, they're missing support for:
TNT2
TNT2 Pro
TNT2 Ultra
TNT2 Model 64 (M64)
TNT2 Model 64 (M64) Pro
Vanta
Vanta LT
GeForce 256
GeForce DDR
GeForce2 GTS
GeForce2 Pro
GeForce2 Ti
GeForce2 Ultra
GeForce2 MX Integrated graphics
Quadro
Quadro2 Pro
Quadro2 EX

Which is most of my graphics cards

It's fun when you puch that out to workstations and half of them reboot at 640x480x4-bit - NOT