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I get the following error when trying to run Jedi Academy 2. My drivers are up to date, with an nvidia tnt2 32mb card. Can you help me out?



JA: v1.0.0.0 win-x86 Aug 5 2003
Initialising zone memory .....
----- FS_Startup -----
Current search path:
D:\Games\Jedi Academy\GameData\base\assets2.pk3 (62 files)
D:\Games\Jedi Academy\GameData\base\assets1.pk3 (8320 files)
D:\Games\Jedi Academy\GameData\base\assets0.pk3 (15346 files)
D:\Games\Jedi Academy\GameData/base

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23728 files in pk3 files
execing default.cfg
couldn't exec jaconfig.cfg
couldn't exec autoexec.cfg
...detecting CPU, found AMD w/ 3DNow!

------- Input Initialization -------
Skipping check for DirectInput
Joystick is not active.
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----- Client Initialization -----
----- Initializing Renderer ----
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----- Client Initialization Complete -----
--- Common Initialization Complete ---
Working directory: D:\Games\Jedi Academy\GameData
Initializing OpenGL subsystem
...initializing QGL
succeeded
...setting mode 4: 800 600 FS
...using desktop display depth of 32
...calling CDS: ok
...registered window class
...created window@0,0 (800x600)
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 (4)
...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, 16, 0 )
...35 PFDs found
...GLW_ChoosePFD failed
...GLW_ChoosePFD( 16, 16, 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
----- CL_Shutdown -----
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GLW_StartOpenGL() - could not load OpenGL subsystem

This problem frequently happens as a result of an incompatible driver...

You said you're drivers we're up to date - but what ForceWare version are you using?
Have you tried using ForceWare from the time when Jedi Academy 2 was released? They should be compatible.

The game is trying to set a certain graphics mode and it fails - it all points to an too old OpenGL driver or an incompatible driver.
So switching drivers is the only thing that comes to my mind..

Yeah, it was the drivers. Silly me, I thought that the "Update Driver" button under Device manager would take care of it. It works now. Thanks.

No problem, was glad to help.