Hello,

I've only been online a couple of months, so I decided to try some of my old games online, namely Star Wars: Jedi Knight II and Return To Castle Wolfenstein: Enemy Territory. When I try to play I just get a black screen with sound. It's just these games, my others work fine.

I've downloaded the last drivers for my graphics card (NVIDIA GeForce 4 MX) and uninstalled and reinstalled the games, but nothing has worked.

These games worked fine before I was online!!! I can only presume that a Windows update or service pack has done something...

Here is the console log file for Wolfenstein, if it's any help.

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logfile opened on Tue Oct 28 15:19:35 2008

...detecting CPU, found AMD w/ 3DNow!
Bypassing CD checks
----- Client Initialization -----
Cmd_AddCommand: map_restart already defined
----- Initializing Renderer ----
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----- 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 )
...59 PFDs found
...hardware acceleration found
...PIXELFORMAT 13 selected
...creating GL context: succeeded
...making context current: succeeded
Initializing OpenGL extensions
...using GL_EXT_texture_compression_s3tc
...using GL_EXT_texture_env_add
...using WGL_EXT_swap_control
...using GL_ARB_multitexture
...using GL_EXT_compiled_vertex_array
...WGL_3DFX_gamma_control not found
...GL_ATI_pn_triangles not found
...ignoring GL_EXT_texture_filter_anisotropic
...using GL_NV_fog_distance

GL_VENDOR: NVIDIA Corporation
GL_RENDERER: GeForce4 MX Integrated GPU/AGP/SSE/3DNOW!
GL_VERSION: 1.5.7
GL_EXTENSIONS: GL_ARB_imaging GL_ARB_multitexture GL_ARB_pixel_buffer_object GL_ARB_point_parameters GL_ARB_point_sprite GL_ARB_shader_objects GL_ARB_shading_language_100 GL_ARB_texture_compression GL_ARB_texture_cube_map GL_ARB_texture_env_add GL_ARB_texture_env_combine GL_ARB_texture_env_dot3 GL_ARB_texture_mirrored_repeat GL_ARB_texture_rectangle GL_ARB_transpose_matrix GL_ARB_vertex_buffer_object GL_ARB_vertex_program GL_ARB_vertex_shader GL_ARB_window_pos GL_S3_s3tc GL_EXT_texture_env_add GL_EXT_abgr GL_EXT_bgra GL_EXT_blend_color GL_EXT_blend_minmax GL_EXT_blend_subtract GL_EXT_clip_volume_hint GL_EXT_compiled_vertex_array GL_EXT_Cg_shader GL_EXT_draw_range_elements GL_EXT_fog_coord GL_EXT_multi_draw_arrays GL_EXT_packed_pixels GL_EXT_paletted_texture GL_EXT_pixel_buffer_object GL_EXT_point_parameters GL_EXT_rescale_normal GL_EXT_secondary_color GL_EXT_separate_specular_color GL_EXT_shared_texture_palette GL_EXT_stencil_wrap GL_EXT_texture_compression_s3tc GL_EXT_texture_cube_map GL_EXT_texture_edge_clamp GL_EXT_texture_env_combine GL_EXT_texture_env_dot3 GL_EXT_texture_filter_anisotropic GL_EXT_texture_lod GL_EXT_texture_lod_bias GL_EXT_texture_object GL_EXT_vertex_array GL_IBM_rasterpos_clip GL_IBM_texture_mirrored_repeat GL_KTX_buffer_region GL_NV_blend_square GL_NV_fence GL_NV_fog_distance GL_NV_light_max_exponent GL_NV_packed_depth_stencil GL_NV_pixel_data_range GL_NV_point_sprite GL_NV_register_combiners GL_NV_texgen_reflection GL_NV_texture_env_combine4 GL_NV_texture_rectangle GL_NV_vertex_array_range GL_NV_vertex_array_range2 GL_NV_vertex_program GL_NV_vertex_program1_1 GL_SGIS_generate_mipmap GL_SGIS_multitexture GL_SGIS_texture_lod GL_SUN_slice_accum GL_WIN_swap_hint WGL_EXT_swap_control
GL_MAX_TEXTURE_SIZE: 2048
GL_MAX_ACTIVE_TEXTURES_ARB: 2

PIXELFORMAT: color(32-bits) Z(24-bit) stencil(8-bits)
MODE: 3, 640 x 480 fullscreen hz:60
GAMMA: software w/ 0 overbright bits
CPU: AMD w/ 3DNow!
rendering primitives: single glDrawElements
texturemode: GL_LINEAR_MIPMAP_NEAREST
picmip: 1
picmip2: 2
texture bits: 32
multitexture: enabled
compiled vertex arrays: enabled
texenv add: enabled
compressed textures: enabled
ATI truform: disabled
NV distance fog: enabled
Fog Mode: GL_EYE_RADIAL_NV
Initializing Shaders
...loading 'scripts/ai.shader'
...loading 'scripts/alpha.shader'
...loading 'scripts/blacksmokeanim.shader'
...loading 'scripts/blacksmokeanimb.shader'
...loading 'scripts/characters.shader'
...loading 'scripts/clipboard.shader'
...loading 'scripts/common.shader'
...loading 'scripts/cursorhints.shader'
...loading 'scripts/decals.shader'
...loading 'scripts/eerie.shader'
...loading 'scripts/expblue.shader'
...loading 'scripts/explode1.shader'
...loading 'scripts/fijets.shader'
...loading 'scripts/firest.shader'
...loading 'scripts/flamethrower.shader'
...loading 'scripts/funnel.shader'
...loading 'scripts/gfx.shader'
...loading 'scripts/heat.shader'
...loading 'scripts/lights.shader'
...loading 'scripts/liquid.shader'
...loading 'scripts/maxx.shader'
...loading 'scripts/menu.shader'
...loading 'scripts/metal.shader'
...loading 'scripts/models.shader'
...loading 'scripts/netest.shader'
...loading 'scripts/oldwolf.shader'
...loading 'scripts/organics.shader'
...loading 'scripts/particle.shader'
...loading 'scripts/q3view.shader'
...loading 'scripts/sfx.shader'
...loading 'scripts/signs.shader'
...loading 'scripts/skin.shader'
...loading 'scripts/sky.shader'
...loading 'scripts/solo.shader'
...loading 'scripts/surfaces.shader'
...loading 'scripts/terrain.shader'
...loading 'scripts/test.shader'
...loading 'scripts/twiltb.shader'
...loading 'scripts/twiltb2.shader'
...loading 'scripts/ui.shader'
...loading 'scripts/ui_hud.shader'
...loading 'scripts/ui_notebook.shader'
...loading 'scripts/ui_wolf.shader'
...loading 'scripts/viewflames.shader'
...loading 'scripts/walls.shader'
...loading 'scripts/z_light.shader'
----- finished R_Init -----

------- sound initialization -------
Initializing DirectSound
locked hardware. ok
------------------------------------
----- Sound Info -----
sound system is muted
1 stereo
32768 samples
16 samplebits
1 submission_chunk
22050 speed
0x8538060 dma buffer
No background file.
----------------------
Sound memory manager started
Parsing menu file:ui/main.menu
r_rmse of 0.000000 has saved 12kb
Parsing menu file:ui/setup.menu
Parsing menu file:ui/controls.menu
Parsing menu file:ui/cdkey.menu
Parsing menu file:ui/system.menu
Parsing menu file:ui/options.menu
Parsing menu file:ui/credit.menu
r_rmse of 0.000000 has saved 204kb
r_rmse of 0.000000 has saved 252kb
r_rmse of 0.000000 has saved 264kb
Parsing menu file:ui/connect.menu
Parsing menu file:ui/quit.menu
Parsing menu file:ui/vid_restart.menu
Parsing menu file:ui/snd_restart.menu
Parsing menu file:ui/rec_restart.menu
Parsing menu file:ui/default.menu
Parsing menu file:ui/error.menu
Parsing menu file:ui/serverinfo.menu
Parsing menu file:ui/quitcredit.menu
Parsing menu file:ui/resetscore.menu
Parsing menu file:ui/buy_pop.menu
Parsing menu file:ui/multiplayer_pop.menu
Parsing menu file:ui/play.menu
Parsing menu file:ui/load.menu
Parsing menu file:ui/mods.menu
Parsing menu file:ui/briefing.menu
UI menu load time = 566 milli seconds
Parsing menu file:ui/ingame.menu
Parsing menu file:ui/ingame_controls.menu
Parsing menu file:ui/ingame_options.menu
Parsing menu file:ui/ingame_system.menu
Parsing menu file:ui/ingame_leave.menu
Parsing menu file:ui/ingame_player.menu
Parsing menu file:ui/ingame_load.menu
Parsing menu file:ui/ingame_save.menu
Parsing menu file:ui/in_vid_restart.menu
Parsing menu file:ui/in_snd_restart.menu
Parsing menu file:ui/in_rec_restart.menu
Parsing menu file:ui/notebook.menu
Parsing menu file:ui/clipboard.menu
Parsing menu file:ui/bookz.menu
Parsing menu file:ui/bookv.menu
Parsing menu file:ui/bookp.menu
Parsing menu file:ui/pregame.menu
Parsing menu file:ui/test.menu
Parsing menu file:ui/ingame_help.menu
UI menu load time = 686 milli seconds
--- Common Initialization Complete ---
Working directory: C:\PROGRA~1\RETURN~1
----- CL_Shutdown -----
RE_Shutdown( 1 )
Shutting down OpenGL subsystem
...wglMakeCurrent( NULL, NULL ): success
...deleting GL context: success
...releasing DC: failed
...resetting display
...shutting down QGL
...unloading OpenGL DLL
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Right, I seem to have solved this now!

I rolled back the drivers on the graphics card to the original version, and then downloaded Version 66.93 from the nVidia site, rather than the latest drivers. Everthing seems to be working now...

Glad to hear that everything is working OK...



Grand Dad