Video card or driver doesn't support dynamic textures. 1

[taylo40]

Hello,

I wonder whether you can help me. I have a DEll Dimension 2350 desktop and have purchased one game called "Call of Duty 2"

After installing I tried to run the game and got the following error :-

File Handles:
----------------------
81662 files in iwd files
execing default.cfg
couldn't exec language.cfg
========= autoconfigure
configure.csv: using CPU configuration 2 GHz 512 MB
execing configure.cfg
configure.csv: using GPU configuration "*"
Measured CPU speed is 2.59 GHz
System memory is 1023 MB (capped at 1 GB)
Video card is "Intel(R) 82845G/GL/GE/PE/GV Graphics Controller"
Streaming SIMD Extensions (SSE) supported

----- Client Initialization -----
----- Initializing Renderer ----
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----- Client Initialization Complete -----
----- R_Init -----
Getting Direct3D 9 interface...
Pixel shader version is 0.0
Vertex shader version is 0.0
Video card or driver doesn't support dynamic textures.
Error during initialization:
Video card or driver doesn't support dynamic textures.


I have no idea what this means but suspect I have to have a modern graphics card.

Can anybody advise ?

Thanks for your assistance

 

[franklin97355]

You are right. Check to see if Dell has better drivers.

The answer is "42"

 

[vacunita]

Drivers probably won't solve a thing. If the card isn't capable of supportig dynamic textures drivers won't help it support them.

System Requirements for Call of Duty 2:

Call of Duty 2 Minimum System Requirements

[red] * 3D hardware accelerator card required - 100% DirectX 9.0c compatible 64MB hardware accelerator video card and the latest drivers*[/red]
* English version of Microsoft Windows 2000/XP
* Pentium IV 1.4GHz or AMD Athlon XP 1700+ processor or higher
* 256MB RAM (512MB RAM recommended)
* 100% DirectX 9.0c compatible 16-bit sound card and latest drivers
* 100% Windows 2000/XP compatible mouse, keyboard and latest drivers
* 4.0GB of uncompressed free hard disk space (plus 600MB for Windows 2000/XP swap file)
* 8x speed CD-ROM or 2x DVD-ROM drive

and its Suggested video Cards are:

* ATI Radeon 8500
* ATI Radeon 9000
* ATI Radeon 9200
* ATI Radeon 9500
* ATI Radeon 9600
* ATI Radeon 9700
* ATI Radeon 9800
* ATI Radeon X300
* ATI Radeon X550
* ATI Radeon X600
* ATI Radeon X700
* ATI Radeon X800
* ATI Radeon X850
* nVidia GeForce 2 Ultra
* All nVidia GeForce 3/Ti Series
* All nVidia GeForce 4/Ti Series
* All nVidia GeForce FX Series
* All nVidia GeForce 6 Series
[red] * Recommend nVidia GeForce 7 Series or higher[/red]

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[paparazi]

What it means is that you have low end Intel integrated graphics chipset.
Fine for your basic desktop applications but completely useless for gaming.

http://www.intel.com/design/chipsets/datashts/290746.htm

Your next step should be to determine wether or not you have a dedicated AGP slot, that will require a visual inspection.

Fingers crossed but hopefully you will find that your motherboard has this slot which will give you good choice of AGP gaming cards.

Find out about the AGP slot and let us know how much you can spend, we will advise.
Martin


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[franklin97355]

Looks like PCI only, no AGP.

The answer is "42"

 

[taylo40]

Thanks Chaps,

I do only use the PC for internet and Micorsoft Office.
See if I can return the game and get a refund.

Cheers

taylo40

 

[taylo40]

Hello again,

I have been doing a bit more reading and would appreciate some advice. I have found a note on the PC world web site:-

http://pcworld.about.com/news/Apr082003id110186.htm

and it states

"Also, the system has integrated graphics and no AGP slot, so you'll have to use a PCI graphics card should you want to upgrade later on."

What does this mean ? Can i buy a good PCI card or should I just give up on the idea ?

Cheers

taylo40

 

[paparazi]

What this means is you can buy a PCI graphics card as an upgrade to your onboard graphics.
Trouble is PCI is a slow interface, PCI cards are relatively expensive when compared to the same card made in AGP or PCIe interface AND your choice will be limited to fairly entry level offerings.
I think there are several manufacturers producing a PCI card based on Nvidia's 6200 GPU, I've also seen the FX5500 in this interface, both considerably faster than your onboard but still only entry level.
Even with one of these cards (around $100 for the 6200) you will have use the cards lower settings for smooth game play.

Martin

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[taylo40]

Hello Chaps,

Thanks for your help, I am a lot clearer now and will take the game back to the shop.

Thanks again

taylo40