Yet again, cannot create 3d device

[Swamp_Fox]

Hmm, two days ago, I'm playing OF as usual, exit, go to sleep, wake up, search for some new addons, get the Tonal-Tango mod, install it, and bam. 'Cannot create 3D device.'* Now I don't know if that had anything to do with it. I manually uninstalled it ... still no luck. Then after trying to fix it...*

*First I got this.


*So after going through The Avon Lady's FAQ, and the Troubleshooting FAQ here on the forums, I go to work on it some... and I get this.



... Any help would be appreciated. I need my OF fix.

[pitufo]

I'm sure this has been posted lots before but I had the same problem it ocurred when I had too many addons active at once. The solution for me was to use 1.94 and add the
"-nomap" swich to the command line of my 1.94 shortcut properties. Hope this helps.

[theavonlady]

*So after going through The Avon Lady's FAQ, and the Troubleshooting FAQ here on the forums, I go to work on it some...

What did you change?

edit: please post your detailed system specs and audio/video driver versions.

[Swamp_Fox]

I tried... reinstalling the video card's drivers, reinstalling DirectX 9.0b, disabling then re-enabling "Direct3D Acceleration", removing the addons I had just added, and of course, running dxdiag... My only guess is that the addons are causing it, but even after I remove them it's still happening. I'm so lost.

As for the system stats...

Windows XP Pro, 2ghz P4, ATI Radeon 9800, 512mb DDR RAM.

[Placebo]

Have you tried 1.95 and using the -nomap switch?

[Heatseeker]

Have you tried 1.95 and using the -nomap switch?

I used to need -nomap before 1.95b or i would get out of memory errors using Tonal, now with latest patch is runs better than ever and very stable too, never had a ctd since 1.95b. If i were you i would try a clean instalation with the latest beta patch, maybe something went fubar in your current OPF instalation .

[CanadianTerror]

I got this same exact error 2 days ago myself for the first time. I took out about 60 MB's of addons and it started normally.

it hasnt done it since.

[Swamp_Fox]

Well, I removed all the addons, reinstalled both CWC and Resistance, and uh... it works. ... Although it does seem to run slower than before, but I'm not complaining.

[Placebo]

Which Radeon drivers are you using?

[Swamp_Fox]

The 12/17 catalyst. version 6.14.10.6404