3D Devices???

Alusus · Post by **Alusus** » September 18, 2003, 12:02 am

everytime i try to log into eq i get a window that pops up and says No 3D Devices Found do i have to buy them and put them in? or is there some way i can download them?? need some help on your input thanx

Deneve · Post by **Deneve** » September 18, 2003, 12:07 am

do you have a video card in your computer? if so, is it properly installed? have you gotten the most recent drivers for it?

Kudo · Post by **Kudo** » September 18, 2003, 12:22 am

Video Card shouldnt be an issue, i have run EQ on a comp with no vid card... world looked like absolute SHIT though, didnt lag cause it was basically all 1-5 color textures per wall and crap~

Alusus · Post by **Alusus** » September 18, 2003, 12:23 am

well about a year ago i could play eq on this computer and now i just cant is there any way to get latest drivers or find out what my video card is

Kudo · Post by **Kudo** » September 18, 2003, 12:26 am

What operating system do you use?

Alusus · Post by **Alusus** » September 18, 2003, 12:27 am

operating system?

Kudo · Post by **Kudo** » September 18, 2003, 12:28 am

Operating system is the shell before you load EverQuest. it should say it while booting the computer

Alusus · Post by **Alusus** » September 18, 2003, 12:29 am

can you give an example?

Kudo · Post by **Kudo** » September 18, 2003, 12:40 am

Windows XP, Windows ME, Windows 98/5, Windows 3.1 etc

Alusus · Post by **Alusus** » September 18, 2003, 12:41 am

W 98 sorry its simple once i realize the quest. lol but im computer illiterate

Kudo · Post by **Kudo** » September 18, 2003, 12:44 am

I think EQ no longer works in Windows 95 / 98, i may be wrong, maybe it was only 95..

Alusus · Post by **Alusus** » September 18, 2003, 12:47 am

damn that sux

Alusus · Post by **Alusus** » September 18, 2003, 12:55 am

is it able to buy a newer windows and put it on this comp. so i dont hafta buy a new computer

Kudo · Post by **Kudo** » September 18, 2003, 12:58 am

Yep, you can buy new Operating Systems, they arent hard to install, Newest one out (For windows) is XP, its a good operating system AFTER you download all of the updates from microsoft. http://www.windowsupdate.com/

Sionistic · Post by **Sionistic** » September 18, 2003, 1:00 am

well if you do buy xp, get all the updates like security patches and such, but with service packs, i wouldnt recomend getting anything past sp1.

Neziroth · Post by **Neziroth** » September 18, 2003, 1:06 am

You probably need a newer directX.

Edit: EQ works fine in win98

Pilsburry · Post by **Pilsburry** » September 18, 2003, 1:46 am

Man, this happened to me once, I forget what I did to fix it....and I had win98se at the time...but that was years ago.

Knowing me though, I probably just copied my necessary files across the network including my e-mail settings and reformatted my HD etc....I'm not too attached to stuff on my hard drive.

To the poster though, to narrow it down....when was the last time you played EQ? If it's been a while then Nez is probably right...I'd install a newer version of DirectX 9a is the latest.

BeatSoggybiscuit · Post by **BeatSoggybiscuit** » September 18, 2003, 2:40 am

i totally thought this was a troll till i got a bit farther down

^
useless info. PHARM

VariaVespasa · Post by **VariaVespasa** » September 18, 2003, 4:13 am

EQ runs fine on win 98, but not on 95 anymore I dont think. There was a bug like that a while ago now around about the time LoY came out I think, but I dont remember what the cure was. I know there was one though, and it was pretty simple. I suggest doing a search on "no 3d devices" here, ign, and in the tech forum on eqlive at everquest.com That should find the post about it and the solution. Possibly in the developers corner archives too.
*Hugs*
Varia

Spankes · Post by **Spankes** » September 18, 2003, 1:19 pm

Kudo wrote:Video Card shouldnt be an issue, i have run EQ on a comp with no vid card...

wtf

edit: bbcode > me!

Alusus · Post by **Alusus** » September 18, 2003, 10:09 pm

about what time was this bug becuase the search is down in tech forums and i need to do it by date