Ryzom not launching on my windows 7 ultimate

[andvice2]

Hello guys! I just upgraded to windows 7 today, and Ryzom is not loading. I get this error message:

Missing Required GL extension: GL_ARB_multitexture. Update your driver


My computer specs are (if they can help):

CPU: Intel(R) Core(TM) i7 CPU 860 @ 2.80Ghz 2,93GHz
MOBO: Intel DP55WB
RAM: 6,00 GB (Corsair, 3 slots)
VGA: Nvidia GeForce 9800 GX2 - Driver Version "8.15.11.8593" (It's a 2009 version, I'm not updating because latest Nvidia driver burnt many cards)

The OS is Windows 7 Ultimate 64bit

[gcaldani]

Well,

first thing to do is: run the external configurator and change the graphics settings to use DirectX and NOT OpenGL.

[andvice2]

and it worked!

Thanks Gilgameesh!

[jared96]

I am running Ryzom under Win7 ultimate, Nvidea card and OpenGL. All is working perfectly.

Of course I do have a recent driver

If I run under Open GL on my son's box under Open GL (Win7Ult 197.45 driver) , all i see is a white screen upon entry....Using Direct3D, it runs for a bit but after a while pops out and in giving me the following message:

Display driver nvlddmkm stopped responding and has successfully recovered

till finally it doesn't recover.

Web searches are mostly outdated on the error messages a some suggest disabling the 2nd GPU as some games do not support twin GPU cards like the GTX 295. Suggestions anyone ?

[jared96]

I have had problems using NVidia drivers that were not officially announced by my card's manufacturer. I'd say redownloading the latest version from the official source, a complete driver uninstall and reinstall is worth a try.

BTDT .... Have installad / Uninstalled the following driver versions w/ same message still occurring. Problem only occurs in Ryzom and Blizzard games (Son plays Starfcraft / Warcraft 3).

BETA 257.15
BETA 197.57
WHQL 197.45
WHQL 197.13
WHQL 196.21
WHQL 195.62
WHQL 191.07

Procedure followed:

1. Uninstall all things nVidia (driver, PhysX, Utilities), reboot to safe mode.
2. Ignore "found new hardware" message if it appears.
3. Use registry editor to remove all things nVidia from registry, reboot.
4. Ignore "found new hardware"
5. Install nVidia Drivers, reboot

[jared96]

Could the card itself be faulty? Is it possible to check the card in a different machine, or try a different card in that machine?

Faulty only with Ryzom ? Get similar message with Starcraft but it doesn't kill machine....Starcraft comes back and recovers, Ryzom doesn't. On the Blizzard thing....forum posts point to a problem with twin GPU cards and the nVidia driver and / or 64 bit Windows and Blizzard's anti-cheat software.

I don't have another machine in the house that can fit such a large video card. I usually play Ryzom on my laptop. The other desktops are either office machines or mid tower gaming machines which won't fit the huge GTX 295.