Netbook Graphics subsystem error

Scrub555 · 5 Dec 2010, 12:54

Hello,

I bought a netbook recently and transferred over the image file (from the purchased disc

) from my old desktop, but when I try running the game, it says "Error from graphics subsystem error - unable to set desired video mode." I checked the troubleshooting FAQ, searched the forum, and followed the instructions in this thread, and my netbook doesn't have a mode that starts with "640 by 480, 256 colors"

Is using a virtual machine the only option I have left?

CakeDoer · 5 Dec 2010, 14:22

Since you've bought it recently, try updating the drivers if you already haven't.

Scrub555 · 6 Dec 2010, 03:28

Unless I'm doing something wrong, I tried updating the video driver and it says it already has the latest version

I'm guessing this is something that can't be fixed easily since netbooks have tiny screens / weird resolutions

CakeDoer · 7 Dec 2010, 19:20

Right-click your WA.exe and under Properties, Compatibility, try running it in 640x480 and 256 colours. Hope that helps. :P

Scrub555 · 8 Dec 2010, 05:23

dam, I thought that one was gonna work but it didn't

Thanks though

Lex · 8 Dec 2010, 18:26

Scrub555, what video adapter does your netbook use? To find out, click the start menu button in the bottom-left corner of your screen, right click "Computer", then click "Manage". When the window pops up, click "Device Manager" in the left panel. In the right panel, click the plus ("+") symbol next to "Display adapters". Attached is an image displaying what it looks like on my computer.

Don't try updating drivers via Windows' driver update interface. It doesn't work. The best method to update the driver for your display adapter is to find the manufacturer's website, locate the driver downloads (usually in a "Support" -> "Downloads" or "Drivers" section), locate your display adapter's model (as found above), then download and install the driver with the downloaded executable. Also don't use weird third-party sites which advertise drivers for your product.

Scrub555 · 8 Dec 2010, 23:09

My netbook uses Intel Graphics Media Accelerator 3150. I followed your instructions and went on the Toshiba website, found the latest display driver, and saw that I have the current version, but that the release date was behind a few days, so I downloaded and installed it, but it still gives me the same error when I try to launch WA.

Muzer · 12 Dec 2010, 12:49

This is a known problem with some graphics cards on Vista, and one graphics card (the GMA-500 (Poulsbo)) on XP, and there isn't much you can do about it apart from pestering Intel for a driver update. Which operating system are you running? I don't believe you mentioned.

Scrub555 · 13 Dec 2010, 09:28

Oops, Windows 7 Starter.

Muzer · 13 Dec 2010, 12:21

Hmm, I didn't realise the problem extended to Windows 7 as well (though it is logical that it would). I'll correct the wiki page...

Scrub555 · 17 Dec 2010, 05:35

CyberShadow help please?

**CyberShadow** · 17 Dec 2010, 13:44

Well, there is no simple solution for this problem - W:A requires a video screen mode that your driver / adapter simply doesn't support. I could write a WormKit module which forces a higher screen resolution... but first, does your adapter support higher resolutions at the same colour depth (256 colours)?

Scrub555 · 17 Dec 2010, 22:57

Yeah, 800x600 and 1024x600

**CyberShadow** · 18 Dec 2010, 00:26

OK, give the attached module a try. It minimizes the game once on start for me, but otherwise works fine - just don't click in the black area. It should work with W:A 3.6.30.0+. Source code is in the usual place.

Scrub555 · 18 Dec 2010, 10:38

Works perfectly! Thanks a lot

-revenge- · 6 Jan 2011, 00:36

hi, I have the same problem with 7 on a netbook with intel 3150....
where should i put the dll file in the archive? i want to give it a try, hoping it will be the solution!

thanks

**CyberShadow** · 6 Jan 2011, 16:43

The file I posted is a WormKit module. You have to unpack WormKit and said file to your W:A directory, then edit your W:A shortcut to run WormKit instead of WA.exe.

-revenge- · 10 Jan 2011, 14:02

first of all thanks for your reply!
I unrar the wormkit to the WA directory...I also put in the same directory the file .dll you upload here, but when I start wormkit it gives me "fatal error"!
I run it in compatibility mode with XP, but it doesn't work

maybe I'm doing something wrong..

**CyberShadow** · 10 Jan 2011, 14:19

Please post the entire error message. "Fatal error" could mean anything.

-revenge- · 10 Jan 2011, 14:29

Worms Armageddon has encountered an error.
Detailed information about the error can be found in the ERRORLOG.TXT file..

i can attach the file if you need

**CyberShadow** · 10 Jan 2011, 14:33

Yes, but first make sure that you are using the latest update.

-revenge- · 10 Jan 2011, 14:42

It's the 3.6.28 version...should I install the 3.6.31.0 beta ?

here is the error

-revenge- · 10 Jan 2011, 14:54

I updated the game and it works!!!

Is there any way to play it fullscreen, without the black area on thea right and below?

**CyberShadow** · 10 Jan 2011, 15:05

Yes, but your computer does not support that screen mode. Hence the workaround in the form of the WormKit module you installed. Note that this is only regarding the front end, you can choose any resolution for the game.

-revenge- · 10 Jan 2011, 15:22

quoted:

Originally Posted by CyberShadow

Yes, but your computer does not support that screen mode. Hence the workaround in the form of the WormKit module you installed. Note that this is only regarding the front end, you can choose any resolution for the game.

infact during the game the screen fit perfectly, it's only a menu problem!

perfect thanks a lot!!

Explorer · 12 Jan 2011, 03:06

quoted:

Originally Posted by -revenge-

I updated the game and it works!!!

Is there any way to play it fullscreen, without the black area on thea right and below?

Maybe I'm off-topic, but was this problem related to this?
http://forum.team17.com/showthread.php?t=42827

(If yes, I guess it is the time to mention this in the FAQ.)

Lex · 12 Jan 2011, 03:28

No. These problems are unrelated.

**CyberShadow** · 12 Jan 2011, 03:29

No, Explorer. The WormKit module I posted makes the front end run at the 800×600 resolution, which causes black areas below and to the right of the front end.

Squirminator2k · 4 Nov 2012, 22:08

Time for me to revive this thread.

When I run Worms Armageddon while my laptop is connected to my HDTV via HDMI cable, the game throws up the "Unable to set desired video mode" error, even with this WormKit module. Is there perhaps a way to force the frontend to run at a resultion greater than 1024x768?

I'm using the Steam build of Worms Armageddon, incidentally.

GreeN · 4 Nov 2012, 22:42

You may want to check this

but first make sure you're using WormKitDS as it's the only one which works on Steam. (normal WormKit.exe doesn't load modules due to double-launch forced by Steam)

also there's a windowed mode

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5 Dec 2010, 12:54	#1
Scrub555 Join Date: September 2008 Location: L.A.	Netbook Graphics subsystem error Hello, I bought a netbook recently and transferred over the image file (from the purchased disc ) from my old desktop, but when I try running the game, it says "Error from graphics subsystem error - unable to set desired video mode." I checked the troubleshooting FAQ, searched the forum, and followed the instructions in this thread, and my netbook doesn't have a mode that starts with "640 by 480, 256 colors" Is using a virtual machine the only option I have left?

5 Dec 2010, 14:22	#2
CakeDoer Join Date: May 2010 Location: Bulgaria	Since you've bought it recently, try updating the drivers if you already haven't. __________________ WormNet username: cakedoer

7 Dec 2010, 19:20	#4
CakeDoer Join Date: May 2010 Location: Bulgaria	Right-click your WA.exe and under Properties, Compatibility, try running it in 640x480 and 256 colours. Hope that helps. :P __________________ WormNet username: cakedoer

12 Dec 2010, 12:49	#8
Muzer Join Date: May 2004 Location: A very odd place.	This is a known problem with some graphics cards on Vista, and one graphics card (the GMA-500 (Poulsbo)) on XP, and there isn't much you can do about it apart from pestering Intel for a driver update. Which operating system are you running? I don't believe you mentioned. __________________ Join Date: 3rd May 2004 Posts: 4,420 AT LAST COUNT THANKS DANGER FOR THE BRILLIANT AV, IN USE SINCE 2004! My old sig! http://myweb.tiscali.co.uk/digitaltv/oldsig.txt Awards: The oddest thread I have ever seen award. (How many bathrooms in your house?) Most Outrageous Recovery in the Team17 pop quiz 1/2 a point for reading someone's sig. 0118999881999119725...3

6 Dec 2010, 03:28	#3
Scrub555 Join Date: September 2008 Location: L.A.	Unless I'm doing something wrong, I tried updating the video driver and it says it already has the latest version I'm guessing this is something that can't be fixed easily since netbooks have tiny screens / weird resolutions

8 Dec 2010, 05:23	#5
Scrub555 Join Date: September 2008 Location: L.A.	dam, I thought that one was gonna work but it didn't Thanks though

8 Dec 2010, 23:09	#7
Scrub555 Join Date: September 2008 Location: L.A.	My netbook uses Intel Graphics Media Accelerator 3150. I followed your instructions and went on the Toshiba website, found the latest display driver, and saw that I have the current version, but that the release date was behind a few days, so I downloaded and installed it, but it still gives me the same error when I try to launch WA.

13 Dec 2010, 09:28	#9
Scrub555 Join Date: September 2008 Location: L.A.	Oops, Windows 7 Starter.

13 Dec 2010, 12:21	#10
Muzer Join Date: May 2004 Location: A very odd place.	Hmm, I didn't realise the problem extended to Windows 7 as well (though it is logical that it would). I'll correct the wiki page... __________________ Join Date: 3rd May 2004 Posts: 4,420 AT LAST COUNT THANKS DANGER FOR THE BRILLIANT AV, IN USE SINCE 2004! My old sig! http://myweb.tiscali.co.uk/digitaltv/oldsig.txt Awards: The oddest thread I have ever seen award. (How many bathrooms in your house?) Most Outrageous Recovery in the Team17 pop quiz 1/2 a point for reading someone's sig. 0118999881999119725...3

17 Dec 2010, 05:35	#11
Scrub555 Join Date: September 2008 Location: L.A.	CyberShadow help please?

17 Dec 2010, 13:44	#12
CyberShadow Moderator Join Date: July 2005 Location: Moldova, Eastern Europe	Well, there is no simple solution for this problem - W:A requires a video screen mode that your driver / adapter simply doesn't support. I could write a WormKit module which forces a higher screen resolution... but first, does your adapter support higher resolutions at the same colour depth (256 colours)? __________________ Worms Armageddon maintainer. Latest version: W:A 3.7.2 W:A devblog \| WormKit (W:A extension framework) \| Help and FAQs

17 Dec 2010, 22:57	#13
Scrub555 Join Date: September 2008 Location: L.A.	Yeah, 800x600 and 1024x600

18 Dec 2010, 10:38	#15
Scrub555 Join Date: September 2008 Location: L.A.	Works perfectly! Thanks a lot

6 Jan 2011, 00:36	#16
-revenge- Join Date: January 2011 Location: europe	hi, I have the same problem with 7 on a netbook with intel 3150.... where should i put the dll file in the archive? i want to give it a try, hoping it will be the solution! thanks

6 Jan 2011, 16:43	#17
CyberShadow Moderator Join Date: July 2005 Location: Moldova, Eastern Europe	The file I posted is a WormKit module. You have to unpack WormKit and said file to your W:A directory, then edit your W:A shortcut to run WormKit instead of WA.exe. __________________ Worms Armageddon maintainer. Latest version: W:A 3.7.2 W:A devblog \| WormKit (W:A extension framework) \| Help and FAQs

10 Jan 2011, 14:02	#18
-revenge- Join Date: January 2011 Location: europe	first of all thanks for your reply! I unrar the wormkit to the WA directory...I also put in the same directory the file .dll you upload here, but when I start wormkit it gives me "fatal error"! I run it in compatibility mode with XP, but it doesn't work maybe I'm doing something wrong..

10 Jan 2011, 14:19	#19
CyberShadow Moderator Join Date: July 2005 Location: Moldova, Eastern Europe	Please post the entire error message. "Fatal error" could mean anything. __________________ Worms Armageddon maintainer. Latest version: W:A 3.7.2 W:A devblog \| WormKit (W:A extension framework) \| Help and FAQs

10 Jan 2011, 14:29	#20
-revenge- Join Date: January 2011 Location: europe	Worms Armageddon has encountered an error. Detailed information about the error can be found in the ERRORLOG.TXT file.. i can attach the file if you need

10 Jan 2011, 14:33	#21
CyberShadow Moderator Join Date: July 2005 Location: Moldova, Eastern Europe	Yes, but first make sure that you are using the latest update. __________________ Worms Armageddon maintainer. Latest version: W:A 3.7.2 W:A devblog \| WormKit (W:A extension framework) \| Help and FAQs

10 Jan 2011, 14:54	#23
-revenge- Join Date: January 2011 Location: europe	I updated the game and it works!!! Is there any way to play it fullscreen, without the black area on thea right and below?

10 Jan 2011, 15:05	#24
CyberShadow Moderator Join Date: July 2005 Location: Moldova, Eastern Europe	Yes, but your computer does not support that screen mode. Hence the workaround in the form of the WormKit module you installed. Note that this is only regarding the front end, you can choose any resolution for the game. __________________ Worms Armageddon maintainer. Latest version: W:A 3.7.2 W:A devblog \| WormKit (W:A extension framework) \| Help and FAQs

12 Jan 2011, 03:28	#27
Lex Join Date: February 2002 Location: Toronto, Ontario, Canada	No. These problems are unrelated.

12 Jan 2011, 03:29	#28
CyberShadow Moderator Join Date: July 2005 Location: Moldova, Eastern Europe	No, Explorer. The WormKit module I posted makes the front end run at the 800×600 resolution, which causes black areas below and to the right of the front end. __________________ Worms Armageddon maintainer. Latest version: W:A 3.7.2 W:A devblog \| WormKit (W:A extension framework) \| Help and FAQs

4 Nov 2012, 22:08	#29
Squirminator2k Join Date: September 2002 Location: LA, CA (formerly UK)	Time for me to revive this thread. When I run Worms Armageddon while my laptop is connected to my HDTV via HDMI cable, the game throws up the "Unable to set desired video mode" error, even with this WormKit module. Is there perhaps a way to force the frontend to run at a resultion greater than 1024x768? I'm using the Steam build of Worms Armageddon, incidentally. __________________ [PortsCenter] - A show on the Internet about Change. And Video Games.

4 Nov 2012, 22:42	#30
GreeN Join Date: February 2007 Location: West Sussex	You may want to check this but first make sure you're using WormKitDS as it's the only one which works on Steam. (normal WormKit.exe doesn't load modules due to double-launch forced by Steam) also there's a windowed mode Last edited by GreeN; 4 Nov 2012 at 23:06.

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