Doom 3 Installation problems.

Ok...Here's my massive problem. I purchased Doom3 recently from Walmart, and I came home and installed it onto my Vaio. I finished installing it, and I clicked play, and then that's when the problems arose. The screen flickers a few times, like its really trying to start, and then it gives me a blue box with error letters.

2390 MHz Intel CPU with MMX & SSE & SSE2
480 MB System Memory
32 MB Video Memory
Winsock Initialized
Hostname: VALUED-CB7D4C82
IP: 208.222.45.150
doom using MMX & SSE & SSE2 for SIMD processing
enabled Flush-To-Zero mode
enabled Denormals-Are-Zero mode
------ Initializing File System ------
Current search path:
C:\Program Files\Doom 3/base
C:\Program Files\Doom 3\base\pak004.pk4 (5137 files)
C:\Program Files\Doom 3\base\pak003.pk4 (4676 files)
C:\Program Files\Doom 3\base\pak002.pk4 (6120 files)
C:\Program Files\Doom 3\base\pak001.pk4 (8972 files)
C:\Program Files\Doom 3\base\pak000.pk4 (2698 files)
C:\Program Files\Doom 3\base\game00.pk4 (2 files)
game DLL: 0x0 in pak: 0x0
file system initialized.
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----- Initializing Decls -----
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------- Initializing renderSystem --------
using ARB renderSystem
renderSystem initialized.
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4966 strings read from strings/english.lang
Couldn't open journal files
execing editor.cfg
execing default.cfg
couldn't exec DoomConfig.cfg
couldn't exec autoexec.cfg
4966 strings read from strings/english.lang
----- Initializing Sound System ------
sound system initialized.
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----- R_InitOpenGL -----
Initializing OpenGL subsystem
...registered window class
...registered fake window class
...initializing QGL
...calling LoadLibrary( 'opengl32' ): succeeded
Couldn't find proc address for: wglGetExtensionsStringARB
Couldn't find proc address for: wglSwapIntervalEXT
Couldn't find proc address for: wglGetPixelFormatAttribivARB
Couldn't find proc address for: wglGetPixelFormatAttribfvARB
Couldn't find proc address for: wglChoosePixelFormatARB
Couldn't find proc address for: wglCreatePbufferARB
Couldn't find proc address for: wglGetPbufferDCARB
Couldn't find proc address for: wglReleasePbufferDCARB
Couldn't find proc address for: wglDestroyPbufferARB
Couldn't find proc address for: wglQueryPbufferARB
Couldn't find proc address for: wglBindTexImageARB
Couldn't find proc address for: wglReleaseTexImageARB
Couldn't find proc address for: wglSetPbufferAttribARB
...calling CDS: ok
...created window @ 0,0 (640x480)
Initializing OpenGL driver
...getting DC: succeeded
...attempting to use stereo
...PIXELFORMAT 5 selected
...creating GL context: succeeded
...making context current: succeeded
Couldn't find proc address for: wglGetExtensionsStringARB
Couldn't find proc address for: wglSwapIntervalEXT
Couldn't find proc address for: wglGetPixelFormatAttribivARB
Couldn't find proc address for: wglGetPixelFormatAttribfvARB
Couldn't find proc address for: wglChoosePixelFormatARB
Couldn't find proc address for: wglCreatePbufferARB
Couldn't find proc address for: wglGetPbufferDCARB
Couldn't find proc address for: wglReleasePbufferDCARB
Couldn't find proc address for: wglDestroyPbufferARB
Couldn't find proc address for: wglQueryPbufferARB
Couldn't find proc address for: wglBindTexImageARB
Couldn't find proc address for: wglReleaseTexImageARB
Couldn't find proc address for: wglSetPbufferAttribARB

------- Input Initialization -------
Initializing DirectInput...
mouse: DirectInput initialized.
keyboard: DirectInput initialized.
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sound: STEREO
...using GL_ARB_multitexture
X..GL_ARB_texture_env_combine not found
X..GL_ARB_texture_cube_map not found
X..GL_ARB_texture_env_dot3 not found
X..GL_ARB_texture_env_add not found
X..GL_ARB_texture_non_power_of_two not found
X..GL_ARB_texture_compression not found
X..GL_EXT_texture_filter_anisotropic not found
X..GL_EXT_texture_lod not found
X..GL_1.4_texture_lod_bias not found
X..GL_EXT_shared_texture_palette not found
X..GL_EXT_texture3D not found
X..GL_EXT_stencil_wrap not found
X..GL_NV_register_combiners not found
X..GL_EXT_stencil_two_side not found
X..GL_ATI_separate_stencil not found
X..GL_ATI_fragment_shader not found
X..GL_ARB_vertex_buffer_object not found
X..GL_ARB_vertex_program not found
X..GL_ARB_fragment_program not found
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ERROR: The current video card / driver combination does not support the necessary features
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Error during initialization
Shutting down OpenGL subsystem
...wglMakeCurrent( NULL, NULL ): success
...deleting GL context: success
...releasing DC: success
...destroying window
...resetting display
...shutting down QGL
...unloading OpenGL DLL

I'm not able to decipher this technical jargon, so any help would be greatly appreciated. I'm currently downloading the patch, and I downloaded the DirectX 9.0(R)B or whatever that is. I'd like to thank you guys in advance.

The ansver lies within this message: #ERROR: The current video card / driver combination does not support the necessary features#.

So probably your videocard is too old or weak, to support the games pixelshaders etc the game requires. Just the fact that your videocard have 32mb video memory tells me this card cant run Doom 3 properly. 128mb videocard memory is the minimum amount.

What videocard do you have?

Originally Posted by goranpaa

128mb videocard memory is the minimum amount.

I ran Doom 3 on my GeForce 4 MX440. Haha. It wasn't horrible, just a little laggy in some spots. But yeah, you should probably have at the very least 64MB.

Should always check the min. requirements of a game beofre buying it. If your card is supported, update the drivers and DirectX if you're not using the latest version.

Thanks guys. I guess I'll drop drop some coin on a new video card, because if it needs upgrading for Doom3, then it will get upgraded. By the way, how much do 128mb video cards cost? Nothing too fancy, just enough would be nice. Thanks. It's a Sony Vaio, and I believe it's got an ATX motherboard, in case you need that.

I think the best bang for buck card would be a 9800Pro.

If you dont mind a refurbished videocard?

REFURBISHED: SAPPHIRE 100556-RD Radeon 9800PRO 128MB 256-bit DDR AGP 4X/8X Video Card - OEM $99.00

If you do?

SAPPHIRE 100556-RD Radeon 9800PRO 128MB 256-bit DDR AGP 4X/8X Video Card - OEM $126.00

( I could have said, "Get a Radeon 9800SE, for 80 bucks". But that card is slower and have fewer pixel pipelines. And as you seems to like shooters. I guess you some day buy F.E.A.R. or Condemned. And then you will be glad to have the power of the Radeon 9800Pro.)

Prices,newegg, webshop.

This card is able to play any game.

If you want something better? Then you will have to shell out about 150 bucks for the card. And probably a new powersupply for 70 bucks.

But first, download Everest home,and check if your motherboard is equipped with an AGP port? Check under "Motherboard" and "Expansion slots" for "AGP".

Everest home here:

http://www.majorgeeks.com/download4181.html

If you find,that your mobo does'nt have an AGP port?

Then this PCI videocard will be the best choise:

PNY VCGFX55PPB Geforce FX5500 128MB 128-bit DDR PCI Video Card - Retail $89.00

But dont confuse "PCI videocards" , with PCI Express. PCI Express, wont fit your motherboard.

You can find this cards at newegg, webshop.

You may also want to bump up that Memory as well...especially for FPS's!!!

Cheers

All of this just to play Doom, lol. Yeah, so I went to my local computer store, and since it's getting late in the holidays, it was either the $70 3DFuzion graphics card V2.0. Nvida, or a $179 one, and so I obviously got the cheaper one, since I don't own one of those sweet money trees. Now, in the installation manual for the graphics card, it says to uninstall the graphics card on the computer before I install the new one, and to do that I should by 1.) going to control panel 2.) using add or remove programs 3.) uninstalling graphics card. First, I can't find my manual for my computer, so how am I supposed to know what to uninstall. If you guys just happen to know offhand what the graphics card for a Sony Vaio PCV-RX850 is.....then that'd be just swell. And if you don't do any work(don't blame you) then do you know where I should go to find this out. I did a few searches on yahoo and msn and came up with nothing useful, just prices and people trying to sell it to me, which did me no good. Thanks.

Right click on My Computer, click Properties, go to Hardware, then click the Device Manager tab. Expand the section for display adapters, and that will be your video card. Right click on that, and uninstall. Then go to Add/Remove programs and you should be able to find something like NVida Drivers, or ATI Drivers, depending on your original card.

That Vaio have: Graphics Card: SIS651 Integrated Graphics, with video memory 32 MB.
Then it's not surpriceing it wont manage DOOM3. And 32mb of memory. YAY!