error in stepmania

Tashi · Posted: Tue Feb 03, 2004 10:38 pm Post subject: error in stepmania

i just got an older computer running win 98 and when i start up stepmania all the songs laod and then i get this error
CreateTexture(128,32,pixfmt=1) failed: D3DERR_INVALIDCALL
anyone know what caused this,
64mb sdram
P2
350 mhz
its about 6 years old, i got my EMS 2.0 and all the other drivers i should need running (i think)
thanks in advance,
Tashi

Edit: also there is a pin missing on the monetor where is plugs into the comp, i doubt thats the problem,but thought its worth mentioning.
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hooded__paladin · Trick Member Joined: 10 Nov 2003

-does it have an acceptable 3D video card?
-does it have the latest version of direct X?
-do you honestly think stepmania will run on a 350 mhz machine?

Tashi · Posted: Tue Feb 03, 2004 11:20 pm Post subject:

nvm when i updated my video drivers my resolution got set to 256 colors, its running fine now, btw, anyone know where i can buy a stick of sdram?
64 megs aint holding up to well, the songs play fine but the menu's are pretty laggy
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Prizm · Trick Member Joined: 07 Oct 2003 Location: Australia

All monitor plugs have that pin missing, it's normal.

I think the problem is your video card, it doesn't have enough grunt. RAM will help with song loading etc, but for speed you'll need to update the video card.

Prizm

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hooded__paladin · Trick Member Joined: 10 Nov 2003

DirectX is the SDK that controls the graphics sound, controller input and more for many games, including Stepmania. It's NECESSARY.

You're thinking of Divx, the video codec. That's only needed to play Divx-coded videos.

Tashi · Posted: Thu Feb 05, 2004 12:23 am Post subject:

hmm, if that pin is supposed to be missing, what that heck keeps causing the monitor to flash every 30 seconds or so....its 6 years old, so im just gonna assume its dying, but that dont bug me to much, when my graphics card gets here itll be pluged into a tv anyway. thanks guys (and gals)

Tashi
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