CT6980 or TNT2 nVidia Riva Driver Badly needed

Right, so I have a Creative Model CT6980 Graphics Card otherwise known as a TNT2 nVIDIA RIVA M64/32MB, but I cannot find a good XP driver for it. There seem to be massive problems with TNT2 nVIDIA RIVA M64 driver such as making the system fail to recognise the card, a bit of a problem, and as I am working on someone elses system I am under orders not to destroy it. Therefore does anyone know of a low risk XP driver that would do for this card?

 

Try this site: http://www.driverguide.com Requires registration w/ a valid email address but it's free and you get a certain number of free downloads a month... in the meantime, I'll do some more research. If you can't find anything at driverguide, I'll post a link here.... GOOD LUCK!!!! You should find what you need at driverguide.

hopperdave2000

 

OK- after some intense searching, I found the driver at Creative Europe/UK. They say it's an update, but Creative driver 'updates' are usually fully functional drivers with updated features (like DX9c support). Anyway, here the link:
http://uk.europe.creative.com/suppo...&driverlang=1033&OS=10&drivertype=0&x=28&y=16

GOOD LUCK!!!!
hopperdave2000
BTW- The official name of your card is GraphicsBlaster RIVA TNT2 Value/3D Blaster RIVA TNT2 M64...

 

Thanks for the solution Hopperdave2000. I will try this out later today. I know trying to find this driver is a major pain and I appreciate the effort. Will let you know how it pans out later today.

 

http://www.nvidia.com/object/winxp_2k_93.71.html

 

So I seem to be hitting a common problem here. Whenever I require anything that needs to load OpenGL, it just fails, in otherwords it will not load OpenGL. I have tried the drivers listed above, and nothing seems to correct this problem. I am wondering if there is an underlying hardware issue here. Cant see there should be.

 

In fact this is what I keep getting:

COD MP 1.1 build win-x86 Oct 8 2003
----- FS_Startup -----
Current language: english
Current search path:
C:\PROGRA~1\CALLOF~1\main\pak6.pk3 (3 files)
C:\PROGRA~1\CALLOF~1\main\pak5.pk3 (4858 files)
C:\PROGRA~1\CALLOF~1\main\pak4.pk3 (1668 files)
C:\PROGRA~1\CALLOF~1\main\pak3.pk3 (1992 files)
C:\PROGRA~1\CALLOF~1\main\pak2.pk3 (694 files)
C:\PROGRA~1\CALLOF~1\main\pak1.pk3 (2642 files)
C:\PROGRA~1\CALLOF~1\main\pak0.pk3 (12828 files)
C:\PROGRA~1\CALLOF~1/main
C:\PROGRA~1\CALLOF~1\main\localized_english_pak1.pk3 (3736 files)
localized assets pak file for english
C:\PROGRA~1\CALLOF~1\main\localized_english_pak0.pk3 (1204 files)
localized assets pak file for english

File Handles:
----------------------
29625 files in pk3 files
execing default_mp.cfg
couldn't exec language.cfg
couldn't exec config_mp.cfg
couldn't exec autoexec_mp.cfg
========= autoconfigure
configure_mp.csv: using configuration 1200 cpu MHz 256 sys MB 32 vid MB
execing configure_mp.cfg
fs_basepath is write protected.
fs_homepath is write protected.
Hunk_Clear: reset the hunk ok
...detecting CPU, found Intel Pentium III
Measured CPU speed is 1.69 GHz
System memory is 256 MB (capped at 1 GB)
Video card memory is 32 MB
Streaming SIMD Extensions (SSE) supported

Winsock Initialized
Opening IP socket: localhost:28960
Hostname: none-c8ze8to7p6
IP: 192.168.0.2
----- Client Initialization -----
Resolving codmotd.activision.com
Couldn't resolve address
----- Initializing Renderer ----
-------------------------------
----- Client Initialization Complete -----
----- R_Init -----
Initializing OpenGL subsystem
...initializing QGL
...calling LoadLibrary( 'C:\WINDOWS\system32\opengl32.dll' ): succeeded
...setting mode 3: 640 480 FS
...using colorbits of 32
...calling CDS: ok
...registered window class
...created window@0,0 (640x480)
Initializing OpenGL driver
...getting DC: succeeded
...GLW_ChoosePFD( 32, 24, 8 )
...35 PFDs found
...GLW_ChoosePFD failed
...GLW_ChoosePFD( 16, 24, 0 )
...35 PFDs found
...GLW_ChoosePFD failed
...failed to find an appropriate PIXELFORMAT
...restoring display settings
...WARNING: could not set the given mode (3)
...shutting down QGL
...unloading OpenGL DLL
----- CL_Shutdown -----
RE_Shutdown( 1 )
-----------------------
Hunk_Clear: reset the hunk ok
Could not load OpenGL. Make sure that you have the latest drivers for your video card from the manufacturer's web site.

 

Spent all day on this. Cant resolve the problem so any assistance would be very welcome.

 

try the drivers I linked??

 

Yep, tried all the drivers suggested, and a handfull of other drivers. nothing makes any difference. From looking around I am not the only person to have this trouble.

 

First reinstall the offical nvidia drivers, then try uninstalling reinstall cod, then apply any patches for cod.

 

It's definitely a COD issue..... try uninstalling the game and all display drivers and rebooting.... then install display drivers and DX9c/OpenGL updates... then install the game again..... good luck!!!! It may be that COD and your card are not compatible.... as mentioned above, check for patches at COD's web site.....

hopperdave2000

 

Its really strange, anything that requires OpenGL has the same problem, not just COD. I have seem a few forums that identify running openGL as a prob on this card, but no solution has been offered. Problem is apart from knowing what OpenGL does, I dont know anything about it. Good thing is it primarily affects games on the system. I will have another crack at it on the weekend, but am running low on ideas.

 

OpenGL is a graphics/3D rendering standard similar to DirectX.... you might want to consider a video upgrade. You can get a WAY better AGP video card (Geforce6200:128 or 256mb) for under $100. I think your card may be too old for the current OpenGL standard.....

 

Yeah I was thinking in terms of this being a hardware problem, but just cant work out the mechanics of why. The card was an old one that I had planned to use in another computer, but because of the voltage being wrong for that mb, I could not fit it so used it in another build. Probably is upgrade time...