Genport I/O Initilization failed

[Thresher[tu]]

when ever i load Joequake or proquake it says this. I just got windows XP home edition and now quake wont work.

can anyone help?

[foq]

For now, you can try Baker's Direct X version of Quake. I'm sure he will come in here flaunting it around soon.

To fix the issue permenately, these links may help...
http://discussions.virtualdr.com/arc.../t-131485.html
http://forums.techguy.org/games/1141...genport-i.html
http://www.3dfxzone.it/enboard/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=1514

As for the last link, I don't really think the hardware can be damaged by installing a driver...

[Baker]

What are your graphics card and video specs?

Is this a really old machine?

The reason I ask is I did some light Googling and it sounds like this is related to an old graphics card as far as I can tell. I keep seeing the words Voodoo graphics card. If so, you may actually need opengl32.dll drivers in your Quake folder.

[Baker]

Update:

According to what I've read, try using ProQuake 3.99 and I doubt you'll have this problem:

http://www.quakeone.com/proquake/pro...80131_1850.zip

[Thresher[tu]]

Geforce 2deluxe :-\

It's worked before.

I havent ran it for awhile. I clicked on something in my quake folder and quake got fucked up. I re-downloaded it and now it wont work.
First it said i needed to get glide2x.dll so i got that, ANd now it say's the genport.

[Baker]

Open your Quake folder and delete opengl32.dll and then your problem is solved.

http://www.quakeone.com/index.php?in...&op=show&id=27

[Thresher[tu]]

ok i did that. Ran glpro399. Only a white screen show's up.

[Baker]

Ok, it looks like you are close.

1. Try adding -gamma to your command line. If that fails, proceed to #2.
2. Try -no8bit to your command line and try it. If that fails, proceed to #3.
3. Try -nomtex to your command line and try it. If that fails, do #4.
4. Try -no8bit and -nomtex to your command line and try it.

If all of the above fail, use d3dpro399.exe (it's in the same zip as glpro399.exe) instead of glpro399.exe. d3dpro often works where glpro fails because it doesn't use OpenGL drivers and uses Direct3D instead.

You might also try JoeQuake or Qrack if none of the above work.

/If you get it work, please post back what fixed it because some others have said they have a similar problems recently. I'm wondering if the latest drivers for GeForce aren't the problem.

[Thresher[tu]]

in consol? or in my cfg file?

[Thresher[tu]]

ok d3dpro works.

thanks

but no one is on rage Grr

[Baker]

connect speaknow.quakeone.com

It's CA and rather busy.

[spooker]

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