Unable to find screen display mode: 1024x768 at 24 [Solved]

Richy · Post by **Richy** » Sat Nov 14, 2009 7:38 am

I have just downloaded this game and was attempting to logon and I got the error message Unable to find screen display mode: 1024x768 at 32. After browsing the forums and discovering that 24 was the depth I should have (since I am running this on Linux) I changed it to 24 and got the similar error except with 24 instead of 32. Can anyone give me some advice on how to fix this?
OS: Ubuntu 9.04 (64 bit)
Kernel: 2.6.28-16-generic
GCC Version: 4.3.3 (x86_64-linux-gnu)
Video Adapter: NVIDIA Geforce 6800 Ultra
VBIOS version: 05.40.02.15.07
GPU Frequency: 425. MHz
Memory: 256 MB (Running at 1100 MHz)
NVIDIA Driver Version: 180.44
Resolution: 1900 x 1200
Audio Adapter: VIA Technologies Inc. VT8233/A/8235/8237 AC97 Audio Controller (Rev. 60)
Internet: I am on a broadband school network
CPU: AMD Athlon(tm) 64 Processor 3500+
Frequency: 1000.000 MHz
L2 Cache: 512 KB
Memory: 2 x 512 MB PC 3200 DDR 400 Super Talent RAM

Llama · Post by **Llama** » Sat Nov 14, 2009 8:57 am

Allright, so that error message tells you that illarion needs to be run in a 1024x768 - 32 bit colour resolution.

So check your screen resolution - if it is less than 1024x768 - you're going to need to increase the screen resolution. Also the 'colour' value needs to be equal to the colours being used on the system.

ADDED: Hrm, your resolution is fine - try opening it windowed mode and see if it works for you - make sure the colours are equal.

Richy · Post by **Richy** » Sat Nov 14, 2009 9:11 am

Tried both windowed and full screen modes at high and reduced graphics and at every flavor of color (16, 24, and 32) 24 seems to be what I should be using according to everything that I have found. Any other ideas on how to fix this?

Post by **Nitram** » Sat Nov 14, 2009 9:26 am

That error indicates that the 1024x768 resolution is not supported by your x window system settings. Your display is large enough as it looks like, but still this small resolution needs to be allowed by the x window system.

When using the nvidia display driver you should be able to allow that resolution using the config utility. I think by:

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sudo nvidia-settings

Make sure in this tool that the resolution 1024 x 768 is selected as a optional resolution in addition to your usual display resolution.

Nitram

Richy · Post by **Richy** » Sat Nov 14, 2009 9:55 am

I tried running that utility and it does not seem to have anywhere on it to add additional allowed displays. Do you know where in the menu such an option might be located? I have looked through it and the closest thing I can find to what you might be talking would be the metamodes.... but if that is the issue than a metamode already exits for 1024x768. Any Ideas?

Damien · Post by **Damien** » Sat Nov 14, 2009 10:28 am

I am running a client on Ubuntu as well. I have found out that a few tools on the machine do need system rights and don`t have them. For example, the command Nitram posted will show up a settings screen that will also showed by your system instead of the standard display settings if you use an nvidia driver - but without rights to really save the configurationfile !
In that case, it might be useful to go to the system / main menu tool, open the display entry, and add the command "gksudo" in front of the command"gnome-display-properties", if you want to change the settings often and without entering the terminal. This should also set the necessary rights for the nvidia tool, which will be shown by the properties setting when you use nvidia drivers.
When you set your device to 1024x768 at 24bit colors and save the settings to the x server configuration file, then reboot your machine (or relog, might be enough), illa should play, unless you change your display settings again.

Side remark : I used a GeForce 7050 onboard graphics chipset before. That one wasn't able to really get things to run properly on 9.04 and 9.10. A short while after changing to 9.10, i put in a cheap GeForce 9400 GT version - and since then, the above method works.

Richy · Post by **Richy** » Sat Nov 14, 2009 5:56 pm

Not sue what part of that made it work, but it did and thank you all so much for your time.