This is a tutorial on some video card stuff. Most of the posts in the vanilla client support are about video card driver failure, so I want to make a tutorial on what to do if this happens. So, I'll put it in order, general to advanced.
So, let's say that you get that "Bad video card drivers" message and you don't know what to do. The first thing, most important, is to make sure your video card drivers are up to date. There can be an update that supports more OpenGL. If that fails, you kind of have to get to more advanced.
The more advanced thing is to replace your video card driver or to switch to a new one. If you have an integrated video card driver and that doesn't support enough OpenGL, then you need to switch. This is how you do that:
Buy a video card driver that supports OpenGL. I would prefer GeForce, that's what I used to use for my tower top, and it's the best (it was old and died, but you can still trust it.) There are cheap ones out there! Also buy a modern cable.
Open up your computer and put in the video card driver. Remember to discharge yourself before touching the video card driver or any other drivers or else they can die!
Take out the cable that connects with the integrated video card driver and store it somewhere.
Put the modern cable in the new video card driver.
Connect the cable to your monitor.
If you have a bought video card driver and it's not working, then follow these instructions:
Buy a video card driver that supports OpenGL.
Open up your computer and replace the old video card driver and take out the cable. Remember to discharge yourself before touching the video card drivers or else they can die!
Put in the new video card driver and connect the cable to the video card driver.
Connect the cable to your monitor.
So yeah, these are the things to do when you get that log. Hopefully my advice is useful!
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So, let's say that you get that "Bad video card drivers" message and you don't know what to do. The first thing, most important, is to make sure your video card drivers are up to date. There can be an update that supports more OpenGL. If that fails, you kind of have to get to more advanced.
The more advanced thing is to replace your video card driver or to switch to a new one. If you have an integrated video card driver and that doesn't support enough OpenGL, then you need to switch. This is how you do that:
- Buy a video card driver that supports OpenGL. I would prefer GeForce, that's what I used to use for my tower top, and it's the best (it was old and died, but you can still trust it.) There are cheap ones out there! Also buy a modern cable.
- Open up your computer and put in the video card driver. Remember to discharge yourself before touching the video card driver or any other drivers or else they can die!
- Take out the cable that connects with the integrated video card driver and store it somewhere.
- Put the modern cable in the new video card driver.
- Connect the cable to your monitor.
If you have a bought video card driver and it's not working, then follow these instructions:- Buy a video card driver that supports OpenGL.
- Open up your computer and replace the old video card driver and take out the cable. Remember to discharge yourself before touching the video card drivers or else they can die!
- Put in the new video card driver and connect the cable to the video card driver.
- Connect the cable to your monitor.
So yeah, these are the things to do when you get that log. Hopefully my advice is useful!