error: Unable to set pixel format 29 for device context 0xd010c2a: error code 0

chungyu

error: Unable to set pixel format 29 for device context 0xd010c2a: error code 0

in Integration and Hardware • 4 months ago

I finish a program and it was able to run smoothly in Processing 1.0.6. I recently move to Processing 2.0 (32 bits) but I find that when i run the program, I get an error of this:

javax.media.opengl.GLException: Unable to set pixel format 29 for device context 0xd010c2a: error code 0

I search the forum but do not find any similar case as this. I have totally no idea what it is. Is it because of my video card which is too old for Processing 2.0? I run the same program by Processing 2.0 in a very new computer and it is fine.

The Video card of my notebook is: ATI Mobility Radeon Xpress 200. Oeprating System is Window XP (32 bits). I have visited the web site of my notebook company and download the video card driver to install again but no use. Could anyone please help me? Thanks.

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freelunch..

Re: error: Unable to set pixel format 29 for device context 0xd010c2a: error code 0

25 days ago

I get the (same?) problem on my 2005 Windows XP DELL laptop. It happens any time I invoke the dreaded P3D dealie in the setup, even if it's just slipped into a simple program that draws a rectangle. The exact response from Processing goes like this:

"javax.media.opengl.GLException: Unable to set pixel format 6 for device context 0xf2010c0f: error code 0"

Perhaps it's just time for a new computer. But I know that's just a hopeless consumer cop-out. It would be great to find a way to run this sort of thing on an old dinosaur like mine.

You say it works fine in version 1.0.6? Where can I get this?

PhiLho

Re: error: Unable to set pixel format 29 for device context 0xd010c2a: error code 0

25 days ago

Processing 1.5.1 is using the old OpenGL / P3D modes, so should be comfortable with old graphics cards, and can still be downloaded.
Processing 2.0 uses a more recent version of OpenGL and is more demanding on graphics cards: some, like mine (low end Intel GPU) start up very slowly, others like your are just out of their league...

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