TnL not detected on your display monitor

[johnson636]

Hello everyone. After a successful install of Star Wars Battlefront, I'm unable to start the game; I get this error, "No TnL detected on your display adapter." What does this mean and how do I solve this problem. Does this have anything to do with a 3D feature?

[hoxlund]

that is indeed a hardware feature of the video card, do you know which video card you have?

TnL stands for Transform and Lighting btw

i think they added TnL in video cards at the first geforce cards, could be wrong though

[johnson636]

How do I determine what video card I have?

[hoxlund]

you might be able to find out by typing dxdiag in the run command in windows, or go to your display properties by right click the desktop and hit properties, then advanced

[johnson636]

I have a DELL E771a on ATI Technoligies Inc. RAGE 128 PRO II ULTRA GL AGP my chip type: Rage 128 Pro II, (AGP 4X/PCI)
DAC Type: Internal DAC (350mghz) Is this not good?

[hoxlund]

i guess the rage 128mb vid cards didn't support hardware TnL

besides you wouldn't be able to play battlefront with that card anyway

id advise picking up something more powerful

[Justin42]

Yeah, the Rage128 is a very, very old card by technology standards (it came out late 1998, early 1999). You'll need to pick up something newer to play most modern games...

[johnson636]

Are video cards difficult to install?

[bill]

Are video cards difficult to install?

No.

Whats the operating system and motherboard in your computer.

[johnson636]

XP Home. How do I find out what motherboard I have?

[bill]

Lets start over..

You might find all the info you need in your computer manual. Or you could just call Dell and ask what your computer's motherboard supports.

If not, you might download this program http://www.pcpro.co.uk/?domain=custompc ... nload.html

and after the install

Start AIDA32.
Expand the- motherboard tree.
Highlight- motherboard.
Read- motherboard name.
You can then Google or go to Dell's website and find out what video cards your motherboard supports. For example, AGP 2X, 4X, 8X...






Here are the minimum system requirements for the game, note the T&L requirements- http://support.lucasarts.com/tsg/SWBFQu ... emReqs.htm

Here's the list of recommended video cards and drivers- http://support.lucasarts.com/tsg/SWBFQu ... tedVCL.htm



To replace the video card, assuming you have an AGP slot.

Turn off the computer and unplug the power.

Press the start button to discharge the computer.

Be careful of static charges from your body.

Remove the case cover and look for the AGP slot. Start by looking at the bottom of the motherboard and raise your line of sight. You will see a series of horizontal slots, it should be the top slot above the PCI slots.

Remove the screw holding in the existing card. Look to the rear of the card to see if there is a retaining clip. If there is, release the clip and gently wiggle the card out of the slot.

Install the new card and reverse the steps above.

Start the computer, XP Home will install basic drivers for the video card. You then install the drivers that came with the card or use the updated drivers on the video card manufactures website.

If your computer doesn't post, shut down and repeat the steps above. Make certain the video card is fully seated in the slot.

That's what works for me, do so at your own risk.

Good luck

PS, If you decide to go with a modern video card like ATI's 9800 Pro make sure that the computers power supply is large enough.

[johnson636]

Thanks BigMonkey