Author Topic: "No Suitable Display Device" (Read 1005 times)

Sergio · August 09, 2012, 02:01:29 AM

When I try to run Blockland, It crashes before reaching the title screen, and I receive a message telling me it cannot detect a suitable display device. It suggests I go to the Blockland homepage for information on updating my display drivers.

I have used the Direct X Diagnostic Tool to view the information on my display drivers. My Chip Type says "Intel HD Graphics Family." So I don't think the problem is that my display drivers are too old.

Someone help!

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Soundwaver7 · August 09, 2012, 06:49:21 AM

Update your graphics drivers like the guide said.

Sergio · August 09, 2012, 08:00:45 AM

There's no chipset family for "Intel HD Chipset" on the Intel website.

Sergio · August 09, 2012, 08:18:59 AM

I'm not very computer savey, if you can't already tell. I'm sporting a brand new computer, only a few days old. And It costed me a small fortune to purchase it. So, I'm pretty sure everything is good enough and up to date to run Blockland.

Pacnet2012² · August 09, 2012, 08:33:36 AM

You need a real graphics card, not the graphics in your CPU.

TheBlackParrot · August 09, 2012, 08:51:43 AM

Quote from: Pacnet2012² on August 09, 2012, 08:33:36 AM

You need a real graphics card, not the graphics in your CPU.

No you don't; Blockland runs fine on my Intel GMA965.

Soundwaver7 · August 09, 2012, 11:45:31 AM

http://www.intel.com/p/en_US/support/detect/
Get your drivers here, that should fix it.

Sergio · August 10, 2012, 01:41:39 AM

I am certain my computer has a real graphics card. When I was customizing it I chose the "NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 675M" and according to the NVIDIA website my NVIDIA drivers are up to date.

Soundwaver, I used that Intel support website, and after scanning my computer it's telling my my graphics driver is current and my chipset is valid.

Sergio · August 10, 2012, 01:50:34 AM

I went to the Device Manager in the Control Panel. I checked for updates for both my "Intel HD Graphics 4000" and my "NVIDIA® GeForce GTX 675M." Windows told me both were up to date.

KoopaScooper · August 10, 2012, 02:18:58 AM

Set your primary display to the 675M and try launching Blockland again

Sergio · August 10, 2012, 12:36:08 PM

After doing some research I found that my computer has some technology that causes it to switch between the integrated graphics and the high end NVIDIA graphics when needed. It uses Integrated graphics when I'm surfing the web and switches to NVIDIA when I decide to play 3D games ect. I went to the NVIDIA control panel and disabled this feature, and commanded it to only use the NVIDIA graphics card.

And this solved my problem! Thanks everyone for their input.