Author Topic: Blockland could not detect any suitable display device after Windows 8.1 update (Read 4358 times)

Shell · October 18, 2013, 09:08:20 PM

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Blockland Display Initialization Failed
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Blockland could not detect any suitable display device - Most likely because you do not have the latest drivers installed for your video hardware.

For help on updating your drivers, please visit http://www.Blockland.us/driverUpdate
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OK
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This happened after I installed the Windows 8.1 update. Blockland ran fine before, now this message pops up when I try to run the launcher.

I tried following the instructions at that page but they are ridiculously outdated.

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Pecon · October 18, 2013, 10:06:32 PM

The page may be outdated, but it's probably your best bet for finding the issue. Try searching "yourgraphicscardname" "drivers".

Pecon · October 18, 2013, 10:07:43 PM

Also, you can do winkey+r to open the Run Prompt in Windows 8.

Shell · October 19, 2013, 11:54:33 AM

I downloaded the latest beta driver, installed it, restarted, and the same message pops up.

Crispy_ · October 19, 2013, 12:05:45 PM

maybe the updated corrupted your blockland installation, try redownloading blockland

Shell · October 19, 2013, 12:25:06 PM

i just did, same error

Pyndul · October 19, 2013, 11:04:15 PM

Same problem here... Installing the driver didn't help.

Admiral Obvious · October 21, 2013, 07:51:56 PM

Note to self: don't get windows 8.1

Pyndul · October 21, 2013, 08:18:22 PM

Quote from: Admiral Obvious on October 21, 2013, 07:51:56 PM

Note to self: don't get windows 8.1

Yeah... Win7 is really the way to go. Less touchscreen and metro looking stuff.

Pecon · October 21, 2013, 08:34:51 PM

Did your device come preinstalled with Windows 8? In that case, the manufacturer will likely release a newer driver for it soon if not already.

Pyndul · October 21, 2013, 09:45:00 PM

I hope so, these custom drivers are stupid.

LeetZero · October 22, 2013, 03:11:55 AM

Press Windowskey+R then type in "dxdiag", and enter. Go into display and see what you have.

hammereditor� · October 22, 2013, 07:30:42 AM

What video card do you have?
If there's no video card, what CPU do you use?

nerraD · October 23, 2013, 12:17:14 PM

I'm running Windows 8.1 on both computers and I changed the compatibility type on the Blockland executable and worked for me.

Pecon · October 23, 2013, 02:58:44 PM

Quote from: nerraD on October 23, 2013, 12:17:14 PM

I'm running Windows 8.1 on both computers and I changed the compatibility type on the Blockland executable and worked for me.

Same here. This is why I think it's just manufacturer-specific drivers being incompatible.

Shell, maybe you should send them an email telling them to fix their stuff.