I have a problem.
I have recently had graphics cards dying out of the blue, so I am currently using a computer without a graphics card until I figure out why they are all dying.
That isn't the problem though.
The problem is, can I run Minecraft without a graphics card? May be a stupid question, because I'm sure my PC doesn't just have accelerated openGL built into it or anything, but I get this error every time I try:
Bad video card drivers!
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Minecraft was unable to start because it failed to find an accelerated OpenGL mode.
This can usually be fixed by updating the video card drivers.
--- BEGIN ERROR REPORT 7fe0271 --------
Generated 4/27/11 10:35 PM
Minecraft: Minecraft Beta 1.5_01
OS: Windows Vista (x86) version 6.0
Java: 1.6.0_24, Sun Microsystems Inc.
VM: Java HotSpot(TM) Client VM (mixed mode, sharing), Sun Microsystems Inc.
LWJGL: 2.4.2
[failed to get system properties (java.lang.NullPointerException)]
org.lwjgl.LWJGLException: Pixel format not accelerated
at org.lwjgl.opengl.WindowsPeerInfo.nChoosePixelFormat(Native Method)
at org.lwjgl.opengl.WindowsPeerInfo.choosePixelFormat(WindowsPeerInfo.java:52)
at org.lwjgl.opengl.WindowsDisplay.createWindow(WindowsDisplay.java:185)
at org.lwjgl.opengl.Display.createWindow(Display.java:311)
at org.lwjgl.opengl.Display.create(Display.java:856)
at org.lwjgl.opengl.Display.create(Display.java:784)
at org.lwjgl.opengl.Display.create(Display.java:765)
at net.minecraft.client.Minecraft.a(SourceFile:272)
at net.minecraft.client.Minecraft.run(SourceFile:658)
at java.lang.Thread.run(Unknown Source)
--- END ERROR REPORT fc5701e8 ----------
I used to have an nVidia geforce 8800 in my box, but I took it out because of previously stated reasons.
My specs are:
Windows Vista
Pentium(R) Dual Core CPU E5200 2.50GHz
4 GBs Ram
1.5 TB hardrives. (one 1TB drive and one 512GB drive)
Possible? If so, how to?