Nestopia V1.40 no worky???

WedNESday · Post by **WedNESday** » Wed Nov 12, 2008 9:07 am

...it just crashes with 'Unknown Direct3D Error' whenever I try to load a ROM...

Zepper · Post by **Zepper** » Wed Nov 12, 2008 1:56 pm

Try NESticle!

WedNESday · Post by **WedNESday** » Wed Nov 12, 2008 3:37 pm

Fx3 wrote:Try NESticle!

I mean, what? How about offering me some genuine support or something.

Dwedit · Post by **Dwedit** » Wed Nov 12, 2008 3:57 pm

DirectX 9 Webupdater?

WedNESday · Post by **WedNESday** » Thu Nov 13, 2008 10:34 am

Dwedit wrote:DirectX 9 Webupdater?

Whaaaaaaat?

Post by **tepples** » Thu Nov 13, 2008 11:05 am

Have you tried going to Windows Update and downloading the latest available version of DirectX?

tokumaru · Post by **tokumaru** » Thu Nov 13, 2008 11:10 am

tepples wrote:Have you tried going to Windows Update and...

That certainly wouldn't work for quite a lot of people!

Post by **tepples** » Thu Nov 13, 2008 11:12 am

tokumaru: Are you thinking of Nestopia in Wine?

tokumaru · Post by **tokumaru** » Thu Nov 13, 2008 11:45 am

Not really, but you do have a good point.

WedNESday · Post by **WedNESday** » Thu Nov 13, 2008 12:27 pm

Look sunshine, there aint nothing wrong with my PC, ok? I do windows update all of the time. Now is anyone else having the same problem?

Zepper · Post by **Zepper** » Thu Nov 13, 2008 1:52 pm

WedNESday wrote:Look sunshine, there aint nothing wrong with my PC, ok? I do windows update all of the time. Now is anyone else having the same problem?

I had the same problem with the Windows game "Mega Mari", the exact error you're getting. Once I switched to another PC, it was gone.

WedNESday · Post by **WedNESday** » Thu Nov 13, 2008 3:50 pm

Fx3 wrote:
WedNESday wrote:Look sunshine, there aint nothing wrong with my PC, ok? I do windows update all of the time. Now is anyone else having the same problem?
I had the same problem with the Windows game "Mega Mari", the exact error you're getting. Once I switched to another PC, it was gone.

Great. I'll just switch to that other £1000 computer I've got no problem...

BMF54123 · Post by **BMF54123** » Thu Nov 13, 2008 5:46 pm

You're being the polar opposite of helpful here, Fx3.

I wasn't even aware Nestopia used Direct3D (is it faster than DirectDraw or something?). I know of several emulators that let you switch between DirectDraw and Direct3D, so maybe Nestopia has a similar option? I'm not at my home computer right now, so I can't check. (1.40 works fine for me, BTW.)

If all else fails, you could try reinstalling your video card drivers. Given the incredible vagueness of that error message, that's about all the advice I can give you...

Xkeeper · Post by **Xkeeper** » Thu Nov 13, 2008 5:55 pm

Actually, I'll just say that I had a similar problem with some program from however long ago (it just crashed outright for no reason, and only worked on a different computer). I'm not sure what it is, but you might have some luck by seeing if there are any updates for your video drivers.

Zepper · Post by **Zepper** » Thu Nov 13, 2008 6:01 pm

WedNESday wrote:Great. I'll just switch to that other £1000 computer I've got no problem...

It can be hardware related. Sorry for not being clear...