[Ohrrpgce] SVN: jay/3252 gfx_directx update 1.4. Fixed the backend failing properly. If the d3dx9

[Ralph Versteegen]

2009/12/29 Jay Tennant <hierandel8 at crazyleafgames.com>:
>> From: Ralph Versteegen <teeemcee at gmail.com>
>> Sent: Monday, December 28, 2009 8:57 AM
>>
>> 2009/12/28  <subversion at hamsterrepublic.com>:
>> > jay
>> > 2009-12-27 22:10:00 -0800 (Sun, 27 Dec 2009)
>> > 366
>> > gfx_directx update 1.4. Fixed the backend failing properly. If the d3dx9_*.dll files are not present on the system, the backend can still run, taking screenshots using the ohr engine. The options to choose screenshots are disabled in that case. Preparing the dinput8.dll dependency for removal--probably use /DELAYLOAD msvc linker option. Cleaned up some other code.
>> > ---
>> > U   wip/gfx_directx/release.txt
>> > U   wip/gfx_directx/source/gfx_directx.cpp
>> > U   wip/gfx_directx/source/gfx_directx_cls.cpp
>> > U   wip/gfx_directx/source/gfx_directx_cls.h
>> > U   wip/gfx_directx/source/gfx_directx_cls_dinput.cpp
>> > U   wip/gfx_directx/source/gfx_directx_cls_dinput.h
>> > U   wip/gfx_directx/source/gfx_directx_cls_window.cpp
>> > U   wip/gfx_directx.dll
>>
>> Great, the fallback is working properly now.
>>
>> Any idea why it might not be working on this laptop anyway, an what
>> the minimum requirements actually are? I have DX9.0c installed, and
>> the dxdiag hardware accelerated D3D 7, 8, and 9 tests work. Intel
>> 82830M integrated graphics, the specs page for which suspiciously says
>> "Not all of the new features of DirectX 9.0 are supported"
>
> The reason it says "Not all of the new features..." is because the graphics drivers are not DirectX stamped though WHQL certified, according to the support website. The site didn't give any indication of known bugs/support issues. My best guess is that the graphics driver needs to be updated, or something's up in the code--a strong probability. ;) Could you try updating the graphics driver?
>
> http://www.intel.com/support/graphics/sb/cs-004656.htm

I already had the latest drivers. And I meant that the support website
said that, not dxdiag.

Anyway, that's fine, though I'll continue trying it on other old computers.