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Dan
Asked: 2011-07-27 23:14:30 +0800 CST

"Cogs" startup problem

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When I try to run the game Cogs from the command line, the game spits out the following error and dies immediately:

Couldn't set 800x600 OpenGL video mode: Couldn't find matching GLX visual

What does this mean, and how can I fix this?

Edit: I have an intel graphics card.

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2 Answers

  1. This seems to have been reported as being fixed in nvidia v280 if you are using a nvidia card. If so, you can try installing those drivers instead of your current ones.

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  2. Best Answer

    I have the same problem (different resolution in my case: 1366x768);

    The solution was to edit the following file: ~/.local/share/Cogs/cogs.ini (you can see the Windows origins of this game from the file and the path);

    Play with the settings there - I would set resolution to 0, and all visual effects to minimum to get it running - then you can always open the settings window and change them to something better.

    The minimalistic file looks like this:

    VolumeMusic 0.044484
VolumeEffects 0.750000
EnableShadows false
EnableFilters false
Fullscreen false
IntervalImmediate true
Resolution 0
WindowPosX 0
WindowPosY 0
Antialiasing 0
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