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[Microsoft bugzilla] Bug #666: 3D games produce "Invalid Sync" in fullscreen mode

  • Subject: [Microsoft bugzilla] Bug #666: 3D games produce "Invalid Sync" in fullscreen mode
  • From: "[H]omer" <spam@xxxxxxx>
  • Date: Wed, 02 Jan 2008 21:10:39 +0000
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  • Newsgroups: comp.os.linux.advocacy
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Description of problem:
Santa gave me "Enemy Territory: Quake Wars" for Christmas, but it
doesn't work on my Billy-box. Every time I run it in fullscreen mode,
the monitor goes blank, with the OSD message "Invalid Sync". I've messed
around with the advanced display settings trying to lock it onto a valid
frequency, but Windows is a brain-damaged OS that apparently cannot
properly ascertain the correct timing frequencies of my DPMS compliant
CRT monitor.

Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable):
Every version of Windows for the last 12 years

How reproducible:
Always

Steps to Reproduce:
1. Install Windows + drivers
2. Install Game
3. Run Game in fullscreen mode

Actual results:
Invalid Sync

Expected results:
Fragfest

Additional info:
Will this bug *ever* be fixed?
Bah!

Resolution:
Install the GNU/Linux client

http://zerowing.idsoftware.com:6969/stats.html?info_hash=ab34161ff520c2311b2f3edd7bdfa7ed10692d37

-- 
K.
http://slated.org

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|  make sure that you don't make any money, either." - Bob Cringely.
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