packamac Posted October 16, 2007 Share Posted October 16, 2007 Alright, so World of Warcraft has been working smoothly on my Mac OS X system [Tiger] ( Powerbook G4 12 inch), for the past month and a half that i've had it; however, the other day, i suddenly get this message when trying to launch WoW "World Of Warcraft is unable to start up 3d Acceleration" i've tried going through disk utility, repairing disk permissions ( 'repair disk' option is grey- cant use that for some reason ) i've gone through the software updates to no avail, i've tried making a new user account and launching WoW from that- to no avail- and also- i have tried to boot from safe mode, but all i get is the grey screen with the apple icon and swirly circle thing. Anyone have any idea as to what i could do? If it is a faulty 3d accelerator( i dont even know what those are ) - i could definetely go and get that replaced. But could it even be a hard drive thing? Could HD problems instigate stuff like this? Anywho, everything else seems to be working fine. Will appreciate any feedback/input thank you. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/66592-wow-unable-to-start-up-3d-acceleration-error/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
Konami® Posted October 16, 2007 Share Posted October 16, 2007 I think is a hardware problem, use TechTool 4 pro to check entire your powerbook and see if you can find any issue. I think they have a demo or lite version but is a very important tool. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/66592-wow-unable-to-start-up-3d-acceleration-error/#findComment-472281 Share on other sites More sharing options...
lord_muad_dib Posted October 16, 2007 Share Posted October 16, 2007 you got a qe+ci capable gpu?, whatch system profiler Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/66592-wow-unable-to-start-up-3d-acceleration-error/#findComment-472285 Share on other sites More sharing options...
packamac Posted October 16, 2007 Author Share Posted October 16, 2007 the site doesnt have a demo it has a lite version, buts apparently for os 9 lord_muad_dib where do you find this info? Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/66592-wow-unable-to-start-up-3d-acceleration-error/#findComment-472578 Share on other sites More sharing options...
lord_muad_dib Posted October 16, 2007 Share Posted October 16, 2007 in system profiler Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/66592-wow-unable-to-start-up-3d-acceleration-error/#findComment-472613 Share on other sites More sharing options...
packamac Posted October 16, 2007 Author Share Posted October 16, 2007 in system profiler Hardware Overview: Machine Name: PowerBook G4 12" Machine Model: PowerBook6,8 CPU Type: PowerPC G4 (1.5) Number Of CPUs: 1 CPU Speed: 1.5 GHz L2 Cache (per CPU): 512 KB Memory: 512 MB Bus Speed: 167 MHz Boot ROM Version: 4.9.0f0 Serial Number: ************* Sudden Motion Sensor: Under graphics/displays : GeForce FX Go5200: Chipset Model: GeForce FX Go5200 Type: Display Bus: AGP VRAM (Total): 64 MB Vendor: nVIDIA (0x10de) Device ID: 0x0329 Revision ID: 0x00b1 ROM Revision: 2122 Displays: Color LCD: Display Type: LCD Resolution: 1024 x 768 Depth: 32-bit Color Built-In: Yes Core Image: Not Supported Main Display: Yes Mirror: Off Online: Yes Quartz Extreme: Not Supported Display: Status: No display connected State: Enabled Version: 1.0 Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/66592-wow-unable-to-start-up-3d-acceleration-error/#findComment-472745 Share on other sites More sharing options...
lord_muad_dib Posted October 16, 2007 Share Posted October 16, 2007 see? you're lacking both qe/ci you need both to play 3d games check if yur card can be correctly accelerated or not Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/66592-wow-unable-to-start-up-3d-acceleration-error/#findComment-472783 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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