Help, Minecraft hates me!

[John Doe]

Righto, bought it, ran it, it needed to install Java which I allowed it to do (I hate java) and it failed with the following error.





Bad video card drivers!
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Minecraft was unable to start because it failed to find an accelerated OpenGL mode.
This can usually be fixed by updating the video card drivers.



--- BEGIN ERROR REPORT 7fe0271 --------
Generated 12/20/10 4:14 PM

Minecraft: Minecraft Beta 1.0_01
OS: Windows 7 (x86) version 6.1
Java: 1.6.0_23, Sun Microsystems Inc.
VM: Java HotSpot(TM) Client VM (mixed mode), Sun Microsystems Inc.
LWJGL: 2.4.2
[failed to get system properties (java.lang.NullPointerException)]

org.lwjgl.LWJGLException: Pixel format not accelerated
at org.lwjgl.opengl.WindowsPeerInfo.nChoosePixelFormat(Native Method)
at org.lwjgl.opengl.WindowsPeerInfo.choosePixelFormat(WindowsPeerInfo.java:52)
at org.lwjgl.opengl.WindowsDisplay.createWindow(WindowsDisplay.java:185)
at org.lwjgl.opengl.Display.createWindow(Display.java:311)
at org.lwjgl.opengl.Display.create(Display.java:856)
at org.lwjgl.opengl.Display.create(Display.java:784)
at org.lwjgl.opengl.Display.create(Display.java:765)
at net.minecraft.client.Minecraft.a(SourceFile:279)
at net.minecraft.client.Minecraft.run(SourceFile:641)
at java.lang.Thread.run(Unknown Source)
--- END ERROR REPORT c898a485 ----------

So, I went to AMD and got the latest driver for my crappy card and it still fails....

Any thoughts or suggestions ?



JD

[Masakari]

Update Java would be my first suggestion.

[Dog]

Install the latest version of your graphics drivers

[John Doe]

did both


actually seems to be working now after I downloaded the entire driver package with the ati CCC crap.....


Now, I have to muddle around till I figure stuff out

[Hamese]

I'm with you JD... I question how much time I'd want this to consume in my life

[Thom Yorke Obliterator]

I'm holding off on buying Minecraft until it comes with a TF2 hat.

[MrBlah]

I'm holding off on buying Minecraft until it comes with a TF2 hat.

You could have not spent an extra $13 by buying it before yesterday like.

[John Doe]

I'm with you JD... I question how much time I'd want this to consume in my life

Looks like its going to take forever...I need to figure out so much and theres so little time.

[Pine]

I'm holding off on buying Minecraft until it comes with a TF2 hat.

You could have not spent an extra $13 by buying it before yesterday like.

Don't forget all the patch costs