video card or driver problem

njguy168 · 06-27-2009, 01:59 PM

I've installed Quantum of Solace game by Activision on my laptop. When I go to play it I get this message: "Error during initialization: video card or driver doesn't support UBYTE4N vertex data." Where can I get a video card or driver that will support UBYTE4N vertex data?

**5NIPER_WOLF** · 06-27-2009, 02:53 PM

Hello and welcome to TSF.

What video card are you using?

fej2008 · 06-27-2009, 03:31 PM

You might need to download the latest driver of your video card. Tell us the video card you're using so that we can check if it supports the game you're trying to play.

**Aus_Karlos** · 06-27-2009, 10:54 PM

Hi njguy168,

The "UBYTE4N vertex data" indicates that your card does not support Vertex Shading. Its a hardware feature of the card that can not be supported by downloading software or updating your drivers to the latest version. The only way to get the shader support is to upgrade your laptop with a card that does have the feature.
Upgrading laptops can be difficult and may just simply can not be upgraded. You will need to contact your Laptop manufacture and ask whether the laptop can be upgraded to support a dedicated graphics card.

**5NIPER_WOLF** · 06-28-2009, 06:14 AM

The best way to upgrade a laptop is to buy a new one.
The best way to upgrade period is to build your own desktop.
We can help you with both.

06-27-2009, 01:59 PM	#1 (permalink)
njguy168 Registered User Join Date: Jun 2009 Posts: 1 OS: windows xp	video card or driver problem I've installed Quantum of Solace game by Activision on my laptop. When I go to play it I get this message: "Error during initialization: video card or driver doesn't support UBYTE4N vertex data." Where can I get a video card or driver that will support UBYTE4N vertex data?

06-27-2009, 02:53 PM	#2 (permalink)
5NIPER_WOLF Senior Tech, Games Team Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Toronto Canada Posts: 3,097 OS: Windows VISTA Home Premium 64-Bit/Fedora 11/Mandriva/WinXP SP3 My System Blog Entries: 3	Re: video card or driver problem Hello and welcome to TSF. What video card are you using? __________________ Apps - CCleaner FireBug Network Mapper WinDirStat Process Explorer SpeedFan Info - Very Important NVIDIA Drivers ATI Drivers PSU Info I do not give support with MSN/E-mail or Private Messages.

06-27-2009, 03:31 PM	#3 (permalink)
fej2008 Registered User Join Date: Jun 2009 Posts: 263 OS: Windows XP SP2	Re: video card or driver problem You might need to download the latest driver of your video card. Tell us the video card you're using so that we can check if it supports the game you're trying to play.

06-27-2009, 10:54 PM	#4 (permalink)
Aus_Karlos Moderator, Games Team Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Western Australia Posts: 3,391 OS: Vista Ultimate x64, Windows XP 32-bit/64-bit, Ubuntu x64, Windows 7 x64 Beta My System Blog Entries: 2	Re: video card or driver problem Hi njguy168, The "UBYTE4N vertex data" indicates that your card does not support Vertex Shading. Its a hardware feature of the card that can not be supported by downloading software or updating your drivers to the latest version. The only way to get the shader support is to upgrade your laptop with a card that does have the feature. Upgrading laptops can be difficult and may just simply can not be upgraded. You will need to contact your Laptop manufacture and ask whether the laptop can be upgraded to support a dedicated graphics card. __________________ MemTest86 / Nvidia Drivers / ATI Drivers / DirectX 9.0c / Sys Requirements / Everest Folding@Home

06-28-2009, 06:14 AM	#5 (permalink)
5NIPER_WOLF Senior Tech, Games Team Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Toronto Canada Posts: 3,097 OS: Windows VISTA Home Premium 64-Bit/Fedora 11/Mandriva/WinXP SP3 My System Blog Entries: 3	Re: video card or driver problem The best way to upgrade a laptop is to buy a new one. The best way to upgrade period is to build your own desktop. We can help you with both. __________________ Apps - CCleaner FireBug Network Mapper WinDirStat Process Explorer SpeedFan Info - Very Important NVIDIA Drivers ATI Drivers PSU Info I do not give support with MSN/E-mail or Private Messages.