No Start 2. Never gets past "not using vsync" in log.

[emry]

When starting from Steam, osmos.exe crashes just after the window opens up. Both fullscreen or not, nosound did not change the outcome. Tried several video drivers from old (modded) and new (OEM)

If I try executing the osmos.exe directly from its location it complains that Steam must be running... whether it is or not.

Snip of log as follows. Only changes to log output is from aforementioned options which change the log predicably.

Log opened on Wed Dec 30 19:40:21 2009
Commandline: e:\program files\valve\steam\steamapps\common\osmos\Osmos.exe
Preinitializing game: STEAM version 1.5.8 1104
Localization: using language "en"
Localization: loaded Osmos-en.loc
using sound
showing splash
not using cloud
Creating window...
PC running with 1 monitors
Current res of primary display: 1440 x 900
Attempting fullscreen mode
Using fullscreen mode: 1440 x 900, 32 bpp
Initializing GLRenderDevice...
OpenGL version: 1.4.0
Initializing game
Initializing renderer
Loading textures
Loading fonts
Backed up stats to Stats\Backup\Osmos_Dec_30_2009_0007.sta
machine bigEndian-ness = 0, stats file bigEndian-ness = 0, flipping = 0
not using vsync

HPZD7058cl Laptop
Windows XP PIV@2.4 - 1g
Nvidia GeForceGo5600
Intel AC97 audio

[emry]

Problem solved. For some reason the newest Nvidia driver did not upgrade my OpenGL, it was still stuck on ver.1.4.0. Perhaps because the Geforce Go5600 is a oddball card. I installed an older known good driver and the game started and worked. Logs now show OpenGL as 2.0.3.

[eddybox]

nice troubleshooting emry! thanks for the info.