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HL1: "The specified video mode is not supported." in console on launch

steamclosed duplicatereviewedMOVED: Half-Life 1
ValveSoftware/steam-for-linux#868 · opened 2013-01-25 by The-MAZZTer · updated 2013-01-26 · 4 comments · github
TThe-MAZZTer 2013-01-25 github

Screen native resolution is 1280x800. I am using a cr48 (prototype chromebook given to members who signed up for the chromebook beta program thing) running ubuntu 12.10. Not sure what graphics chip, intel something.

Game appears to be trying to use mode 1024x768. If I get in-game using windowed mode and try to switch to that mode fullscreen, the game closes.

Workaround: Add -windowed to game launch options.

Llzap 2013-01-25 github

Yeah, or edit configuration file and add the option there too.

TThe-MAZZTer 2013-01-25 github

Addendum: If I try my screen native resolution (1280x800) fullscreen, that also fails the same way.

Also I just got a HL update and the problem still persists.

If you need more info just let me know what commands I need to run to dump the relevant data.

Derp, forgot to mention the game closes on launch without the -windowed switch, if it tries to start up in fullscreen. After it outputs the title of this bug to the console, it then prints something about needing to immediately exit due to the error (and then does so).

Jjarreboum 2013-01-25 github

This is a duplicate of https://github.com/ValveSoftware/steam-for-linux/issues/838 . How do we mark this in github?

Aalfred-valve maintainer 2013-01-26 github

Dupe of #838 .

(You mark as dupe by saying dupe and closing the bug out).

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