Video card drivers
Update your video card drivers in Windows
If you have never taken the time to update your Windows video card drivers, you may still be using the outdated and semi-broken ones installed with Windows. This guide will show you how to update the drivers and, hopefully, get Tribal Trouble 2 running.
Step 1: Find the manufacturer and type of your video card
Normally you can find this information in the manual of your computer (look for technical specifications) or in Windows itself:
- Right-click on the desktop and select "Properties"
- In the Display Properties window, click on the "Settings" tab
- Your video card manufacturer and chipset type is mentioned on the "Display:" line
- Look for the names NVIDIA, ATI, Intel, Matrox, SiS or S3 (see picture below)
How to locate your video card manufacturer
Step 2: Get the latest drivers for your video card
Download and install the latest drivers for your type of video card:
Laptop computers
If your computer is a laptop, we highly recommend that you visit the manufacturer's support/driver download page as they often provide specialised drivers for your system. Also, it is not uncommon that the official drivers from the video card manufaturer do not support your graphics chipset.
Dell computers
If you are using a Dell system, you need to download the latest video card drivers for your computer from the Dell support site instead of the video card manufacturer's website.
HP or Compaq computers
If you are using an HP or Compaq system, you need to download the latest video card drivers for your computer from the HP Support & Drivers page instead of the video card manufacturer's website. Enter your computer name or product number, select the "Software & Driver downloads" section and locate the video drivers.
NVIDIA cards
NVIDIA driver download page
Select your type of video card, your version of Windows and press Search. Download and install the latest driver.
ATI cards
ATI driver download page
Select your version of Windows, your type of ATI video card (normally this would be RADEON or ALL-IN-WONDER) and download and install the latest Catalyst driver.
Intel cards
Intel driver download page
Select your Intel video card chipset from the Graphics entry in the Download Center menu, select your version of Windows and download and install the latest driver.
Matrox cards
Matrox driver download page
Download and install the driver corresponding to your video card chipset and Windows version.
VIA cards
VIA Arena driver download page
Select your operating system and integrated graphics adapter and download and install the latest driver according to the instructions.
Please note that not all VIA video card drivers fully support OpenGL 1.2 which is a requirement for Tribal Trouble 2 to run.
SiS cards
SiS driver download page
Select your version of Windows, then IGP Graphics drivers if you have an onboard graphics card (part of the motherboard) or GPU Graphics drivers if you have a stand alone graphics card (in an expansion slot), choose your chipset and press the GO button. Download and install the latest driver.
Please note that not all SiS video card drivers fully support OpenGL 1.2 which is a requirement for Tribal Trouble 2 to run.
S3 cards
S3 driver download page
Follow the instructions on the Driver Download page to find out what chipset your video card has and then download and install the corresponding driver.
Please note that not all S3 video card drivers fully support OpenGL 1.2 which is a requirement for Tribal Trouble 2 to run.
Other video cards
If your video card manufacturer is not on this list, email support for assistance.
Update your video card drivers in Mac OS X
Updating your video card drivers in Mac OS X couldn't be easier: Just use the built-in Software Update, and your drivers will automatically be updated.
Update your video card drivers in Linux
Step 1: Find the manufacturer and type of your video card
Normally you can find this information in the manual of your computer (look for technical specifications) or by issuing the following command in a shell:
su -c "lspci | grep VGA"
After giving the root password, the command will return a line of the following format:
(some numbers) VGA compatible controller: (manufacturer) [(model)]
Step 2: Get the latest drivers for your video card
Depending on the manufacturer and model of your videocard, download and install the latest official Linux drivers:
NVIDIA cards
NVIDIA driver download page
Select your type of video card, select Linux and press Search. Download and install the latest driver.
ATI cards
ATI driver download page
Select the appropriate Linux platform and driver depending on your processor architecture and video card model. Download the latest driver and follow the installation instructions.
Intel cards
Intel driver download page
Select your Intel video card chipset from the Graphics entry in the Download Center menu, select your version of Linux and download and install the latest driver according to the instructions.
VIA cards
VIA Arena driver download page
Select your operating system and integrated graphics adapter and download and install the latest driver according to the instructions.
Please note that not all VIA video card drivers fully support OpenGL 1.2 which is a requirement for Tribal Trouble 2 to run.
Other video cards
If your video card manufacturer is not on this list, you can email support for assistance and we will try to help you out.
