# Fails to start

**URL:** <https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/fails-to-start/7256>\
**Category:** The Garage\
**Created:** [September 4, 2014, 3:57pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/fails-to-start/7256 "2014-09-04T15:57:42Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 8\
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**Author:** ![X-PLODE](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/x/d07c76/32.png) [@X-PLODE](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/X-PLODE)\
**Post date:** [September 4, 2014, 3:57pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/fails-to-start/7256/1 "2014-09-04T15:57:42Z")

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Craps out on my desktop.

eeb323f  
SDL  
XP SP3

```auto
-----------------------------------------
17:56:3.265 : Starting log.
17:56:3.671 SDL : src/sdltiles.cpp:305: Failed to select render target: That operation is not supported
17:56:3.671 : initscr failed!
17:56:3.718 : Log shutdown.
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```

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**Author:** ![CEHA](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/3e96dc/32.png) [@CEHA](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/CEHA)\
**Post date:** [September 5, 2014, 7:58pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/fails-to-start/7256/2 "2014-09-05T19:58:34Z")

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+1  
cataclysmdda-0.A-2032  
Dell Inspiron Mini 10v  
All drivers and soft installed and updated

```auto
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22:34:24.188 : Starting log.
22:34:25.61 SDL : src/sdltiles.cpp:305: Failed to select render target: That operation is not supported
22:34:25.61 : initscr failed!
22:34:25.142 : Log shutdown.
-----------------------------------------
```

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**Author:** ![12doze12](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/1/49beb7/32.png) [@12doze12](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/12doze12)\
**Post date:** [September 5, 2014, 8:01pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/fails-to-start/7256/3 "2014-09-05T20:01:57Z")

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This is a very wild guess but it says something about render, do you have software rendering true or false?

EDIT: Check config/options.txt

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**Author:** ![CEHA](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/3e96dc/32.png) [@CEHA](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/CEHA)\
**Post date:** [September 5, 2014, 8:12pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/fails-to-start/7256/4 "2014-09-05T20:12:54Z")

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[quote=“12doze12, post:3, topic:7256”]This is a very wild guess but it says something about render, do you have software rendering true or false?

EDIT: Check config/options.txt[/quote]

Now its work

`#Use software renderer instead of graphics card acceleration.
#Default: False
SOFTWARE_RENDERING True`

Next- no sound files:

`23:5:4.688 : Starting log.
23:5:34.52 INFO : mod_ui initialized
23:6:1.469 SDL : src/sdltiles.cpp:1788: Failed to load audio file data//sound/Dark_Days_Ahead_demo_2.ogg: Couldn't open 'data//sound/Dark_Days_Ahead_demo_2.ogg'
`  
Folder is empty ☹

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**Author:** ![12doze12](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/1/49beb7/32.png) [@12doze12](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/12doze12)\
**Post date:** [September 5, 2014, 8:48pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/fails-to-start/7256/5 "2014-09-05T20:48:09Z")

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In that folder I only have a file called Sound Set.

Try download the latest experimental build from here:

[http://dev.narc.ro/cataclysm/jenkins-latest/Windows/Tiles/](http://dev.narc.ro/cataclysm/jenkins-latest/Windows/Tiles/)

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**Author:** ![CEHA](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/3e96dc/32.png) [@CEHA](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/CEHA)\
**Post date:** [September 5, 2014, 9:25pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/fails-to-start/7256/6 "2014-09-05T21:25:46Z")

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[quote=“12doze12, post:5, topic:7256”]In that folder I only have a file called Sound Set.

Try download the latest experimental build from here:

[http://dev.narc.ro/cataclysm/jenkins-latest/Windows/Tiles/](http://dev.narc.ro/cataclysm/jenkins-latest/Windows/Tiles/)[/quote]

No sound files in stable and experimental builds

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**Author:** ![12doze12](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/1/49beb7/32.png) [@12doze12](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/12doze12)\
**Post date:** [September 5, 2014, 9:34pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/fails-to-start/7256/7 "2014-09-05T21:34:41Z")

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Perhaps they are generated when you run it, you can’t run the 0.A nor the experimentals?

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**Author:** ![X-PLODE](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/x/d07c76/32.png) [@X-PLODE](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/X-PLODE)\
**Post date:** [September 6, 2014, 1:37pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/fails-to-start/7256/8 "2014-09-06T13:37:48Z")

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[quote=“12doze12, post:3, topic:7256”]This is a very wild guess but it says something about render, do you have software rendering true or false?

EDIT: Check config/options.txt[/quote]  
Thanks, sucks i need to do that though.

Mine was set to false but i set it to true and i guess compatibility kicked in.

```auto

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Wondering what kind of drawing options were changed/added for it to bork my card.