Starting dedicated cod4 server without directx

[Gallier-Knorpix]

I have a problem starting a dedicated cod4 server. Actually two similar problems:

the first problem is that my server has an old 8Mb graphics-card. Since I run a dedicated server it should not be a problem (It ran a dedicated COD2 server without any problem). BUT, starting a dedicated cod4 server will give a short full-screen black window (at least it does if I start a dedicated server on my gaming computer). The graphics-card obviously does not support this and the game crashes to the desktop. Is there any way to start a dedicated cod4 server without having to have a directx 9 graphics card in a server (which I think is a bit a waste of money)

the second problem is that I want to be able to start the server using remote desktop (as I did with COD2). RDP does not support directx. COD2 did not need directx to start a dedicated server (I can't think of a reason why it should need it) but cod4 apparently does. So is there a way to disable directx while starting a dedicated server?

[Scrapie]

what is your start line? add +set dedicated 2

[Gallier-Knorpix]

I tried many different comamnds. Currently I'm using:

'D:\COD4\iw3mp.exe +dedicated 2 +map mp_crash + exec server.cfg +set net_port 28960'

Every thing works fine (I'm now running the server from my game-computer) it is just that annoying directx needed to start a dedicated server.

How does it work if you rent a server? Do these servers have dx support?

[d2sjones]

Have put the DX files in as mentioned in this thread http://www.fpsadmin.com/forum/showthread.php?t=13492

[Gallier-Knorpix]

I have the files for directx (the two dll's) but that is not the problem.....

[d2sjones]

This was the one that solved a very similar problem for me http://www.gsa.bur.st/gsa/downloads/dxwebsetup.rar

[=IcM=JudgeMental]

Damnation, Mr Jones beat me to it. Yes that the one that worked for me too.

[Gallier-Knorpix]

As I said before I have all directx files needed.

I did test your file but is is nothing else than a directx install setup, I did install that before offcorse. (This file is the august version, november version is availeble as well but that did not work either)

So the question remains: how to solve this problem??

Thanks for the responses so far!

[Kkaionsg]

for the people trying to give an answer, (sorry that i dont know the answer, btw) i think he means the problem is not the software. he means the problem is his graphics card, in respect to directx. correct me if i'm wrong.

[Gallier-Knorpix]

Thanks Kkaionsg, that was indeed what I meant. But in the meantime, I solved the problem by deleting the entire 'video' folder in the \COD4\main folder.

@FPSadmin-admin: this thread can be closed, thanks!