# OpenGL 3.2, glfwOpenWindow fails

**URL:** <https://discourse.glfw.org/t/opengl-3-2-glfwopenwindow-fails/226>\
**Category:** support\
**Created:** [June 16, 2012, 1:13am UTC](https://discourse.glfw.org/t/opengl-3-2-glfwopenwindow-fails/226 "2012-06-16T01:13:54Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 5\
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**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex035/uploads/glfw/original/1X/b8cdefe6b61b8d5aee6c43b2c56e9cf5eabecfe4.svg) [@system](https://discourse.glfw.org/u/system)\
**Post date:** [June 16, 2012, 1:13am UTC](https://discourse.glfw.org/t/opengl-3-2-glfwopenwindow-fails/226/1 "2012-06-16T01:13:54Z")

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**[ktcopache](https://sourceforge.net/u/ktcopache/)** wrote on [Saturday, June 16, 2012](https://sourceforge.net/p/glfw/discussion/247562/thread/d31b9f47/#e225):

glfwOpenWindow fails with this code: [http://pastebin.com/TcViLEqF](http://pastebin.com/TcViLEqF) . Without  
the hints, I get version 3.0 and everything succeeds. I’ve also tried hinting  
a core profile, and giving no profile hint, and those both fail with 3.2. I’m  
using an Nvidia GeForce 9800M GS.

Anyone know why? Thanks for helping!

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**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex035/uploads/glfw/original/1X/b8cdefe6b61b8d5aee6c43b2c56e9cf5eabecfe4.svg) [@system](https://discourse.glfw.org/u/system)\
**Post date:** [June 16, 2012, 2:32am UTC](https://discourse.glfw.org/t/opengl-3-2-glfwopenwindow-fails/226/2 "2012-06-16T02:32:09Z")

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**[ktcopache](https://sourceforge.net/u/ktcopache/)** wrote on [Saturday, June 16, 2012](https://sourceforge.net/p/glfw/discussion/247562/thread/d31b9f47/#34d1):

Oh, and I should mention this is in Windows 7, 64-bit. And in both debug and  
release mode with Visual Studio 2010 I get the errors:

“Unable to create OpenGL context  
Unable to re-create GLFW window”

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**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex035/uploads/glfw/original/1X/b8cdefe6b61b8d5aee6c43b2c56e9cf5eabecfe4.svg) [@system](https://discourse.glfw.org/u/system)\
**Post date:** [June 17, 2012, 2:27am UTC](https://discourse.glfw.org/t/opengl-3-2-glfwopenwindow-fails/226/3 "2012-06-17T02:27:10Z")

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**[ktcopache](https://sourceforge.net/u/ktcopache/)** wrote on [Sunday, June 17, 2012](https://sourceforge.net/p/glfw/discussion/247562/thread/d31b9f47/#c45e):

Nevermind. I was sure my card supported 3.2… but apparently it doesn’t.

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**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex035/uploads/glfw/original/1X/b8cdefe6b61b8d5aee6c43b2c56e9cf5eabecfe4.svg) [@system](https://discourse.glfw.org/u/system)\
**Post date:** [June 17, 2012, 10:11pm UTC](https://discourse.glfw.org/t/opengl-3-2-glfwopenwindow-fails/226/4 "2012-06-17T22:11:31Z")

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**[elmindreda](https://sourceforge.net/u/elmindreda/)** wrote on [Sunday, June 17, 2012](https://sourceforge.net/p/glfw/discussion/247562/thread/d31b9f47/#cc47):

Your 9800M should be able to handle OpenGL 3.2, but your drivers may be old or  
incomplete. Have you tried using up-to-date drivers?

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**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex035/uploads/glfw/original/1X/b8cdefe6b61b8d5aee6c43b2c56e9cf5eabecfe4.svg) [@system](https://discourse.glfw.org/u/system)\
**Post date:** [June 17, 2012, 10:15pm UTC](https://discourse.glfw.org/t/opengl-3-2-glfwopenwindow-fails/226/5 "2012-06-17T22:15:20Z")

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**[elmindreda](https://sourceforge.net/u/elmindreda/)** wrote on [Sunday, June 17, 2012](https://sourceforge.net/p/glfw/discussion/247562/thread/d31b9f47/#0057):

For example, this laptop has a 105M, which architecturally is very similar to  
the 9800M. and with up-to-date drivers it supports OpenGL 3.3.