I've never seen anyone on google searches with this problem so i came here.

I linked, included, and did everything necessary to use SOIL and it's functions.

I load the texture like so in init():

void initRendering() {



std::string vertexInputString="exampleVS.txt";

std::string fragmentInputString="exampleFS.txt";



//create new shader

InitializeProgram(shaderOne, readFiletoString(vertexInputString), readFiletoString(fragmentInputString));



//enables/disables

glEnable(GL_DEPTH_TEST);

glEnable(GL_TEXTURE_2D);

glEnable (GL_BLEND);

//glEnable(GL_LIGHTING);

//glEnable(GL_LIGHT0);



//states

glBlendFunc (GL_SRC_ALPHA, GL_ONE_MINUS_SRC_ALPHA);

//glTexParameteri(GL_TEXTURE_2D, GL_TEXTURE_MIN_FILTER, GL_LINEAR_MIPMAP_LINEAR);

//glTexParameteri(GL_TEXTURE_2D, GL_TEXTURE_MAG_FILTER, GL_LINEAR_MIPMAP_LINEAR);



//load textures

image = SOIL_load_OGL_texture(

"resources/wood.png",

SOIL_LOAD_AUTO,

SOIL_CREATE_NEW_ID,

SOIL_FLAG_INVERT_Y

);

if( 0 == image ){printf( "SOIL loading error: '%s'\n", SOIL_last_result());}





//start shader

glUseProgram(shaderOne);

}

For simplicity the wood.png is a 256x256 png texture and loads without an error message.

Here is where i draw the textured quad:

glPushMatrix();

glColor4f(0.0, 0.0, 0.0,1.0f);

glBindTexture(GL_TEXTURE_2D, image);

//glTexEnvf(GL_TEXTURE_ENV, GL_TEXTURE_ENV_MODE, GL_MODULATE); 

//glTexParameteri(GL_TEXTURE_2D, GL_TEXTURE_MAG_FILTER, GL_DECAL);

//glTexParameteri(GL_TEXTURE_2D, GL_TEXTURE_MIN_FILTER, GL_DECAL);

//glTexParameterf(GL_TEXTURE_2D, GL_TEXTURE_MIN_FILTER, GL_LINEAR_MIPMAP_NEAREST); // when texture area is small, bilinear filter the closest mipmap

//glTexParameterf(GL_TEXTURE_2D, GL_TEXTURE_MAG_FILTER, GL_LINEAR); // when texture area is large, bilinear filter the first mipmap

//glTexParameterf(GL_TEXTURE_2D, GL_TEXTURE_WRAP_S, GL_REPEAT); // texture should tile

//glTexParameterf(GL_TEXTURE_2D, GL_TEXTURE_WRAP_T, GL_REPEAT);

glEnable(GL_TEXTURE_2D);

glBegin(GL_QUADS);



glNormal3f(0.0, 1.0f, 0.0f);



glTexCoord2f(0.0f,0.0f); glVertex3f(-50.0f, 10.0f, 50.0f);

glTexCoord2f(0.0f,1.0f); glVertex3f(-50.0f, 10.0f, -50.0f);

glTexCoord2f(1.0f,1.0f); glVertex3f(50.0f, 10.0f, -50.0f);

glTexCoord2f(1.0f,0.0f); glVertex3f(50.0f, 10.0f, 50.0f);



glEnd();



glPopMatrix();

The result is simply an all black texture instead of a wood texture:

glColor4f(0.0, 0.0, 0.0,1.0f);

If the texture color is being multiplied by this color then that could be the problem. Try using white instead. i.e.

glColor4f(1.0f, 1.0f, 1.0f, 1.0f);

If that doesn't work, we might have to see your shaders.

Solved! I had my shader on when i was rending the textured quad, and since my shader doesnt support textures(yet), the color of my quad was just whatever the most recent glColor was.