Curse

longhornrob · Aug 23, 2007, 10:25 PM // 22:25

Game freezes up when I try to enter Wehhan Terraces, yadda yadda.

Error message

I am on a Gateway 7330GZ laptop, Pentium(R) 4 CPU 3.06GHz, 992 MB of RAM.

I have whatever the standard graphics card is, not entirely sure where to find the name of it.

I've looked into the old integrated graphics card tutorial, but a lot of that is over my head. I tried to download the drivers from the link, but when I did find the actual download(from a link on the 2nd page) and d/l it, an error message popped up saying the file is corrupt.

Things to know:
I have no idea what goes on inside a computer. I don't understand what drivers are. Layman's terms work best for me. Also, Guild Wars works perfectly fine everywhere else so far with minimum settings.

EDIT UPDATE: I tried using 3Danalyzer, using the following specifications:
Now have it open your GW .exe and check these boxes:

* force Z-Buffer: Checked
* Anti Detect Mode - Shaders: Checked
* Anti Detect Mode - Textures: Checked
* Z-Buffer - Force 24 Bit Stencil: Checked
* Everything else: Unchecked

Unsuccessful. I get the same exact error.

moriz · Aug 24, 2007, 06:05 PM // 18:05

if you are forcing dx8 using the -dx8 command, take it out. the vabbi area only runs under dx9.

by looking at your computer's specs, i'm guessing it's got a 82910/915 integrated graphics. that setup should be able to run the vabbi areas with the latest drivers... i know mine did.

go download the latest drivers and the latest version of directx9. it should be able to run after that.

longhornrob · Aug 24, 2007, 06:48 PM // 18:48

Quote:

Originally Posted by moriz

if you are forcing dx8 using the -dx8 command, take it out. the vabbi area only runs under dx9.

by looking at your computer's specs, i'm guessing it's got a 82910/915 integrated graphics. that setup should be able to run the vabbi areas with the latest drivers... i know mine did.

go download the latest drivers and the latest version of directx9. it should be able to run after that.

And I would get these drivers from Gateway.com? or should I just google 82910/915 drivers?

moriz · Aug 24, 2007, 06:51 PM // 18:51

go to http://downloadcenter.intel.com/Prod...=1765&lang=eng (i think that's the address), and find the latest drivers for GMA 915 drivers. make sure the drivers are compatible for 915.

longhornrob · Aug 24, 2007, 07:53 PM // 19:53

Quote:

Originally Posted by moriz

go to http://downloadcenter.intel.com/Prod...=1765&lang=eng (i think that's the address), and find the latest drivers for GMA 915 drivers. make sure the drivers are compatible for 915.

Quote:

Originally Posted by Intel

The Intel® Embedded Graphics Drivers (IEGD) have been developed from the ground up to specifically target the needs of embedded platform developers, offering an alternative to drivers designed for the desktop and mobile market segments.

IEGD supports the embedded Intel® Architecture roadmap, including the Intel® 852GM, 852GME, 855GME, 910GMLE, 915GME, 915GV, 945G, 945GME, Q965, and GME965 chipsets.

This release is a comprehensive package that includes all supported O/S versions of IEGD, and the pre-installation configuration editor (CED) utility. The CED utility is intended to run on Microsoft Windows operating systems.

This package contains release 7.0 of the drivers and video BIOS for operation on:

Video BIOS support for IBM PC DOS 2000* and Microsoft DOS 6.22*
Microsoft* Windows* 2000
Microsoft Windows XP Professional
Microsoft Windows XP Embedded
Microsoft Windows for Point of Service (WEPOS)
Microsoft Windows CE* 5.0
Microsoft Windows CE 6.0
Linux* support for the following distributions:
— Damn Small Linux*
— Fedora Core 2* (Kernel 2.6 and X.org)
— Fedora Core 5*
— Red Hat 9 Linux* (2.4.20-8 Kernel & 2.4.24 Kernel)
— SUSE Enterprise Server (SLES) 9 and 10 Linux
— Novel Linux Point of Service (NLPOS) 9 service pack 3

Review the Release Notes for more details on new driver features and installation instructions.

Review the Errata Guide for information on open and fixed errata in all supported IEGD packages.

Your Intel® sales representative can provide the latest roadmap and release information.

Does that sound right? I do appreciate the help.

moriz · Aug 24, 2007, 08:29 PM // 20:29

that one is correct.

install it and see if it works.