There are several threads on ATI problems floating around, but I wanted to draw attention to the older hardware, as most people seem to be running Radeon 9800 or better.
I have a Radeon 7500, out of date by today's standards, but it ran Kotor1 with a little graphics adjustment so I assumed it would run Kotor2. Like many I have been waiting for this game since finishing Kotor1, and like many I am disappointed.
I've tried installing drivers, old and new, directly from ATI. Cat 5.2 first, then I completely wiped anything ATI and installed 4.11. That didn't work for me either. The problem is this:
The game goes through character creation and the first movie, then it freezes inside the ship. Sometimes sound continues for a couple of moments, but eventually the program cancels itself and drops to desktop.
I passed everything on the config hardware check, except the video. This is the detailed report:
[Video]
Video Card Name=RADEON 7500 SERIES
Video Memory=64
Desktop Resolution=1152x864x32 @ 60Hz
DirectX=DirectX 9.0c (4.09.00.0904)
OpenGL Version=1.3.4707 WinXP Release
OpenGL Vendor=ATI Technologies Inc.
OpenGL Renderer=RADEON 7500 DDR x86/SSE2
Vid Card Status=Fail
Vid Card Driver Status=Pass
GL Status=Fail
DX Status=Pass
Is there anything I can do to remedy this? Is there something I can download to pass the OpenGL test?
Thank you for your time.