SinnedAria Posted February 11, 2005 Share Posted February 11, 2005 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 I have a Radeon 7500, out of date by today's standards, but it ran Kotor1 with a little graphics adjustment so I assumed it would run Kotor2.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. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darth Somethingorother Posted February 11, 2005 Share Posted February 11, 2005 Yep, I've the same problem with a 345M. I have been wondering, of late, though if its just that bit... wouldn't mind getting hold of a saved game and seeing if it would work from that... :ph34r: Blue lorry yellow lorry blue lorry yellow lorry blorry. D'oh. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
9mak9 Posted February 11, 2005 Share Posted February 11, 2005 I have the same exact problem it freezes at the place and everything and i have the radeon 7500 but the drivers fail also. I dont know what drivers to install, is there anything i can try that will help cause some of the drivers i downloaded i dont think were compatible with my video card. any help? thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SinnedAria Posted February 11, 2005 Author Share Posted February 11, 2005 I'm trying to cat 4.9 and CCC pack right now with the 8.07 fix as suggested in another thread. Will report if it works. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Impulse Posted February 11, 2005 Share Posted February 11, 2005 I'm trying to cat 4.9 and CCC pack right now with the 8.07 fix as suggested in another thread. Will report if it works. <{POST_SNAPBACK}> PLEASE work.. I've tried everything except the 4.9's and 4.11s and I've yet to get past the first vid. sequence. I even had a set of 2.xx I think that I found on my computer that actually let me see the graphics of the inside of the ship for a moment before kicking me to the desktop. I'm getting a lil frustrated here, and since I'm at work for another 3 hours, then off to another job for 3 more hours, I won't get the chance to try it until I get home later tonight. IF for some reason this method from the other post works, I'll be happier than a pig in sh*t.! :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darth Somethingorother Posted February 11, 2005 Share Posted February 11, 2005 cud u post a link to the other thread? Blue lorry yellow lorry blue lorry yellow lorry blorry. D'oh. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AnakinSolo2002 Posted February 11, 2005 Share Posted February 11, 2005 just go here man: an it's my topic :D goooood luck! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SinnedAria Posted February 11, 2005 Author Share Posted February 11, 2005 No luck, unfortunately. Same exact scenario as before. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SinnedAria Posted February 12, 2005 Author Share Posted February 12, 2005 Received a tech support response from LucasArts basically highlighting the fact that my video card is not supported (which I knew). Generally I have been able to bypass this in the pass with certain drivers and whatnot, but I wonder if it will even make a difference. Will wait for some form of ATI update before trading the game back to EB since I can't afford a new card just for one game. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darth Somethingorother Posted February 12, 2005 Share Posted February 12, 2005 Ahhhh, LA, so helpful.... if it makes u feel any better, my video card isn't supported by any games at all that I can think of, and yet runs them just fine (except for this one). "Supported" only means that they didn't test it. I'm not sure ATI will fix it either, but hey we can hope. I'm placing my money on a patch to solve it... :D Blue lorry yellow lorry blue lorry yellow lorry blorry. D'oh. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iyanden Posted February 12, 2005 Share Posted February 12, 2005 yeah, same here, hoping for that miracle patch...or maybe i'll just bum around in a friend's room and play it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sithmasteryoungy Posted February 12, 2005 Share Posted February 12, 2005 i have had the exact same prob, but a guy told me to get the latest ATi driver so i thought maybe u guys could try it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iyanden Posted February 12, 2005 Share Posted February 12, 2005 my radeo igp isn't compatible with the newer drivers on d/l. and omega drivers don't work for me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sanskrit Posted February 12, 2005 Share Posted February 12, 2005 i assume you guys saw the requirements and thought you could force the game to work on a 7500? more power to you, i just want to be clear... you look at hardware requirements on the box before you buy a game don't you? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darth Somethingorother Posted February 12, 2005 Share Posted February 12, 2005 i assume you guys saw the requirements and thought you could force the game to work on a 7500? more power to you, i just want to be clear... you look at hardware requirements on the box before you buy a game don't you? <{POST_SNAPBACK}> The problem when you say that is that KotOR worked fine for these people- and I've heard that if you get a saved game and load that, then you can play it fine on an unsupported card- until the next cutscene, but I have yet to try this out... Besides, I've read people who have 9800's with this exact problem. Blue lorry yellow lorry blue lorry yellow lorry blorry. D'oh. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SugarJunky Posted February 12, 2005 Share Posted February 12, 2005 Ok...I have tried everything with this game. I have done everything I can eg Reinstalling DirectX of the game disk, Changing my settings and drivers. I have seen some improvements with the graphics however the game randomly resets my computer. It is really frustrating. Any suggestions? Heres my settings: [sWKotOR] ReportDateTime=12/02/2005 20:11:42 SysInfoVersion=v1.00.60 GameExists=1 GameVersion=v2.00.420 GameInstallLocation=C:\Program Files\LucasArts\SWKotOR2\ [OS] Name=WinXP Version=Windows XP v5.1 build 2600 Service Pack=None Status=Pass [swapFiles] C:\pagefile.sys=768 [CPU] CPUCount=1 CPUSpeed=1808 CPUFamily=6 CPUModel=8 CPUStepping=0 CPUVendor=AMD CPUName=AMD Athlon XP 2200+ Status=Pass [Memory] RAM=512 Status=Pass [Disk Free Space] C: (NTFS), UNICODE=121.43GB Status=Pass [CD-ROMs] DriveLetters=D:\,E:\ Drives=PLEXTOR DVDR PX-708A,TOSHIBA DVD-ROM SD-M1302 [Video] Video Card Name=NVIDIA GeForce FX 5200 Video Memory=128 Desktop Resolution=1024x768x32 @ 60Hz DirectX=DirectX (9.0+) (4.09.00.0904) OpenGL Version=1.5.2 OpenGL Vendor=NVIDIA Corporation OpenGL Renderer=GeForce FX 5200/AGP/SSE/3DNOW! NVidia Driver=6.14.10.6766 Vid Card Status=Pass Vid Card Driver Status=Pass GL Status=Pass DX Status=Pass [Audio] Sound Card Name=Avance AC'97 Audio for VIA ® Audio Controller Status=Pass ;Game Options from swkotor2.ini [Display Options] FullScreen=1 Disable Movies=0 Disable Intro Movies=0 Sort Modules=1 Width=640 Height=480 BitsPerPixels=32 RefreshRate=60 [sound Options] Disable Sound=0 [Graphics Options] EnableHardwareMouse=1 FullScreen=0 [Game Options] [config] firstrun=0 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SugarJunky Posted February 12, 2005 Share Posted February 12, 2005 Sorry...wrong topic Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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