I have an idea. If you have enough HD space (and bandwidth) - why don't you register for steam and download the demo version of Portal (first slice). Maybe the engine was updated since your version was ekhm *released*.
That might just be a way of getting an 'x' out of our equation (there are propably 'y' and 'z' left) :) On 23 Kwi, 20:17, Aphelios <[email protected]> wrote: > I see your point, JuiCe. And I have, in fact, deleted the config file > (not the autoconfig one, because I could not find it...), and set - > dxlevel 80. The game is still crashing at the very same part. > > On 23 abr, 15:08, JuiCe <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > I wanted you to delete the configs so we are shure that none of the > > old settings is to be blamed. > > > Add just -dxlevel 80 not 90 and 80 ok? > > > On 23 Kwi, 18:12, Aphelios <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > JuiCe: > > > > Hello. Inside the directory I found config.cfg, not autocnfig.cfg. But > > > that's not a problem, since the game doesn't auto-configurate itself > > > at each instance. I've set everything to low. The default dxlevel is > > > 9.0, and the default setting for portal render depth is 1 (I tried > > > with 0 too). I added -dxlevel 80 to the shortcut target area (as well > > > as -dxlevel 90), and, unfortunately, the game still crashes. > > > > As far as I understood, you were with the same problem (The game > > > crashed after the first portal, and startup parameters were not > > > solving the issue), but you managed to run the game by setting > > > everything to low? Wow, is it possible that everysingle possible > > > solution doesn't work with me? :( > > > > In any case, I really appreciate your help. There must be something to > > > do, it's just a matter of time. :))) > > > > On 23 abr, 11:47, JuiCe <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > I had the same problem. Baby steps. Search your portal directory for > > > > config.cfg and autocnfig.cfg. Delete them. Get into the game (I > > > > suppose your menu with the relaxation chamber in the background is > > > > redendered correctly). No go video settings and set everything to low. > > > > What is you default dxlevel? What is your setting for portal rendering > > > > depth (I don't remeber what its called - the quality of portals - it > > > > should be in somewhere in settings.) After setting everything to low > > > > quit portal and add -dexlevl 80 to target area. Run the game - check > > > > If all setings are on low and try running the game. > > > > > On 22 Kwi, 18:34, Aphelios <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > > The game crashes after the first portal (In the relaxation room) open. > > > > > Before that the game is running perfectly. The error window says that > > > > > hl2.exe has found a problem and must be closed. [ Send error report ] > > > > > [ Don't send ] > > > > > > I don't understand why some people could run the game only with > > > > > startup commands. I'm starting to think there's an easier solution for > > > > > that... > > > > > > Thank you for the attention, JuiCe :> > > > > > > On 22 abr, 04:56, JuiCe <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > > > -autoconfig - it tells the game to choose the best settings for your > > > > > > machine (according to some internal instructions f.e. GMA950=low > > > > > > GF9600=medium and so on) > > > > > > > Aphelios - it doesn't matter If you have a steam or non steam > > > > > > version > > > > > > (but owning original games doesn't hurt either). Putting the > > > > > > parameters in the target area is still OK. > > > > > > > I didn't ask - when does the portal crash? On startup? Before > > > > > > entering > > > > > > the menu? Can you start it at all and get into a level? Does it > > > > > > crash > > > > > > when looking through a portal? Does it give you any info on crash? > > > > > > > On 22 Kwi, 02:51, KillaFairy <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > > > > Put these after the .exe file in the 'target' area of general in > > > > > > > the > > > > > > > shortcut: > > > > > > > '-dxlevel 90 +mat_forcehardwaresync 0 -autoconfig' > > > > > > > no idea wat the autoconfig is for... > > > > > > > might wanna check out this > > > > > > > page/threadhttp://forums.steampowered.com/forums/showthread.php?t=623213&highlig... > > > > > > > > On Apr 22, 11:37 am, Aphelios <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > > > > > JuiCe, hi again. > > > > > > > > > I've spent the last two hours reading and testing non-stop the > > > > > > > > commands suggested in that forum for Portal. Unfortanetely, > > > > > > > > none of > > > > > > > > them could make the game doesn't crash. > > > > > > > > > Something of importante relevance, is that I have, at the > > > > > > > > moment, a > > > > > > > > Non-steam version of the game. That means that I don't have > > > > > > > > access to > > > > > > > > the 'launch options' that steam features. These commands I'm > > > > > > > > inserting > > > > > > > > on the text field "Destination" (Or another name close to > > > > > > > > that), which > > > > > > > > is located in the shortcut. For example: > > > > > > > > > Destination: [ "C:\...\Portal\hl2.exe" -steam -game portal > > > > > > > > -dxlevel 90 > > > > > > > > +mat_forcehardwaresync 0 ] > > > > > > > > > I actually don't know if this is the right way to input those > > > > > > > > commands, and I really hope it isn't, since I could still have > > > > > > > > some > > > > > > > > hope :(( > > > > > > > > > I wonder how Killa Fairy managed to run the game perfectly, and > > > > > > > > I not. > > > > > > > > His/her system is pretty much the same as mine. I'm deeply sad > > > > > > > > T__T > > > > > > > > > On 21 abr, 18:33, JuiCe <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > > > > > > First things first. > > > > > > > > > > Are You running XP or Vista or W7? > > > > > > > > > > Secundo: > > > > > > > > > > I have some bad and some good news. > > > > > > > > > > The good one - it is quite possible that You will find your > > > > > > > > > solution > > > > > > > > > in a form of startup parameter > > > > > > > > > here:http://forums.steampowered.com/forums/showthread.php?t=623213 > > > > > > > > > > The bad one - You will propably have to read through a lot of > > > > > > > > > pages to > > > > > > > > > find yours. I think I got the one which was working > > > > > > > > > flawlessly for my > > > > > > > > > somewhere on page 15. I did not use custom autoconfig or > > > > > > > > > config - just > > > > > > > > > the startup parameters. Don't ask me which I have used - i > > > > > > > > > really > > > > > > > > > don't remeber but they have enabled me to get through whole > > > > > > > > > Portal, > > > > > > > > > Portal: The Flash Version mappack and to the last mission of > > > > > > > > > Portal: > > > > > > > > > Prelude (that one just kicks ass! I think it's better than > > > > > > > > > original > > > > > > > > > Portal). > > > > > > > > > > Good Luck! > > > > > > > > > > On 21 Kwi, 19:52, Aphelios <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > Hello guys. My name is Diego Oliveira, also known as > > > > > > > > > > Aphelios (My main > > > > > > > > > > nickname). I sent an email to Jose / Mad_Beast last night > > > > > > > > > > asking for > > > > > > > > > > help, and he quickly responded. Here's how it went: > > > > > > > > > > > --------------------------------------------- > > > > > > > > > > > Hello, Mad_Beast / Josepippo. I'm glad I can contact you, > > > > > > > > > > since I'm > > > > > > > > > > having a bit of trouble here. As you may suppose, my video > > > > > > > > > > card is > > > > > > > > > > Intel 945 express chipset family, which doesn't allow me to > > > > > > > > > > play some > > > > > > > > > > games from Valve due to random crashes. > > > > > > > > > > > I've tried a thousand differents ways to overcome this bug. > > > > > > > > > > It's been > > > > > > > > > > a week since I've installed the game Portal, and every > > > > > > > > > > single day I > > > > > > > > > > search for some solution, but none of them seem to work. > > > > > > > > > > Two days ago > > > > > > > > > > I saw your posts about the modded driver you've created, > > > > > > > > > > which seems > > > > > > > > > > to be the perfect solution for the problems that Intel > > > > > > > > > > cards users are > > > > > > > > > > experiencing. That's really very, very useful. > > > > > > > > > > > So there's the problem: I've downloaded the driver from the > > > > > > > > > > sitehttp://downloadcenter.intel.com/filter_results.aspx?strTypes=all&Prod... > > > > > > > > > > (The second item), and the igxp32.inf file. During the > > > > > > > > > > installation of > > > > > > > > > > the driver, it said: "Your system does not have the minimum > > > > > > > > > > requirements to install this software". So the last two > > > > > > > > > > days I was > > > > > > > > > > searching for some solution about that. The first one I've > > > > > > > > > > tried was > > > > > > > > > > looking for the folder which the extracted files from the > > > > > > > > > > setup would > > > > > > > > > > be put, so then I should change the inf file there with the > > > > > > > > > > one I've > > > > > > > > > > downloaded, and then the installation should proceed, > > > > > > > > > > right? That > > > > > > > > > > doesn't seem to work, since the folder can't be found on > > > > > > > > > > the system. > > > > > > > > > > The second one was to search for a folder called Graphics, > > > > > > > > > > but it > > > > > > > > > > doesn't seem to exist too, for some reason :P > > > > > > > > > > > About my system: > > > > > > > > > > > Motherboard: 945GZM-S2 > > > > > > > > > > Memory: 2GB DDR2 > > > > > > > > > > Intel(R) Pentium(R) Dual > > > > > > > > > > > I would really, really appreciate if you could reply this > > > > > > > > > > email, I'm > > > > > > > > > > totally desperate. Thank you very much for the attention. > > > > > > > > > > See you o/ > > > > > > > > > > > --------------------------------------------- > > > > > > > > > > > Hi Diego > > > > > > > > > > my name is Jose a.k.a MAD_BEAST > > > > > > > > > > well bro i guess that u dont know my group becausei see > > > > > > > > > > that you a are > > > > > > > > > > a little out of date :S ehheheehe > > > > > > > > > > > dont worry about any thing now u r in good hands my friend > > > > > > > > > > uve just > > > > > > > > > > made contact with one of the creators of the revolution of > > > > > > > > > > the 9xx > > > > > > > > > > gaming :) > > > > > > > > > > i the admin and top poster of the most important group in > > > > > > > > > > the world > > > > > > > > > > dedicated to INTEL 9xx gamers > > > > > > > > > > > my first recomendation is to join this > > > > > > > > > > grouphttp://groups.google.com/group/intel9x-gaming > > > > > > > > > > > here is gpng to be easier for you to get help because there > > > > > > > > > > you can > > > > > > > > > > find many of my padawans that will be able to help u, all > > > > > > > > > > of ur > > > > > > > > > > problems have been solved in that group :) believe me > > > > > > > > > > > my second recomendatio is to DOWNLOAD this driver (V1.2) > > > > > > > > > > from KinGPin > > > > > > > > > > he is my padawan he did leanr everything about modding from > > > > > > > > > > me and he > > > > > > > > > > created a new version of modded drvers for XP this one is > > > > > > > > > > based on my > > > > > > > > > > drivers but is a lil > > ... > > więcej >> --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "INTEL 9XX Gaming" group. 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