I've installed the normal driver again, tried both Full Game and First Slice, and neither could run after the first portal. Tried with and without the startup commands.
On 24 abr, 16:18, Aphelios <[email protected]> wrote: > Nice question. Currently, I'm using the modded driver. Should I > install the normal one? > > On 24 abr, 15:58, JuiCe <[email protected]> wrote: > > > Are you using the 'normal' driver or a moded one? > > > On 24 Kwi, 16:30, Aphelios <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > JuiCe, that was a stroke of genius. :D > > > > The experiment itself shows both good and bad results. > > > > Bad result: The game still crashes. > > > Good result: The error window shows a different message. > > > > I have a steam account, and downloaded the First Slice demo. While I > > > was crossing the old same portal at the relaxation room, the game > > > crashed, and showed the following message (A translation from > > > portuguese, my native language, to english): > > > > [ "The instruction in "0x0e2b13f2" made reference to the memory in > > > "0x2efcb7a4". The memory couldn't be read. ] > > > > After that, I tried running the game with some startup parmeters. None > > > of them worked either, so I tried to set every graphic aspect to low, > > > as you said. A quite weird result is that, in both tries I did, the > > > computer rebooted after I press the "apply" button(!). > > > > I hope these results can throw light on the mistery. Thank you very > > > much. > > > > On 23 abr, 18:13, JuiCe <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > 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 > > ... > > mais » --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "INTEL 9XX Gaming" group. 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