I think that last response may have gone only to yashar123. What I meant to post to the message board is that - through the process of elimination, per his response - I'll give 3-D Analyze a try. To see if it configures at all with Blue Mars. That way I'll at least have given myself a few weeks of good research before knowing if I should go to Plan B (buying a new laptop with the needed specs already built in).
On Sep 14, 4:34 am, yashar123 <[email protected]> wrote: > BF2 will only work with SwiftShader and will give an agonizing 2-10 > fps, its only "slightly playable" on a mac > > On Sep 13, 10:53 pm, Miri <[email protected]> wrote: > > > Hello & Thanks For The Welcome. > > > Found this group via the video, "Battlefield 2 on Intel Graphics > > card," @ Youtube. > > > Wanting to know if anyone can help with a solution: > > > I recently got the ok to download the Blue Mars 'player' software (vs. > > their developer software). It installed fine. But when I try to load > > the program it only flashes on and off again. I've downloaded but not > > yet unzipped or installed 3-D + Analyze. Not sure if it will work with > > it. I've looked into the ViDock option & sought assistance in the > > other BM user beta forums. And only a short list of other places since > > there are just a handful of very new communities (so far) - with > > relatively few members. > > > Here is the info, issues & specs: > > > I Have: > > > Windows Vista Home Premium 32 bit on a Toshiba Satellite A135-S4527 > > Laptop > > Genuine Intel CPU T2080 1.73GHz 1.73 GHz [Mobile Intel (R) 945GM > > Express Chipset Family, Integrated] > > RAM 1014 MB > > > 84.4 GB used > > 25.8 GB free space > > > And: 1.99 GB RAM > > + > > 1.86 GB RAM via a USB flash drive activated with Readyboost for Vista. > > > Total Available Graphics Memory: 256 MB (can this be increased safely > > or is it maxed out?) > > Dedicated Video Memory: 0 MB > > System Video Memory: 64 MB > > Shared System Memory: 192 MB > > ("Change Settings" is disabled under the Troubleshooting tab = no > > options there & it's been explained to me that the graphics chip is > > integrated into the motherboard)) > > > Blue Mars Specs: > > > *** It uses the CryEngine > > > Platform x86 PC or Mac via Boot Camp > > Operating System Windows XP, Vista, Windows 7 (both 32bit and 64bit) > > CPU 2Ghz AMD or Intel Dual Core > > RAM Memory 2 GB on XP, 4GB on Vista (from what I'm hearing sounds like > > some people are able to run it on a little less than 4 GB) > > Video Card Memory 512MB and up > > Screen Resolution Display resolution of at least 1280x768 is > > recommended > > Disk space Approximately 4GB for the installer, temporary files, and > > the installed Blue Mars program. > > > Here are some common video cards that are known to work with Blue > > Mars: > > > NVidia: > > Geforce 8400m series > > Geforce 9400m series > > Geforce 200 and 200m series > > > ATI: > > Radeon 3000 series > > Radeon 4000 series > > Radeon HD 3000 and 4000 series > > > *************************************************** > > Notes * If your video hardware is not listed, it may still work with > > Blue Mars. Integrated video hardware from Intel without dedicated > > video memory will probably not function (what would be the > > exceptions?). > > *************************************************** > > > **Note video card compatibility is based on using the most current > > video card drivers. Prior video card drivers or stock video card > > drivers have not been factored into testing. All video cards must have > > updated drivers for certain features to work (is done). > > >http://www.bluemarsonline.com/about/sysreq.html > > > and > > > "Video cards that should support Blue Mars" > > >http://www.bluemarsonline.com/about/videocards.html > > > And what about GMA Booster? Any point to me downloading it for these > > purposes? > > > I'm not a computer expert but am online daily. Sometimes I have to > > look up the meaning of terminology when seeking assistance but I can > > follow directions. So if anyone has any idea that can delay the > > purchase of a whole new system please chime in. > > > Thanks for reading, > > > Miri~~ > > > P.S. Could not find this info re: [Tutorial] How to use 3D Analyze > > v2.36b [#8]: ....enter the values of the given cards in the 'VendorID' > > and 'DeviceID' section. Only 4 types/models can be emulated though, so > > experiment around with the 4 values given. --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "INTEL 9XX Gaming" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/intel9x-gaming?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
