Blocky purple startup screen then crash : V

» Wed May 30, 2012 9:08 pm

Hi all,

I have a macbook pro 13" from early 2011. I know, I know, it's a [censored], [censored] computer for gaming and macs svck and so on. I get that. As a result, I assumed there was no way it would run Skyrim but a bunch of different youtube videos showed otherwise. So I downloaded Skyrim from Steam, put graphics settings on low, and tried to start the game. It booted up but the loading screen was all low-res purple and when click on start new game, it began to load and then crashed. Any idea why this might be happening? Thanks so much!

» Wed May 30, 2012 5:17 pm

Need to give more information than that.

The game isn't made for Mac OS, but for Windows.

If using the latter, please post a dxdiag in a spoiler tag. If using the former, it's not supported.

» Wed May 30, 2012 8:15 am

If people are running it on macs, then they are using boot camp.

» Wed May 30, 2012 5:12 pm

oh sorry, here's the info. Not sure how much you need but I posted the initial info and then what came up for the graphics cards. Thank you!

Spoiler

Operating System: Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit (6.1, Build 7601) Service Pack 1 (7601.win7sp1_gdr.110622-1506)
Language: English (Regional Setting: English)
System Manufacturer: Apple Inc.
System Model: MacBookPro8,1
BIOS: Default System BIOS
Processor: Intel® Core™ i5-2415M CPU @ 2.30GHz (4 CPUs), ~2.3GHz
Memory: 4096MB RAM
Available OS Memory: 4008MB RAM
Page File: 2242MB used, 5770MB available
Windows Dir: C:\Windows
DirectX Version: DirectX 11
DX Setup Parameters: Not foundaa
User DPI Setting: Using System DPI
System DPI Setting: 96 DPI (100 percent)
DWM DPI Scaling: Disabled
DxDiag Version: 6.01.7601.17514 64bit Unicode

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DxDiag Notes
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Display Tab 1: No problems found.
Sound Tab 1: No problems found.
Sound Tab 2: No problems found.
Input Tab: No problems found.

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DirectX Debug Levels
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Direct3D: 0/4 (retail)
DirectDraw: 0/4 (retail)
DirectInput: 0/5 (retail)
DirectMusic: 0/5 (retail)
DirectPlay: 0/9 (retail)
DirectSound: 0/5 (retail)
DirectShow: 0/6 (retail)

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Display Devices
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Card name: Intel® HD Graphics Family
Manufacturer: Intel Corporation
Chip type: Intel® HD Graphics Family
DAC type: Internal
Device Key: Enum\PCI\VEN_8086&DEV_0126&SUBSYS_00DB106B&REV_09
Display Memory: 1696 MB
Dedicated Memory: 64 MB
Shared Memory: 1632 MB
Current Mode: 1280 x 800 (32 bit) (58Hz)
Monitor Name: Generic PnP Monitor
Monitor Model: unknown
Monitor Id: MS_9003
Native Mode: 1280 x 800(p) (60.223Hz)
Output Type: Internal
Driver Name: igdumd64.dll,igd10umd64.dll,igd10umd64.dll,igdumdx32,igd10umd32,igd10umd32
Driver File Version: 8.15.0010.2509 (English)
Driver Version: 8.15.10.2509
DDI Version: 10.1
Driver Model: WDDM 1.1
Driver Attributes: Final Retail
Driver Date/Size: 8/31/2011 12:53:20, 8312320 bytes
WHQL Logo'd: Yes
WHQL Date Stamp:
Device Identifier: {D7B78E66-4266-11CF-167A-D120A9C2C535}
Vendor ID: 0x8086
Device ID: 0x0126
SubSys ID: 0x00DB106B
Revision ID: 0x0009
Driver Strong Name: oem39.inf:IntelGfx.NTamd64.6.0:iSNBM0:8.15.10.2509:pci\ven_8086&dev_0126
Rank Of Driver: 00E62001
Video Accel: ModeMPEG2_A ModeMPEG2_C ModeWMV9_C ModeVC1_C
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D3D9 Overlay: Supported
DXVA-HD: Supported
DDraw Status: Enabled
D3D Status: Enabled
AGP Status: Enabled

» Wed May 30, 2012 11:37 am

Sorry, but the intgrated graphics chip, HD 3000, will never play Skyrim. The users you saw online must have 15 or 17 inch pros, much better graphic cards, with bootcamp installed.

» Wed May 30, 2012 7:30 pm

Not according to the videos themselves. I suppose the people who posted them could by lying but that would be awfully strange. For example: www.youtube. com/watch?v=8mF3NaTdLpg

» Wed May 30, 2012 7:32 pm

I think your best bet to get the results you see on those videos on youtube, would be to make sure you've got the latest drivers for that onboard chip and ofcourse, the latest DirectX version (Jun 2010 redistributable -google it)

» Wed May 30, 2012 11:40 am

Youtube doesn't count. If anything, those people are less trustworthy than the fools at SR Labs are.

» Wed May 30, 2012 3:45 pm

@Atkara: Thanks for your help!

@you other guys: You'd be surprised, I think, at the HD 3000. I'm running Skyrim just fine on medium settings getting 30-35fps consistently. Smooth and looking good, very little to no lag at all.

» Wed May 30, 2012 2:26 pm

You'd be surprised, I think, at the HD 3000. I'm running Skyrim just fine on medium settings getting 30-35fps consistently. Smooth and looking good, very little to no lag at all.

I'm sorry - maybe I missed something?
Then why the original post? (you know, where it doesn't work?)

» Wed May 30, 2012 6:56 am

Because I did what Atkara said and the problem I was having cleared up. The game wasn't working initially but I think it was a driver/directx issue. I also got the latest patch for Skyrim. In any case, it didn't work and now it works great, even with my onboard graphics card.

» Wed May 30, 2012 7:16 pm

even with my onboard graphics card.

It's not a graphics card. It's a GPU that's integrated into the CPU, I believe.

Anyways, bad drivers do that sort of thing.