Launching Arma 2 with integrated graphics card

[jackbamm 0]

Hey there! I have a rather serious problem, neither Arma 2 or Arma 2 OA will start at all. I launch the game, after the initial loading (the one with the white bar, and the several squares being filled) the game goes fullscreen, then crashes immediately, giving the "Arma2OA.exe has stopped working". I've tried messing around with the settings, such as making my GT 525m card the main one in the computer (I have a GT525m, and an Intel® HD Graphics Family) I've been told that the fact that my Intel card is integrated in the motherboard, means that I can't play Arma 2. However, launching Arma 2 wih GT525 as my main card, it still won't launch. I've genuinely tried everything I could to make this work, and I am out of ideas. Does anyone have any ideas that could help me run the game? I really want to play it with my friends : )

[The Stoned Wolf 491]

I honestly don't know if you can run ArmA II with a 525m, although you should be able to albeit on minimum settings. How are you setting it as the main card?

[barrett_killz 229]

Get a gaming PC? I'm running ArmA 2 on my laptop with an AMD Radeon HD 6370m, and it works, but the FPS goes down to 15-20 in Cherno, for example.

[jackbamm 0]

I honestly don't know if you can run ArmA II with a 525m, although you should be able to albeit on minimum settings. How are you setting it as the main card?

CYRI says I am more than able to run the game :/ I set the "main card" in the Nvidia Control Panel. Allows me to choose between the 525 or the integrated card. Really my PC works well, but has a problem with Arma. It's comparable to how the Macs with integrated HD 3000 intel card couldn't run Assassin's Creed 2, before they switched to their GT650M.

Get a gaming PC? I'm running ArmA 2 on my laptop with an AMD Radeon HD 6370m, and it works, but the FPS goes down to 15-20 in Cherno, for example.

That would be a genuinely good solution, but my PC can already play demanding games like Battlefield, and as mentioned, CYRI says I am more than able to run Arma 2.

Edited October 19, 2012 by Dylan The Dylanator

[brachra 112]

Are you using an Alienware by any chance? Also, If you aren't, Are your cards Capable of running at the same time? If they are, a simple fix, is to go into your Driver program *Nivida center* or whatever, and shut the other one off. <---i know u said u know how to choose, but you want to try to figure out how to DISABLE the otherone, instead of just putting it on the backburner

Also, an integrated videocard in the Mobo or anywhere for that matter, shouldn't prevent you from doing anything.

A crash doesnt also mean Video issue,

Try changing all compatability settings (Its stupid but it works alot of the time)

try uninstall/reinstall

Reinstall all of your drivers

make sure everythings up to date (to taste of course)ts

Note: I have had a HD3000 and Currently have an HD4000 (with my Gtx660M) and both were capable of AC2....I think that was more of a case of "mac" being the issue lol, Or a system/to/system basis for issues...

(my intel HD4000 integrated runs Arma2/DayZ fine),

Edited October 19, 2012 by Brachra

[jackbamm 0]

^^^

No, unfortunately it isn't an Alienware, but would what you recommend on any other computer? I did not disable the integrated card, which could be the problem, but afaik I couldn't at all. I have uninstalled and reinstalled, but that has done absolutely nothing.

Thank you for your help :)

[The Stoned Wolf 491]

Are you using an Alienware by any chance? Also, If you aren't, Are your cards Capable of running at the same time? If they are, a simple fix, is to go into your Driver program *Nivida center* or whatever, and shut the other one off. <---i know u said u know how to choose, but you want to try to figure out how to DISABLE the otherone, instead of just putting it on the backburner

Also, an integrated videocard in the Mobo or anywhere for that matter, shouldn't prevent you from doing anything.

A crash doesnt also mean Video issue,

Try changing all compatability settings (Its stupid but it works alot of the time)

try uninstall/reinstall

Reinstall all of your drivers

make sure everythings up to date (to taste of course)ts

Note: I have had a HD3000 and Currently have an HD4000 (with my Gtx660M) and both were capable of AC2....I think that was more of a case of "mac" being the issue lol, Or a system/to/system basis for issues...

(my intel HD4000 integrated runs Arma2/DayZ fine),

I don't think Alienware sells those low-end models, I believe the weakest card they've put into a laptop was the 540m, although that was in the discontinued M11x which of course was tiny. Anyway, if what I'm interpreting is correct, you are selecting individual programs and making them only the high-performance Nvidia processor, not the Nvidia recommended?

[brachra 112]

what are you running it through? steam?

[brachra 112]

I don't think Alienware sells those low-end models, I believe the weakest card they've put into a laptop was the 540m, although that was in the discontinued M11x which of course was tiny. Anyway, if what I'm interpreting is correct, you are selecting individual programs and making them only the high-performance Nvidia processor, not the Nvidia recommended?

they had the 525m in the M11x but hey...you never know right?

this guy could of had one :P

And prettymuch yeah... When i got my Pc (its an m17x) I had alot of the issues he's having with like...Everything

Mainly becaues 2 cards were active at the same time

Although, my fix is a bit easier (even after learning the manual way)

I can just press FN key + F7 and it disables one or the other entirely.

[brachra 112]

Im willing to bet this might not even be a Graphics card issue, my sisters shitty laptop can start up Arma2 fine and its got like a Intel 975 Integrated graphics in it....

It wont "run", u can start, it just sits at a black screen and 20 mins later it sloooooooooooooooooooowly starts to show some graphics

OP: Provide a crash report perhaps? that may help

Excuse the double post, i had Edit and quickreply open, accidentally clicked the wrong one.

Edited October 19, 2012 by Brachra

[jackbamm 0]

It goes into fullscreen, albeit black, then crashes immediately afterwards. I've really no way of fixing this ingame, I don't consider myself an idiot on the matter of PC's, I can usually get any game to run (I have Arma 2 on another PC on lower than low, even), but this I have no idea. Just crashes before the game start, not even giving me a chance to adjust settings : (

[brachra 112]

Post your crash report.

And i wasnt implying you were an idiot or anything.....But even myself (who does computer work for a living) cant get some things to work at times...Were here to help :)

god you shoulda seen me try to get DosBox and ZORK to install on this damn thing...Then there was that time i tried to get CSS to work on my Linux partition...oh my god

Edited October 19, 2012 by Brachra

[jackbamm 0]

Right, well. I gotta admit I have no idea where I can get such crash report : (

[brachra 112]

Most of the time when my things crash, there should be an arrow or something or a dropbox, you can click. It should have info in there that looks something like this

Problem signature:

Problem Event Name: APPCRASH

Application Name: arma2oa.exe

Application Version: 1.62.95.417

Application Timestamp: 5012ba9f

Fault Module Name: RTSSHooks.dll

Fault Module Version: 0.0.0.0

Fault Module Timestamp: 4fcd1937

Exception Code: c0000005

Exception Offset: 00010542

OS Version: 6.1.7601.2.1.0.256.1

Locale ID: 1033

Additional Information 1: 0a9e

Additional Information 2: 0a9e372d3b4ad19135b953a78882e789

Additional Information 3: 0a9e

Additional Information 4: 0a9e372d3b4ad19135b953a78882e789

[jackbamm 0]

I've just tried to start the game, and there is unfortunately no option for me to review crashlogs. It gives me the "Arma2OA.exe has stopped working" and only gives me the option to close it down. What do I do? D:

Thanks for your interest, by the way. Really appreciate it!

[brachra 112]

No problem, Im determined its not a graphics issue, mainly because of the extreme amount of games ive had friends run/and ran myself, on machines that could compare to a Rock laying in the dirt lol :P

Hmmmm Okay

Are you using SIX launcher

or DayZ Commander at all?

[jackbamm 0]

No, the issue lies with Arma 2 and OA only. I have in no way modified the files.

[brachra 112]

Try downloading Sixlauncher (im serious :/) And let it do its "check files" bullshit that it does.

[jackbamm 0]

Try downloading Sixlauncher (im serious :/) And let it do its "check files" bullshit that it does.

Alright, I'll report back when I've done it.

[blunt_zephyr 51]

Goggle this google.

Forcing Steam to use nvidia instead of intel HD

Forcing your graphics <Though, it's for a Dell it looks like it'd be similar for any other manufacturer.

Any of these 'close'?

[jackbamm 0]

Try downloading Sixlauncher (im serious :/) And let it do its "check files" bullshit that it does.

Wow, I have no frigging clue how this is possible, but Six Launcher allowed me to enter the game! I'll test this a bit, to see if I can play DayZ! Thanks for the help! I'll report it it's fixed.

[jackbamm 0]

Sorry for responding so late, but I've been busy playing DayZ! : )

It definitely did the trick. I have no idea how, or why it worked, but I can finally play DayZ, and really, that's all I want!

Thanks for the help, everyone!

Edited October 21, 2012 by Dylan The Dylanator