Nvidia or ATI gfx card emulator?

RedXXX · 05-11-2007, 02:54 AM

Ok, so I have a Dell Inspirion 6000 with nothing special. 512 MB Ram, a 1.6/ghz Pentium M processor, and just the Intel integrated graphics. This has proven to be extremely slow, and several programs wont boot period. I get the "this program has encountered an error and needs to close" error. I know most desktops wont have this problem, but laptops unfortunately do.

But is there a way for my computer to "think" there is a more powerful gfx card? I am not needing the most powerful thing, just enough to get the thing started. Its not very resource demanding or anything.

ZAEN · 05-11-2007, 02:58 AM

This is in like 5 kinds of wrong forum, but I'm too lazy to move it because I'm really tired.

I AM THE PROPHECY. · 05-11-2007, 03:00 AM

moved to c&t

RedXXX · 05-11-2007, 03:23 AM

Sorry if I put it in the wrong forum, it seemed appropriate. But now I see this works better.

DeusExMachina · 05-11-2007, 03:46 AM

I've never heard of any emulators for NVDIA or ATI chipsets. But based on what you told me, the problem seems like a software problem. Did you try reinstalling the drivers or getting updates?

RedXXX · 05-11-2007, 04:34 AM

Yes, everything is up to date, including a fresh installation of windows. Like I said, this works perfectly on a desktop. I would like to disclose what I am running, but that would be against the forum rules. Simply, I need this to think it is being run by desktop hardware.

DeusExMachina · 05-11-2007, 05:17 AM

Hmm ic, yeah finding an emulator for Nvidia or ATI chipsets is elusively hard, you're almost better off trying to reverse engineer the program.

RedXXX · 05-11-2007, 05:20 AM

I like how you use the term reverse engineer. Well I don't have much experience with that, and from what I've tried, no luck. But if a discussion for that should be made, we need to find someplace else.

**dieKatze88** · 05-11-2007, 06:06 AM

what you're talking about doing is impossible.

A program to emulate an Nvidia card does exist, but it only works with an equal or greater powered ATI video card.

Even if you could run it, it would eat a ton of your CPU, and whatever it is you're trying to run wouldn't.

Software 3d Drivers tend to eat 99% of the CPU and not look great. the solution is to get a better laptop.

RedXXX · 05-11-2007, 06:21 AM

Thats what I was thinking, well not a laptop. This is good enough for anything but gaming. If I want more, I'll get a desktop. But I have much more important things to pay for than that at the moment.

But the reason I am asking about this here is the fact its Bemani related. If that gives you any idea of what I am running.

kimcicle · 05-11-2007, 08:06 AM

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Originally Posted by RedXXX

Thats what I was thinking, well not a laptop. This is good enough for anything but gaming. If I want more, I'll get a desktop. But I have much more important things to pay for than that at the moment.

But the reason I am asking about this here is the fact its Bemani related. If that gives you any idea of what I am running.

You can't "emulate" a GPU being there. Stop asking about it. You won't get it to run. Period. There's a reason why there's a separate graphics processor for such tasks.

Stop being all *wink wink nudge nudge* about it too. It makes you look like a total tool and an asshat. I'm sure that anybody with two braincells could run what you're trying to do given the correct hardware. Which you don't have.

*dat shit cray* · 05-11-2007, 11:32 AM

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Originally Posted by kimcicle

Stop being all *wink wink nudge nudge* about it too. It makes you look like a total tool and an asshat. I'm sure that anybody with two braincells could run what you're trying to do given the correct hardware. Which you don't have.

Agreed, but he's at least following the rules. Still, when you're stuck with outdated hardware, the only way to fix the problem is a new computer and/or hardware.

RedXXX · 05-11-2007, 12:31 PM

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Originally Posted by Irob

Agreed, but he's at least following the rules. Still, when you're stuck with outdated hardware, the only way to fix the problem is a new computer and/or hardware.

Figures. I was just determined to get this to work for both me and my friend with a similar computer. Oh well, not everything in life can be free. That might be why they make it the way it is. So people don't pirate everything they make.

But an asshat? thats a new one I haven't heard yet.

**dieKatze88** · 05-11-2007, 05:51 PM

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Originally Posted by RedXXX

Figures. I was just determined to get this to work for both me and my friend with a similar computer. Oh well, not everything in life can be free. That might be why they make it the way it is. So people don't pirate everything they make.

But an asshat? thats a new one I haven't heard yet.

asshat, its a fancy way of saying underwear.

Or insulting somebody.

Asshat.

*phuzion* · 05-11-2007, 08:56 PM

Yeah, it's impossible to do what you want.

Also, even though you didn't explicitly state what you're planning to do with this, you hinted (a little too blatantly) at something that's against the rules here, so I'm locking this.