Silent Hunter 3 error: Cannot Initialize 3D Engine

danasan · 06-27-16, 08:52 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Mittelwaechter

Well - I guess you don't have a dedicated 3d graphics card installed, but use shared memory of your RAM - organized by your celeron cpu.

And now a virtual XP on 1GB virtual RAM shall run SH3?

Please post your real system specs.
Best would be to run a DXDiag diagnosis and post the upper part - listing your specs and hardware.

START button - run - type >dxdiag< and work through the tabs/follow the instructions.
Safe the results to a text file on your deskzop and copy the upper part into your next posting.

Well, I was going to look up the specs of that CPU/GPU as I saw it was a Celeron, but I haven't found the time so far. I guess you are onto something there...

But I think the vanilla SH3 SHOULD start, it doesn't need so much RAM / VRAM, if it is playable, that's another question.

Edit:

Intel Celeron N2820

Intel HD Graphics (Bay Trail)

It's on the same level as ATOM. Well, it COULD start... But playable?

Mittelwaechter · 06-27-16, 10:19 AM

Let's wait for his specs...

... but I dare to doubt the real setup provides the necessary graphics support (i.e. hypertheading) to run the game. His intel celeron chip is no graphics card as he assumes, but the CPU itself.

It doesn't help to run a virtual XP on 1GB and tell it to provide the necessary 3d environment virtually - by checking a video acceleration box.

It may be like switching your shift gear to "R" - for rallye mode.

But let's see what rig he's got.

danasan · 06-27-16, 05:03 PM

http://www.subsim.com/radioroom/showthread.php?t=226723

the story continues....

Luca$ · 06-27-16, 05:09 PM

whata mistake, intel n2820 is the processor not the graphic card

sorry guys i just wrote wrong....
i fixed that prob by reinstalling the vb guest addictions and................got another error message

something seems to be conspiring against me lol
i posted the other error in sh3 category.

http://www.subsim.com/radioroom/showthread.php?t=226723
now lets try to solve this one!!

and sorry about posting this in the wrong category, twas my first post in subsim :0)

danasan · 06-27-16, 05:15 PM

Do not worry about that...

What is your OS? Can you switch to a Windows OS? Without using a Virtual Box, chances would be much better.

06-27-16, 10:19 AM	#2
Mittelwaechter The Old Man Join Date: Apr 2007 Posts: 1,304 Downloads: 35 Uploads: 0	Let's wait for his specs... ... but I dare to doubt the real setup provides the necessary graphics support (i.e. hypertheading) to run the game. His intel celeron chip is no graphics card as he assumes, but the CPU itself. It doesn't help to run a virtual XP on 1GB and tell it to provide the necessary 3d environment virtually - by checking a video acceleration box. It may be like switching your shift gear to "R" - for rallye mode. But let's see what rig he's got. __________________ 10 happy wolves rear 90 blinded, ensnared sheep. 90 happy sheep banish the wolves. Arrest the 1% - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dQ6hg1oNeGE

06-27-16, 05:03 PM	#3
danasan Elite Spam Hunter Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Flensburg / Germany Posts: 1,141 Downloads: 39 Uploads: 0	http://www.subsim.com/radioroom/showthread.php?t=226723 the story continues.... __________________ "I invite you to go inside this submergible hole in the water where you can nicely hide from destroyers."

06-27-16, 05:15 PM	#5
danasan Elite Spam Hunter Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Flensburg / Germany Posts: 1,141 Downloads: 39 Uploads: 0	Do not worry about that... What is your OS? Can you switch to a Windows OS? Without using a Virtual Box, chances would be much better. __________________ "I invite you to go inside this submergible hole in the water where you can nicely hide from destroyers."

06-27-16, 05:09 PM	#4
Luca$ Swabbie Join Date: Jul 2015 Location: Brazil Posts: 7 Downloads: 38 Uploads: 0	whata mistake, intel n2820 is the processor not the graphic card sorry guys i just wrote wrong.... i fixed that prob by reinstalling the vb guest addictions and................got another error message something seems to be conspiring against me lol i posted the other error in sh3 category. http://www.subsim.com/radioroom/showthread.php?t=226723 now lets try to solve this one!! and sorry about posting this in the wrong category, twas my first post in subsim :0)