Playing Company of Heroes with 9000

FJ62 · Dec 13, 2007, 06:16 AM

I am quite new here and looking for help. I want to play company of heroes, but my specs are border line...
[COLOR=#0000cc]-Windows XP Pro[/COLOR]
[COLOR=#0000cc]-Intel(R) Pentium(R) M processor 1.60GHz[/COLOR]
[COLOR=#0000cc] Rated at 2.39 GHz
[/COLOR][COLOR=#0000cc]-1.2 GB RAM
-[/COLOR][COLOR=#0000cc] 64 MB ATI MOBILITY RADEON 9000 AGP (0x4C66)

[/COLOR]so i loaded COH and started the tutorial and it took me a second to realize that no units appeared in game (no tanks, no rifleman, just their shadows and footprints), after some research the driver might be the problem...since ATI doesn't have the right driver for the 9000 to play the game, would using the Mod Tool work? and what Catalyst patch?

major bummer because System Requirements Lab Analysis
got my hopes, it said COH would run

any suggestions would awesome
Thanks

FJ62 · Dec 13, 2007, 08:22 PM

I just reformatted my laptop (Dell insprion 600m) and installed the driver provide by dell.support

so it says driver # 6.14.10.6587 for ATI mobility radeon 9000, what would happen if installed the CCC 6.5 or higher? would it work?

FJ62 · Dec 14, 2007, 03:50 AM

So downloaded the mod tool and ATI radeon mobility Catalyst driver and properly installed the driver and it didn't work with my card (or chipset whatever you call it). It disabled all the attributes of my card, like 3D acceleration, pixel shader, vertex shader, HW transform lighting. I am at a loss, just want to play the game.

help/suggestions/encouragement/anything

FJ62 · Dec 14, 2007, 07:03 AM

uninstalled CCC, reinstalled Dell drivers, now installed Omega 3.8.252 (Catalyst 6.5) and still nothing

FJ62 · Dec 14, 2007, 06:20 PM

Is the omega driver that is catalyst 6.11 supported by mobility 9000???

Vikingod · Dec 14, 2007, 07:24 PM

Welcome to DH, sorry I didn't get to you earlier.

The Omega drivers support the same series as the official cats. So anything after 6.5, won't work with your card. That is an old card, so you might want to go back even further. Give the Omega 4.12's a shot, I've found them to be the best for my r9000 mobility.

FJ62 · Dec 14, 2007, 08:25 PM

After patrolling the forums for more info i found this
http://www.hardwareheaven.com/mobility...on-9000-a.html

which seems to somewhat related to my problem, could using the Catalyst 6.11 "pre-300" radeon driver work with the mobility mod? we'll find out

by the way how do i know it is installed and functioning properly???

Vikingod · Dec 14, 2007, 08:56 PM

Just run a 3d app, it'll be pretty obvious.

You can also look in under Devices in the Control Panel to make sure everything is being recognized properly.

FJ62 · Dec 15, 2007, 01:03 AM

This is what it looks like in game-> NO UNITS

Still looking for any help/suggestion/workarounds/ideas/whatever

Vikingod · Dec 15, 2007, 03:30 AM

What settings in game are you using?

FJ62 · Dec 15, 2007, 05:08 PM

800x600 and the Lowest... but I tried most of them, with other games switching from 1024x768 to 800x600 solved a lot of graphic glitches, from the research I've done no one seems to have answer or even a work around, which sucks because i gotten games like Medieval II: Total War and the Elder scrolls IV: Oblivion to runs on my computer, technically it meets the minimum requirements just not patch supported by AMD/ATI or Relic. Thanks for help. I order some RAM for my desktop, it should work on that computer.

Vikingod · Dec 15, 2007, 05:13 PM

Sorry we couldn't do more. It's tough with older systems sometimes.

Dec 13, 2007, 06:16 AM	#1
FJ62 DriverHeaven Newbie Join Date: Dec 2007 Posts: 8 Rep Power: 0	Playing Company of Heroes with 9000 I am quite new here and looking for help. I want to play company of heroes, but my specs are border line... [COLOR=#0000cc]-Windows XP Pro[/COLOR] [COLOR=#0000cc]-Intel(R) Pentium(R) M processor 1.60GHz[/COLOR] [COLOR=#0000cc] Rated at 2.39 GHz [/COLOR][COLOR=#0000cc]-1.2 GB RAM -[/COLOR][COLOR=#0000cc] 64 MB ATI MOBILITY RADEON 9000 AGP (0x4C66) [/COLOR]so i loaded COH and started the tutorial and it took me a second to realize that no units appeared in game (no tanks, no rifleman, just their shadows and footprints), after some research the driver might be the problem...since ATI doesn't have the right driver for the 9000 to play the game, would using the Mod Tool work? and what Catalyst patch? major bummer because System Requirements Lab Analysis got my hopes, it said COH would run any suggestions would awesome Thanks

Dec 13, 2007, 08:22 PM	Thread Starter #2
FJ62 DriverHeaven Newbie Join Date: Dec 2007 Posts: 8 Rep Power: 0	Update I just reformatted my laptop (Dell insprion 600m) and installed the driver provide by dell.support so it says driver # 6.14.10.6587 for ATI mobility radeon 9000, what would happen if installed the CCC 6.5 or higher? would it work?

Dec 14, 2007, 03:50 AM	Thread Starter #3
FJ62 DriverHeaven Newbie Join Date: Dec 2007 Posts: 8 Rep Power: 0	If anyone cares So downloaded the mod tool and ATI radeon mobility Catalyst driver and properly installed the driver and it didn't work with my card (or chipset whatever you call it). It disabled all the attributes of my card, like 3D acceleration, pixel shader, vertex shader, HW transform lighting. I am at a loss, just want to play the game. help/suggestions/encouragement/anything

Dec 14, 2007, 07:03 AM	Thread Starter #4
FJ62 DriverHeaven Newbie Join Date: Dec 2007 Posts: 8 Rep Power: 0	Another Update uninstalled CCC, reinstalled Dell drivers, now installed Omega 3.8.252 (Catalyst 6.5) and still nothing

Dec 14, 2007, 08:25 PM	Thread Starter #7
FJ62 DriverHeaven Newbie Join Date: Dec 2007 Posts: 8 Rep Power: 0	More Info... After patrolling the forums for more info i found this http://www.hardwareheaven.com/mobility...on-9000-a.html which seems to somewhat related to my problem, could using the Catalyst 6.11 "pre-300" radeon driver work with the mobility mod? we'll find out by the way how do i know it is installed and functioning properly???

Dec 14, 2007, 06:20 PM	Thread Starter #5
FJ62 DriverHeaven Newbie Join Date: Dec 2007 Posts: 8 Rep Power: 0	Is the omega driver that is catalyst 6.11 supported by mobility 9000???

Dec 14, 2007, 07:24 PM	#6
Vikingod Int'l Fish Liaison Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: By the light of lamp I sit and type... Posts: 16,197 Rep Power: 112 System Specs	Welcome to DH, sorry I didn't get to you earlier. The Omega drivers support the same series as the official cats. So anything after 6.5, won't work with your card. That is an old card, so you might want to go back even further. Give the Omega 4.12's a shot, I've found them to be the best for my r9000 mobility.

Dec 14, 2007, 08:56 PM	#8
Vikingod Int'l Fish Liaison Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: By the light of lamp I sit and type... Posts: 16,197 Rep Power: 112 System Specs	Just run a 3d app, it'll be pretty obvious. You can also look in under Devices in the Control Panel to make sure everything is being recognized properly.

Dec 15, 2007, 01:03 AM	Thread Starter #9
FJ62 DriverHeaven Newbie Join Date: Dec 2007 Posts: 8 Rep Power: 0	This is what it looks like in game-> NO UNITS Still looking for any help/suggestion/workarounds/ideas/whatever

Dec 15, 2007, 03:30 AM	#10
Vikingod Int'l Fish Liaison Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: By the light of lamp I sit and type... Posts: 16,197 Rep Power: 112 System Specs	What settings in game are you using?

Dec 15, 2007, 05:08 PM	Thread Starter #11
FJ62 DriverHeaven Newbie Join Date: Dec 2007 Posts: 8 Rep Power: 0	800x600 and the Lowest... but I tried most of them, with other games switching from 1024x768 to 800x600 solved a lot of graphic glitches, from the research I've done no one seems to have answer or even a work around, which sucks because i gotten games like Medieval II: Total War and the Elder scrolls IV: Oblivion to runs on my computer, technically it meets the minimum requirements just not patch supported by AMD/ATI or Relic. Thanks for help. I order some RAM for my desktop, it should work on that computer.

Dec 15, 2007, 05:13 PM	#12
Vikingod Int'l Fish Liaison Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: By the light of lamp I sit and type... Posts: 16,197 Rep Power: 112 System Specs	Sorry we couldn't do more. It's tough with older systems sometimes.