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DOOM 3 - crashes on startup after 1.3.1 patch

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First post, by kotel

Posted on 2024-12-22, 18:57

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This was probably answered before but I couldn't find any exact topics, so I'll ask here.
Recently got my hands on DOOM 3 install media (retail I think). Installed it using VCD and ran it. Complained about no DVD-ROM disk. So I patched it up using the D1.3.1 patch. Now it just crashes. I got it once to work, which gave me just an solid grey screen.
Specs of the temporary Travelmate 2490 are:
Celery M 1.7gHz
Some intel gpu
2GB DDR2 RAM
More than enough HDD space
Anybody has any ideas what I'm doing wrong here?

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Reply 1 of 5, by eddman

Posted on 2024-12-22, 21:24

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kotel wrote on 2024-12-22, 18:57:

Some intel gpu

So you left out the most important part. If it's GMA 900, it doesn't support what the game needs and won't work.

EDIT: Could be misremembering; it might work with newer drivers.

Reply 2 of 5, by leileilol

Posted on 2024-12-23, 02:11

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"Celery M" would imply a much older motherboard with worse, like Intel Extreme 82xxx...

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Reply 3 of 5, by Ovenchips

Posted on 2024-12-23, 02:14

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That’ll be a gma 950, even if the game does launch it’ll be pretty much unplayable from the beginning unfortunately.

Reply 4 of 5, by kotel

Posted on 2024-12-23, 10:45

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Okay so I don't know what happened but the game just fixed itself? The game launches fine now, no crashing on startup. It is unplayable (wow, what did I expect). Tried an pavilion ZV5000 and it works.

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I say you've evened the odds
You doubt the strength I hold within
Just one bounce back is all I need to win!

Reply 5 of 5, by eddman

Posted on 2024-12-23, 12:10

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kotel wrote on 2024-12-23, 10:45:

Okay so I don't know what happened but the game just fixed itself? The game launches fine now, no crashing on startup. It is unplayable (wow, what did I expect). Tried an pavilion ZV5000 and it works.

It didn't fix itself if you used a different computer.

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