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7 Replies Last post: Oct 30, 2008 10:36 AM by barrett092  

Medal of Honor Airborne posted: Oct 28, 2008 6:01 PM

Click to view barrett092's profile Novice 9 posts since
Oct 28, 2008
A VMware Noob here with a question regarding a game I just purchased.

I installed the game and everytime I try to play it right at the beginning it says that it does not support the Video Card I have.

I have the brand new MacBook Pro at 2.8 ghz running right now with Nvidia GeForce 9600 GT.

Have I done something wrong?

Re: Medal of Honor Airborne

1. Oct 28, 2008 6:14 PM in response to: barrett092
Click to view asatoran's profile Virtuoso 2,928 posts since
Jun 23, 2006


VMWare virtual machines are always presented with a SVGA II video card. The virtual machine does not communicate directly with your actual physical video card. See Frequently Asked Questions about VMware Fusion for a more info. (About 3/4 way down, the section on virtual hardware.)

That said, usually you have to install VMWare Tools and enable 3D acceleration in the virtual machine setting in order for the game to work.

Re: Medal of Honor Airborne

3. Oct 28, 2008 6:56 PM in response to: barrett092
Click to view asatoran's profile Virtuoso 2,928 posts since
Jun 23, 2006
barrett092 wrote:
...Actually the 3D Acceleration box can't even be disabled its grayed out.I believe you can only change the setting if the guest is powered off (not suspended.)

If the game still does not work, you may be out of luck. Perhaps you can get your money back. Or you'll have to install it in Boot Camp.

You may also want to take a look at DirectX 3D Applications Compatibility List to see if any of the comments could help you.

Re: Medal of Honor Airborne

4. Oct 29, 2008 7:25 PM in response to: barrett092
Click to view etung's profile Guru 11,098 posts since
Oct 15, 2006
One thing to check is if you can run dxdiag - if not, something's wrong with your setup. Also, are you using Fusion 2.0?

Re: Medal of Honor Airborne

6. Oct 30, 2008 11:24 AM in response to: barrett092
Click to view asatoran's profile Virtuoso 2,928 posts since
Jun 23, 2006
barrett092 wrote:
...I do have the latest 9600gt so I'm lost here.

As stated in the FAQ I linked to earlier, your virtual machine is always presented with a SVGA II video card. The virtual machine does not communicate direcly with they actual video card. (IOW, you're not viewing Airborne on a 9600. You're viewing a SGVA II video card.)

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