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7 Replies Last post: Sep 11, 2008 7:28 AM by etung
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updating video drivers

Jul 29, 2008 9:26 AM

Click to view djwini's profile Novice djwini 5 posts since
Jul 29, 2008
i am trying to run some simple games from bigfishgames.com in my windows environment. i get errors that say i need updated video drivers. my fusion version is 1.1.3. my mac desktop is running osx 10.5.3 running with an ati radeon hd 2600 pro graphics card. i am a mac newcomer. i don't know what i need to do to get updated drivers for vmware fusion to work with these games.
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Reply Re: updating video drivers Jul 29, 2008 10:05 AM
Click to view etung's profile Guru etung 10,540 posts since
Oct 15, 2006 VMware
Did you install VMware Tools in the virtual machine (e.g. is there a VMware-three-boxes icon in the system tray)? Another thing to try is to enable 3D acceleration under Settings (the virtual machine must be shut down, not suspended for you to change this).
Reply Re: updating video drivers Jul 29, 2008 10:26 AM
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Click to view djwini's profile Novice djwini 5 posts since
Jul 29, 2008
i have the tools installed.
Reply Re: updating video drivers Jul 29, 2008 10:37 AM
Click to view glenbust's profile Enthusiast glenbust 28 posts since
May 26, 2008
All in all games do not run well in the VM it cannot not use your host graphics card, better to switch your Windows OS to Boot Camp which will use your host graphics card if you want to use any demanding windows gaming applications.
Reply Re: updating video drivers Jul 29, 2008 10:41 AM
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Click to view djwini's profile Novice djwini 5 posts since
Jul 29, 2008
thanks, i'll look into installing bootcamp
Reply Re: updating video drivers Jul 29, 2008 11:38 AM
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Click to view etung's profile Guru etung 10,540 posts since
Oct 15, 2006 VMware
All in all games do not run well in the VM it cannot not use your host graphics card, better to switch your Windows OS to Boot Camp which will use your host graphics card if you want to use any demanding windows gaming applications.

It depends on which games you're trying to run. While the most demanding games certainly should be run natively, there are certainly some which run well.

djwini: Can you be more specific about which games you're interested in?
Reply Re: updating video drivers Jul 30, 2008 7:36 AM
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Click to view djwini's profile Novice djwini 5 posts since
Jul 29, 2008
bigfishgames journey to the center of the earth, enchanted cavern, ancient quest of saqqarah. the first is a larger 1st person adventure game, the other two are match three time wasters.
Reply Re: updating video drivers Sep 11, 2008 7:28 AM
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Click to view etung's profile Guru etung 10,540 posts since
Oct 15, 2006 VMware
Finally got some time to try this. On my Mac mini running 10.5.4 and Fusion 2.0rc1, Enchanted Cavern ran very smoothly; Ancient Quest of Saqqarah was a bit choppy by playable. On a Mac with an actual graphics card (as opposed to the unsupported integrated video of a mini), I imagine it would run smoothly. Couldn't test Journey to the Center of the Earth as I couldn't find a demo version.
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