[TSL] Can't get the game to start

[Endorenna]

My laptop died the other day, but I was able to get another one, so, I installed TSL on it. The game will start fine, and it'll let me make my character, but then, after I hit 'play' and it plays the scroll and the clip of the Ebon Hawk flying into Peragus, the screen goes black and won't come back on unless I hit escape. I have no clue what's going on. The mods I have installed are:

Skip Peragus
Barriss Offee
Handmaiden Style Undies for Female PCs
Movie Style Dark Side Transitions
Handmaiden Choice for Females
Bao-Dur's Dark Side Clothing
Mira/Hanhaar Choice Mod


Could any of these be the problem? Thanks!

[Q]

Could you please post your laptop's specs like so:

Originally Posted by stingerhs

Post your system specs
Sometimes we're just not going to be able to help you if we don't know what kind of hardware you have on your machine. If you don't know what you have on your machine, then follow these steps below:

• Bring up the launcher menu for Kotor 1 or 2.
• Click on "Configure".
• Click the "Scan Hardware" button on the lower center of the window.
• Click "Yes" to continue.
• Click "Details" to view your system specs.
• Click "Save Report" and save the file to your desktop.
• Whenever you post your problem, open the file you just saved and copy and paste the contents to your post.

and tell us what OS you're using?

[Endorenna]

Okay, here are the specs from my laptop:

[SWKotOR]
ReportDateTime=4/23/2009 8:29:02 PM
SysInfoVersion=v1.00.60
GameExists=1
GameVersion=v2.00.424
GameInstallLocation=C:\Program Files\LucasArts\SWKotOR2\

[OS]
Name=WinXP
Version=Windows XP v5.1 build 2600 Service Pack 3
Service Pack=Service Pack 3
Status=Pass

[SwapFiles]
C:\pagefile.sys=756

[CPU]
CPUCount=1
CPUSpeed=1728
CPUFamily=6
CPUModel=13
CPUStepping=8
CPUVendor=Intel
CPUName= Intel(R) Pentium(R) M processor 1.73GHz
Status=Pass

[Memory]
RAM=2040
Status=Pass

[Disk Free Space]
C: (FAT32), UNICODE=79.07GB
Status=Pass

[CD-ROMs]
DriveLetters=D:\
Drives=HL-DT-ST DVDRAM GMA-4080N,HL-DT-ST DVDRAM GMA-4080N,TSSTcorp CD/DVDW TS-L632B

[Video]
Video Card Name=Mobile Intel(R) 915GM/GMS,910GML Express Chipset Family
Video Memory=64
Desktop Resolution=1024x768x32 @ 60Hz
DirectX=DirectX 9.0c (4.09.00.0904)
OpenGL Version=1.4.0 - Build 4.14.10.4291
OpenGL Vendor=Intel
OpenGL Renderer=Intel 915GM
Vid Card Status=Fail
Vid Card Driver Status=Pass
GL Status=Pass
DX Status=Pass

[Audio]
Sound Card Name=Realtek AC'97 Audio
Status=Pass


;Game Options from swkotor2.ini

[Display Options]
FullScreen=1
Disable Movies=0
Disable Intro Movies=0
Sort Modules=1
Width=640
Height=480
BitsPerPixels=32
RefreshRate=60

[Sound Options]
Music Volume=85
Voiceover Volume=85
Sound Effects Volume=85
Movie Volume=85
Number 3D Voices=22
Number 2D Voices=64
2D3D Bias=1.50
Force Software=0
EAX=2
Sound Init=0
Disable Sound=0

[Graphics Options]
V-Sync=1
Anisotropy=4
Frame Buffer=0
Anti Aliasing=0
Texture Quality=2
Grass=1
Soft Shadows=0
Shadows=1
Brightness=57
EnableHardwareMouse=1
FullScreen=0

[Game Options]
UnlockedPlanetSongs=1
Enable Tooltips=1
Keyboard Camera Deceleration=2000.000000
Keyboard Camera Acceleration=500.000000
Keyboard Camera DPS=200.000000
TextureVariation=0
BodyVariation=0
AppearanceType=0
PCGender=0
GameCompleted=0
CurSithLord=0
Hide InGame GUI=0
Use Small Fonts=0
Hide Unequippable=0
Tutorial Popups=0
Subtitles=1
Mini Map=1
Floating Numbers=1
Status Summary=1
Enable Mouse Teleporting To Buttons=1
Mouse Sensitivity=44
Difficulty Level=1
Auto Level Up NPCs=0
Mouse Look=0
AutoSave=1
EnableScreenShot=0
Reverse Mouse Buttons=0
Reverse Ingame YAxis=0
Reverse Minigame YAxis=0
Combat Movement=1
TooltipDelay Sec=1

[config]
firstrun=0

[Keymapping]
Action286B=8
Action286A=7
Action285B=10
Action285A=9
Action284B=54
Action284A=51
Action283B=54
Action283A=51
Action282B=69
Action282A=73
Action281B=53
Action281A=76
Action280B=69
Action280A=73
Action268=52
Action265=58
Action264=57
Action263=43
Action262=85
Action261=84
Action260=83
Action259=82
Action258=81
Action257=80
Action256=79
Action255=78
Action254=77
Action253=31
Action245=75
Action244=55
Action243=67
Action242=74
Action241=87
Action240=56
Action239=68
Action238=82
Action236=83
Action234=81
Action232=80
Action230=79
Action228=78
Action226=77
Action225=70
Action224=90
Action223=31
Action222=25
Action221=24
Action220=29
Action219=28
Action218=42
Action217=87
Action216=65
Action215=63
Action214=60
Action213=62
Action212=61
Action211=66
Action210=59
Action209=71
Action208=89
Action207=72
Action206=30
Action205=55
Action204=67

[Autopause Options]
End Of Combat Round=0
Mine Sighted=0
Enemy Sighted=0
Party Killed=1
Action Menu=0
New Target Selected=0

[Movies Shown]
Movie10=0
Movie 9=0
Movie 8=0
Movie 7=0
Movie 6=0
Movie 5=0
Movie 4=0
Movie 3=0
Movie 2=0
Movie 1=0
Movie 0=4

And I probably know the answer to your other question, but I don't klnow what OS stands for. >_<

[Q]

Operating System.

Since its reporting Service Pack 3 I'm assuming that it's XP. I can't remember if the utility reports Vista as XP Service Pack 2 or if it actually recognizes it as Vista. Judging by your hardware, I'd say you have XP.

OK, like a lot of laptops, your laptop has Intel integrated graphics. I'm not sure about the options that your video driver has, so I don't know if you can do this or not, but this is the standard fix for an Intel GPU:

Go to:
Start > Settings > Control Panel > Display > Settings > Advanced > Intel(R) Extreme Graphics (or Intel(R) Graphics Media Accelerator) > Graphics Properties...
Select the "OpenGL" tab.
Change the "Flipping Policy" to "Blit".

If that doesn't work, it probably wouldn't hurt to go ahead and open "swkotor2.ini" in your game folder with notepad and enter "Disable Vertex Buffer Objects=1" without the quotes under "Graphics Options".

If that doesn't work, the next thing that you should do is update your graphics drivers. Here is the newest one for your model. Update the driver, try to run the game, and then try the first fix that I suggested if you need to if the option is available.

I've never tried running TSL on Intel graphics (nor would I want to ), so I'm kind of flying blind here.

[DarthParametric]

The problem is the graphics chip. Neither game runs properly (or at all) on an Intel 915 chipset. You could try disabling frame buffer effects and all advanced graphics options, but you're probably out of luck.