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    Gaming in Parallels

    Discussion in 'Apple and Mac OS X' started by mattireland, Aug 5, 2008.

  1. mattireland

    mattireland It used to be the iLand..

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    Hi,

    I'm trying to get the game "Tomb Raider Anniversairy" working on my Mac through Parallels.

    It states that the minimum spec is CPU 1.4 GHz or faster - I've got a 2.4, RAM 256MB - I've allocated it 1500MB, Graphics DirectX9 64MB card - I've given it all the memory.

    All I get when I start it up is a black screen, but when I open task manager, it says the app is running fine.

    Would downloading Direct X do any good? Any other suggestions, using Parallels?

    Thanks very much,

    Matt. Ireland
     
    mattireland, Aug 5, 2008
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  2. Greg

    Greg Notebook Nobel Laureate

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    Parellels uses a Windows install via a Virtual Machine. The GPU is not a shared resource on a VM, only the CPU, RAM, and some HDD space are.

    You need BootCamp.

    P.S.: All Windows installations come with DX9 installed, which is NOT available for MAC OSX.
     
    Greg, Aug 5, 2008
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  3. sulkorp

    sulkorp Notebook Deity

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    Gaming in parallels sucks.

    If you want to game in a virtual machine, get vmware fusion, it has more supported games.

    Though obviously you wont be running with full performance.

    Older games should run okay, most newer ones won't run in virtual machines.

    Best bet, is to install bootcamp.
     
    sulkorp, Aug 5, 2008
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  4. masterchef341

    masterchef341 The guy from The Notebook

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    1. not gonna happen.

    2. better luck in bootcamp (boot natively into windows and get full performance)

    3. if you are determined to run a virtual machine, its gonna have to be vmware (the newest beta) for any hope of running dx9 games.
     
    masterchef341, Aug 5, 2008
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  5. mikespit1

    mikespit1 Notebook Consultant NBR Reviewer

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    Not to hijack this thread, but is it possible to run a virtual machine off of a bootcamp installation. To be clear, could I have one boot camp installation which I could fully boot into and a run via virtualization?
     
    mikespit1, Aug 5, 2008
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  6. cdnalsi

    cdnalsi Food for the funky people

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    Yes, the virtualization uses the Windows partition.
     
    cdnalsi, Aug 5, 2008
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  7. Budding

    Budding Notebook Virtuoso

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    Just select Boot Camp when you create a new VM in Parallels.
     
    Budding, Aug 5, 2008
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