Emulator Issues #2713
closedDirectX plugin not avalible despite being installed and suported by the hardware.
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Description
What steps will reproduce the problem?
- Problem is persistent across all settings and games.
What is the expected output? What do you see instead?
Null question for my problem. If I had to pick an answer though, I would
say that OpenGL does work fine, but DirectX should work better/faster for
me.
What version of the product are you using? On what operating system?
The newest Dolphin 2.0 build for Win x64 as of May 24, 2010. I Would give
an exact build number, but it is oddly not under the "about" tab of the
Dolphin GUI. (where it should be.) As for OS: Vista Ult x64. build 6001
SP1 (and it's all up to date.)
Please provide any additional information below.
I have tried to force Dolphin to use the DirectX plugin by manually
modifying the entry "GFXPlugin = Plugins/Plugin_VideoOGL.dll" to
read "GFXPlugin = Plugins/Plugin_VideoDX9.dll" in the file "Dolphin.ini".
but it just fails to load the game. I know that I have DX9c installed.
Even if I didn't DX10 has backward compatibility with DX9 apps. And Vista
comes with DX10 stock. Plus, all my other DX9 apps work fine. So there
should not be a problem there.
It's also worth noting that I also have a problem with Dolphin not using
my HD3870, in favor of using the on board HD3200. I can work around this
buy disabling the lesser card in device manager. This doesn't fix things
though. I believe this is a known problem with Dolphin and multi-GPU
systems, I only mention it because it could be related.
Full system specs:
OS: Vista Ult x64. SP1 build 6001
CPU: Athlon X2 7750 black edition, revision DR-B3 @ 2.9Ghz (I got hosed)
Mobo: ECS A780GM-A bios version 1.0
RAM: 4GB of Patriot Memories Black 8500EL series 1066 DDR2 dual channel
RAM Clocked at 2x400Mhz (800 DDR) 5-5-5-12 (all the fault of my CPU)
Video: Sapphire Radeon HD3870 @ stock clocks & The On board HD3200 @ stock
(for multi-monitor usage)
GFX driver: ATI CCC-Version 2010.0302.2233.40412