failure to initialize the video driver

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frees
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failure to initialize the video driver

Post by frees »

Hello,

I try to play at rayman origin on windows 7 but when I try to launch the game I have this following error : failure to initialize the video driver.

If somewone have an idea for fix it ?

My config is :
host :
OS : arch linux
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Re: failure to initialize the video driver

Post by socratis »

Virtual machines will never be as powerful as the host, especially on the video side. They use after all a virtual (fake) graphics card, not your host's real graphics card. Applications that have high requirements on the GPU (drawing, 3D, games, video) are expected to not work as good as on the real hardware, if they work at all.

You only option is to pretty much wait for improved graphics support. I have no clue when this will happen, or if it will happen at all.
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frees
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Re: failure to initialize the video driver

Post by frees »

Okay I'll wait or try KVM

Thanks ,)
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