krypthon 10 Posted August 1, 2010 hi, just bought downloaded and installed arma 2 oa. to my surprise when i try to start the game i get a message telling me that no dvd drive was found! when i activate a virtual dvd drive (no emulation) i get a message that the original dvd is not inserted. there is also a link to securom site. also upgrading to 1.05 works but when i want to install the 1.05 to 1.07 patch i get an error message that installation does not exists or is corrupted. i bought from gamersgate thanks for the help Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Placebo 29 Posted August 2, 2010 I'm a bit confused here, you bought OA or you bought A2? OA on Gamersgate is 1.52 as I recall so shouldn't need patching? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
LoupVrt 14 Posted October 10, 2010 (edited) Hello all, unfortunatelly I'm facing teh same issue. I bought ArmA 2 Combined Operations and British Armed Forces on Gamersgate, I downloaded the things and then installed them all by starting with ArmA2, patching it to 1.7, installing Operation Arrowhead and patching it to 1.5.4 and eventually installed BAF. Due to a corrupted patch, I had to rince and repeat so teh whole operation took some hours. After all that time, I was eager to play but Murphy choose that time to strike and I faced the message that tell me that the disc is not to be found and ask me to insert the original CD/DVD "ArmA2_OA_retail". As even He (Google) didn't knew and that I haven't been able to find a decent solution (I could apply a beta patch but I want to play online and so, as far as I know, must use a non beta build). Ironically, Pirates are not facing such issues so I'm wondering if I really have to use a NoCD crack to enjoy a game that I bought? PS: all patch came from Gamersgate so supposed to be compatible with digital products. Best regards Edited October 10, 2010 by Kawa Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ast65 10 Posted October 11, 2010 (edited) I could apply a beta patch but I want to play online and so, as far as I know, must use a non beta build Wrong, you can play online with every beta patch for OA on every server that´s at least on 1.54. btw. I wouldn´t recommend using no DVD cracks, maybe you´re triggering FADE... Edited October 11, 2010 by @ST Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
LoupVrt 14 Posted October 11, 2010 Hello and thank you for the tip @ST, good to know. So in the waiting of a real solution, I'm gonna patch my game with a beta. Best regards Share this post Link to post Share on other sites