Shaders Not Valid (mismatch of exe & Data?)

[Heater 0]

HI all,

Installing on a notebook DuoCore 2GB Ram Intel 945GM 256MB video, XP Pro SP2.

I get the following error when starting ArmA: Shaders Not Valid (mismatch of exe and data?)

Any ideas?

Cheers

Heater

[MAA3057 0]

It's your videocard. It doesn't support pixel shader.

[Heater 0]

Ok,

Anyway around it?

[desertfox 2]

Buy a better notebook

[MAA3057 0]

Well, since most components in laptop computers are fixed and not modular like there desktop counter-parts, it would make it a tad bit harder to upgrade. I've owned two laptops in my lifetime but had no intention on upgrading parts, so I am not sure how you can go on to do this. I've had Dells and people have told me that I can simply send it back to Dell via mail by support. They would in turn upgrade requested parts for a fee.

Also, if you're able to do this, you should checkout Nvidia and ATI's websites to see which videocards support pixel shader and not only that, but have good speed and memory. I would personally put price aside (not a bogus amount) considering how tough laptops are to upgrade and not having to do it more then once in its life span.

Here is a list of personal preferences on video cards.

http://www.nvidia.com/page/geforcego7.html

[desertfox 2]

You can upgrade your notebook card under rare circumstances.

- It must be a real AGP / PCIe card. No onboard chip.

- The power unit of the notebook must be sufficient for a stronger card.

- Be aware that you might lose your warranty when you do this on your own.

In most cases it is not possible to upgrade a card, and in the rare ocasions where it is possible it is very cost intensive and the performance you get in the end will still be disappointing. I do not recommend it.

[Kristian 47]

I am getting this error when I am opening Bulldozer in O2, any suggestions?

[bluevein 0]

yeh, i got it in O2 as well but have no problems running the game.

Strange

[kklownboy 43]

HI all,

Installing on a notebook DuoCore 2GB Ram Intel 945GM 256MB video, XP Pro SP2.

I get the following error when starting ArmA: Shaders Not Valid (mismatch of exe and data?)

Any ideas?

Cheers

Heater

http://www.intel.com/support/graphics/sb/cs-014257.htm

http://mediakey.dk/~cc....ader-20

http://www.transgaming.com/products/swiftshader/

 not sure if ARMA will let it run,

[echo1 0]

You can upgrade your notebook card under rare circumstances.

- It must be a real AGP / PCIe card. No onboard chip.

- The power unit of the notebook must be sufficient for a stronger card.

- Be aware that you might lose your warranty when you do this on your own.

In most cases it is not possible to upgrade a card, and in the rare ocasions where it is possible it is very cost intensive and the performance you get in the end will still be disappointing. I do not recommend it.

As far as I know, what you are saying is only true if the laptop already has a graphics card. As there is no standard for laptop motherboards, manufacturers tend to cut down on unnecessary parts if they don't need them.

[Yoma 0]

I think the shader error can also be caused by launching the beta version incorrectly (try the shortcut, read the readme.txt).

However with a laptop it's very likely that you don't have a decent GPU.

(Doesn't GM in 945GM stand for Graphics Media, as in Integrated Graphics Media)

Just tell the modelnumber and make of the laptop and we can see for ourselves.

[max power 21]

You may have to back up and overwrite the bin directory in ArmAwork\ with the contents of the bin directory in ArmA\