Portal doesn't load

L

l0lz0rss

n00b
Joined
Feb 17, 2009
Messages
3
Hey guys,

Everytime I try to log onto Portal from my Steam account, right after the game gets passed the Valve Screen, it closes on me with an Engine Error stating "Your graphics hardware must support at least pixel shader 1.1 to run this game!"

I googled it to find any solutions and I did things such as updating the drivers on my video card and closing AIM and xfire while playing and that didn't fix it.

Anybody know what the problem is? I have the gtx 260 and I don't understand why this game would fail on me like that. :(
 
Well your card should support pixel shader 1.1.

I would experiment with drivers, try some older and some newer
 
Do other games work? If so, try going into the properties for Portal in Steam and select "Verify integrity of game cache". If that doesn't help, try deleting the local files and redownloading it.
 
l0lz0rss said:
Hey guys,

Everytime I try to log onto Portal from my Steam account, right after the game gets passed the Valve Screen, it closes on me with an Engine Error stating "Your graphics hardware must support at least pixel shader 1.1 to run this game!"

I googled it to find any solutions and I did things such as updating the drivers on my video card and closing AIM and xfire while playing and that didn't fix it.

Anybody know what the problem is? I have the gtx 260 and I don't understand why this game would fail on me like that. :(
Click to expand...

Weird, I have a setup similar to you and have had no issues. Maybe it's a driver issue.. I'm still using the 177.83 drivers that came with my card.
 
UrielDagda said:
Weird, I have a setup similar to you and have had no issues. Maybe it's a driver issue.. I'm still using the 177.83 drivers that came with my card.
Click to expand...

You're using drivers that came with your card?!
 
nvidia.com and go to download drivers! :eek:

OP: I'd download/re-download graphics drivers and install them.
If that doesn't work I'd back up save games, then delete Portal and re-download.
 
spicey said:
You're using drivers that came with your card?!
Click to expand...

I'm pretty sure the 177.83 is the one that came with my card.. I upgraded to new ones a few months ago and had issues, so I went back to them.. I've really had no issues yet with these drivers. I learned if it ain't broke, don't fix it. :D

I guess eventually I'll get a game that'll force me to update, but until then, I'm sticking with these. :)
 
You must log in or register to reply here.
Back
Top