blank screen at starup

[kusaineko]

hey guys. i'm new at using pcsx2 and i'm having problems with making it work. i was able to make it work on my desktop. but when i try on my laptop, i only get a black screen. i can hear the opening music, though. i tried running it with no disc, but i still get a black screen. what am i doing wrong?

[xstyla]

pcsx2 version 'n' settings? plugins setting? hardware specs?

best guess: the laptop might lack some features that are required and thus don't really work with the integrated graphics solution. performance of midlevel laptops is another topic.

[kusaineko]

that's what i thought too, at first. but it worked fine on 2 other laptops. one with the same specs and another with a lower one. what i can't figure out is, why?
my plugins and laptop specs, based on the log file are:
PCSX2 0.9.7.r3876 (modded) - compiled on Oct 5 2010
Savestate version: 0x8b4c0000

x86-32 Init:
CPU vendor name = GenuineIntel
FamilyID = a
x86Family = Pentium® Dual-Core CPU T4300 @ 2.10GHz
CPU speed = 2.094 ghz
Cores = 2 physical [2 logical]
x86PType = Standard OEM
x86Flags = bfebfbff 0c00e39d
x86EFlags = 20100000

x86 Features Detected:
MMX.. SSE.. SSE2.. SSE3.. SSSE3

Loading plugins...
Binding GS : H:\PCSX2 0.9.7\Plugins\gsdx-ssse3-r3878.dll
Windows 6.1.7600
Mobile Intel® 45 Express Chipset Family (Microsoft Corporation - WDDM 1.1) (8.15.10.1749)
Binding PAD : H:\PCSX2 0.9.7\Plugins\lilypad-r3878.dll
Binding SPU2 : H:\PCSX2 0.9.7\Plugins\zerospu2-r3878.dll
Binding CDVD : H:\PCSX2 0.9.7\Plugins\cdvdGigaherz.dll
Binding USB : H:\PCSX2 0.9.7\Plugins\USBnull.dll
Binding FW : H:\PCSX2 0.9.7\Plugins\FWnull.dll
Binding DEV9 : H:\PCSX2 0.9.7\Plugins\DEV9null.dll
Plugins loaded successfully.

pcsx2 version 'n' settings? plugins setting? hardware specs?

best guess: the laptop might lack some features that are required and thus don't really work with the integrated graphics solution. performance of midlevel laptops is another topic.

[refraction]

firstly, get 0.9.8, its newer and better
secondly, try updating your directx and possibly your intel graphics drivers.

[kusaineko]

hmmm. ok2x. many thanks. i think it's the gpu drivers. will try to check that.