[Performance] Complete graphical failure

September 17, 2009 5:59 PM from

As soon as I launch elemental, I am greeted with a white screen, yet the cursor appears quite normal. After a few seconds, what I assume is the cinematic begins, as black bars frame the whiteness, and the music is heard. Then appears what I guess ought to be the main menu, which looks like this:

All along, the cursor is perfectly normal.

I realize that the problem quite probably arises from the fact that my graphical drivers are horribly outdated (something that elemental warned me about the first time I launched it). However, I have searched everywhere and I simply can't find updated drivers for my notebook (LG Electronics LS50, with ATI Mobility Radeon 9200). If anyone can help me with my driver problem, I would be eternally grateful.

Here's my dxdiag:

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System Information
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Time of this report: 9/17/2009, 23:54:15
       Machine name: LG584419PC
   Operating System: Windows XP Professional (5.1, Build 2600) Service Pack 3 (2600.xpsp_sp3_gdr.090206-1234)
           Language: English (Regional Setting: Hebrew)
System Manufacturer: LG Electronics
       System Model: LS50-VEPE
               BIOS: Phoenix NoteBIOS 4.0 Release 6.0
          Processor: Intel(R) Pentium(R) M processor 1.60GHz
             Memory: 1022MB RAM
          Page File: 546MB used, 3453MB available
        Windows Dir: C:\WINDOWS
    DirectX Version: DirectX 9.0c (4.09.0000.0904)
DX Setup Parameters: Not found
     DxDiag Version: 5.03.2600.5512 32bit Unicode

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DxDiag Notes
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DirectX Files Tab: No problems found.
      Display Tab 1: No problems found.
        Sound Tab 1: The file smwdm.sys is not digitally signed, which means that it has not been tested by Microsoft's Windows Hardware Quality Labs (WHQL). You may be able to get a WHQL logo'd driver from the hardware manufacturer.
          Music Tab: No problems found.
          Input Tab: No problems found.
        Network Tab: The registry information for the DirectPlay application 'Populous: The Beginning' is missing or damaged. You should reinstall that application.

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DirectX Debug Levels
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Direct3D:    0/4 (n/a)
DirectDraw: 0/4 (retail)
DirectInput: 0/5 (n/a)
DirectMusic: 0/5 (n/a)
DirectPlay: 0/9 (retail)
DirectSound: 0/5 (retail)
DirectShow: 0/6 (retail)

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Display Devices
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        Card name: ATI MOBILITY RADEON 9200
     Manufacturer: ATI Technologies Inc.
        Chip type: MOBILITY RADEON 9200 AGP (0x5C63)
         DAC type: Internal DAC(400MHz)
       Device Key: Enum\PCI\VEN_1002&DEV_5C63&SUBSYS_00031854&REV_01
   Display Memory: 32.0 MB
     Current Mode: 1280 x 1024 (32 bit) (60Hz)
          Monitor: Default Monitor
Monitor Max Res:
      Driver Name: ati2dvag.dll
   Driver Version: 6.14.0010.6483 (English)
      DDI Version: 9 (or higher)
Driver Attributes: Final Retail
Driver Date/Size: 9/9/2004 15:15:36, 216576 bytes
      WHQL Logo'd: Yes
WHQL Date Stamp: n/a
              VDD: n/a
         Mini VDD: ati2mtag.sys
    Mini VDD Date: 9/9/2004 15:15:14, 798208 bytes
Device Identifier: {D7B71EE2-1F23-11CF-B762-0920A0C2CB35}
        Vendor ID: 0x1002
        Device ID: 0x5C63
        SubSys ID: 0x00031854
      Revision ID: 0x0001
      Revision ID: 0x0001
      Video Accel: ModeMPEG2_C ModeMPEG2_D
Deinterlace Caps: {6E8329FF-B642-418B-BCF0-BCB6591E255F}: Format(In/Out)=(YUY2,YUY2) Frames(Prev/Fwd/Back)=(0,0,1) Caps=VideoProcess_YUV2RGB VideoProcess_StretchX VideoProcess_StretchY DeinterlaceTech_PixelAdaptive
                   {335AA36E-7884-43A4-9C91-7F87FAF3E37E}: Format(In/Out)=(YUY2,YUY2) Frames(Prev/Fwd/Back)=(0,0,0) Caps=VideoProcess_YUV2RGB VideoProcess_StretchX VideoProcess_StretchY DeinterlaceTech_BOBVerticalStretch
                   {6E8329FF-B642-418B-BCF0-BCB6591E255F}: Format(In/Out)=(UYVY,UYVY) Frames(Prev/Fwd/Back)=(0,0,1) Caps=VideoProcess_YUV2RGB VideoProcess_StretchX VideoProcess_StretchY DeinterlaceTech_PixelAdaptive
                   {335AA36E-7884-43A4-9C91-7F87FAF3E37E}: Format(In/Out)=(UYVY,UYVY) Frames(Prev/Fwd/Back)=(0,0,0) Caps=VideoProcess_YUV2RGB VideoProcess_StretchX VideoProcess_StretchY DeinterlaceTech_BOBVerticalStretch
                   {552C0DAD-CCBC-420B-83C8-74943CF9F1A6}: Format(In/Out)=(YV12,0x32315659) Frames(Prev/Fwd/Back)=(0,0,2) Caps=VideoProcess_YUV2RGB VideoProcess_StretchX VideoProcess_StretchY DeinterlaceTech_PixelAdaptive
                   {6E8329FF-B642-418B-BCF0-BCB6591E255F}: Format(In/Out)=(YV12,0x32315659) Frames(Prev/Fwd/Back)=(0,0,1) Caps=VideoProcess_YUV2RGB VideoProcess_StretchX VideoProcess_StretchY DeinterlaceTech_PixelAdaptive
                   {335AA36E-7884-43A4-9C91-7F87FAF3E37E}: Format(In/Out)=(YV12,0x32315659) Frames(Prev/Fwd/Back)=(0,0,0) Caps=VideoProcess_YUV2RGB VideoProcess_StretchX VideoProcess_StretchY DeinterlaceTech_BOBVerticalStretch
         Registry: OK
     DDraw Status: Enabled
       D3D Status: Enabled
       AGP Status: Enabled
DDraw Test Result: Not run
D3D7 Test Result: Not run
D3D8 Test Result: Not run
D3D9 Test Result: Not run

By the way, is there no way on these forums to put text inside some kind of scrollable box? Because these dxdiags are a sore to see all over the place.

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