Radeon 1900x Omega Driver Issues

Syke · Mar 8, 2007, 02:54 AM

Hi! I hope this is the right forum, but if not, I'm terribly sorry. My issue is as follows: Catalyst disables my internet connection for some odd reason. Therefore, I use Omega drivers. However, windows (XP) is insistent every time I bootup that it has detected new hardware and desires to go fix this itself (which I sadly never let it) and that there was a problem with installing my drivers. Now I don't think this can be true, since I was -very- -very- thorough in scumming for any and all previous ATI and Omega files in every nook and cranny and deleting them before installing, and then re-cleaning and re-installing, and then re-re-cleaning and re-re-installing my drivers. Yet windows XP can never be appeased so long as Omega are my drivers. This I've been ignoring for several months now. Games seemed to run fine, no problems, so ignorable. However, I'm finding that in certain games at certain times that are fairly graphic intensive (but by absolutely no means worthy of even theoretically breaking a sweat on my PC), the monitor sometimes just completely loses connection with the computer. As in, RGB No Inpute Detected and then a black screen, or something like that. Only re-starting will clear this up. This happens, for instance, in medieval total war II in battle sequences about 3/4th of the time, but seemingly at random, and even if it dies in a certain battle 3 or 4 times, if I keep trying eventually I'll be able to play it through without a hitch. Before it dies there aren't any problems, no slow downs, no glitching, no graphic issues at all, just BAM, dead. Any ideas on how to clear up any of these issues?

Thanks!!!

Dyre Straits · Mar 8, 2007, 03:32 AM

Greetings and welcome to DriverHeaven!

First of all, before we attempt to guess at things, please give us a full rundown on your sytem specs. Mobo, CPU, Windows OS Version, RAM, etc.

Syke · Mar 9, 2007, 03:12 AM

OS: Microsoft Windows XP Professional

Display: Radeon X1900 Series (Omega 3.8.330) - ATI - 512 Approx Mem - Main Driver: ati2dvag.dll

MB: ASUS P5B Deluxe/WiFi-AP P965 775

Processor: Intel Core 2 CPU 6600 @ 2.40 GHz (2 CPUs)

Mem: 2048MB Ram
RAM: 2 Sticks of 1G G-Skill

DirectX 9.0c

Dyre Straits · Mar 9, 2007, 07:05 AM

It appears that you may not have properly uninstalled the official Catalyst Drivers prior to installing the latest Omegadrivers. If you installed the CAT 7.2s then Omega's drivers are one version prior.....7.1.

Your best option is to completely uninstall any and all versions of the ATI/Omega drivers and also Remove the Graphics card instances (two of them) from Device Manager.

Reboot and DO let Windows install the native VGA drivers for the card.

Then, reboot and install the Omegadrivers. Be sure to select the Continue Anyway prompt to avoid further frustration with Windows Driver Protection.

Good luck...and, if any further trouble, don't hesitate to report back.

I've used Omega's drivers for many years. Between those and the NGO I have a hard time making up my mind which ones to use.

Syke · Mar 9, 2007, 07:37 PM

As I've done at least 6 or 7 times already, I completely and wholly removed every single instance of anything Omega or ATI related. When I re-booted I gave Windows the chance to do what it wanted with my drivers, but it searched a little bit and then shame-facedly retorted with: 'could not find the necessary software' or something akin to that. And then it did it again, with the same results (careful to tick both times 'Don't fucking ask me again'). So I go ahead with the Omega install, re-boot, and Windows wants to take another crack at finding drivers for me. It pops up with an icon on my task bar on the bottom right saying there was a problem installing etc and then dissapears.

I appreciate your help, but this is obviously the first thing I did, and the second, and so on to the hundredth, and it just isn't working. Now either there's some ATI element managing to elude me still or something isn't compatible or the world is coming to an end. Any thoughts?

crunchyf · Mar 14, 2007, 01:34 AM

sounds to me like you forgot to install the wdm drivers
your card has vivo ?

this happend to me when i used some tweaked drivers
as they dont come with the wdm drivers

Dyre Straits · Mar 14, 2007, 05:06 AM

If the games are playing pretty nicely, it does, indeed, sound like the WDM drivers are not installed.

(I really do wish Omega would include these.)

However, I also really do like the NGO ATI Optimized drivers and there's one out now for the 7.2 CATs. AND, it DOES include the WDM drivers. If you like Omega's I'm sure you'd love these, too, and likely avoid that frustration with the missing WDM drivers.

www.ngohq.com

Go up to Files and scroll down.

Mar 8, 2007, 02:54 AM	#1
Syke DriverHeaven Newbie Join Date: Mar 2007 Posts: 3 Rep Power: 0	Radeon 1900x Omega Driver Issues Hi! I hope this is the right forum, but if not, I'm terribly sorry. My issue is as follows: Catalyst disables my internet connection for some odd reason. Therefore, I use Omega drivers. However, windows (XP) is insistent every time I bootup that it has detected new hardware and desires to go fix this itself (which I sadly never let it) and that there was a problem with installing my drivers. Now I don't think this can be true, since I was -very- -very- thorough in scumming for any and all previous ATI and Omega files in every nook and cranny and deleting them before installing, and then re-cleaning and re-installing, and then re-re-cleaning and re-re-installing my drivers. Yet windows XP can never be appeased so long as Omega are my drivers. This I've been ignoring for several months now. Games seemed to run fine, no problems, so ignorable. However, I'm finding that in certain games at certain times that are fairly graphic intensive (but by absolutely no means worthy of even theoretically breaking a sweat on my PC), the monitor sometimes just completely loses connection with the computer. As in, RGB No Inpute Detected and then a black screen, or something like that. Only re-starting will clear this up. This happens, for instance, in medieval total war II in battle sequences about 3/4th of the time, but seemingly at random, and even if it dies in a certain battle 3 or 4 times, if I keep trying eventually I'll be able to play it through without a hitch. Before it dies there aren't any problems, no slow downs, no glitching, no graphic issues at all, just BAM, dead. Any ideas on how to clear up any of these issues? Thanks!!!

Mar 9, 2007, 03:12 AM	Thread Starter #3
Syke DriverHeaven Newbie Join Date: Mar 2007 Posts: 3 Rep Power: 0	OS: Microsoft Windows XP Professional Display: Radeon X1900 Series (Omega 3.8.330) - ATI - 512 Approx Mem - Main Driver: ati2dvag.dll MB: ASUS P5B Deluxe/WiFi-AP P965 775 Processor: Intel Core 2 CPU 6600 @ 2.40 GHz (2 CPUs) Mem: 2048MB Ram RAM: 2 Sticks of 1G G-Skill DirectX 9.0c

Mar 9, 2007, 07:37 PM	Thread Starter #5
Syke DriverHeaven Newbie Join Date: Mar 2007 Posts: 3 Rep Power: 0	As I've done at least 6 or 7 times already, I completely and wholly removed every single instance of anything Omega or ATI related. When I re-booted I gave Windows the chance to do what it wanted with my drivers, but it searched a little bit and then shame-facedly retorted with: 'could not find the necessary software' or something akin to that. And then it did it again, with the same results (careful to tick both times 'Don't fucking ask me again'). So I go ahead with the Omega install, re-boot, and Windows wants to take another crack at finding drivers for me. It pops up with an icon on my task bar on the bottom right saying there was a problem installing etc and then dissapears. I appreciate your help, but this is obviously the first thing I did, and the second, and so on to the hundredth, and it just isn't working. Now either there's some ATI element managing to elude me still or something isn't compatible or the world is coming to an end. Any thoughts?

Mar 14, 2007, 01:34 AM	#6
crunchyf DriverHeaven Newbie Join Date: Mar 2007 Posts: 1 Rep Power: 0	sounds to me like you forgot to install the wdm drivers your card has vivo ? this happend to me when i used some tweaked drivers as they dont come with the wdm drivers