ATI Mobility Radeon 9000 IGP problem

Gabbo · Sep 30, 2006, 12:18 PM

Hi,
I installed Catalyst 6.9 with Control Center after being patched by ModToolV4.
The graphics card was detected as "ATI Mobility Radeon 9000". And it seemed to be operational.
However, some DirectX apps I created myself fil to initialize graphics device. The mesh viewer that came with the SDK (August 2006) was very slow (like 0.3fps for quite simple meshes), as if it wasn't using the graphics card but rather the integrated graphics on the motherboard.
OpenGL seemed to work well, and everything else too, so I think it's all about DirectX.
My laptop hardware:
- Pentium 4 HT (3.2GHz, 1MB L2)
- 80GB HDD 5400rpm
- ATI Mobility Radeon 9000 IGP
- 1GB RAM
- 1024x768 @ 32bpp display
Thank you for your help.

kryddan · Oct 7, 2006, 12:53 AM

According to https://support.ati.com/ics/support/...e&folderID=293 Catalyst 6.9 driver only supports Radeon 9500-X1900, not Radeon 7000-9250. You should try Catalyst 6.5 at http://support.ati.com/ics/support/d...estionID=22264 instead.

According to http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Compari...ocessing_Units Radeon 8500-9250 belongs to the Radeon R200 series, and only supports DirectX 8.1, not DirectX 9.0 in hardware. This could be why ATI has ceased support for these chips from Catalyst 6.6.

I hope this will fix your problem. Good luck!

DaveMysta · Oct 14, 2007, 08:40 PM

Hi,
I recentyl bought Team Fortresse 2 and am having all sorts of problems getting it off the ground. When I try to play I get a message saying. 'This game has a minimum requirement of DirectX 8.0. I have upgraded to Catalyst 6.5 using ModToolV4 and i got DirectX 9.0c. So i have no idea why its giving me this message. I tried afterwards to install DirectX 8.1b but it still doesnt work.

I have a Toshiba Satellite A70
-ATI RADEON 9000 GTI
-Version : 6.14.10.6614

Your input would be very much apprieciated.

juice19 · Dec 31, 2007, 11:24 PM

Bump.

I am having the same problem with Team fortress 2. PLEASE HELP US. (i hate mobility 9000)

nealtime · Feb 11, 2008, 10:19 PM

I also am having difficulty playing anything new released in the Orange Box. The problem is that the minimum requirement of DirectX 8.0 as a hardware minimum. My software is at 9.0c but for my Toshiba A75 the driver does not give me a hardware DirectX 8.0 but 7.1, I think. ATI states that the 9000 IGP can operate at 8.0 but I don't think Toshiba will update its driver. If there is some way to force your hardware to operate at 8.0 like it could. I could have sworn that I saw something that could enable a higher hardware DirectX level.

Vikingod · Feb 12, 2008, 02:36 AM

Has anyone tried to use the Omega drivers based on an earlier driver release? Try some from the 4,5,and 6 range and see what you get. Anything newer won't work I believe, so its best to stick with the older ones.

4.12 is my personal favorite, and still plays HL2 resonably well on my 9000 AGP

nealtime · Feb 13, 2008, 02:33 AM

But does that play HL2: Episode 2, Portal or TF2? These latest releases require a hardware DirectX 8.0 or above and HL2 and Episode 1 require 7.0.

Vikingod · Feb 13, 2008, 02:44 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by nealtime

But does that play HL2: Episode 2, Portal or TF2? These latest releases require a hardware DirectX 8.0 or above and HL2 and Episode 1 require 7.0.

I'll give it an install tonight and let you know

Sep 30, 2006, 12:18 PM	#1
Gabbo DriverHeaven Newbie Join Date: Sep 2006 Posts: 1 Rep Power: 0	ATI Mobility Radeon 9000 IGP problem Hi, I installed Catalyst 6.9 with Control Center after being patched by ModToolV4. The graphics card was detected as "ATI Mobility Radeon 9000". And it seemed to be operational. However, some DirectX apps I created myself fil to initialize graphics device. The mesh viewer that came with the SDK (August 2006) was very slow (like 0.3fps for quite simple meshes), as if it wasn't using the graphics card but rather the integrated graphics on the motherboard. OpenGL seemed to work well, and everything else too, so I think it's all about DirectX. My laptop hardware: - Pentium 4 HT (3.2GHz, 1MB L2) - 80GB HDD 5400rpm - ATI Mobility Radeon 9000 IGP - 1GB RAM - 1024x768 @ 32bpp display Thank you for your help.

Oct 14, 2007, 08:40 PM	#3
DaveMysta DriverHeaven Newbie Join Date: Oct 2007 Posts: 1 Rep Power: 0	Hi, I recentyl bought Team Fortresse 2 and am having all sorts of problems getting it off the ground. When I try to play I get a message saying. 'This game has a minimum requirement of DirectX 8.0. I have upgraded to Catalyst 6.5 using ModToolV4 and i got DirectX 9.0c. So i have no idea why its giving me this message. I tried afterwards to install DirectX 8.1b but it still doesnt work. I have a Toshiba Satellite A70 -ATI RADEON 9000 GTI -Version : 6.14.10.6614 Your input would be very much apprieciated. Last edited by DaveMysta; Oct 14, 2007 at 09:09 PM. Reason: Entry Error

Feb 11, 2008, 10:19 PM	#5
nealtime DriverHeaven Newbie Join Date: Feb 2008 Posts: 2 Rep Power: 0	Hardware DirectX 8.0 I also am having difficulty playing anything new released in the Orange Box. The problem is that the minimum requirement of DirectX 8.0 as a hardware minimum. My software is at 9.0c but for my Toshiba A75 the driver does not give me a hardware DirectX 8.0 but 7.1, I think. ATI states that the 9000 IGP can operate at 8.0 but I don't think Toshiba will update its driver. If there is some way to force your hardware to operate at 8.0 like it could. I could have sworn that I saw something that could enable a higher hardware DirectX level.

Oct 7, 2006, 12:53 AM	#2
kryddan DriverHeaven Newbie Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 3 Rep Power: 0	According to https://support.ati.com/ics/support/...e&folderID=293 Catalyst 6.9 driver only supports Radeon 9500-X1900, not Radeon 7000-9250. You should try Catalyst 6.5 at http://support.ati.com/ics/support/d...estionID=22264 instead. According to http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Compari...ocessing_Units Radeon 8500-9250 belongs to the Radeon R200 series, and only supports DirectX 8.1, not DirectX 9.0 in hardware. This could be why ATI has ceased support for these chips from Catalyst 6.6. I hope this will fix your problem. Good luck!

Dec 31, 2007, 11:24 PM	#4
juice19 DriverHeaven Newbie Join Date: Dec 2007 Posts: 1 Rep Power: 0	Bump. I am having the same problem with Team fortress 2. PLEASE HELP US. (i hate mobility 9000)

Feb 12, 2008, 02:36 AM	#6
Vikingod Int'l Fish Liaison Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: By the light of lamp I sit and type... Posts: 16,197 Rep Power: 112 System Specs	Has anyone tried to use the Omega drivers based on an earlier driver release? Try some from the 4,5,and 6 range and see what you get. Anything newer won't work I believe, so its best to stick with the older ones. 4.12 is my personal favorite, and still plays HL2 resonably well on my 9000 AGP

Feb 13, 2008, 02:33 AM	#7
nealtime DriverHeaven Newbie Join Date: Feb 2008 Posts: 2 Rep Power: 0	But does that play HL2: Episode 2, Portal or TF2? These latest releases require a hardware DirectX 8.0 or above and HL2 and Episode 1 require 7.0.