Driver cleaner>then cant install drivers

rgreen83 · Oct 17, 2003, 07:03 AM

I used driver cleaner after uninstalling omega 3.8, then installed the 2496a omegas. After reboot, all I get is a black screen from boot screen on, but I can hear windows load in the background. So booted to safe mode and uninstalled, then back to regular mode and installed the ATI 3.8s, reboot=same problem. I have done this several times and cannot get any driver to work. Please help (spike maybe?) as games dont like to play with vga drivers.

**Spike** · Oct 17, 2003, 08:37 AM

How did you uninstall the drivers and where did you run driver cleaner? I mean did you do it in normal mode or safe mode?

Also i will look into it, will get back to you.

rgreen83 · Oct 17, 2003, 08:54 AM

First things first, thanks for writing this program and I certainly know the problem is on my end, and not with your software. Let me know the usual donation and I will try to fit it in my budget (Best Buy doesnt pay very well though).

I uninstalled the drivers via add/remove, then I think I am a retard because i ran DC2 in normal mode. Thats probably the problem, was just wondering if you knew of a fix because I hate reinstalling windows. Exactly what would cause what I am experiencing? I guess the files were in use when I cleaned them, but after installing new drivers, wouldnt that take care of it? or will DC2 clean things it normally wouldnt if I run it in normal mode?

Sorry Im a jacka$$ that doesnt read "readME"s, ironic isnt it?

rgreen83 · Oct 18, 2003, 05:17 AM

Dont know how but I got it fixed. Flashed to a built by ati bios 8004 (had been a newer hercules bios that came with the card), then installed omega 3.5s. This didnt quite fix it though as it still gave me a black screen after logon, so I hit {windows key}+L to logout, which brought my screen back to the logon screen. Then after I rebooted it miraculously worked! Everything seems back to normal, running omega 3.8b now without a problem. One weird thing though, when I was having all these problems, I was even getting errors in bios where every font letter was switched with the previous one, i.e. 2 became 1, b became a, and so on. Ever seen anything like that?

**Spike** · Oct 18, 2003, 07:22 PM

I have never seen anything, could be that something in the bios made it not working. I am glad it all is fixed. I was allready thinking and couldn't think of how to fix it. I never heard anything like this with ati cards. I do have heard it with nvidia cards and am still looking in it, but it is the wierdest thing i ever saw with nvidia cards.

So that is why i didn't understand that ati driver got into the same problem. Guess it was indeed some bios problem.

rgreen83 · Oct 19, 2003, 07:45 AM

I had that happen with an nvidia card before also (font corruption in bios) with an inno3d ti4200 (pos). Thanks for the help!

**Spike** · Oct 19, 2003, 09:14 AM

rgreen83 check your pm. I pm'ed you the donation details.

Oct 17, 2003, 07:03 AM	#1
rgreen83 DriverHeaven Addict Join Date: Aug 2003 Posts: 357 Rep Power: 0	Driver cleaner>then cant install drivers I used driver cleaner after uninstalling omega 3.8, then installed the 2496a omegas. After reboot, all I get is a black screen from boot screen on, but I can hear windows load in the background. So booted to safe mode and uninstalled, then back to regular mode and installed the ATI 3.8s, reboot=same problem. I have done this several times and cannot get any driver to work. Please help (spike maybe?) as games dont like to play with vga drivers.

Oct 17, 2003, 08:37 AM	#2
Spike Driver Cleaner Maker Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Netherlands Posts: 2,088 Rep Power: 71 System Specs	How did you uninstall the drivers and where did you run driver cleaner? I mean did you do it in normal mode or safe mode? Also i will look into it, will get back to you. __________________

Oct 18, 2003, 07:22 PM	#5
Spike Driver Cleaner Maker Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Netherlands Posts: 2,088 Rep Power: 71 System Specs	I have never seen anything, could be that something in the bios made it not working. I am glad it all is fixed. I was allready thinking and couldn't think of how to fix it. I never heard anything like this with ati cards. I do have heard it with nvidia cards and am still looking in it, but it is the wierdest thing i ever saw with nvidia cards. So that is why i didn't understand that ati driver got into the same problem. Guess it was indeed some bios problem. __________________

Oct 19, 2003, 09:14 AM	#7
Spike Driver Cleaner Maker Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Netherlands Posts: 2,088 Rep Power: 71 System Specs	rgreen83 check your pm. I pm'ed you the donation details. __________________

Oct 17, 2003, 08:54 AM	Thread Starter #3
rgreen83 DriverHeaven Addict Join Date: Aug 2003 Posts: 357 Rep Power: 0	First things first, thanks for writing this program and I certainly know the problem is on my end, and not with your software. Let me know the usual donation and I will try to fit it in my budget (Best Buy doesnt pay very well though). I uninstalled the drivers via add/remove, then I think I am a retard because i ran DC2 in normal mode. Thats probably the problem, was just wondering if you knew of a fix because I hate reinstalling windows. Exactly what would cause what I am experiencing? I guess the files were in use when I cleaned them, but after installing new drivers, wouldnt that take care of it? or will DC2 clean things it normally wouldnt if I run it in normal mode? Sorry Im a jacka$$ that doesnt read "readME"s, ironic isnt it?

Oct 18, 2003, 05:17 AM	Thread Starter #4
rgreen83 DriverHeaven Addict Join Date: Aug 2003 Posts: 357 Rep Power: 0	Dont know how but I got it fixed. Flashed to a built by ati bios 8004 (had been a newer hercules bios that came with the card), then installed omega 3.5s. This didnt quite fix it though as it still gave me a black screen after logon, so I hit {windows key}+L to logout, which brought my screen back to the logon screen. Then after I rebooted it miraculously worked! Everything seems back to normal, running omega 3.8b now without a problem. One weird thing though, when I was having all these problems, I was even getting errors in bios where every font letter was switched with the previous one, i.e. 2 became 1, b became a, and so on. Ever seen anything like that?

Oct 19, 2003, 07:45 AM	Thread Starter #6
rgreen83 DriverHeaven Addict Join Date: Aug 2003 Posts: 357 Rep Power: 0	I had that happen with an nvidia card before also (font corruption in bios) with an inno3d ti4200 (pos). Thanks for the help!