Resolution problem with official ATI drivers

yoda133113 · May 22, 2005, 08:04 AM

My laptop's display has a max resolution of 1680x1050, yet the biggest i can get from my drivers is 1440x900.

I am using 5.5 drivers modded with patje's modder, and CCC. Omegas aren't an option because every time i've tried to use them on this system they didn't install right

(the drivers didn't install at all).

I have a MR X700.

redsolar · May 22, 2005, 04:56 PM

Does the CPanel driver make a difference? How is the LCD panel detected as?

yoda133113 · May 22, 2005, 06:48 PM

CPanel driver?
and my LCD panel is just detected as just the Default LCD, nothing special

thegave · May 22, 2005, 07:28 PM

The old ATI Control Panel. Which Omegas didn't install right, the latest 5.4s?
Try the 5.2 Omegas and see if they install properly.

redsolar · May 22, 2005, 10:45 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by yoda133113

CPanel driver?
and my LCD panel is just detected as just the Default LCD, nothing special

You may have to force it to recognize as something better than default, so that it would allow you to run higher resolutions. Can you disable DCC detection in your driver control panel? And then set maximum resolution to 1680x1050?

yoda133113 · May 23, 2005, 07:12 AM

The 5.4 omegas are the ones that didn't work, but i also just tried the 5.2s and that was a no go. Even when I try manually installing the omegas (meaning let windows do it and selct the inf file myself, and the hardware from the list it gives) it doesn't give me the option of the mobility radeon x700.

I'm now going to try ATI's 5.5 with CPanel, and 5.4 with both CCC and CP

~~ut2k4wikichici~~ · May 23, 2005, 07:19 AM

damn i hate it when drivers fuck up!!!!! good luck man!

yoda133113 · May 23, 2005, 07:57 AM

thanx, for the vote of confidence, i just installed 5.5 with CPanel as opposed to CCC and it works like a charm, i dunno what's up, but after checking out CPanel again, I'm happy.
I want my omegas back though, I used them on my old laptop, but Gateway decided to replace it (something about smoke coming out of the PSU made them say I needed a new comp)

Thanx all for the help.

thegave · May 23, 2005, 10:48 AM

You could
1. Unpack omegas
2. Run mobility modder on omega inf for X700
3. Manually install modded omega thru Hw Manager
4. Install cpanel manually from ATi directory C:\ATi\Control Panel by default

yoda133113 · May 23, 2005, 04:35 PM

umm...while doable, i'm not missing the omegas that much, I think i'll just stick with the 5.5s and just install radlinker separately until omega releases ones that work on my comp.

studbagel9 · May 23, 2005, 04:44 PM

What happened to cause this? I had a problem with my old laptop similar to this: I plugged it into an external monitor, and went back to the laptop even after a driver reinstall the problem stayed. Good luck to you.

yoda133113 · May 23, 2005, 07:39 PM

I don't know what caused the omegas to not work, it's a brand new laptop (i've had it for 2 weeks) so i have no clue there, as far as the resolution issue again no clue, using ATI's drivers with CCC it doesn't quite work right, with CPanel it works great, besides CPanel is good enough for me especially with RadLinker also. (I'd still rather have omegas, but as long as they won't work, i'll stick with what i've got.

May 22, 2005, 08:04 AM	#1
yoda133113 DriverHeaven Addict Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Virginia, USA Posts: 309 Rep Power: 0	Resolution problem with official ATI drivers My laptop's display has a max resolution of 1680x1050, yet the biggest i can get from my drivers is 1440x900. I am using 5.5 drivers modded with patje's modder, and CCC. Omegas aren't an option because every time i've tried to use them on this system they didn't install right (the drivers didn't install at all). I have a MR X700. __________________ [color=Yellow]Guild Wars Character: Corrupted Bubbles[/color] "The muffin isn't picky, Timmy. Nor is it tasty! But it is powerful. All hail the muffin!" Cosmo, Fairly Odd Parents "Everyone is entitled to his own opinion. He is not entitled to his own facts." Sen. Daniel Patrick Moynihan [color=Sienna]Gateway M680X P-M 750 1.86 GHz Alviso Mobility Radeon X700 128 MB 1 GB 400 MHz DDR2 60 GB 5400 RPM Hitachi HD QSI DVD+-RW DL 17" Widescreen [/color]

May 22, 2005, 04:56 PM	#2
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May 22, 2005, 06:48 PM	Thread Starter #3
yoda133113 DriverHeaven Addict Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Virginia, USA Posts: 309 Rep Power: 0	CPanel driver? and my LCD panel is just detected as just the Default LCD, nothing special __________________ [color=Yellow]Guild Wars Character: Corrupted Bubbles[/color] "The muffin isn't picky, Timmy. Nor is it tasty! But it is powerful. All hail the muffin!" Cosmo, Fairly Odd Parents "Everyone is entitled to his own opinion. He is not entitled to his own facts." Sen. Daniel Patrick Moynihan [color=Sienna]Gateway M680X P-M 750 1.86 GHz Alviso Mobility Radeon X700 128 MB 1 GB 400 MHz DDR2 60 GB 5400 RPM Hitachi HD QSI DVD+-RW DL 17" Widescreen [/color]

May 23, 2005, 07:12 AM	Thread Starter #6
yoda133113 DriverHeaven Addict Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Virginia, USA Posts: 309 Rep Power: 0	The 5.4 omegas are the ones that didn't work, but i also just tried the 5.2s and that was a no go. Even when I try manually installing the omegas (meaning let windows do it and selct the inf file myself, and the hardware from the list it gives) it doesn't give me the option of the mobility radeon x700. I'm now going to try ATI's 5.5 with CPanel, and 5.4 with both CCC and CP __________________ [color=Yellow]Guild Wars Character: Corrupted Bubbles[/color] "The muffin isn't picky, Timmy. Nor is it tasty! But it is powerful. All hail the muffin!" Cosmo, Fairly Odd Parents "Everyone is entitled to his own opinion. He is not entitled to his own facts." Sen. Daniel Patrick Moynihan [color=Sienna]Gateway M680X P-M 750 1.86 GHz Alviso Mobility Radeon X700 128 MB 1 GB 400 MHz DDR2 60 GB 5400 RPM Hitachi HD QSI DVD+-RW DL 17" Widescreen [/color]

May 23, 2005, 07:57 AM	Thread Starter #8
yoda133113 DriverHeaven Addict Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Virginia, USA Posts: 309 Rep Power: 0	thanx, for the vote of confidence, i just installed 5.5 with CPanel as opposed to CCC and it works like a charm, i dunno what's up, but after checking out CPanel again, I'm happy. I want my omegas back though, I used them on my old laptop, but Gateway decided to replace it (something about smoke coming out of the PSU made them say I needed a new comp) Thanx all for the help. __________________ [color=Yellow]Guild Wars Character: Corrupted Bubbles[/color] "The muffin isn't picky, Timmy. Nor is it tasty! But it is powerful. All hail the muffin!" Cosmo, Fairly Odd Parents "Everyone is entitled to his own opinion. He is not entitled to his own facts." Sen. Daniel Patrick Moynihan [color=Sienna]Gateway M680X P-M 750 1.86 GHz Alviso Mobility Radeon X700 128 MB 1 GB 400 MHz DDR2 60 GB 5400 RPM Hitachi HD QSI DVD+-RW DL 17" Widescreen [/color]

May 22, 2005, 07:28 PM	#4
thegave -=[DHzer0point Team]=- Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 96 Rep Power: 0	The old ATI Control Panel. Which Omegas didn't install right, the latest 5.4s? Try the 5.2 Omegas and see if they install properly.

May 23, 2005, 07:19 AM	#7
~~ut2k4wikichici~~ Banned Join Date: May 2005 Location: Australia AKA. Kangaroo country Posts: 340 Rep Power: 0	damn i hate it when drivers fuck up!!!!! good luck man!

May 23, 2005, 10:48 AM	#9
thegave -=[DHzer0point Team]=- Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 96 Rep Power: 0	You could 1. Unpack omegas 2. Run mobility modder on omega inf for X700 3. Manually install modded omega thru Hw Manager 4. Install cpanel manually from ATi directory C:\ATi\Control Panel by default

May 23, 2005, 04:35 PM	Thread Starter #10
yoda133113 DriverHeaven Addict Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Virginia, USA Posts: 309 Rep Power: 0	umm...while doable, i'm not missing the omegas that much, I think i'll just stick with the 5.5s and just install radlinker separately until omega releases ones that work on my comp. __________________ [color=Yellow]Guild Wars Character: Corrupted Bubbles[/color] "The muffin isn't picky, Timmy. Nor is it tasty! But it is powerful. All hail the muffin!" Cosmo, Fairly Odd Parents "Everyone is entitled to his own opinion. He is not entitled to his own facts." Sen. Daniel Patrick Moynihan [color=Sienna]Gateway M680X P-M 750 1.86 GHz Alviso Mobility Radeon X700 128 MB 1 GB 400 MHz DDR2 60 GB 5400 RPM Hitachi HD QSI DVD+-RW DL 17" Widescreen [/color]

May 23, 2005, 04:44 PM	#11
studbagel9 Rolling the Hard Six Join Date: May 2003 Location: Lock Haven, PA Posts: 767 Rep Power: 0 System Specs	What happened to cause this? I had a problem with my old laptop similar to this: I plugged it into an external monitor, and went back to the laptop even after a driver reinstall the problem stayed. Good luck to you. __________________

May 23, 2005, 07:39 PM	Thread Starter #12
yoda133113 DriverHeaven Addict Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Virginia, USA Posts: 309 Rep Power: 0	I don't know what caused the omegas to not work, it's a brand new laptop (i've had it for 2 weeks) so i have no clue there, as far as the resolution issue again no clue, using ATI's drivers with CCC it doesn't quite work right, with CPanel it works great, besides CPanel is good enough for me especially with RadLinker also. (I'd still rather have omegas, but as long as they won't work, i'll stick with what i've got. __________________ [color=Yellow]Guild Wars Character: Corrupted Bubbles[/color] "The muffin isn't picky, Timmy. Nor is it tasty! But it is powerful. All hail the muffin!" Cosmo, Fairly Odd Parents "Everyone is entitled to his own opinion. He is not entitled to his own facts." Sen. Daniel Patrick Moynihan [color=Sienna]Gateway M680X P-M 750 1.86 GHz Alviso Mobility Radeon X700 128 MB 1 GB 400 MHz DDR2 60 GB 5400 RPM Hitachi HD QSI DVD+-RW DL 17" Widescreen [/color]