New drivers for GMA 950 on Vista (moded inf file)

JuiCe · Aug 20, 2008, 10:08 AM

Hi there!

This is actually a copy paste from "Intel9x Gaming" newsgroup but I need a broader audience and some help so I have decided to post it here.

So new drivers for Intel 4 Series are out. You can get them here

With a moded inf file you can istall them on GMA 950 on Vista

I didn't read the changelog (is there any?) - I have just compared the files (briefly)
and some dlls are bigger and have a new date on them.

They are described as 15.11.0.1537 on intels page. After my quick and
dirty inf file mod they have 15.10.1537 description on my system -
maybe I have ommited something in the inf file - don't know (older
version was 7.15.10.1518)

Unluckily the original thread on Intels Blog (where it all started) is closed for comments (you can read it here) so I don't know how to contact Mr. Rabbit who will propably know if/how the new drivers can be moded.
Does anyone know him from other forums?
EDIT: The blog is open now - you can post your comments.

Credit goes to Mr. Rabbit

I AM NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY DAMAGE YOU MAY DO TO YOURSELF, YOU
HARDWARE, OR YOU FAMILY BY INSTALLING THOSE DRIVERS.

This is for VISTA 32 only - i don't have other OSes to try this out.
I'm no expert so it might not work for you so do a system backup
before trying this out.

Download the moded drivers from here extract them (with 7-zip f.E.) and run setup.exe

After the instalation, reboot and rund dxdiag - go to display information and check the DDI version (upper right corner) it should be 10 not 9

To run your "problem" game do the following:

Code:

Open Start-->Run - type regedit - registry editor will open. Now 
navigate to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\Class 
\{4D36E968-E325-11CE-BFC1-08002BE10318}\0000 - you will see different 
file names (~hl2.exe, ~3dmark2005.exe etc) on the right side of the 
window. Now right-click somewhere on the empty space and choose New-- 
>Dword Value and name it lik the executable for your problem game (for 
me it was COD 2 demo - so it was named cod2sp_s.exe but with a tilda 
sign before it (~cod2sp_s.exe in my case). When you have add the value 
double click it and set it to 1 instead of default 0. Close the 
registry editor and try to run the game.

Or just open notepad and copy-paste:

Code:

Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\Class\{4D36E968-E325-11CE-BFC1-08002BE10318}\0000]
"~game.exe"=dword:00000001

replace game.exe with the name of youre game (DO NOT DELETE the tilda sign!) and save the file as addgame.reg or whatever you want to call it. Do not save it as a TXT file - it has to be a reg file. Afterwards doubleclick it and answer YES to the question. Now try to run your game.

With the registry mod I can run COD2 demo now, I couldn't do it with previosu drivers.

COD4 doesn't work (but it spits out a different error now - without registry mod it was smth about "ubn4y" missing - now its "create2dtexture" error - according to some forums it is coused by missing S3TC compression. There is a setting for forcing S3TC in GMA 950 driver but its for OpenGL - I don't now if its automaticly on for D3D or if GMA 950 is S3TC capable at all.

Try it out in different games and please let me know if it works for you.

custardk · Nov 15, 2008, 03:21 PM

Installed fine, caused my computer to crash upon running the performance score in Vista.

I have 2GB RAM and a GMA950, 1.6GHz Atom.

Problem signature:
Problem Event Name: BlueScreen
OS Version: 6.0.6001.2.1.0.768.3
Locale ID: 1033

Additional information about the problem:
BCCode: 50
BCP1: 92E78B6C
BCP2: 00000000
BCP3: 8B61BE73
BCP4: 00000000
OS Version: 6_0_6001
Service Pack: 1_0
Product: 768_1

custardk · Nov 15, 2008, 03:52 PM

I have fixed the problem.

[i945G0.GeneralConfigData]
MaximumNumberOfDevices = 2
MaximumDeviceMemoryConfiguration = 256

[i945G1.GeneralConfigData]
MaximumNumberOfDevices = 2
MaximumDeviceMemoryConfiguration = 256

[i945GM0.GeneralConfigData]
MaximumNumberOfDevices = 2
MaximumDeviceMemoryConfiguration = 256

[i945GME0.GeneralConfigData]
MaximumNumberOfDevices = 2
MaximumDeviceMemoryConfiguration = 256

[i945GM1.GeneralConfigData]
MaximumNumberOfDevices = 2
MaximumDeviceMemoryConfiguration = 256

For my system the memory configuration needs to be 256. This has increase my Experiance score.

asorfenua · May 30, 2009, 09:10 PM

hi everybody forget all said about 1537 mod driver .. that`s old

now with the 1545 mod driver you can run the 945gm as a 965gm

see here:

HOW INSTAL 945GM (gma950) VISTA MOD DRIVER (v1545)

http://945gma950modriver.fullblog.com.ar/post/945gm-vista-mod-driver-mod-vista-gma950-vista-mod-291242604375

Aug 20, 2008, 10:08 AM	#1
JuiCe DriverHeaven Newbie Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 1 Rep Power: 0	New drivers for GMA 950 on Vista (moded inf file) Hi there! This is actually a copy paste from "Intel9x Gaming" newsgroup but I need a broader audience and some help so I have decided to post it here. So new drivers for Intel 4 Series are out. You can get them here With a moded inf file you can istall them on GMA 950 on Vista I didn't read the changelog (is there any?) - I have just compared the files (briefly) and some dlls are bigger and have a new date on them. They are described as 15.11.0.1537 on intels page. After my quick and dirty inf file mod they have 15.10.1537 description on my system - maybe I have ommited something in the inf file - don't know (older version was 7.15.10.1518) Unluckily the original thread on Intels Blog (where it all started) is closed for comments (you can read it here) so I don't know how to contact Mr. Rabbit who will propably know if/how the new drivers can be moded. Does anyone know him from other forums? EDIT: The blog is open now - you can post your comments. Credit goes to Mr. Rabbit I AM NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY DAMAGE YOU MAY DO TO YOURSELF, YOU HARDWARE, OR YOU FAMILY BY INSTALLING THOSE DRIVERS. This is for VISTA 32 only - i don't have other OSes to try this out. I'm no expert so it might not work for you so do a system backup before trying this out. Download the moded drivers from here extract them (with 7-zip f.E.) and run setup.exe After the instalation, reboot and rund dxdiag - go to display information and check the DDI version (upper right corner) it should be 10 not 9 To run your "problem" game do the following: Code: Open Start-->Run - type regedit - registry editor will open. Now navigate to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\Class \{4D36E968-E325-11CE-BFC1-08002BE10318}\0000 - you will see different file names (~hl2.exe, ~3dmark2005.exe etc) on the right side of the window. Now right-click somewhere on the empty space and choose New-- >Dword Value and name it lik the executable for your problem game (for me it was COD 2 demo - so it was named cod2sp_s.exe but with a tilda sign before it (~cod2sp_s.exe in my case). When you have add the value double click it and set it to 1 instead of default 0. Close the registry editor and try to run the game. Or just open notepad and copy-paste: Code: Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00 [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\Class\{4D36E968-E325-11CE-BFC1-08002BE10318}\0000] "~game.exe"=dword:00000001 replace game.exe with the name of youre game (DO NOT DELETE the tilda sign!) and save the file as addgame.reg or whatever you want to call it. Do not save it as a TXT file - it has to be a reg file. Afterwards doubleclick it and answer YES to the question. Now try to run your game. With the registry mod I can run COD2 demo now, I couldn't do it with previosu drivers. COD4 doesn't work (but it spits out a different error now - without registry mod it was smth about "ubn4y" missing - now its "create2dtexture" error - according to some forums it is coused by missing S3TC compression. There is a setting for forcing S3TC in GMA 950 driver but its for OpenGL - I don't now if its automaticly on for D3D or if GMA 950 is S3TC capable at all. Try it out in different games and please let me know if it works for you. Last edited by JuiCe; Aug 20, 2008 at 01:43 PM.

Nov 15, 2008, 03:21 PM	#2
custardk DriverHeaven Newbie Join Date: Nov 2008 Posts: 2 Rep Power: 0	Re: New drivers for GMA 950 on Vista (moded inf file) Installed fine, caused my computer to crash upon running the performance score in Vista. I have 2GB RAM and a GMA950, 1.6GHz Atom. Problem signature: Problem Event Name: BlueScreen OS Version: 6.0.6001.2.1.0.768.3 Locale ID: 1033 Additional information about the problem: BCCode: 50 BCP1: 92E78B6C BCP2: 00000000 BCP3: 8B61BE73 BCP4: 00000000 OS Version: 6_0_6001 Service Pack: 1_0 Product: 768_1

Nov 15, 2008, 03:52 PM	#3
custardk DriverHeaven Newbie Join Date: Nov 2008 Posts: 2 Rep Power: 0	Re: New drivers for GMA 950 on Vista (moded inf file) I have fixed the problem. [i945G0.GeneralConfigData] MaximumNumberOfDevices = 2 MaximumDeviceMemoryConfiguration = 256 [i945G1.GeneralConfigData] MaximumNumberOfDevices = 2 MaximumDeviceMemoryConfiguration = 256 [i945GM0.GeneralConfigData] MaximumNumberOfDevices = 2 MaximumDeviceMemoryConfiguration = 256 [i945GME0.GeneralConfigData] MaximumNumberOfDevices = 2 MaximumDeviceMemoryConfiguration = 256 [i945GM1.GeneralConfigData] MaximumNumberOfDevices = 2 MaximumDeviceMemoryConfiguration = 256 For my system the memory configuration needs to be 256. This has increase my Experiance score.

May 30, 2009, 09:10 PM	#4
asorfenua DriverHeaven Newbie Join Date: May 2009 Posts: 1 Rep Power: 0	Re: New drivers for GMA 950 on Vista (moded inf file) hi everybody forget all said about 1537 mod driver .. that`s old now with the 1545 mod driver you can run the 945gm as a 965gm see here: HOW INSTAL 945GM (gma950) VISTA MOD DRIVER (v1545) http://945gma950modriver.fullblog.com.ar/post/945gm-vista-mod-driver-mod-vista-gma950-vista-mod-291242604375