Radeon Omega Drivers 3.8.413 (Cat 7.9.1)

Omegadrive · Oct 1, 2007, 09:18 PM

Yep, incredible, new drivers out, about time I say!!!

What's New in Omega Drivers?
v3.8.413
[*] Based on the Catalyst 7.9 Hotfix drivers.
[F] Fixed support for pixel perfect 1366x768 for TV LCD users. (1360x768 was also re-added)
[+] Added new resolutions to fill the 16:9 gap between 1366x768 and 1920x1080 (1600x900@60hz and 1776x1000@60hz)
[+] Added a new pixel perfect 4:3 resolution for 1080p LCDs (1440x1080@60hz) for those games/companies that offer no widescreen support. *cough*EA*cough*
[+] Removed Overscan from DVI port, this means no more black borders when using DVI->HDMI cables/adapters to connect to an LCD TV.

Known Issues:
1) Since Overscan will be removed from now on from the drivers, if you need to connect your PC to a regular TV that DOES need overscan in order to view it properly, you need to install the official 7.9 CCC Control Panel from ATI after my drivers so you have access to the new "scaling" feature and scale the overscan to fit your needs.

What's new for ATI Tray Tools?
1.3.6.1047
[F] Fixed localization for CrossFire dialog window.
[*] Updated ini files handling procedures to be more compatible with Windows Vista.
[*] Improved compatiblity with IE7 under Vista with UAC enabled???

Get them on my website:
OmegaDrivers.net - Home of the Omega Drivers for ATI & NVIDIA desktop/laptop cards. By: Omegadrive

Enjoy!

UPDATE 10/06/07:
Well, confirmed by one of my insiders at ATI, there is a really strange bug running around with Cat 7.8 and up that is making all this mess with drivers not installing on some cards, mostly AGP cards.
I will see if I can find a solution for this personally or if I get a confirmation that it is indeed a driver's bug and will be solved for a future release.
In the meantime if you can't install this version of my drivers I suggest you install my previous version and wait for my next release.

Sorry for any troubles this may have caused,
Angel

mkk · Oct 1, 2007, 09:52 PM

I don't have an ATI card right now but I'd still like to congratulate you.

Svalsbard · Oct 1, 2007, 11:01 PM

Hallelujah! Downloading now!

Dyre Straits · Oct 1, 2007, 11:55 PM

Holy Moly!!! What a NICE surprise!

Dark Lord · Oct 1, 2007, 11:58 PM

was just going to ask that dyre.

JohnDoe47 · Oct 2, 2007, 12:02 AM

Welcome back! I gather since your drivers are based on the Official AMD drivers there still isn't any support for the X1950 AGP series?

Scythe · Oct 2, 2007, 12:46 AM

I have the same question as Nick0323. I am going to try them anyway since I can't get anything else to work with Vanguard.

Widkidone · Oct 2, 2007, 01:10 AM

Link at 3dacc.net: Radeon Omega Drivers 3.8.413

dogs0ldier · Oct 2, 2007, 01:29 AM

Great news.....but same question as some other..I have X1950Pro (AGP).... Will this be ok for me considering all the AGP issues with current stock drivers..?

Omegadrive · Oct 2, 2007, 01:30 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Scythe

I have the same question as Nick0323. I am going to try them anyway since I can't get anything else to work with Vanguard.

For cards that are not supported, you need to send me the card's ID so I can add it for a future driver set.
To find your card's ID:
Open Device Manager, expand Display adapters and double click the first one, go to the 'Details" tab and on the "Device Instance Id" option, there write down the sequence up till "&REV_" part, then do the same for the second adapter (if there are 2).
Email me both IDs, your card model and bus type. (make sure to specify which string belongs to which adapter)

Done, your card will be supported on next release.

Dark Lord · Oct 2, 2007, 03:10 AM

sent you the display IDs for a GeCube X1950XT AGP.

ChaosMinionX · Oct 2, 2007, 04:27 AM

Any plans on a Vista release Omega?

EDIT: In reading your monologue on your homepage I found the following quote: "P.S. No, no Vista drivers yet, I hate Vista so far, I will work on them thou, eventually..."

Answered my own question haha, if you need any testers for Vista x64 lemme know, I would be glad to help you out been a fan of your drivers for awhile

Liqourice · Oct 2, 2007, 10:50 AM

Wonder how these will work with my X850XT PE. The stock 7.9 ATI driver didn't work well at all with lockups and some other strange behaviour. Saw a slight increase in performance though when it worked so it would be great if this worked perfectly!

Think I'm gonna dare to test this.

P A U L · Oct 2, 2007, 10:59 AM

so uhm, does this fix the ati2dvag from crashing the PC during graphic intense gaming? namely, DOD:S (among other things for other gamers, i'm sure)

btw, thanks for the new drivers

higgledyhiggles · Oct 2, 2007, 03:16 PM

hot diggity,
just when you thought it was all over.
I`m not sure my x800 is worth having these but its worth a try.
thanks mate.

Soulja · Oct 2, 2007, 06:57 PM

You are the man Omega, i realy thought that you gave up on modding drivers, but you realy made my day even better ;-) And im sorry for your cat

I know how you must have felt because i also have one that is about 6years old and it also has some health related problems but i hope that its gona live for some years to come ;-) And what a coinsidence i also went from amd to intel in the summer so we almoast have the same computer;-)

b00nz · Oct 2, 2007, 09:00 PM

hey there i posted you the id from my agp card aswell ..man i waited so long for new omegadrivers and now they give me the same buescreen then catalyst drivers..anyway waiting for sum workin drivers then

lolapaloza · Oct 2, 2007, 09:45 PM

This Omega driver isn't compatibile with my ATi Mobility HD 2600

Omegadrive · Oct 2, 2007, 11:30 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by lolapaloza

This Omega driver isn't compatibile with my ATi Mobility HD 2600

Like I said in a previous post in this thread, just send me the card's ID and I'll make sure is supported for next release.

tekthrawn · Oct 2, 2007, 11:32 PM

Loaded new driver from 3.8.330 and can't do anything 3d..

DxDiag:
Direct3D 7 test results: Failure at step 8 (Creating 3D Device): HRESULT = 0x80004005 (Generic failure)
Direct3D 8 test results: Failure at step 8 (Creating 3D Device): HRESULT = 0x8876086c (error code)
Direct3D 9 test results: Failure at step 8 (Creating 3D Device): HRESULT = 0x8876086c (error code)

x850 / XP Pro

JohnDoe47 · Oct 2, 2007, 11:33 PM

Sent you card ID for my X1950PRO AGP.

Cheers, Nick.

Omegadrive · Oct 2, 2007, 11:36 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by tekthrawn

Loaded new driver from 3.8.330 and can't do anything 3d..

DxDiag:
Direct3D 7 test results: Failure at step 8 (Creating 3D Device): HRESULT = 0x80004005 (Generic failure)
Direct3D 8 test results: Failure at step 8 (Creating 3D Device): HRESULT = 0x8876086c (error code)
Direct3D 9 test results: Failure at step 8 (Creating 3D Device): HRESULT = 0x8876086c (error code)

x850 / XP Pro

Re-Install on top and make sure you have the latest chipset drivers installed.

tekthrawn · Oct 2, 2007, 11:41 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Omegadrive

Re-Install on top and make sure you have the latest chipset drivers installed.

Will do

Also found this in System Event Log

Event Type: Error
Event Source: ati2mtag
Event Category: CRT
Event ID: 45062
Date: 10/2/2007
Time: 3:39:30 PM
User: N/A
Computer: Computer
Description:
CRT invalid display type
Data:
0000: 00 00 00 00 01 00 5a 00 ......Z.
0008: 2c 00 00 00 06 b0 00 c0 ,....°.À
0010: 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 ........
0018: 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 ........
0020: 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 ........

Using a Samsung SyncMaster 240T via VGA since DVI won't do 1920x1200

Omegadrive · Oct 2, 2007, 11:47 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by tekthrawn

Will do

Also found this in System Event Log

Event Type: Error
Event Source: ati2mtag
Event Category: CRT
Event ID: 45062
Date: 10/2/2007
Time: 3:39:30 PM
User: N/A
Computer: Computer
Description:
CRT invalid display type
Data:
0000: 00 00 00 00 01 00 5a 00 ......Z.
0008: 2c 00 00 00 06 b0 00 c0 ,....°.À
0010: 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 ........
0018: 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 ........
0020: 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 ........

Using a Samsung SyncMaster 240T via VGA since DVI won't do 1920x1200

Before re-installing, try deleting your current Monitor from Device Manager, re-install and after restart Windows should recognize the LCD again.

tekthrawn · Oct 3, 2007, 12:00 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Omegadrive

Before re-installing, try deleting your current Monitor from Device Manager, re-install and after restart Windows should recognize the LCD again.

No dice..

Just updated chipset drivers, gonna reinstall again..

Edit: Nope, 3x of the System event log error after restart and same dxdiag errors. Rollback for me?

Edit2: Downloading the 3.8.360 drivers... Which work perfect...

Anything else you want me to try with the new ones? I'd like to use those obviously

Scythe · Oct 3, 2007, 04:15 AM

Sent you my video card device id info.

Cheers and thanks again!

cox · Oct 3, 2007, 08:15 AM

there is something "fishy" about these drivers, they wont install on Saphire x1600, I had to revert to the last omega version---
I tried to intall them in all posssible ways over 1hour- nothing.. nevertheless thank you for the effort

Omegadrive · Oct 3, 2007, 10:38 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by cox

there is something "fishy" about these drivers, they wont install on Saphire x1600, I had to revert to the last omega version---
I tried to intall them in all posssible ways over 1hour- nothing.. nevertheless thank you for the effort

Sorry to hear you could not install them, What error you get when you try to install? Does the ATI 7.9 Hotfix drivers do the same?

I only did 1 major change from my previous release thou, I re-did all the resolutions from scratch in order to support new modes, but I don't think that change could be causing it. Heck, just to test this wouldn't have any problems I did a fresh install of windows and the drivers, all working perfectly.

Liqourice · Oct 3, 2007, 08:05 PM

Works perfectly so far with my Powercolor X850XT PE.

The stock ATI 7.9 locked everything up, this hasn't caused any problems so far.

No real performance gain from ATI 7.8 though, not as far as I can tell. The 7.9's did show a bit of an increase up until they locked up.

Mole1995 · Oct 3, 2007, 10:54 PM

Quote:

I only did 1 major change from my previous release thou, I re-did all the resolutions from scratch in order to support new modes, but I don't think that change could be causing it. Heck, just to test this wouldn't have any problems I did a fresh install of windows and the drivers, all working perfectly.

Only 60 Hz available at 1440x900 on a SyncMaster 941 tft and x1900xt, whereas 75 Hz was available at that resolution with the previous Omegas. I don't notice any difference, tho.

Oct 1, 2007, 09:18 PM	#1
Omegadrive Drivers? What Drivers??? Join Date: May 2002 Location: Puerto Rico Posts: 1,526 Rep Power: 75	Radeon Omega Drivers 3.8.413 (Cat 7.9.1) Yep, incredible, new drivers out, about time I say!!! What's New in Omega Drivers? v3.8.413 [] Based on the Catalyst 7.9 Hotfix drivers. [F] Fixed support for pixel perfect 1366x768 for TV LCD users. (1360x768 was also re-added) [+] Added new resolutions to fill the 16:9 gap between 1366x768 and 1920x1080 (1600x900@60hz and 1776x1000@60hz) [+] Added a new pixel perfect 4:3 resolution for 1080p LCDs (1440x1080@60hz) for those games/companies that offer no widescreen support. coughEAcough* [+] Removed Overscan from DVI port, this means no more black borders when using DVI->HDMI cables/adapters to connect to an LCD TV. Known Issues: 1) Since Overscan will be removed from now on from the drivers, if you need to connect your PC to a regular TV that DOES need overscan in order to view it properly, you need to install the official 7.9 CCC Control Panel from ATI after my drivers so you have access to the new "scaling" feature and scale the overscan to fit your needs. What's new for ATI Tray Tools? 1.3.6.1047 [F] Fixed localization for CrossFire dialog window. [] Updated ini files handling procedures to be more compatible with Windows Vista. [] Improved compatiblity with IE7 under Vista with UAC enabled??? Get them on my website: OmegaDrivers.net - Home of the Omega Drivers for ATI & NVIDIA desktop/laptop cards. By: Omegadrive Enjoy! UPDATE 10/06/07: Well, confirmed by one of my insiders at ATI, there is a really strange bug running around with Cat 7.8 and up that is making all this mess with drivers not installing on some cards, mostly AGP cards. I will see if I can find a solution for this personally or if I get a confirmation that it is indeed a driver's bug and will be solved for a future release. In the meantime if you can't install this version of my drivers I suggest you install my previous version and wait for my next release. Sorry for any troubles this may have caused, Angel __________________ DRIVERHEAVEN ADMINISTRATOR <<E-MAIL>> <<PC SPECS>> GOD BLESS YOU ALL!

Oct 1, 2007, 11:58 PM	#5
Dark Lord HardwareHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Grand Rapids, MI Posts: 5,945 Rep Power: 125 System Specs	was just going to ask that dyre. __________________

Oct 2, 2007, 01:10 AM	#8
Widkidone DriverHeaven Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: San Diego, Ca Posts: 711 Rep Power: 0	Link at 3dacc.net: Radeon Omega Drivers 3.8.413 __________________ Case- Cooler Master ATC-201B-BXT Aluminum Case Power Supply- Antec 480w TrueBlue480 ATX-12V MX518 Mouse CPU- AMD Athlon 64 processor 4000+ (2.4GHz) Socket-939 Motherboard-K8N Neo2 Platinum 2 GB DDR (2 pcs 1GB) PC-3200 (400) OCZ Dual Channel Platinum Hard Drive- WD 74GB 8MB 10000rpm S-ATA WD740GD Sound Card- Creative SB Audigy 2 Zs Platinum CDRW- LG GCE-8525BI 52X32X52 CD-RW OS- Microsoft Windows XP Pro Edition w/SP2 Video-Radeon X850XT AGP 256MB

Oct 2, 2007, 03:10 AM	#11
Dark Lord HardwareHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Grand Rapids, MI Posts: 5,945 Rep Power: 125 System Specs	sent you the display IDs for a GeCube X1950XT AGP. __________________

Oct 2, 2007, 04:27 AM	#12
ChaosMinionX USB 3 dot oh Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Boston, MA Posts: 1,911 Rep Power: 47 System Specs	Any plans on a Vista release Omega? EDIT: In reading your monologue on your homepage I found the following quote: "P.S. No, no Vista drivers yet, I hate Vista so far, I will work on them thou, eventually..." Answered my own question haha, if you need any testers for Vista x64 lemme know, I would be glad to help you out been a fan of your drivers for awhile __________________ ::Heatware:: How you can help DriverHeaven by using Digg!

Oct 1, 2007, 09:52 PM	#2
mkk Cthulhu/Dagon 2012 Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Gefle, Sweden Posts: 4,495 Rep Power: 132 System Specs	I don't have an ATI card right now but I'd still like to congratulate you.

Oct 1, 2007, 11:01 PM	#3
Svalsbard DriverHeaven Newbie Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 11 Rep Power: 0	Hallelujah! Downloading now!

Oct 2, 2007, 12:02 AM	#6
JohnDoe47 HardwareHeaven Addict Join Date: Dec 2006 Posts: 319 Rep Power: 0	Welcome back! I gather since your drivers are based on the Official AMD drivers there still isn't any support for the X1950 AGP series?

Oct 2, 2007, 12:46 AM	#7
Scythe DriverHeaven Newbie Join Date: Oct 2007 Posts: 2 Rep Power: 0	I have the same question as Nick0323. I am going to try them anyway since I can't get anything else to work with Vanguard.

Oct 2, 2007, 01:29 AM	#9
dogs0ldier DriverHeaven Newbie Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: England Posts: 7 Rep Power: 0 System Specs	Great news.....but same question as some other..I have X1950Pro (AGP).... Will this be ok for me considering all the AGP issues with current stock drivers..?

Oct 2, 2007, 10:50 AM	#13
Liqourice HardwareHeaven Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Stockholm Posts: 1,711 Rep Power: 98 System Specs	Wonder how these will work with my X850XT PE. The stock 7.9 ATI driver didn't work well at all with lockups and some other strange behaviour. Saw a slight increase in performance though when it worked so it would be great if this worked perfectly! Think I'm gonna dare to test this.

Oct 2, 2007, 10:59 AM	#14
P A U L DriverHeaven Newbie Join Date: Oct 2007 Posts: 1 Rep Power: 0	so uhm, does this fix the ati2dvag from crashing the PC during graphic intense gaming? namely, DOD:S (among other things for other gamers, i'm sure) btw, thanks for the new drivers

Oct 2, 2007, 03:16 PM	#15
higgledyhiggles DriverHeaven Lover Join Date: Mar 2003 Posts: 116 Rep Power: 0	hot diggity, just when you thought it was all over. I`m not sure my x800 is worth having these but its worth a try. thanks mate.

Oct 2, 2007, 06:57 PM	#16
Soulja DriverHeaven Junior Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Slovenia Posts: 98 Rep Power: 0	You are the man Omega, i realy thought that you gave up on modding drivers, but you realy made my day even better ;-) And im sorry for your cat I know how you must have felt because i also have one that is about 6years old and it also has some health related problems but i hope that its gona live for some years to come ;-) And what a coinsidence i also went from amd to intel in the summer so we almoast have the same computer;-) __________________ Always look on the bright side of life ;-) Last edited by Soulja; Oct 2, 2007 at 07:05 PM.

Oct 2, 2007, 09:00 PM	#17
b00nz DriverHeaven Newbie Join Date: May 2006 Posts: 5 Rep Power: 0	hey there i posted you the id from my agp card aswell ..man i waited so long for new omegadrivers and now they give me the same buescreen then catalyst drivers..anyway waiting for sum workin drivers then

Oct 2, 2007, 09:45 PM	#18
lolapaloza DriverHeaven Newbie Join Date: Sep 2007 Posts: 4 Rep Power: 0	This Omega driver isn't compatibile with my ATi Mobility HD 2600

Oct 2, 2007, 11:32 PM	#20
tekthrawn DriverHeaven Newbie Join Date: Feb 2005 Posts: 5 Rep Power: 0	Loaded new driver from 3.8.330 and can't do anything 3d.. DxDiag: Direct3D 7 test results: Failure at step 8 (Creating 3D Device): HRESULT = 0x80004005 (Generic failure) Direct3D 8 test results: Failure at step 8 (Creating 3D Device): HRESULT = 0x8876086c (error code) Direct3D 9 test results: Failure at step 8 (Creating 3D Device): HRESULT = 0x8876086c (error code) x850 / XP Pro

Oct 2, 2007, 11:33 PM	#21
JohnDoe47 HardwareHeaven Addict Join Date: Dec 2006 Posts: 319 Rep Power: 0	Sent you card ID for my X1950PRO AGP. Cheers, Nick.

Oct 3, 2007, 04:15 AM	#26
Scythe DriverHeaven Newbie Join Date: Oct 2007 Posts: 2 Rep Power: 0	Sent you my video card device id info. Cheers and thanks again!

Oct 3, 2007, 08:15 AM	#27
cox HardwareHeaven Lover Join Date: Jul 2003 Posts: 120 Rep Power: 0	there is something "fishy" about these drivers, they wont install on Saphire x1600, I had to revert to the last omega version--- I tried to intall them in all posssible ways over 1hour- nothing.. nevertheless thank you for the effort

Oct 3, 2007, 08:05 PM	#29
Liqourice HardwareHeaven Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Stockholm Posts: 1,711 Rep Power: 98 System Specs	Works perfectly so far with my Powercolor X850XT PE. The stock ATI 7.9 locked everything up, this hasn't caused any problems so far. No real performance gain from ATI 7.8 though, not as far as I can tell. The 7.9's did show a bit of an increase up until they locked up.