catalyst: inf driver not found

Crono · Jun 13, 2002, 03:06 PM

i get that message. Any way to install them?

jrobbio · Jun 13, 2002, 03:18 PM

me too. I have a sapphire OEM which is flashed to 7.008. I tried the trick that MMAACC did (check Rage3D.com sticky) where you alter the inf file but it doesn't work. Hmm. Any ideas anyone?

~~Crash Override~~ · Jun 13, 2002, 04:01 PM

easy keep bios made by your manufacturer only

lol

it will work then

jrobbio · Jun 13, 2002, 04:03 PM

it is my manufacturers bios

~~Crash Override~~ · Jun 13, 2002, 04:15 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by jrobbio
me too. I have a sapphire OEM which is flashed to 7.008.

The 7.008 bios are for hercules cards i believe....i dont see a bios upgrade anywhere on sapphires site so are you sure you are using sapphire bios?

STUARTD572 · Jun 13, 2002, 05:20 PM

I also have the Sapphire card, and yes if you have a card and contact Sapphire they are happy to send you the 7.008 bios. I am running the bios fine - have been for over a month.

I got the "inf" error too but just went into device manager in XP and rightclicked the ATI card and selected update driver. Browsed to C:/ATI...found the inf file which starts cx i believe and used that. You will get a message about "this might not be for your hardware" just say ok and it installs the driver.

Oh, before doing the above run the ATI setup so that after the inf error it installs the control panel.

Only thing was i didnt get the stability tests running after the reboot.

Stu

~~Crash Override~~ · Jun 13, 2002, 05:41 PM

Stuart ATi has the reference drivers up as well which will work for you card fully it will install the smartgart and all

STUARTD572 · Jun 13, 2002, 06:19 PM

would that be the 7.72 file at http://www.ati.com/support/drivers/powered.html ?

Stu

~~Crash Override~~ · Jun 13, 2002, 06:44 PM

yup it sure would be

sorry for the long wait had to take care of sumthing really quick

STUARTD572 · Jun 13, 2002, 07:50 PM

Thanks.

Will d/l later, its too slow just now and freezes part way through - even on a 1meg connection.

Stu

Crono · Jun 13, 2002, 09:06 PM

now it's working.. i'm using the powered-by drivers and it's all fine...
tnx to all

STUARTD572 · Jun 13, 2002, 10:00 PM

crono,

is there any way you can get them to me..the d/l just wont get all the way through

Stu

jrobbio · Jun 14, 2002, 06:39 AM

I tried the reference drivers but they were useless so I tried STUARTD572's idea. Low and behold it worked, without the optimisations but who cares! How come we can get it to work that way? Oh by the way don't restart half way through or it won't work.

JT114881 · Aug 27, 2006, 10:03 AM

I have a AIW 9200 LE (That I bought from walmart but thats another story) and after installing the drivers from the site, I encountered the INF problem.

Heres what I did:
Now when I started I had a freshly formated machine with just the default drivers, but i assume you will have to uninstall your current ATI drivers for this to work if you are not willing to format.

1. I visited http://support.ati.com/ and went to the driver download section. Select the
operating system then select the card type (in my case All In Wonder) and then choose
whether its a Radeon, Rage128 ect. and click the driver link. Now pay close attention to
products supported. If your's isn't listed there, then scroll down to products not supported and click yours. Now download the driver package NOT THE .NET FRAMEWORK. This .net framework is 2.0 and I'm pretty durn sure thats what gave me the problem seeing as when i used 1.1, it installed fine.

2. Now pay this site a visit http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/d...7-034D1E7CF3A3
and grab the file (.net framework 1.1)

3. Install .net framework 1.1

4. Install the driver

5. Hopefully enjoy.

This worked for me but not everthing that works for one person will work for the next, but give it a shot. I dont know why ati would put the .net 2.0 on their site if you cant use it to install these drivers, but it might be because the install file was made before .net 2.0.

Good Luck and if you can't get it to work shoot me an email at JT114881@yahoo.com and I'll be more than happy to bang my head on the desk with you.

--JT

Jun 13, 2002, 03:06 PM	#1
Crono DriverHeaven Junior Member Join Date: May 2002 Location: ROMA Posts: 36 Rep Power: 0	catalyst: inf driver not found i get that message. Any way to install them? __________________ Failed.it

Jun 13, 2002, 09:06 PM	Thread Starter #11
Crono DriverHeaven Junior Member Join Date: May 2002 Location: ROMA Posts: 36 Rep Power: 0	now it's working.. i'm using the powered-by drivers and it's all fine... tnx to all __________________ Failed.it

Aug 27, 2006, 10:03 AM	#14
JT114881 DriverHeaven Newbie Join Date: Aug 2006 Posts: 1 Rep Power: 0	Fixed the INF Problem I have a AIW 9200 LE (That I bought from walmart but thats another story) and after installing the drivers from the site, I encountered the INF problem. Heres what I did: Now when I started I had a freshly formated machine with just the default drivers, but i assume you will have to uninstall your current ATI drivers for this to work if you are not willing to format. 1. I visited http://support.ati.com/ and went to the driver download section. Select the operating system then select the card type (in my case All In Wonder) and then choose whether its a Radeon, Rage128 ect. and click the driver link. Now pay close attention to products supported. If your's isn't listed there, then scroll down to products not supported and click yours. Now download the driver package NOT THE .NET FRAMEWORK. This .net framework is 2.0 and I'm pretty durn sure thats what gave me the problem seeing as when i used 1.1, it installed fine. 2. Now pay this site a visit http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/d...7-034D1E7CF3A3 and grab the file (.net framework 1.1) 3. Install .net framework 1.1 4. Install the driver 5. Hopefully enjoy. This worked for me but not everthing that works for one person will work for the next, but give it a shot. I dont know why ati would put the .net 2.0 on their site if you cant use it to install these drivers, but it might be because the install file was made before .net 2.0. Good Luck and if you can't get it to work shoot me an email at JT114881@yahoo.com and I'll be more than happy to bang my head on the desk with you. --JT

Jun 13, 2002, 03:18 PM	#2
jrobbio It ain't over until its over Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Loughborough, England Posts: 36 Rep Power: 0	me too. I have a sapphire OEM which is flashed to 7.008. I tried the trick that MMAACC did (check Rage3D.com sticky) where you alter the inf file but it doesn't work. Hmm. Any ideas anyone?

Jun 13, 2002, 04:01 PM	#3
~~Crash Override~~ Banned Join Date: May 2002 Location: Olympia, WA Posts: 2,448 Rep Power: 0	easy keep bios made by your manufacturer only lol it will work then

Jun 13, 2002, 04:03 PM	#4
jrobbio It ain't over until its over Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Loughborough, England Posts: 36 Rep Power: 0	it is my manufacturers bios

Jun 13, 2002, 05:20 PM	#6
STUARTD572 DriverHeaven Newbie Join Date: May 2002 Posts: 17 Rep Power: 0	I also have the Sapphire card, and yes if you have a card and contact Sapphire they are happy to send you the 7.008 bios. I am running the bios fine - have been for over a month. I got the "inf" error too but just went into device manager in XP and rightclicked the ATI card and selected update driver. Browsed to C:/ATI...found the inf file which starts cx i believe and used that. You will get a message about "this might not be for your hardware" just say ok and it installs the driver. Oh, before doing the above run the ATI setup so that after the inf error it installs the control panel. Only thing was i didnt get the stability tests running after the reboot. Stu

Jun 13, 2002, 05:41 PM	#7
~~Crash Override~~ Banned Join Date: May 2002 Location: Olympia, WA Posts: 2,448 Rep Power: 0	Stuart ATi has the reference drivers up as well which will work for you card fully it will install the smartgart and all

Jun 13, 2002, 06:19 PM	#8
STUARTD572 DriverHeaven Newbie Join Date: May 2002 Posts: 17 Rep Power: 0	would that be the 7.72 file at http://www.ati.com/support/drivers/powered.html ? Stu

Jun 13, 2002, 06:44 PM	#9
~~Crash Override~~ Banned Join Date: May 2002 Location: Olympia, WA Posts: 2,448 Rep Power: 0	yup it sure would be sorry for the long wait had to take care of sumthing really quick

Jun 13, 2002, 07:50 PM	#10
STUARTD572 DriverHeaven Newbie Join Date: May 2002 Posts: 17 Rep Power: 0	Thanks. Will d/l later, its too slow just now and freezes part way through - even on a 1meg connection. Stu

Jun 13, 2002, 10:00 PM	#12
STUARTD572 DriverHeaven Newbie Join Date: May 2002 Posts: 17 Rep Power: 0	crono, is there any way you can get them to me..the d/l just wont get all the way through Stu

Jun 14, 2002, 06:39 AM	#13
jrobbio It ain't over until its over Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Loughborough, England Posts: 36 Rep Power: 0	I tried the reference drivers but they were useless so I tried STUARTD572's idea. Low and behold it worked, without the optimisations but who cares! How come we can get it to work that way? Oh by the way don't restart half way through or it won't work.