Radeon Omega Drivers 2.4.74 for Win2k/XP

Omegadrive · Jul 22, 2003, 06:20 AM

Hi there, new drivers, you know the drill

What's New?

* Based on the official Catalyst 3.6 ATI drivers. (9x/ME/2k/XP)
* Added support for the following chipsets: (9x/ME/2k/XP)
Radeon 9600 TX
* Fixed the "Card not supported" message, now the drivers should install in any card without problems. (9x/ME/2k/XP)
* Experimental Mobility Support in 9x/ME (installs differently, let me know if it installs correctly). (9x/ME)
* Added some new tweaks that should improve performance. (9x/ME/2k/XP)
* Updated the Overclocking utility to version 1.800d. (2k/XP)
* Re-Enabled support for 1280x768 resolution. (2k/XP)
* The 9500->9800 and 9700->9800 hack is still avaiable as an install option. (2k/XP)
* The 9x/ME drivers still don't have the hacked driver incorporated, sorry. (9x/ME)

Get them here.

Enjoy!

Davidgt · Jul 22, 2003, 06:22 AM

oooooooooo Sounds fun! I think I`ll try these. Congrats on another release!

Dyre Straits · Jul 22, 2003, 06:27 AM

Well, there goes my thoughts of going to bed early tonight.

Davidgt · Jul 22, 2003, 06:29 AM

Same here is 1:30am here for Dyre and I. heh lets get to testing

Dyre Straits · Jul 22, 2003, 06:40 AM

OK, I was hoping against hope, but, still have the problem inherent with the CAT 3.5 and 3.6 official drivers:

Cannot reboot system with TV Out connected. Doing so gives me an 'invalid sync' error on my main monitor and it goes to a black screen.

I'm totally aware that this is an ATi problem, but hope that someone can get to the bottom of it. The last set I could do it with no trouble was the CAT 3.4.....where I'm heading now.

coffindancer · Jul 22, 2003, 07:32 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by Omegadrive
Hi there, new drivers, you know the drill

* Fixed the "Card not supported" message, now the drivers should install in any card without problems. (9x/ME/2k/XP)

Enjoy!

Cleared everything with DC1.7 before!

I again wasn't able to use the installer. "Not supported" message still pops up. Had to put them on manually again.

Card: Radeon 8500LE

But I don't mind at all, as long as I get them running!

And thank you very much, Omegadrive...they ARE running pefectly so far!

NewsWare · Jul 22, 2003, 07:38 AM

Nice job Omegacorner! Keep them coming, ill mirror them all!

Check the link below for the MIRRORS :
Radeon Omega Drivers for 9x/ME/2k/XP

Labula · Jul 22, 2003, 07:43 AM

* Fixed the "Card not supported" message, now the drivers should install in any card without problems. (9x/ME/2k/XP) Still doesn't work 9700Pro. Which drivers to I install manually cause I have no idea....

DADUDU · Jul 22, 2003, 07:44 AM

Thank you so much Omega , i've been test your driver it give me perfect to everything Only one problem with me i can't play Everquest with Omega any driver or catly 3.4 & higher driver when useing softmod will get screen crashed.
Now i am use 3.2+hack file it worked with everything if anyone could tell me what happened to me
thanks for help . :

Scream · Jul 22, 2003, 07:45 AM

I just installed these drivers and when i run CS i get a message saying "opengl is not supported by this card". Can anyone help?

I have a 9500 pro on xp home (latest updates)
thx

~~HawK~~ · Jul 22, 2003, 07:52 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by Labula
* Fixed the "Card not supported" message, now the drivers should install in any card without problems. (9x/ME/2k/XP) Still doesn't work 9700Pro. Which drivers to I install manually cause I have no idea....

Same here on 9700np & W2000.
So did install the cat 3.6 again, and ran the omega setup over it,
now it is using the secondary display as main display driver, which I normaly disable in hardware
*realy should be an option to install or not install this device*

Question: C2_RAD_OMEGA.inf = secondary?

update: Fixed it, runnin ok now

zerodamage · Jul 22, 2003, 09:39 AM

Working great. Uninstalled previous, went into Safe Mode, used driver cleaner 1.8 and then rebooted and installed in normal windows. Running great in all games so far.

Got a 100 point boost in 3dmark2003 over the 3.5 Omega's. GJ man.

oh yeah, perfect IQ too.

SheetHot · Jul 22, 2003, 10:20 AM

Been waiting for these puppies...

I uninstalled OMEGA 3.5's and used DriverHeaven Drive Leaner, urgh...Cleaner (it's 2:20 am PST) both cab and driver clean up) and got error "Card not supported" . The drivers install fine if you choose to OVERWRITE a currently installed official ATI driver or the Windows XP generic driver (same prob with Omega 3.4's). This problem arises only when I dump the old drivers completely to FRESH install Omegas.

I then manually installed them and upon reboot, was asked to install driver again. Followed prompts and all is fine.

THESE DRIVERS ROCK!!! They are SMOOTH...very little jerkiness.

I get sporadic/random vertical flashes (red and yellow) that stretch from top to bottom while playing the classic Jane's USAF, MY benchmark program, but I can live with that.

Thanks OMEGA...I gotta go to PAYPAL and DONATE ("I got 5 on it" Tupac Shakur...lol).

Omega says not to install his contorl panel over an ATI control panel...can I install an Omega control panel over an Omega control panel ie Omega 3.6 over Omega 3.5, simply OVERWRITING the installed Omega 3.5 files, not uninstalling them?

Jasper

KRN-Drak · Jul 22, 2003, 10:28 AM

somone tell me again why he isn't on the ATI Driver Dev team?

wayneunique · Jul 22, 2003, 10:29 AM

What is the best program to disable "Fast Writes"?

Gonna give these drivers a try now..........Omega's are always the best.

ZzzombieBunny · Jul 22, 2003, 10:31 AM

Excatly what does the hacked drives do?

higgledyhiggles · Jul 22, 2003, 10:35 AM

furthermore,
(sure this has been asked before, maybe I missed it. 8)

I have a sapphire 9700 pro, Hacked Driver yay or nay ??

good stuff omega.

KRN-Drak · Jul 22, 2003, 10:40 AM

yay

higgledyhiggles · Jul 22, 2003, 10:42 AM

thanks KRN-Drak..

SheetHot · Jul 22, 2003, 10:56 AM

What is the best program to disable "Fast Writes"?

I simply go to the ADVANCED TAB in the graphics PROPERTIES and select SMARTGART, turn FAST WRITE off, then go to SERVICES (Windows XP) and DISABLE ATI SMART. If you don't disable then SMART a-- Gart will Re enable the FAST WRITE. SMART GART appears to run only at startup but then shuts down when there is nothing to do.

J

zerodamage · Jul 22, 2003, 11:49 AM

Anyone else experiencing stuttering with 2d Video? I am getting stuttering with avi's, mpgs, you name it. And my desktop performance seems to be really really slow when closing apps and what not.. this was not a problem before. Anyone else?

higgledyhiggles · Jul 22, 2003, 11:54 AM

I`ve always had this, when you close windows on the desktop
or after you close the display settings or when you shut down an explorer window
it redraws the desktop very slowly. I always assumed it was XP.
avis and mpegs are fine though (ACEMegaCodecS)

KillerSneak · Jul 22, 2003, 12:01 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by SheetHot
What is the best program to disable "Fast Writes"?

I simply go to the ADVANCED TAB in the graphics PROPERTIES and select SMARTGART, turn FAST WRITE off, then go to SERVICES (Windows XP) and DISABLE ATI SMART. If you don't disable then SMART a-- Gart will Re enable the FAST WRITE. SMART GART appears to run only at startup but then shuts down when there is nothing to do.

J

Or just disable it in your MoBo BIOS. That's the best way to disable it

Widkidone · Jul 22, 2003, 12:58 PM

i did not uninstall the 2.4.43 or the 2.4.60 and mine is running fine. DO i have to uninstall these to previous versions?

Erroneus · Jul 22, 2003, 01:06 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by Widkidone
i did not uninstall the 2.4.43 or the 2.4.60 and mine is running fine. DO i have to uninstall these to previous versions?

It's recommended to clean the system. But if you havn't got any problems, then there is no need.

FuZe · Jul 22, 2003, 03:24 PM

It seems that Driver Heaven's server is getting hammered, so i made another mirror for you.

Radeon Omega Driver v2.4.74 - Win2000/XP
Radeon Omega Driver v2.6.16 - Win98/ME

oglsmm · Jul 22, 2003, 03:34 PM

Man he's right Driverheaven is getting hammered.

I've mirrored them here: http://www.mikerosoft.ca

Pretty quick (at least it is right now)

oglsmm

easyrider · Jul 22, 2003, 03:48 PM

I have an AIW. Do I need to uninstall the aiw stuff and put on omega's aiw drivers then the omega vid drivers, or can I just use the omega vid drivers without touching the ati aiw driver stuff?

easyrider · Jul 22, 2003, 03:48 PM

I have an AIW. Do I need to uninstall the aiw stuff and put on omega's aiw drivers then the omega vid drivers, or can I just use the omega vid drivers without touching the ati aiw driver stuff?

Sorry for the double posts. I used the qick reply and it posted 2 times, what's up with that? hehe

Lingod · Jul 22, 2003, 04:08 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by oglsmm
Man he's right Driverheaven is getting hammered.

I've mirrored them here: http://www.mikerosoft.ca

Pretty quick (at least it is right now)

oglsmm

Doesnt work with me.. 404 page not found..

Jul 22, 2003, 06:20 AM	#1
Omegadrive Drivers? What Drivers??? Join Date: May 2002 Location: Puerto Rico Posts: 1,526 Rep Power: 75	Radeon Omega Drivers 2.4.74 for Win2k/XP Hi there, new drivers, you know the drill What's New? * Based on the official Catalyst 3.6 ATI drivers. (9x/ME/2k/XP) * Added support for the following chipsets: (9x/ME/2k/XP) Radeon 9600 TX * Fixed the "Card not supported" message, now the drivers should install in any card without problems. (9x/ME/2k/XP) * Experimental Mobility Support in 9x/ME (installs differently, let me know if it installs correctly). (9x/ME) * Added some new tweaks that should improve performance. (9x/ME/2k/XP) * Updated the Overclocking utility to version 1.800d. (2k/XP) * Re-Enabled support for 1280x768 resolution. (2k/XP) * The 9500->9800 and 9700->9800 hack is still avaiable as an install option. (2k/XP) * The 9x/ME drivers still don't have the hacked driver incorporated, sorry. (9x/ME) Get them here. Enjoy! __________________ DRIVERHEAVEN ADMINISTRATOR <<E-MAIL>> <<PC SPECS>> GOD BLESS YOU ALL!

Jul 22, 2003, 06:22 AM	#2
Davidgt Car Audio Guy Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Atlanta, Ga Posts: 499 Rep Power: 0	oooooooooo Sounds fun! I think I`ll try these. Congrats on another release! __________________ Sales/Support Manager Taraautosound.com wonderful sig by tastyweat

Jul 22, 2003, 06:29 AM	#4
Davidgt Car Audio Guy Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Atlanta, Ga Posts: 499 Rep Power: 0	Same here is 1:30am here for Dyre and I. heh lets get to testing __________________ Sales/Support Manager Taraautosound.com wonderful sig by tastyweat

Jul 22, 2003, 07:38 AM	#7
NewsWare DriverHeaven Newbie Join Date: Apr 2003 Posts: 4 Rep Power: 0	Again a great job! Nice job Omegacorner! Keep them coming, ill mirror them all! Check the link below for the MIRRORS : Radeon Omega Drivers for 9x/ME/2k/XP

Jul 22, 2003, 07:44 AM	#9
DADUDU DriverHeaven Newbie Join Date: Jan 2003 Posts: 11 Rep Power: 0	Thank you so much Omega , i've been test your driver it give me perfect to everything Only one problem with me i can't play Everquest with Omega any driver or catly 3.4 & higher driver when useing softmod will get screen crashed. Now i am use 3.2+hack file it worked with everything if anyone could tell me what happened to me thanks for help . : __________________ CPU:AMD 1900+ RAM:512 DDR PC3200 M/B:MSI KT4V AGP8X VGA:ATI 9500 NON PRO ( Hacked into 9800 with Cataly3.2 ,Can't play game with any higher version driver) HDD:2X 60GB Sygate 7200rpm

Jul 22, 2003, 07:43 AM	#8
Labula DriverHeaven Junior Member Join Date: Jun 2003 Posts: 52 Rep Power: 0	* Fixed the "Card not supported" message, now the drivers should install in any card without problems. (9x/ME/2k/XP) Still doesn't work 9700Pro. Which drivers to I install manually cause I have no idea....

Jul 22, 2003, 07:45 AM	#10
Scream DriverHeaven Newbie Join Date: Jul 2003 Posts: 2 Rep Power: 0	Counter Strike I just installed these drivers and when i run CS i get a message saying "opengl is not supported by this card". Can anyone help? I have a 9500 pro on xp home (latest updates) thx

Jul 22, 2003, 09:39 AM	#12
zerodamage HardwareHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: May 2003 Location: Virginia, USA Posts: 3,478 Rep Power: 0 System Specs	Working great. Uninstalled previous, went into Safe Mode, used driver cleaner 1.8 and then rebooted and installed in normal windows. Running great in all games so far. Got a 100 point boost in 3dmark2003 over the 3.5 Omega's. GJ man. oh yeah, perfect IQ too.

Jul 22, 2003, 10:20 AM	#13
SheetHot DriverHeaven Newbie Join Date: Jul 2003 Posts: 8 Rep Power: 0	Been waiting for these puppies... I uninstalled OMEGA 3.5's and used DriverHeaven Drive Leaner, urgh...Cleaner (it's 2:20 am PST) both cab and driver clean up) and got error "Card not supported" . The drivers install fine if you choose to OVERWRITE a currently installed official ATI driver or the Windows XP generic driver (same prob with Omega 3.4's). This problem arises only when I dump the old drivers completely to FRESH install Omegas. I then manually installed them and upon reboot, was asked to install driver again. Followed prompts and all is fine. THESE DRIVERS ROCK!!! They are SMOOTH...very little jerkiness. I get sporadic/random vertical flashes (red and yellow) that stretch from top to bottom while playing the classic Jane's USAF, MY benchmark program, but I can live with that. Thanks OMEGA...I gotta go to PAYPAL and DONATE ("I got 5 on it" Tupac Shakur...lol). Omega says not to install his contorl panel over an ATI control panel...can I install an Omega control panel over an Omega control panel ie Omega 3.6 over Omega 3.5, simply OVERWRITING the installed Omega 3.5 files, not uninstalling them? Jasper Last edited by SheetHot; Jul 22, 2003 at 11:01 AM.

Jul 22, 2003, 10:28 AM	#14
KRN-Drak DriverHeaven Lover Join Date: Jul 2003 Posts: 152 Rep Power: 0	somone tell me again why he isn't on the ATI Driver Dev team? __________________ etc

Jul 22, 2003, 10:29 AM	#15
wayneunique DriverHeaven Newbie Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: London, UK Posts: 1 Rep Power: 0	What is the best program to disable "Fast Writes"? Gonna give these drivers a try now..........Omega's are always the best.

Jul 22, 2003, 10:31 AM	#16
ZzzombieBunny Cake or Death? Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Sweden Posts: 259 Rep Power: 0	Excatly what does the hacked drives do?

Jul 22, 2003, 10:35 AM	#17
higgledyhiggles DriverHeaven Lover Join Date: Mar 2003 Posts: 116 Rep Power: 0	furthermore, (sure this has been asked before, maybe I missed it. 8) I have a sapphire 9700 pro, Hacked Driver yay or nay ?? good stuff omega.

Jul 22, 2003, 10:40 AM	#18
KRN-Drak DriverHeaven Lover Join Date: Jul 2003 Posts: 152 Rep Power: 0	yay __________________ etc

Jul 22, 2003, 10:42 AM	#19
higgledyhiggles DriverHeaven Lover Join Date: Mar 2003 Posts: 116 Rep Power: 0	thanks KRN-Drak..

Jul 22, 2003, 10:56 AM	#20
SheetHot DriverHeaven Newbie Join Date: Jul 2003 Posts: 8 Rep Power: 0	What is the best program to disable "Fast Writes"? What is the best program to disable "Fast Writes"? I simply go to the ADVANCED TAB in the graphics PROPERTIES and select SMARTGART, turn FAST WRITE off, then go to SERVICES (Windows XP) and DISABLE ATI SMART. If you don't disable then SMART a-- Gart will Re enable the FAST WRITE. SMART GART appears to run only at startup but then shuts down when there is nothing to do. J

Jul 22, 2003, 11:49 AM	#21
zerodamage HardwareHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: May 2003 Location: Virginia, USA Posts: 3,478 Rep Power: 0 System Specs	Anyone else experiencing stuttering with 2d Video? I am getting stuttering with avi's, mpgs, you name it. And my desktop performance seems to be really really slow when closing apps and what not.. this was not a problem before. Anyone else?

Jul 22, 2003, 11:54 AM	#22
higgledyhiggles DriverHeaven Lover Join Date: Mar 2003 Posts: 116 Rep Power: 0	I`ve always had this, when you close windows on the desktop or after you close the display settings or when you shut down an explorer window it redraws the desktop very slowly. I always assumed it was XP. avis and mpegs are fine though (ACEMegaCodecS)

Jul 22, 2003, 12:58 PM	#24
Widkidone DriverHeaven Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: San Diego, Ca Posts: 711 Rep Power: 0	2.4.74 version i did not uninstall the 2.4.43 or the 2.4.60 and mine is running fine. DO i have to uninstall these to previous versions?

Jul 22, 2003, 03:24 PM	#26
FuZe DriverHeaven Newbie Join Date: May 2002 Location: Copenhagen, Denmark Posts: 5 Rep Power: 0	Mirror up It seems that Driver Heaven's server is getting hammered, so i made another mirror for you. Radeon Omega Driver v2.4.74 - Win2000/XP Radeon Omega Driver v2.6.16 - Win98/ME

Jul 22, 2003, 03:34 PM	#27
oglsmm DriverHeaven Junior Member Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Toronto Posts: 47 Rep Power: 0	Mirror Site Man he's right Driverheaven is getting hammered. I've mirrored them here: http://www.mikerosoft.ca Pretty quick (at least it is right now) oglsmm __________________ [color=green][/color]

Jul 22, 2003, 03:48 PM	#28
easyrider DriverHeaven Lover Join Date: May 2002 Posts: 156 Rep Power: 0	I have an AIW. Do I need to uninstall the aiw stuff and put on omega's aiw drivers then the omega vid drivers, or can I just use the omega vid drivers without touching the ati aiw driver stuff? __________________ P4 3.0 Prescott Corsair 2x512 mem (1 gig) BFG 7800gs oc default 400/1250, to 480/1450