Basic RadLinker Guide

DJRaid · Sep 2, 2004, 12:42 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ChrisW

There is no registry value for the mode change button. The mode change button does a quick display mode change (monitor goes black) to ensure the DirectX settings are applied. This is necessary when playing DirectX games in windowed mode or playing in fullscreen at the same resolution and color depth as the desktop.

Well... That explains why I couldn't find it in the registry. However, if that is the case then I am completely perplexed. How is it then that through my tinkering with custom settings in RadLinker that I managed to fix a bug in my Cat 4.8's whereby the screen would do a needless quick mode switch at identical resolutions/color depths/refresh rates for every single 3D application (Direct3D or OpenGL)? Do you have any ideas on this subject? Anything you can think of that RadLinker may do programatically to affect the aforementioned bug? Thanks again for you quick reply.

oj213 · Sep 2, 2004, 11:19 PM

Is radlinker still working for anyone once u installed the new ATi Control Center?

Pluvious · Sep 2, 2004, 11:38 PM

No, you must uninstall and reinstall the newest version.

oj213 · Sep 2, 2004, 11:53 PM

After i install the new Control Center i re-install Radlinker?

ChrisW · Sep 3, 2004, 12:27 AM

You just need to make sure you have the latest version of RadLinker installed if you are going to install CCC. If it is already installed, there is no need to reinstall it.

JaCkY2k · Sep 5, 2004, 05:45 PM

I have a problem with radlinker and the new CCC. After the installation of the CCC i have only a tab 3D in radLinker. I don't know if 3D means DirectX and OpenGL like in the new CP.
But for example in Doom3 i had a radlink with some OpenGL settings. But after i install the CCC i have only a 3D Tab and all my settings for OpenGL are deleted.
I like the new CP but i want to use radlinker. So if somebody can explain me how this works with 3D.

bye,
jacky2k

(Sorry for my bad english

I hope everybody can unterstand my problem.)

ChrisW · Sep 7, 2004, 11:11 AM

With CCC, the common settings for DirectX and OpenGL are combined into one selection. The "3D" settings apply both to DirectX and OpenGL.

JaCkY2k · Sep 7, 2004, 02:02 PM

Thank you for the quick answer. But i saw in the 3D Tab of RadLinker the "Mode Change" like in the normal DirectX Tab. In the old OpenGL Tab isn't the "Mode Change" so when i want to play a OpenGL game with my settings i must activate this or it's only for Direct3D games important?
I hope you understand my question. Thanks very much in advance

bye,
jacky2k

TwistedMetal · Sep 8, 2004, 12:14 AM

Since this is a popular thread...

Just to let everyone know, I updated the Basic RadLinker Guide with the latest version, and I also included pictures.

Iam8up · Sep 11, 2004, 05:45 AM

very nice thread, very nice job, thanks =)

resonatorman · Sep 12, 2004, 12:28 PM

Can someone explain what that "T2" and "T3" in the Antialiasing section means?

CerebriX · Sep 15, 2004, 03:57 AM

chrisw

ygpm

Dali Llama · Sep 19, 2004, 03:59 AM

I searched around on the forums a while, and even read the RadLink FAQ on their homepage without finding an answer to these questions. Please pardon my redundancy if they've been addressed and I just didn't search diligently enough. And thanks for any help, advice, support in advance!

When I boot my laptop, I get the following two errors: "Could not open RadLinker 030" and "Could not read from RadLink 033". What do those errors signify?

Now for the question: On another compy I have, an eMachine with pretty good specs but with an Intel 82845G/GL/GE/PE/GV on-board graphics card/contoller, can I use RadLink with that controller? Or is it just written for Omega and/or ATI graphics?

I'll get around to changing the card on the above box one of these days. It's the wife's compy mostly and she's not big on 3D gaming so it's just my "reference" compy for forums and Google and junk while I'm gaming on the laptop...

Laptop specs:

Mobile AMD Athlon 64-bit 3400+ (K8 Clawhammer) 2.21GHz
ATI Mobility Radeon 9600/9700 Series (Omega 2.5.67)
512MB Samsung M4 DDR-SDRAM
Windoze XP Home +SP2
Latest drivers for all hardware

Cheers and regards,
Dali Llama

ChrisW · Sep 21, 2004, 10:51 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by JaCkY2k

Thank you for the quick answer. But i saw in the 3D Tab of RadLinker the "Mode Change" like in the normal DirectX Tab. In the old OpenGL Tab isn't the "Mode Change" so when i want to play a OpenGL game with my settings i must activate this or it's only for Direct3D games important?
I hope you understand my question. Thanks very much in advance

bye,
jacky2k

The mode change setting is only for ensuring the DirectX settings are applied. It should not be needed for OpenGL games.

ChrisW · Sep 21, 2004, 10:52 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by resonatorman

Can someone explain what that "T2" and "T3" in the Antialiasing section means?

T2=2 sample temporal FSAA
T3=3 sample temporal FSAA

ChrisW · Sep 21, 2004, 10:57 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Dali Llama

When I boot my laptop, I get the following two errors: "Could not open RadLinker 030" and "Could not read from RadLink 033". What do those errors signify?

You are probably trying to run a RadLink or a custom setting to a game that no longer exists or has been damaged. Check to see if you have a RadLink or game/program that has a custom setting is in your startup folder.

Quote:

Originally Posted by Dali Llama

Now for the question: On another compy I have, an eMachine with pretty good specs but with an Intel 82845G/GL/GE/PE/GV on-board graphics card/contoller, can I use RadLink with that controller? Or is it just written for Omega and/or ATI graphics?

RadLinker will only work if you have a Radeon/FireGL/IGP based graphics card installed in your computer.

resonatorman · Sep 21, 2004, 01:12 PM

Oh, yeah! Thanx!
(Reply to posting #75, that is.)

dzjepp · Sep 22, 2004, 09:00 PM

Hello,

I would like to inquire the developer of RadLinker if it would be possible to add the 'reg tweaks' that are included inside of Rage3D Tweak, into RadLinker. I've been using Rage3D Tweak for a while because it offers some fantastic tweaks, that I've never seen in a different app before. Alas, the tweak has not been updated in a while, and it might not be. But RadLinker keeps gaining popularity and even better features (such as, the best intergration yet with the Omega drivers - which I happen to use), it would be nice to see some of these 'less documented' videocard tweaks be available to us.

ChrisW · Sep 23, 2004, 01:24 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by dzjepp

Hello,

I would like to inquire the developer of RadLinker if it would be possible to add the 'reg tweaks' that are included inside of Rage3D Tweak, into RadLinker. I've been using Rage3D Tweak for a while because it offers some fantastic tweaks, that I've never seen in a different app before. Alas, the tweak has not been updated in a while, and it might not be. But RadLinker keeps gaining popularity and even better features (such as, the best intergration yet with the Omega drivers - which I happen to use), it would be nice to see some of these 'less documented' videocard tweaks be available to us.

I can add any tweak you want. Let me know what tweaks you would like added (no operating system tweaks) and I'll add them eventually.

TwistedMetal · Sep 23, 2004, 02:18 AM

Basic RadLinker Guide updated, added a FAQ section at the bottom with questions and answers from this thread. This will save people from reading every post.

dzjepp · Sep 25, 2004, 11:45 PM

Hello,

I just tried Rage3D Tweak 3.9c (which apparently was updated recently, with minor enhancements) - but it dosen't seem to work with Omega Cats. 4.9

No biggie really, I planned on getting rid of Rage3D Tweak (Omega has always stated in his readme that using outside tweakers isn't very good for his drivers). So now that RadLinker is fully tied into the Omega drivers, it looks like the tool of choice for tweaking our cards. =]

But anyway - the tweaks I was primarily looking at, and which would IMO make a great addition to RadLinker, are these:

(From the D3D and OGL sections)

http://www.tweakguides.com/ATICAT_9.html

mkk · Sep 26, 2004, 12:50 AM

Also note that there are more options available with RadLinker than appears by default. In each Radlink or "Custom Settings"-applied application shortcut there is a mode switch that uncovers more settings under the DirectX and OpenGL tabs. (image link below) Those extra options are unavailable in default mode because they are so very, very rarely useful, just like many settings shown by default in Rage3D tweak.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v1...r_advanced.png

dzjepp · Sep 26, 2004, 01:43 AM

Aha understood - I shall give it a shot.

I used the individual game properties before, but I didn't know what that option did. Now I can choose advanced and mess with it a bit.

quakerjtf · Sep 26, 2004, 07:10 AM

Is there a way to configure radlinker for the All Seeing Eye. I use it for online games and I'd like to OC or UC for some.

mkk · Sep 26, 2004, 12:07 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by quakerjtf

Is there a way to configure radlinker for the All Seeing Eye. I use it for online games and I'd like to OC or UC for some.

There is a method involving .bat files explained in the first post of this thread.

I think there is another way too, though I don't use The All Seeing Eye myself so I can't verify right away. Instead of creating a Radlink, right click on the games .exe file or a regular Windows shortcut to it, and pick Custom Settings rather than Create Radlink. That way you can get to control the settings applied at any time that game .exe is launched by manual clicking or a program like the eye. The settings can then be reached by right clicking on the game .exe or a shortcut to it, and choosing Properties. Give that a try.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v1...m_settings.png

TwistedMetal · Sep 29, 2004, 12:43 PM

Adding Custom Settings instead of a RadLink should do it, but I haven't been able to test it either.

I updated the Basic RadLinker Guide. Added Advanced Settings with RadLinks and Custom Settings section. Also added Custom Settings section.

me.myself.&.ATi · Oct 5, 2004, 02:06 PM

little question...

how to create a radlink for the following game & mod?

BF 1942 // Desert Combat
Steam // Condition-Zero

i noticed when rightclicking the Desert Combat icon that the mod is being started with the following string:

"C:\Program Files\Games\EA GAMES\Battlefield 1942\BF1942.exe" +game DesertCombat

my question now is...should i use the same procedure as described in the Steam how-to??

is it -applaunch DesertCombat or -game DesertCombat that i should type in the Radlinker Command Line Arguments section?

& would someone be so kind to tell me wich string to use for Counter-Strike: Condition Zero?

Thx in advance...

also a big thumbs up for ChrisW (for providing this great tool) & TwistedMetal (for putting up this great guide!)

Dunc · Oct 8, 2004, 03:19 PM

Since the source update, the applaunch command for source has changed to

"-applaunch 240"

instead of 260. You need to change it in the FAQ

dzjepp · Oct 19, 2004, 06:03 AM

Hello,

Would it be possible to add the 'advanced mode' within the control panel itself? [Omega/RadLinker]... so that all the extra options available to us [via seperate RadLinks] can be applied globally. ;]

Also, is there any way to fix the 'invalid' registry entries [when using a reg cleaner] concerning RadLinker? I use RegSupreme Pro [very good reg cleaner] - but at any case it dosen't support adding entries to an 'invalid' database, at least not yet.

http://s88378813.onlinehome.us/image...Linker_001.jpg

As you are probably aware, removing the RadLinker entries that show up after a scan will create the 'installation loop' and it is possible to loose custom settings from the control panel, it will require resetting them.

I just usually select the [5] RadLinker associated entries after a scan, and do an invert then clean. But, I guess it would be a bit easier not having to do that.

jimmybob479 · Oct 20, 2004, 03:38 AM

Using Omega's (awsome drivers!!) latest drivers, and i can make a radlinker or custom settings, and use the "mode change" and everything, but after I go into a game and come out, the settings i used for that game become the settings for my normal entire computer's control pannel, instead of reverting them back to what i had them at before i clicked the radlink. My screen flashes after i leave a game like its going back to what it was before, but they dont....

Sep 2, 2004, 11:38 PM	#63
Pluvious Elisha = hottie Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: USA CA. SF Bay Area Posts: 1,318 Rep Power: 56	No, you must uninstall and reinstall the newest version. __________________

Sep 5, 2004, 05:45 PM	#66
JaCkY2k DriverHeaven Junior Member Join Date: Jan 2003 Posts: 22 Rep Power: 0	I have a problem with radlinker and the new CCC. After the installation of the CCC i have only a tab 3D in radLinker. I don't know if 3D means DirectX and OpenGL like in the new CP. But for example in Doom3 i had a radlink with some OpenGL settings. But after i install the CCC i have only a 3D Tab and all my settings for OpenGL are deleted. I like the new CP but i want to use radlinker. So if somebody can explain me how this works with 3D. bye, jacky2k (Sorry for my bad english I hope everybody can unterstand my problem.) __________________ My System - ASUS A7N8X Deluxe 2.0 (1008) - AMD 2500+ @3200+ (10*220)@1.72V - 2x 512MB MDT/MCI PC3200@11-3-2-2.5@2.6V - Sapphire 9800 Pro 128MB (429/380) - Hitachi Deskstar 7K250 160GB SATA - and the other shit

Sep 7, 2004, 02:02 PM	#68
JaCkY2k DriverHeaven Junior Member Join Date: Jan 2003 Posts: 22 Rep Power: 0	Thank you for the quick answer. But i saw in the 3D Tab of RadLinker the "Mode Change" like in the normal DirectX Tab. In the old OpenGL Tab isn't the "Mode Change" so when i want to play a OpenGL game with my settings i must activate this or it's only for Direct3D games important? I hope you understand my question. Thanks very much in advance bye, jacky2k __________________ My System - ASUS A7N8X Deluxe 2.0 (1008) - AMD 2500+ @3200+ (10*220)@1.72V - 2x 512MB MDT/MCI PC3200@11-3-2-2.5@2.6V - Sapphire 9800 Pro 128MB (429/380) - Hitachi Deskstar 7K250 160GB SATA - and the other shit

Sep 8, 2004, 12:14 AM	Thread Starter #69
TwistedMetal MC John-117 Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Phoenix, Arizona Posts: 728 Rep Power: 0	Since this is a popular thread... Just to let everyone know, I updated the Basic RadLinker Guide with the latest version, and I also included pictures. __________________ [color=red][/color]

Sep 19, 2004, 03:59 AM	#73
Dali Llama DriverHeaven Newbie Join Date: Sep 2004 Posts: 1 Rep Power: 0	RadLinker a couple of errors and a question... I searched around on the forums a while, and even read the RadLink FAQ on their homepage without finding an answer to these questions. Please pardon my redundancy if they've been addressed and I just didn't search diligently enough. And thanks for any help, advice, support in advance! When I boot my laptop, I get the following two errors: "Could not open RadLinker 030" and "Could not read from RadLink 033". What do those errors signify? Now for the question: On another compy I have, an eMachine with pretty good specs but with an Intel 82845G/GL/GE/PE/GV on-board graphics card/contoller, can I use RadLink with that controller? Or is it just written for Omega and/or ATI graphics? I'll get around to changing the card on the above box one of these days. It's the wife's compy mostly and she's not big on 3D gaming so it's just my "reference" compy for forums and Google and junk while I'm gaming on the laptop... Laptop specs: Mobile AMD Athlon 64-bit 3400+ (K8 Clawhammer) 2.21GHz ATI Mobility Radeon 9600/9700 Series (Omega 2.5.67) 512MB Samsung M4 DDR-SDRAM Windoze XP Home +SP2 Latest drivers for all hardware Cheers and regards, Dali Llama __________________ [color=#dddddd][color=#dddddd]I was gonna put in a sig linked to my AAO tracker stats but the darn WYSIWYG editor keeps having its own mind about removing my tags![/color][/color]

Sep 2, 2004, 11:19 PM	#62
oj213 L.A Pimpin! Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Los Angeles Posts: 20 Rep Power: 0	Is radlinker still working for anyone once u installed the new ATi Control Center?

Sep 2, 2004, 11:53 PM	#64
oj213 L.A Pimpin! Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Los Angeles Posts: 20 Rep Power: 0	After i install the new Control Center i re-install Radlinker?

Sep 3, 2004, 12:27 AM	#65
ChrisW DriverHeaven Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2003 Posts: 332 Rep Power: 0	You just need to make sure you have the latest version of RadLinker installed if you are going to install CCC. If it is already installed, there is no need to reinstall it.

Sep 7, 2004, 11:11 AM	#67
ChrisW DriverHeaven Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2003 Posts: 332 Rep Power: 0	With CCC, the common settings for DirectX and OpenGL are combined into one selection. The "3D" settings apply both to DirectX and OpenGL.

Sep 11, 2004, 05:45 AM	#70
Iam8up DriverHeaven Newbie Join Date: Sep 2004 Posts: 8 Rep Power: 0	very nice thread, very nice job, thanks =)

Sep 12, 2004, 12:28 PM	#71
resonatorman DriverHeaven Junior Member Join Date: Jun 2003 Posts: 66 Rep Power: 0	Can someone explain what that "T2" and "T3" in the Antialiasing section means?

Sep 15, 2004, 03:57 AM	#72
CerebriX Join Date: Nov 2002 Posts: 22 Rep Power: 0	chrisw ygpm

Sep 21, 2004, 01:12 PM	#77
resonatorman DriverHeaven Junior Member Join Date: Jun 2003 Posts: 66 Rep Power: 0	Oh, yeah! Thanx! (Reply to posting #75, that is.)

Sep 22, 2004, 09:00 PM	#78
dzjepp Black Mesa Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Chicago, IL Posts: 76 Rep Power: 0	Hello, I would like to inquire the developer of RadLinker if it would be possible to add the 'reg tweaks' that are included inside of Rage3D Tweak, into RadLinker. I've been using Rage3D Tweak for a while because it offers some fantastic tweaks, that I've never seen in a different app before. Alas, the tweak has not been updated in a while, and it might not be. But RadLinker keeps gaining popularity and even better features (such as, the best intergration yet with the Omega drivers - which I happen to use), it would be nice to see some of these 'less documented' videocard tweaks be available to us.

Sep 23, 2004, 02:18 AM	Thread Starter #80
TwistedMetal MC John-117 Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Phoenix, Arizona Posts: 728 Rep Power: 0	Basic RadLinker Guide updated, added a FAQ section at the bottom with questions and answers from this thread. This will save people from reading every post. __________________ [color=red][/color]

Sep 25, 2004, 11:45 PM	#81
dzjepp Black Mesa Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Chicago, IL Posts: 76 Rep Power: 0	Hello, I just tried Rage3D Tweak 3.9c (which apparently was updated recently, with minor enhancements) - but it dosen't seem to work with Omega Cats. 4.9 No biggie really, I planned on getting rid of Rage3D Tweak (Omega has always stated in his readme that using outside tweakers isn't very good for his drivers). So now that RadLinker is fully tied into the Omega drivers, it looks like the tool of choice for tweaking our cards. =] But anyway - the tweaks I was primarily looking at, and which would IMO make a great addition to RadLinker, are these: (From the D3D and OGL sections) http://www.tweakguides.com/ATICAT_9.html

Sep 26, 2004, 12:50 AM	#82
mkk Cthulhu/Dagon 2012 Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Gefle, Sweden Posts: 4,384 Rep Power: 120 System Specs	Also note that there are more options available with RadLinker than appears by default. In each Radlink or "Custom Settings"-applied application shortcut there is a mode switch that uncovers more settings under the DirectX and OpenGL tabs. (image link below) Those extra options are unavailable in default mode because they are so very, very rarely useful, just like many settings shown by default in Rage3D tweak. http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v1...r_advanced.png

Sep 26, 2004, 01:43 AM	#83
dzjepp Black Mesa Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Chicago, IL Posts: 76 Rep Power: 0	Aha understood - I shall give it a shot. I used the individual game properties before, but I didn't know what that option did. Now I can choose advanced and mess with it a bit.

Sep 26, 2004, 07:10 AM	#84
quakerjtf DriverHeaven Addict Join Date: Sep 2004 Posts: 376 Rep Power: 0	Is there a way to configure radlinker for the All Seeing Eye. I use it for online games and I'd like to OC or UC for some. __________________ http://www.amd.com

Sep 29, 2004, 12:43 PM	Thread Starter #86
TwistedMetal MC John-117 Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Phoenix, Arizona Posts: 728 Rep Power: 0	Adding Custom Settings instead of a RadLink should do it, but I haven't been able to test it either. I updated the Basic RadLinker Guide. Added Advanced Settings with RadLinks and Custom Settings section. Also added Custom Settings section. __________________ [color=red][/color]

Oct 5, 2004, 02:06 PM	#87
me.myself.&.ATi .:z0diac Knight:. Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: .:this is definitely not my timeline:. Posts: 249 Rep Power: 0	little question... how to create a radlink for the following game & mod? BF 1942 // Desert Combat Steam // Condition-Zero i noticed when rightclicking the Desert Combat icon that the mod is being started with the following string: "C:\Program Files\Games\EA GAMES\Battlefield 1942\BF1942.exe" +game DesertCombat my question now is...should i use the same procedure as described in the Steam how-to?? is it -applaunch DesertCombat or -game DesertCombat that i should type in the Radlinker Command Line Arguments section? & would someone be so kind to tell me wich string to use for Counter-Strike: Condition Zero? Thx in advance... also a big thumbs up for ChrisW (for providing this great tool) & TwistedMetal (for putting up this great guide!) __________________ "No cause is a good cause as long as personnal interest is of matter." N. Ahdour

Oct 8, 2004, 03:19 PM	#88
Dunc DriverHeaven Newbie Join Date: Jun 2003 Posts: 2 Rep Power: 0	Since the source update, the applaunch command for source has changed to "-applaunch 240" instead of 260. You need to change it in the FAQ

Oct 19, 2004, 06:03 AM	#89
dzjepp Black Mesa Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Chicago, IL Posts: 76 Rep Power: 0	Hello, Would it be possible to add the 'advanced mode' within the control panel itself? [Omega/RadLinker]... so that all the extra options available to us [via seperate RadLinks] can be applied globally. ;] Also, is there any way to fix the 'invalid' registry entries [when using a reg cleaner] concerning RadLinker? I use RegSupreme Pro [very good reg cleaner] - but at any case it dosen't support adding entries to an 'invalid' database, at least not yet. http://s88378813.onlinehome.us/image...Linker_001.jpg As you are probably aware, removing the RadLinker entries that show up after a scan will create the 'installation loop' and it is possible to loose custom settings from the control panel, it will require resetting them. I just usually select the [5] RadLinker associated entries after a scan, and do an invert then clean. But, I guess it would be a bit easier not having to do that. Last edited by dzjepp; Oct 19, 2004 at 06:10 AM.

Oct 20, 2004, 03:38 AM	#90
jimmybob479 DriverHeaven Junior Member Join Date: Jun 2004 Posts: 25 Rep Power: 0	Using Omega's (awsome drivers!!) latest drivers, and i can make a radlinker or custom settings, and use the "mode change" and everything, but after I go into a game and come out, the settings i used for that game become the settings for my normal entire computer's control pannel, instead of reverting them back to what i had them at before i clicked the radlink. My screen flashes after i leave a game like its going back to what it was before, but they dont....