CATALYST beta posting of 8.07 driver

MindlessOath · Sep 29, 2004, 09:07 AM

YAY! start clicking omega's banners guys!

FR4GGL3 · Sep 29, 2004, 09:19 AM

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Originally Posted by wolfran

Thanks. I'll give it a try once I get home.
Did anyone successfully install CCC with this driver?

yes, i did - no problems here!
but i uninstalled the ccc - i had no improvements, it eats up ram and i had a problem with my refresh rates (but i think that is my hosed up ddc-rail on my stinkin adi 19" crt

)

MEABeemer · Sep 29, 2004, 09:55 AM

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Originally Posted by Omegadrive

I'm working on something...

Wanna know what "I" think?

I think we are in for a big surprise when it comes to Omega's plans!

Things like: An "Omega-Powered" version of the 8.07 and a built-in NEW version of "Radlinker" like he promised (no more manual installation of this application...LESS installation problems)!

And ya never know...maybe some more goodies!!!

We all wish you luck Omega!

deekey777 · Sep 29, 2004, 01:44 PM

Sorry, if already posted, but there is a new version: wxp-w2k-8-07-018380E.

http://www.ati.com/support/infobase/4649.html

("old": wxp-w2k-8-07-018211E).

ViRuS2k · Sep 29, 2004, 02:46 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by deekey777

Sorry, if already posted, but there is a new version: wxp-w2k-8-07-018380E.

http://www.ati.com/support/infobase/4649.html

("old": wxp-w2k-8-07-018211E).

I dont think anyone needs to redownload and reinstall though
this small update was becuse ati added support for the X700 Cards.

nothing else changes i dont think. so if you dont have a x700 card then no need to worry.

deekey777 · Sep 29, 2004, 02:53 PM

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Originally Posted by ViRuS2k

I dont think anyone needs to redownload and reinstall though
this small update was becuse ati added support for the X700 Cards.

nothing else changes i dont think. so if you dont have a x700 card then no need to worry.

Hm, sure? I get 1200 points more in Aqua 3 with this version.

BlueSteel · Sep 29, 2004, 02:55 PM

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Originally Posted by ViRuS2k

nothing else changes i dont think. so if you dont have a x700 card then no need to worry.

I can confirm that; before Zardon announced yesterday that the only change would be the X700-support I compared every single file of the old and the new download, and the only difference I could find were some added Hardware-IDs for the X700 cards. Some ID-strings for the older cards changed a bit as well, but there was absolutely no change to the actual driver binarys.

me.myself.&.ATi · Sep 29, 2004, 03:18 PM

Hey all,

i like this driver set as much as you guys do

BUT...i was kind of dissapointed to not have them working on my mobility 9600 Pro TURBO

although every other Catalyst set or Omega set that have been released to this day always worked for me...

& before someone start's saying that there are NO official drivers for the mobilty range of ATi cards...DON'T!!

i have always been aware of that fact...

just thought i'd post my findings...

maybe omega would be so nice to make them available for the mobility range?? (as he always does

)

Zebra · Sep 29, 2004, 04:07 PM

Definitely saw some improvements in scores with this release. Some not major though. AQ3 and Halo showed the best improvements.

Omega 4.9's:

Aquamark03 46,189
Halo: 59 fps
D3 with shadows: 48.1
D3 w/o shadows: 63.1
3DMark03:10226

ATI 8.07

Aquamark03 49,777
Halo: 65fps
D3 with Shadows: 49.2
D3 w/o Shadows: 64.9
3DMark03: 10054

~~bigirb2002~~ · Sep 29, 2004, 08:21 PM

hey omega do u think this is whats causing problems on se cards flashed to xt http://www.rage3d.com/board/showthread.php?t=33783611

Omegadrive · Sep 29, 2004, 08:51 PM

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Originally Posted by bigirb2002

hey omega do u think this is whats causing problems on se cards flashed to xt http://www.rage3d.com/board/showthread.php?t=33783611

The latest ATI drivers use a card ID database to make the control panel work for all cards, since SE cards flashed to XT create a NEW ID that doesn't exists in the ATI database, the control panel will refuse to work with these cards since it is not recognized as a valid card. You either have to flash the card back to SE with a modified bios using the XT clocks (which I recommend) or use a modified database file with support for the new ID.

Robert McClelland · Sep 29, 2004, 09:26 PM

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Originally Posted by loudeye

I don't mean to go on and on

but to follow up, after the graphics were corrupted as mentioned earlier, I reinstalled the Cat 4.9 to get Doom 3 up and running again, but alas! it seems the 8.07beta has made some nasty footprints in the registry or something, now Doom 3 freezes up with any driver, omega or catalyst. I just tried reinstalling the whole game, no good

The only solution now seems to be to do a reformat of Windows to get Doom back up

It started out well enough, but this driver has really made a mess out of D3.

Hey if you want added me I have all IM chats

check my profile if want talked about our card hehe

kelticknight · Sep 29, 2004, 09:59 PM

silly question.whats does ccc mean and where can you get it as appose to cp-control panel.been offline for months as we just moved in to new house and got telephone 2 weeks ago,been downloading drivers and software updates ever .since.so what does CCC mean
cheers

**MIG-31** · Sep 29, 2004, 10:03 PM

catalyst control center.

download here

can also read more info here

kelticknight · Sep 29, 2004, 10:07 PM

you just beat me to it mig,just saw it on ati website,thanks anyway.l guess AI will be in next version of ccc,

mavericksv · Sep 29, 2004, 10:08 PM

Definatly cant wait for the omegas, got my mobility 9800 and his drivers rock. and let me tell ya.. this card is SOOO Overclockable.

BlueSteel · Sep 29, 2004, 10:15 PM

I just ran some image quality tests with Doom 3 and came to the conclusion that these drivers already incorporate an active Catalyst AI.

To test this I took a new screenshot ("timedemo shot_demo002") and compared it to some old ones I made when the infamous humus-shader-replacement was still hot. The new screenshot looked almost exactly like humus' version, while both of them showed some discrepancies to the original shot. The difference is not much, a slight variation on a few specular highlights at extreme angles, but it's there.

So this driver already replaces that shader for Doom 3, meaning Catalyst AI is already active. I know ATi stated Catalyst AI would only work with the CCC, but maybe they meant you just can't control it without the CCC and it's just always on.

me.myself.&.ATi · Sep 29, 2004, 10:26 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by BlueSteel

I just ran some image quality tests with Doom 3 and came to the conclusion that these drivers already incorporate an active Catalyst AI.

To test this I took a new screenshot ("timedemo shot_demo002") and compared it to some old ones I made when the infamous humus-shader-replacement was still hot. The new screenshot looked almost exactly like humus' version, while both of them showed some discrepancies to the original shot. The difference is not much, a slight variation on a few specular highlights at extreme angles, but it's there.

So this driver already replaces that shader for Doom 3, meaning Catalyst AI is already active. I know ATi stated Catalyst AI would only work with the CCC, but maybe they meant you just can't control it without the CCC and it's just always on.

To be honest...i also was thinking the same...

about AI being in this set that is....

interesting to say the least

thx for posting your findings Bluesteel...

~~bigirb2002~~ · Sep 29, 2004, 10:50 PM

so omega is there anyway to create the 9800xt id on a bios so the drivers can reconize it

Omegadrive · Sep 29, 2004, 11:00 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by bigirb2002

so omega is there anyway to create the 9800xt id on a bios so the drivers can reconize it

None that I know off, since the drivers take the first part of the bios ID and the second part of the hardware ID to make the final full ID of the card, so if the bios id is from an XT and the hw ID is from an SE, it makes a NEW ID that is not found anywhere in the ATI database.

Arikel · Sep 29, 2004, 11:29 PM

Omega, you are my hero. I'm looking forward to trying the Omega-fied versions of these on my gimpy 9600 256 mb non-pro.

Geminiwave · Sep 29, 2004, 11:40 PM

CCC doesnt work with these drivers on my computer :'(

but my pal softmodded them for me so they enable all 8 pipes! YAY!

lewis_johnstone · Sep 30, 2004, 12:21 AM

i have probs with ut2004 stuttering for 1st 10-15 secs when new levels load in single player. ( rarely any hint of that online )

i see this beta has a fix that think sounds prominsing:

The 8.07 beta driver includes a memory allocation bug fix for all AGP RADEON products with 256 of MB of memory that significantly improves performance for applications that make intensive us [sic] of graphics memory.

I guess ut2004 is pretty intense.

However i see it says for 'AGP' radeon cards. Whereas i have a x800 xt 'pci - express' g card. Will the final official cat 4.10's have the same fix for pci - e cards? Maybe this beta will even work 4 me too?

Dezcom · Sep 30, 2004, 01:45 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by lewis_johnstone

i have probs with ut2004 stuttering for 1st 10-15 secs when new levels load in single player. ( rarely any hint of that online )

i see this beta has a fix that think sounds prominsing:

The 8.07 beta driver includes a memory allocation bug fix for all AGP RADEON products with 256 of MB of memory that significantly improves performance for applications that make intensive us [sic] of graphics memory.

I guess ut2004 is pretty intense.

However i see it says for 'AGP' radeon cards. Whereas i have a x800 xt 'pci - express' g card. Will the final official cat 4.10's have the same fix for pci - e cards? Maybe this beta will even work 4 me too?

I don't think they will... PCI-e cards are already "fixed", or in other words they never had this particular bug. Shouldn't hurt to try these drivers, but I wouldn't expect the large gains that the AGP cards are getting.

~~bigirb2002~~ · Sep 30, 2004, 01:45 AM

geminie im glad i could help u dude.omega i wonder could i somhow change the se id to an xt so we wont have to worrie about it anymore.ima take my card to the college i go to ECPI Technical college an we are going totry to fix this an enable 8 pipes without hardmodding so that its permanant.i dont kno if its possible but ima try

Geminiwave · Sep 30, 2004, 03:44 AM

hahaha Bigirb, thanks alot for the help.

just one thing. Could you use some punctuation and like...grammer...and spaces?

haha just givin you a hard time friend.

loudeye · Sep 30, 2004, 03:57 AM

These drivers rock

great improvement in D3, textures and lighting look a lot sharper, better framerate too! I had some probs yesterday with the drivers, I could swear the first install made some incompatible optimizations that carried on through restart AND reinstalling

I went through 3 different installs of omegas and cats before I tried the 4.9 cats with old cp, then installed the 8.07beta and it works again

-edited to make sense-

mavericksv · Sep 30, 2004, 04:50 AM

Wouldi be able to use these betas on my Mobility 9800.. i have the omega .76 in now.. and if these will work i will try.. but the modder doesn't support 9800, and omegas are the best.. thx

Omegadrive · Sep 30, 2004, 05:44 AM

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Toasty_Rimjob · Sep 30, 2004, 08:11 AM

Quote:

Tease:

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That's just mean Omega

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Sep 29, 2004, 01:44 PM	#124
deekey777 Grünschnabel Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Good Old Germany Posts: 285 Rep Power: 0	Sorry, if already posted, but there is a new version: wxp-w2k-8-07-018380E. http://www.ati.com/support/infobase/4649.html ("old": wxp-w2k-8-07-018211E). __________________ I know, my english is terrible.

Sep 29, 2004, 03:18 PM	#128
me.myself.&.ATi .:z0diac Knight:. Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: .:this is definitely not my timeline:. Posts: 249 Rep Power: 0	Hey all, i like this driver set as much as you guys do BUT...i was kind of dissapointed to not have them working on my mobility 9600 Pro TURBO although every other Catalyst set or Omega set that have been released to this day always worked for me... & before someone start's saying that there are NO official drivers for the mobilty range of ATi cards...DON'T!! i have always been aware of that fact... just thought i'd post my findings... maybe omega would be so nice to make them available for the mobility range?? (as he always does ) __________________ "No cause is a good cause as long as personnal interest is of matter." N. Ahdour

Sep 29, 2004, 04:07 PM	#129
Zebra DriverHeaven Lover Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: California,USA Posts: 198 Rep Power: 0	Definitely saw some improvements in scores with this release. Some not major though. AQ3 and Halo showed the best improvements. Omega 4.9's: Aquamark03 46,189 Halo: 59 fps D3 with shadows: 48.1 D3 w/o shadows: 63.1 3DMark03:10226 ATI 8.07 Aquamark03 49,777 Halo: 65fps D3 with Shadows: 49.2 D3 w/o Shadows: 64.9 3DMark03: 10054 __________________ My current system as of 04/20/06: M/B: ABIT K8U Socket 754 RAM: 1024MB Corsair Select CPU: AMD Athlon 64 3700+ (Clawhammer) VIDEO: ATI Radeon AIW X800 XT 256MB AGP8X AUDIO: SB Audigy 2 DISK: Maxtor 7200rpm 200GB 8MB cache SATA drive DVD/RW: Sony DRU-800A DL Dual Format DVD/CD Burner CD/RW : TEAC 48X CD Burner OS: WIN XP PRO w/SP2 VID DRIVERS: Latest Omega Radeon Drivers PSU: ANTEC 500W

Sep 29, 2004, 10:03 PM	#134
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Sep 29, 2004, 08:21 PM	#130
~~bigirb2002~~ Banned Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: virginia Posts: 53 Rep Power: 0	hey omega do u think this is whats causing problems on se cards flashed to xt http://www.rage3d.com/board/showthread.php?t=33783611

Sep 29, 2004, 09:59 PM	#133
kelticknight DriverHeaven Knight Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: EIRE{great for black stuff ,bulmers cider and Munster rubgy Posts: 1,095 Rep Power: 0	silly question.whats does ccc mean and where can you get it as appose to cp-control panel.been offline for months as we just moved in to new house and got telephone 2 weeks ago,been downloading drivers and software updates ever .since.so what does CCC mean cheers

Sep 29, 2004, 10:07 PM	#135
kelticknight DriverHeaven Knight Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: EIRE{great for black stuff ,bulmers cider and Munster rubgy Posts: 1,095 Rep Power: 0	you just beat me to it mig,just saw it on ati website,thanks anyway.l guess AI will be in next version of ccc,

Sep 29, 2004, 10:08 PM	#136
mavericksv DriverHeaven Newbie Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Plymouth, MI Posts: 3 Rep Power: 0	Definatly cant wait for the omegas, got my mobility 9800 and his drivers rock. and let me tell ya.. this card is SOOO Overclockable.

Sep 29, 2004, 10:15 PM	#137
BlueSteel DriverHeaven Junior Member Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 34 Rep Power: 0	I just ran some image quality tests with Doom 3 and came to the conclusion that these drivers already incorporate an active Catalyst AI. To test this I took a new screenshot ("timedemo shot_demo002") and compared it to some old ones I made when the infamous humus-shader-replacement was still hot. The new screenshot looked almost exactly like humus' version, while both of them showed some discrepancies to the original shot. The difference is not much, a slight variation on a few specular highlights at extreme angles, but it's there. So this driver already replaces that shader for Doom 3, meaning Catalyst AI is already active. I know ATi stated Catalyst AI would only work with the CCC, but maybe they meant you just can't control it without the CCC and it's just always on.

Sep 29, 2004, 10:50 PM	#139
~~bigirb2002~~ Banned Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: virginia Posts: 53 Rep Power: 0	so omega is there anyway to create the 9800xt id on a bios so the drivers can reconize it

Sep 29, 2004, 11:29 PM	#141
Arikel DriverHeaven Lover Join Date: May 2002 Posts: 225 Rep Power: 0	Omega, you are my hero. I'm looking forward to trying the Omega-fied versions of these on my gimpy 9600 256 mb non-pro.

Sep 29, 2004, 11:40 PM	#142
Geminiwave I Have lovely Breasts Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: In the closet... Posts: 5,395 Rep Power: 62	CCC doesnt work with these drivers on my computer :'( but my pal softmodded them for me so they enable all 8 pipes! YAY! __________________

Sep 30, 2004, 12:21 AM	#143
lewis_johnstone DriverHeaven Lover Join Date: Sep 2004 Posts: 213 Rep Power: 0	bug fix for all AGP RADEON products with 256 of MB of memory i have probs with ut2004 stuttering for 1st 10-15 secs when new levels load in single player. ( rarely any hint of that online ) i see this beta has a fix that think sounds prominsing: The 8.07 beta driver includes a memory allocation bug fix for all AGP RADEON products with 256 of MB of memory that significantly improves performance for applications that make intensive us [sic] of graphics memory. I guess ut2004 is pretty intense. However i see it says for 'AGP' radeon cards. Whereas i have a x800 xt 'pci - express' g card. Will the final official cat 4.10's have the same fix for pci - e cards? Maybe this beta will even work 4 me too? __________________ Intel Core 2 Quad Q9550 4GB Corsair DDR3 1333MHz C9 Twin3X Asus P5E3 Socket 775 4870 X2 2GB CrossfireX (Quad-GPU) Sound Blaster X-Fi Fatality 1000W PSU Windows Vista Premium 64bit 3DMark Vantage : 15880 3DMark06 : 16652

Sep 30, 2004, 01:45 AM	#145
~~bigirb2002~~ Banned Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: virginia Posts: 53 Rep Power: 0	geminie im glad i could help u dude.omega i wonder could i somhow change the se id to an xt so we wont have to worrie about it anymore.ima take my card to the college i go to ECPI Technical college an we are going totry to fix this an enable 8 pipes without hardmodding so that its permanant.i dont kno if its possible but ima try

Sep 30, 2004, 03:44 AM	#146
Geminiwave I Have lovely Breasts Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: In the closet... Posts: 5,395 Rep Power: 62	hahaha Bigirb, thanks alot for the help. just one thing. Could you use some punctuation and like...grammer...and spaces? haha just givin you a hard time friend. __________________

Sep 30, 2004, 03:57 AM	#147
loudeye DriverHeaven Junior Member Join Date: Aug 2004 Posts: 91 Rep Power: 0	These drivers rock great improvement in D3, textures and lighting look a lot sharper, better framerate too! I had some probs yesterday with the drivers, I could swear the first install made some incompatible optimizations that carried on through restart AND reinstalling I went through 3 different installs of omegas and cats before I tried the 4.9 cats with old cp, then installed the 8.07beta and it works again -edited to make sense- Last edited by loudeye; Sep 30, 2004 at 04:12 AM.

Sep 30, 2004, 04:50 AM	#148
mavericksv DriverHeaven Newbie Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Plymouth, MI Posts: 3 Rep Power: 0	Wouldi be able to use these betas on my Mobility 9800.. i have the omega .76 in now.. and if these will work i will try.. but the modder doesn't support 9800, and omegas are the best.. thx __________________ Dell I9100 / P4 3.2 / 1024 XMS 2.5 - 3 - 3 - 6 256M Radeon Mobility 9800 non OC 60 GIG 72K / DL DVD+RW 8X / WSXGA+ /B-G WIRELESS Dimension 4400 / p4 1.8 / 768 pc2100 / 40 GB 72k POS MSI DVD+-RW / Geforce 3 Ti 200

Sep 30, 2004, 05:44 AM	#149
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