ATI Video Card/Driver problem

F(r)iend · Jan 29, 2005, 02:12 PM

Hello everyone!

I recently tried to update my display drivers, and it lead to a pretty big problem:

After installing ATI drivers (or Omega Drivers, I tried those as well) my computer wants to boot. After this it works about 1-10 minutes before crashing. The crashes occur while surfing on the net, or doing something similar. I can play games for hours, but after trying to surf the net or browse my computer, it crashes. It does nothing after the crashes, so the only option is to restart

After booting it used to freeze on the XP menu where I am supposed to choose a user account, and after a while it leads to a blue screen displaying a message which says something like the following:

The driver ati2dvag for the display device got stuck in an infinite loop. This usually indicates a problem with the device itself or with the device driver programming the hardware incorrectly. Please check with your hardware device vendor for any driver updates.

I got the blue screen phase off by logging to safe-mode, and by getting a new driver via system options.

But my computer still crashes every 2-13 minutes. System Retrieveing also doesn't work.

My system is as following

OS: Windows XP Pro
Processor: AMD Athlon XP 2500+
Video Card: ATI Radeon 9600 XT (about 98% sure about the XT)
512Mb RAM

Any helps is appreciated. Thanks in advance.

coldfrontt · Jan 29, 2005, 02:56 PM

Remove drivers and use Drivercleaner in safe mode to clear any bits of old drivers, and re-install using freshly downloaded drivers.

System Restore should get you back to before you installed the drivers, unless you have it turned of.

F(r)iend · Jan 30, 2005, 09:15 AM

I tried it, and it didn't help. And when I tried to restore my system, every system restore point was gone. What should I do now?

F(r)iend · Jan 31, 2005, 02:14 PM

Bump. I really need a fix to this.

redsolar · Jan 31, 2005, 02:31 PM

When you install Omegas, have you tried leaving fast writes to on/off? 9600 series has some issues with them being on, and recommended value is off. There is little to non performance loss. So try that.

Infinite loop means there is something wrokng with the driver. My suggestion - completely disable system restore, and enable it after you succeed with installation. Video driver rollback through system restore is a problem in itself (rarely works)

Exceededgoku · Jan 31, 2005, 07:05 PM

this sounds like virus activity to me, the virus is stopping him from doing most things but he can do all offline things... Just my two cent

Try downloading an antivirus program (such as Zonealarm, AVG etc.) and install it, you may have to download it on another computer and disc it, or put it on a flash drive or something

Hope this helps dude, doesn't seem like a graphics problem at all

F(r)iend · Feb 2, 2005, 09:50 AM

I have Norton AntiVirus Pro 2004. I'll run virus scan in a moment, but I doubt it's a virus since the problem allways occurs after installing drivers. I'm gonna try the fastwrite thing though. Thanks for the help.

wiskerbizkit · Feb 2, 2005, 10:48 AM

Did you reinstall your agp drivers?

F(r)iend · Feb 7, 2005, 09:02 PM

Bump!

Quote:

Originally Posted by wiskerbizkit

Did you reinstall your agp drivers?

The what now?

I installed the Omega Drivers again, turned fastwrites on, and it's 5 minutes without crashing. Also, it looks like almost every time the crashes occur, I'm surfing the web with Mozilla, or Opera (the only browsers that I use).

Edit: On the side note, things look a bit laggy now.

Edit2: I changed the refresh rate to 85hz, and I still see some traces of lagging, but I would consider it ok now.

Millions of thanks go to everyone who helped me!

Jan 29, 2005, 02:12 PM	#1
F(r)iend DriverHeaven Newbie Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Somewhere In Time Posts: 10 Rep Power: 0	ATI Video Card/Driver problem Hello everyone! I recently tried to update my display drivers, and it lead to a pretty big problem: After installing ATI drivers (or Omega Drivers, I tried those as well) my computer wants to boot. After this it works about 1-10 minutes before crashing. The crashes occur while surfing on the net, or doing something similar. I can play games for hours, but after trying to surf the net or browse my computer, it crashes. It does nothing after the crashes, so the only option is to restart After booting it used to freeze on the XP menu where I am supposed to choose a user account, and after a while it leads to a blue screen displaying a message which says something like the following: The driver ati2dvag for the display device got stuck in an infinite loop. This usually indicates a problem with the device itself or with the device driver programming the hardware incorrectly. Please check with your hardware device vendor for any driver updates. I got the blue screen phase off by logging to safe-mode, and by getting a new driver via system options. But my computer still crashes every 2-13 minutes. System Retrieveing also doesn't work. My system is as following OS: Windows XP Pro Processor: AMD Athlon XP 2500+ Video Card: ATI Radeon 9600 XT (about 98% sure about the XT) 512Mb RAM Any helps is appreciated. Thanks in advance.

Jan 30, 2005, 09:15 AM	Thread Starter #3
F(r)iend DriverHeaven Newbie Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Somewhere In Time Posts: 10 Rep Power: 0	I tried it, and it didn't help. And when I tried to restore my system, every system restore point was gone. What should I do now? __________________ "Interrogate the Truth Until You Hear What You Like"

Jan 31, 2005, 02:14 PM	Thread Starter #4
F(r)iend DriverHeaven Newbie Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Somewhere In Time Posts: 10 Rep Power: 0	Bump. I really need a fix to this. __________________ "Interrogate the Truth Until You Hear What You Like"

Jan 31, 2005, 02:31 PM	#5
redsolar Off duty Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Las Vegas, USA Posts: 1,242 Rep Power: 0 System Specs	When you install Omegas, have you tried leaving fast writes to on/off? 9600 series has some issues with them being on, and recommended value is off. There is little to non performance loss. So try that. Infinite loop means there is something wrokng with the driver. My suggestion - completely disable system restore, and enable it after you succeed with installation. Video driver rollback through system restore is a problem in itself (rarely works) __________________ Real_Men_Do_Not_Use_Space_Bar Main rig: Intel Core i7 930 @ 4.0 Ghz \| Corsair H50 Push/Pull \| 12GB OCZ DDR3 \| ASUS Radeon HD 5850 \| 3x 1TB Samsung F3 RAID5 on Dell PERC 5i SAS + 1TB Hitachi \| MSI X58 Pro-e \| 850W Antec Truepower Quattro \| RocketFish by Lian Li Full Tower Case \| Gateway XHD3000 30" LCD \| Dell 2408WFP 24" LCD \| Dell 2407WFP 24" LCD \| Logitech Z-5500 Speakers \| Windows 7 Ultimate x64 Laptop: Samsung x360-34P \| Core 2 Duo SU9400 1.4 GHz \| 4GB DDR3 \| 128GB Samsung SSD \| Intel 4500M w/ HDMI \| WiFi \| Bluetooth \| 13.3" WLED 1280x800 \| Windows 7 Professional x64

Jan 31, 2005, 07:05 PM	#6
Exceededgoku DriverHeaven Junior Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Lincolnshire, UK Posts: 87 Rep Power: 0	this sounds like virus activity to me, the virus is stopping him from doing most things but he can do all offline things... Just my two cent Try downloading an antivirus program (such as Zonealarm, AVG etc.) and install it, you may have to download it on another computer and disc it, or put it on a flash drive or something Hope this helps dude, doesn't seem like a graphics problem at all __________________ Vista Ultimate x64 edition rocks my world! Makes XP (and lower) look like dried poo stains on the wall! Core 2 Duo E6600 @ 3.2Ghz (400Mhzx8) 1.52V (set in bios, 1.47v real) \| 2GB GeIL PC6400 4-4-4-12 @ 1000Mhz 5-5-5-15 \| Gigabyte DQ6 @ 1600Mhz \| Sapphire 512MB X1900XTX @ 689/774 \| Enermax Liberty 620W \| Silverstone TJ07-B with custom watercooling \| Dell 2005FPW 3dmark05 - 13140 \| 3dmark06 - 6698 \| SuperPi 1M - 15s

Jan 29, 2005, 02:56 PM	#2
coldfrontt DriverHeaven Lover Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: canada Posts: 248 Rep Power: 0	Remove drivers and use Drivercleaner in safe mode to clear any bits of old drivers, and re-install using freshly downloaded drivers. System Restore should get you back to before you installed the drivers, unless you have it turned of.

Feb 2, 2005, 09:50 AM	Thread Starter #7
F(r)iend DriverHeaven Newbie Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Somewhere In Time Posts: 10 Rep Power: 0	I have Norton AntiVirus Pro 2004. I'll run virus scan in a moment, but I doubt it's a virus since the problem allways occurs after installing drivers. I'm gonna try the fastwrite thing though. Thanks for the help. __________________ "Interrogate the Truth Until You Hear What You Like"

Feb 2, 2005, 10:48 AM	#8
wiskerbizkit DH ***** hobo Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Columbia SC Posts: 467 Rep Power: 0 System Specs	Did you reinstall your agp drivers?