ATI Omega Drivers 2.3.55

Omegadrive · Dec 26, 2002, 12:18 AM

New (Omega 2.3.55)
* Based on the official 6255 ATI drivers.
* DirectX 9.0 support. (that explains the version number change)
* Fixed the Mobility problems. (I hope, not tested)
* This release is a mix from the 6218 drivers and the 6255 drivers, this was done to fix the stuttering and OpenGL problems introduced in the new catalyst 3.0 drivers, these drivers should NOT have those problems.
* Since they D3D core is based on the Catalyst 3.0 drivers, Dx9 is a MUST to use these drivers.
* Fixed the Alpha Blending Acceleration, now Windows will have full HW Alpha Blending support.
* The SMARTGART control panel is GONE in this release, Why?, because it had no use, that CP was used to troubleshoot problems, not to fix any. Those settings can be adjusted in the computer's BIOS and FastWrites can be turned OFF in the normal PERFORMANCE tab found in Windows (but is better to turn it off in the BIOS).

Discuss here...

RIV@NVX · Dec 26, 2002, 12:21 AM

Downloading...

Update:
A bit slow download. Will download tomorrow and say more.
Omega, have you seen this?

Omegadrive · Dec 26, 2002, 12:36 AM

Yep, check it out again...

divideBYzero · Dec 26, 2002, 04:06 AM

I downloaded, they installed fine on my Radeon Mobility 9000. I have not played any games yet tho.

divideBYzero · Dec 26, 2002, 04:24 AM

I did a benchmark. My 3dmark 2k1 score is 6513. An all time high for my laptop. 100 more than before. Specs, 2ghz, 1gb ram, Radeon Mobility 9000, win2k sp4 rc4.27.

Krychek57 · Dec 26, 2002, 06:29 AM

Will they work with a 7500? and if they do has anyone done this yet?

gibbon565 · Dec 26, 2002, 06:58 AM

These are a good set of driver

and THX OMEGA you da best

and yes they should work fine with the Radeon 7500.

Z0rn · Dec 26, 2002, 07:01 AM

I did, on my 7500 bumped my 3dMark2001 score up about 100 points from the ATI 3.0 driver... not bad Omega... and most importanly my AGP texture acceleration works unlike with Catalyst 2.5 and 3.0 (official release)

I'm back after playing a few games... Warcraft III and NFSD HP2 perform much better than they ever did... once again great job

gibbon565 · Dec 26, 2002, 07:07 AM

Yeah these are much better imo than the official CAT drivers from ATI

Genius · Dec 26, 2002, 09:47 AM

Hey Omega I haven't used your drivers in ages, but decided to give these a shot just for the hell of it. I wasn't having any problems with the Catalyst 3.0's mixed with the 2.5's 2D drivers, but I must say, this package and your tweaks are great. Good work, once again.

RIV@NVX · Dec 26, 2002, 11:07 AM

Downloading now...
So, Smartgart advanced is gone too?

sledgeh@mmer · Dec 26, 2002, 12:47 PM

Works fine on my M9 9000 Mobility ... only a few points improvement, but the powerplay tab is much better than the ones from the original gericom ATI drivers ... great job. thanks

RIV@NVX · Dec 26, 2002, 02:08 PM

Got it, installed it.
Smartgart is present.
Everything works fine

GraveLayer · Dec 26, 2002, 02:11 PM

Well I'm going to try this tonight just to see if I can now play Q3! The new ATI drivers did help a SMALL amount but I still get major studdering problems in Quake3..... Yes the game is OLD but hey I still play once in a while dam it!!

Hope these do the job!! I have never before used any Omega Drivers. (Why doesn't this guy just apply for a job at ATI!

? )

Paladin06 · Dec 26, 2002, 02:55 PM

I've tried downloading 3 times and each time I get an incomplete file. What gives?

Anyone got a good link?

Thxx

GraveLayer · Dec 26, 2002, 02:58 PM

http://www.link-empire.com/modules.p...ownload&cid=53

The 2nd one worked for me!

Spookstah · Dec 26, 2002, 03:02 PM

with this new set DVI doesnt work, few seconds after the XP boot screen my TFT goes blank with a message: No digital input.
I had this problem also with all ATI`s official drivers but never had them with Omega or Plutonium drivers, thats why i always used them in the 1st place.

Omega please look into this no DVI because tou`re drivers where always the best for me.

GraveLayer · Dec 26, 2002, 03:04 PM

Well I'm running DVI with mine on a Samsung 191T !!

So you get NO signal at all??? What did you have to connect it via a VGA cable?

I see you have a 8500 while I have a 9700 Pro though.....I never have had that problem so it must be something to do with your 8500!???

Spookstah · Dec 26, 2002, 03:49 PM

Only a dvi cable connected, tried about 5 drivers sets (plutonium/omega) and they all did work fine with dvi, only this set doesnt work, so i hope omega or a forum member knows how to solve it.

dmorack · Dec 26, 2002, 04:34 PM

I have an IBM ThinkPad T30 (Mobility Radeon 7500 - 16MB with a 1400x1050 LCD screen) running Windows 2000 SP3 and DirectX 9. After installation and reboot, the screen comes up with the 1400x1050 resolution of the LCD screen. When I look in the Display Control Panel, the resolution seems to be set at 640x480 even though the LCD screen is displaying at 1400x1050. It will only allow me to set it up to 1280x1024 - no option for 1400x1050 is available.

Now, if I go into the ATI Options panel and turn off "Allow desktop panning", then I get the option of setting the resolution to 1400x1050. Great!!!!

But, after a reboot, the LCD screen comes up with the default resolution of 640x480. I have to change it to 1400x1050 manually everytime I boot up and log in.

Anyone else have this problem?

The latest IBM supplied driver does not exhibit this problem.
ftp://ftp.pc.ibm.com/pub/pccbbs/mobiles/vftp1g2k.exe

I'd like to run the Omega drivers if I can. IBM's are quite dated.

Thanks!

gripen · Dec 26, 2002, 05:21 PM

I got about 400 less 3dmarks with this driver, probably the Omega drivers have some tweaks to increase IQ hence the drop in speed.(I did clean the registry of all ati entries b4 installing these). Runs Giants ok.

OpenGL performance is fine, tested in UT2003(changed to OGL)..same as the 6218 drivers since both uses the same ati opengl driver.

msix · Dec 26, 2002, 05:29 PM

Do we have support for these new chipset here?

Paladin06 · Dec 26, 2002, 06:20 PM

OK, I installed the new Omega drivers after cleaning the old ATI 2.5 FILES AND THE REGISTERY.

1. 3D Mark 2001SE Crashes to desktop
2. Ghost Recon, Desert Seige and Island Thunder Crash to desktop.
3. Once while just sitting at desktop my PC restarted for no reason.

Some of the old 3.0 problems were corrrected:
1. Shutter in all games.

2. No campaign selection in Comanche4

Well I guess I'll wait on ATI to fix the 3.0's.

Thanks anyway.

digitalwanderer · Dec 26, 2002, 06:58 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by Paladin06
OK, I installed the new Omega drivers after cleaning the old ATI 2.5 FILES AND THE REGISTERY.

1. 3D Mark 2001SE Crashes to desktop
2. Ghost Recon, Desert Seige and Island Thunder Crash to desktop.
3. Once while just sitting at desktop my PC restarted for no reason.

Some of the old 3.0 problems were corrrected:
1. Shutter in all games.

2. No campaign selection in Comanche4

Well I guess I'll wait on ATI to fix the 3.0's.

Thanks anyway.

Dumb question, but did you install DX9? The O-man said you need it to run these.

Paladin06 · Dec 26, 2002, 08:19 PM

Yes,

DX9 is installed. I tried to uninstall the Omega drivers with the uninstall feature and it did not work. I used the windows program uninstall function to remove the Omega drivers. I cleaned the registery as well. I reinstalled the 2.5 and now everytime I restart windows a get a just recovered from serious error message caused by hardware driver message.

Not a happy camper right now!!

digitalwanderer · Dec 26, 2002, 08:39 PM

But I think something must have went wrong with your original un-installing of the drivers. For future reference, you do NOT have to un-install your drivers before installing Omegadrive's sets. In fact, he recomends against it.

Axel Foley · Dec 26, 2002, 09:06 PM

Followed the Genius uninstall guide and then installed this new Omega set, and everything was perfect for now.

I have an ASUS L3840 notebook with 7500 Mobility 32Mb and XP SP1.

The options tab in the driver's advanced options reports:

Quote:

2D Version: 6.13.10.6218
Video Driver: 7.81-021213a-006924C-ATI
Control Panel: 6.14.10.4012

I have a doubt with the 2D version, shouldn't it be .6255?

I'm perfectly sure that I deleted every old file when I uninstalled. I followed the procedure to the bit.

Anyway everything is fine for now...thanks Omega, great job!

BlindMan · Dec 26, 2002, 10:25 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by Paladin06
I've tried downloading 3 times and each time I get an incomplete file. What gives?

Just on a side note about not being able to download the complete files, most of these servers don't permit the use of download managers as a side effect of their protection against leeching. If you open the file that your download manager aquired, you will see html code and that's why you think you downloaded something when in fact all you got was an anti-leeching message.

Paladin06 · Dec 26, 2002, 10:30 PM

Hummmmmmmm,

Did I miss that little tibet in a read me somewhere? The Omega drivers did seems to be higher in graphic quality. I wish I could get them to work. Unlike many others I am willing to give up a little speed for higher quality grpahics.

Quote:

Originally posted by digitalwanderer
But I think something must have went wrong with your original un-installing of the drivers. For future reference, you do NOT have to un-install your drivers before installing Omegadrive's sets. In fact, he recomends against it.

lewdvig · Dec 26, 2002, 10:51 PM

Benchies are about the same. IQ is good, but it was never bad either. I have noticed crashes after long periods of gaming (two or more hours while plugged) but I think this is a thermal issue.

Dec 26, 2002, 12:18 AM	#1
Omegadrive Drivers? What Drivers??? Join Date: May 2002 Location: Puerto Rico Posts: 1,526 Rep Power: 73	ATI Omega Drivers 2.3.55 (Win2k/XP) New (Omega 2.3.55) * Based on the official 6255 ATI drivers. * DirectX 9.0 support. (that explains the version number change) * Fixed the Mobility problems. (I hope, not tested) * This release is a mix from the 6218 drivers and the 6255 drivers, this was done to fix the stuttering and OpenGL problems introduced in the new catalyst 3.0 drivers, these drivers should NOT have those problems. * Since they D3D core is based on the Catalyst 3.0 drivers, Dx9 is a MUST to use these drivers. * Fixed the Alpha Blending Acceleration, now Windows will have full HW Alpha Blending support. * The SMARTGART control panel is GONE in this release, Why?, because it had no use, that CP was used to troubleshoot problems, not to fix any. Those settings can be adjusted in the computer's BIOS and FastWrites can be turned OFF in the normal PERFORMANCE tab found in Windows (but is better to turn it off in the BIOS). Discuss here... __________________ DRIVERHEAVEN ADMINISTRATOR <<E-MAIL>> <<PC SPECS>> GOD BLESS YOU ALL!

Dec 26, 2002, 12:21 AM	#2
RIV@NVX Freedom is a feature. Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Croatia, Rijeka Posts: 4,476 Rep Power: 67 System Specs	Downloading... Update: A bit slow download. Will download tomorrow and say more. Omega, have you seen this? __________________ -- Vedran Last edited by RIV@NVX; Dec 26, 2002 at 12:29 AM.

Dec 26, 2002, 12:36 AM	Thread Starter #3
Omegadrive Drivers? What Drivers??? Join Date: May 2002 Location: Puerto Rico Posts: 1,526 Rep Power: 73	Yep, check it out again... __________________ DRIVERHEAVEN ADMINISTRATOR <<E-MAIL>> <<PC SPECS>> GOD BLESS YOU ALL!

Dec 26, 2002, 06:29 AM	#6
Krychek57 Long time lurker Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Parkland, WA Posts: 50 Rep Power: 0	7500 Will they work with a 7500? and if they do has anyone done this yet?

Dec 26, 2002, 06:58 AM	#7
gibbon565 Bouncy BOUNCY! Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Edinburgh, Scotland Posts: 316 Rep Power: 0	These are a good set of driver and THX OMEGA you da best and yes they should work fine with the Radeon 7500. __________________ 3500 x64 ASRock Dual Sata 2 7900 GTO 512 1 gig OCUK HANNS-H HW13D

Dec 26, 2002, 04:06 AM	#4
divideBYzero DriverHeaven Newbie Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 2 Rep Power: 0	I downloaded, they installed fine on my Radeon Mobility 9000. I have not played any games yet tho.

Dec 26, 2002, 04:24 AM	#5
divideBYzero DriverHeaven Newbie Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 2 Rep Power: 0	I did a benchmark. My 3dmark 2k1 score is 6513. An all time high for my laptop. 100 more than before. Specs, 2ghz, 1gb ram, Radeon Mobility 9000, win2k sp4 rc4.27.

Dec 26, 2002, 07:01 AM	#8
Z0rn DriverHeaven Newbie Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Where the Hardcore Breed. Posts: 5 Rep Power: 0	I did, on my 7500 bumped my 3dMark2001 score up about 100 points from the ATI 3.0 driver... not bad Omega... and most importanly my AGP texture acceleration works unlike with Catalyst 2.5 and 3.0 (official release) I'm back after playing a few games... Warcraft III and NFSD HP2 perform much better than they ever did... once again great job Last edited by Z0rn; Dec 26, 2002 at 07:53 AM.

Dec 26, 2002, 07:07 AM	#9
gibbon565 Bouncy BOUNCY! Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Edinburgh, Scotland Posts: 316 Rep Power: 0	Yeah these are much better imo than the official CAT drivers from ATI __________________ 3500 x64 ASRock Dual Sata 2 7900 GTO 512 1 gig OCUK HANNS-H HW13D

Dec 26, 2002, 09:47 AM	#10
Genius ID10T Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Midland, MI Posts: 146 Rep Power: 0	Hey Omega I haven't used your drivers in ages, but decided to give these a shot just for the hell of it. I wasn't having any problems with the Catalyst 3.0's mixed with the 2.5's 2D drivers, but I must say, this package and your tweaks are great. Good work, once again. __________________ [color=White]Abit NF7-S v.2.0 1.5gb ram at 10-3-3-2.5 AMB Barton 2500+ @2215MHz (211x10.5) Dual WD800JB (Raid 0) / WD1600JB / WD800BB Sound Blaster Audigy 2 Logitech Z-680 5.1 speakers Radeon 9800 Pro Sony G420 19"[/color]

Dec 26, 2002, 11:07 AM	#11
RIV@NVX Freedom is a feature. Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Croatia, Rijeka Posts: 4,476 Rep Power: 67 System Specs	Downloading now... So, Smartgart advanced is gone too? __________________ -- Vedran

Dec 26, 2002, 12:47 PM	#12
sledgeh@mmer DriverHeaven Newbie Join Date: Dec 2002 Posts: 3 Rep Power: 0	Works fine on my M9 9000 Mobility ... only a few points improvement, but the powerplay tab is much better than the ones from the original gericom ATI drivers ... great job. thanks

Dec 26, 2002, 02:08 PM	#13
RIV@NVX Freedom is a feature. Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Croatia, Rijeka Posts: 4,476 Rep Power: 67 System Specs	Got it, installed it. Smartgart is present. Everything works fine __________________ -- Vedran

Dec 26, 2002, 02:11 PM	#14
GraveLayer DriverHeaven Newbie Join Date: Dec 2002 Posts: 10 Rep Power: 0	Quake3 Well I'm going to try this tonight just to see if I can now play Q3! The new ATI drivers did help a SMALL amount but I still get major studdering problems in Quake3..... Yes the game is OLD but hey I still play once in a while dam it!! Hope these do the job!! I have never before used any Omega Drivers. (Why doesn't this guy just apply for a job at ATI! ? )

Dec 26, 2002, 02:55 PM	#15
Paladin06 DriverHeaven Junior Member Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: USA Posts: 86 Rep Power: 0	I've tried downloading 3 times and each time I get an incomplete file. What gives? Anyone got a good link? Thxx __________________ WinXP-SP2 P4 3.4 @ 3.5 PE800CE-A GeForce 7800GS OC 1 Gig PC3200 (Corsair) Audigy Gamer 5.1 Creative Inspire 5700 Sound system 19" SyncMaster LCD 931B Monitor Razor Krait Gaming Mouse 80 and 60 gig ATA 100 HD MSI 48x16x48 CDROM ARTEC 16x DVD-ROM EIDE

Dec 26, 2002, 02:58 PM	#16
GraveLayer DriverHeaven Newbie Join Date: Dec 2002 Posts: 10 Rep Power: 0	http://www.link-empire.com/modules.p...ownload&cid=53 The 2nd one worked for me!

Dec 26, 2002, 03:02 PM	#17
Spookstah Global Ops Server Admin Join Date: May 2002 Location: The Netherlands Posts: 37 Rep Power: 0	with this new set DVI doesnt work, few seconds after the XP boot screen my TFT goes blank with a message: No digital input. I had this problem also with all ATI`s official drivers but never had them with Omega or Plutonium drivers, thats why i always used them in the 1st place. Omega please look into this no DVI because tou`re drivers where always the best for me. __________________ \| Asus P4S8X-X \| Pentium IV 2.53Ghz \| 1Gig DDR 333 \| Club3D Radeon 8500 275/275 \| SB Live Player \| Promise Fasttrack 66 (Modded) \| Symbios SCSI \| Intel E100b NIC \| Maxtor 1 x 60 + 2 X 20 Gig + 4 X 13 Gig Raid \| Plextor 4x SCSI Burner + Plextor 40x SCSI CDrom \| Plextor 12x IDE Burner \| Aopen 12x DVD \| AGNeovo X-174 TFT \|

Dec 26, 2002, 03:04 PM	#18
GraveLayer DriverHeaven Newbie Join Date: Dec 2002 Posts: 10 Rep Power: 0	hmmmmmmm.... Well I'm running DVI with mine on a Samsung 191T !! So you get NO signal at all??? What did you have to connect it via a VGA cable? I see you have a 8500 while I have a 9700 Pro though.....I never have had that problem so it must be something to do with your 8500!???

Dec 26, 2002, 03:49 PM	#19
Spookstah Global Ops Server Admin Join Date: May 2002 Location: The Netherlands Posts: 37 Rep Power: 0	Only a dvi cable connected, tried about 5 drivers sets (plutonium/omega) and they all did work fine with dvi, only this set doesnt work, so i hope omega or a forum member knows how to solve it. __________________ \| Asus P4S8X-X \| Pentium IV 2.53Ghz \| 1Gig DDR 333 \| Club3D Radeon 8500 275/275 \| SB Live Player \| Promise Fasttrack 66 (Modded) \| Symbios SCSI \| Intel E100b NIC \| Maxtor 1 x 60 + 2 X 20 Gig + 4 X 13 Gig Raid \| Plextor 4x SCSI Burner + Plextor 40x SCSI CDrom \| Plextor 12x IDE Burner \| Aopen 12x DVD \| AGNeovo X-174 TFT \|

Dec 26, 2002, 04:34 PM	#20
dmorack DriverHeaven Newbie Join Date: Nov 2002 Posts: 1 Rep Power: 0	I have an IBM ThinkPad T30 (Mobility Radeon 7500 - 16MB with a 1400x1050 LCD screen) running Windows 2000 SP3 and DirectX 9. After installation and reboot, the screen comes up with the 1400x1050 resolution of the LCD screen. When I look in the Display Control Panel, the resolution seems to be set at 640x480 even though the LCD screen is displaying at 1400x1050. It will only allow me to set it up to 1280x1024 - no option for 1400x1050 is available. Now, if I go into the ATI Options panel and turn off "Allow desktop panning", then I get the option of setting the resolution to 1400x1050. Great!!!! But, after a reboot, the LCD screen comes up with the default resolution of 640x480. I have to change it to 1400x1050 manually everytime I boot up and log in. Anyone else have this problem? The latest IBM supplied driver does not exhibit this problem. ftp://ftp.pc.ibm.com/pub/pccbbs/mobiles/vftp1g2k.exe I'd like to run the Omega drivers if I can. IBM's are quite dated. Thanks!

Dec 26, 2002, 05:21 PM	#21
gripen DriverHeaven Junior Member Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Singapore Posts: 24 Rep Power: 0	I got about 400 less 3dmarks with this driver, probably the Omega drivers have some tweaks to increase IQ hence the drop in speed.(I did clean the registry of all ati entries b4 installing these). Runs Giants ok. OpenGL performance is fine, tested in UT2003(changed to OGL)..same as the 6218 drivers since both uses the same ati opengl driver.

Dec 26, 2002, 05:29 PM	#22
msix DriverHeaven Junior Member Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Barcelona Posts: 37 Rep Power: 0	IGP 340M Do we have support for these new chipset here?

Dec 26, 2002, 06:20 PM	#23
Paladin06 DriverHeaven Junior Member Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: USA Posts: 86 Rep Power: 0	Omega New ATI Driver OK, I installed the new Omega drivers after cleaning the old ATI 2.5 FILES AND THE REGISTERY. 1. 3D Mark 2001SE Crashes to desktop 2. Ghost Recon, Desert Seige and Island Thunder Crash to desktop. 3. Once while just sitting at desktop my PC restarted for no reason. Some of the old 3.0 problems were corrrected: 1. Shutter in all games. 2. No campaign selection in Comanche4 Well I guess I'll wait on ATI to fix the 3.0's. Thanks anyway. __________________ WinXP-SP2 P4 3.4 @ 3.5 PE800CE-A GeForce 7800GS OC 1 Gig PC3200 (Corsair) Audigy Gamer 5.1 Creative Inspire 5700 Sound system 19" SyncMaster LCD 931B Monitor Razor Krait Gaming Mouse 80 and 60 gig ATA 100 HD MSI 48x16x48 CDROM ARTEC 16x DVD-ROM EIDE

Dec 26, 2002, 08:19 PM	#25
Paladin06 DriverHeaven Junior Member Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: USA Posts: 86 Rep Power: 0	Yes, DX9 is installed. I tried to uninstall the Omega drivers with the uninstall feature and it did not work. I used the windows program uninstall function to remove the Omega drivers. I cleaned the registery as well. I reinstalled the 2.5 and now everytime I restart windows a get a just recovered from serious error message caused by hardware driver message. Not a happy camper right now!! __________________ WinXP-SP2 P4 3.4 @ 3.5 PE800CE-A GeForce 7800GS OC 1 Gig PC3200 (Corsair) Audigy Gamer 5.1 Creative Inspire 5700 Sound system 19" SyncMaster LCD 931B Monitor Razor Krait Gaming Mouse 80 and 60 gig ATA 100 HD MSI 48x16x48 CDROM ARTEC 16x DVD-ROM EIDE

Dec 26, 2002, 08:39 PM	#26
digitalwanderer Colour Commentator Join Date: May 2002 Location: Highland, IN USA Posts: 5,620 Rep Power: 0	Sorry to hear. But I think something must have went wrong with your original un-installing of the drivers. For future reference, you do NOT have to un-install your drivers before installing Omegadrive's sets. In fact, he recomends against it. __________________ WTF is up with the sigs?

Dec 26, 2002, 10:51 PM	#30
lewdvig DriverHeaven Junior Member Join Date: Jun 2002 Posts: 65 Rep Power: 0	M7 is A-OK Benchies are about the same. IQ is good, but it was never bad either. I have noticed crashes after long periods of gaming (two or more hours while plugged) but I think this is a thermal issue. __________________ Athlon 64 3000+ (Venice E6 325*8), ASUS A8R-MVP, Thermalright XP90, 2x512 Generic DDR400 (TCC5 2T, 432 MHz), ATI AIW X1900, WinXP, WD 200GB + 250GB 7200RPM HDDs, BenQ 1655, Creative Audigy, 3DMark05: http://service.futuremark.com/compare?3dm05=1976148[color=#0000ff] [/color] Acer Ferrari 4005WLMI, Turion MT37, ATI Mobility X700 128 MB 3DMark03: [color=#0000ff]http://service.futuremark.com/compare?2k3=4327648[/color]