Newsgroup: it.comp.hardware.video-3d
Titolo: Ho scoperto la causa: Catalyst 2.4

Qualche post fa avevo esposto i miei problemi con 3dmark e giochi da quando
avevo installato SP1 di Win XP e Catalyst 2.4.
Ho formattato, reinstallato e fatto 2 prove
1. Win XP SP1 Catalyst 2.4: si bloccava tutto
2. Win XP senza SP e catalyst 2.4: si blacca sempre tutto
3. Win XP con e senza SP1 e catalyst 2.3: perfetto.
Mi pare ovvio che il problema sia nei nuovi drivers. Con i 2.4, per esempio,
il test nature del 3dmark si blocca sempre e al riavvio mi da errore grave
di sistema. Dal log dell'errore ho ricavato che c'è un'incompatibilità tra i
2.4 e l'AGP di SIS (sia l'1.11 che l'1.12, altri non ho provato).
Fatemi sapere se qualcuno con la mia config (specialmente chipset e driver
AGP) è riuscito a far girare bene i 2.4.
Questa è la mia config:
Xp 1700+@2200+ (ad aria SK6)
ECS K7S6A bios 1.0d
256 DDR
Radeon 8500 BBA
ecc. ecc
Aspetto pareri.
Ciao

Lo avevo detto io:
"Nuovi Catalyst 2.4: CHE DIO CE NE SCAMPI E LIBERI!!!"
^__^
Ciao!
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R:
Dear Customer,
Thank you for contacting ATI Technical Support.
Based on our experience, games issues using ATI's latest RADEON products are
due usually to system configuration errors and we believe that following the
steps could solve your problem.
Many older DOS/Windows based games make use of VESA VGA display modes.
Earlier ATI products required that a TSR be run in order for these display
modes to be available.
Support for VESA VGA display modes is built directly into the BIOS of ATI's
Rage 128 and later products. No additional software/driver is required for
VESA VGA modes to be available for use.
Most importantly, please ensure that your issue is not listed on our Radeon
Games FAQ's at 
http://www.ati.com/support/faq/games.html
.
If you could not find your game listed there, or the answer provided could
not answer your question fully, please check the following:
* Ensure, you are using the most recent graphics driver for your ATI RADEON;
http://www.ati.com/support/driver.html
Note : On this page you will find Official (supported) and Special Purpose
Drivers (not supported); The Special Purpose Drivers are undergoing final
qualification tests before general release and so there are not supported at
this time.
* If you are using any 'Tweaker' or overclocking software, please un-install
those before trying any troubleshooting.
1.) Please be sure you are running the CURRENT system BIOS. Please refer to
your motherboard maker's website for details. Install all suggested drivers
and patches from that website, including AGP drivers, possible system BIOS
updates and related patches.
2.) Check IRQ.
Windows 9x/ME.
Go to Control Panel > System > Device manager > Computer
Check down the list that the graphic is on its OWN IRQ (if it is shared with
PCI Steering, this is ok)
If not, physically move the OTHER card / device to another PCI slot.
Windows 2000.
1_ Right click on My Computer and select Properties
2_ Select the Hardware tab and select 'Device Manager'
3_ Click on 'View'
4_ Go to 'Resources by Type'
5_ Click on the "+" sign beside 'Interrupt Request (IRQ)'.
If the IRQ assigned to graphics card is shared with any other devices than
PCI Steering, please check the information on this web page:
http://support.microsoft.com/support/kb/articles/Q237/5/56.ASP
3.) Please also checkl in DirectX Diagnostics [Click on START, select Run
and type DXDIAG into the command line; Press ENTER] that:
- You have the latest version of DirectX (7.x or higher) installed in your
system (Our experience shows that uneven numbers of DirectX versions tend to
be more stable than even numbers).
- 3D acceleration (Direct3D and Directdraw) is set to ENABLED
- Sound card drivers are DirectX 7.x or higher certified
- 3D Hardware Acceleration is set to ENABLED.
If you do not have DirectX 7.x or higher installed on your system, you can
download it from Microsoft's website at;
http://www.microsoft.com/directX/
Please bear in mind, a version of DirectX must be installed before applying
ATI graphics drivers.
4.) Ensure, the Graphics Acceleration slider is set to FULL.
(CONTROL PANEL > SYSTEM > PERFORMANCE > GRAPHICS ADVANCED SETTINGS).
5.) You may have to modify your CONFIG.SYS file ( only for Windows 9x ) :
Click on Start > Run and type sysedit, then hit O.K.
You may find the following line under the config.sys:
DEVICE=C:\WINDOWS\EMM386.EXE
If this line is not here, please exit.
If there is this line, do the following:
add X=C000-CFFF to the end of this line and let a space between EMM386.EXE
and X=C000-CFFF.
Your line should now look like:
DEVICE=C:\WINDOWS\EMM386.EXE X=C000-CFFF
Save the change and exit.
6.) If you have any SCSI devices, disable the Video Shadowing option in the
Setup Program [CMOS/BIOS] when the system boots up.
7.) A correct monitor must be chosen.
Please see the following for information on how to select a proper monitor
driver.
If you cannot see one, please see your monitor manufacturer for an updated
driver.
Use the following steps to select a Monitor :
Open DISPLAY PROPERTIES from the Windows CONTROL PANEL.
Select the SETTINGS tab and click the ADVANCED button.
Select the MONITOR tab and then click CHANGE.
NOTE: If you are using Windows 98 the Update Device Driver Wizard will
appear.
Click NEXT, select "Display a list of all the drivers in a specific
location", then click NEXT again.
Select "Show all hardware" and then your monitor under MANUFACTURERS. Choose
the monitor type from the models listed. Click NEXT.
Click NEXT again and wait for the process to complete. Click the FINISH
button when it appears. Click APPLY, then OKAY, then OKAY again in the
DISPLAY PROPERTIES panel.
8.) Please insert "devbmp=0" in the [Display] section of the SYSTEM.INI
file, as follows:
Open the system.ini file for editing (Click Start, Run, type "system.ini"
and click OK - this will open the system.ini file in Notepad).
Scroll down to locate the [Display] section header in the system.ini file.
Insert a new line under the [Display] header which reads exactly as follows
: devbmp=0
Save your changes by clicking File, Save, then exit Notepad by clicking
File, Exit.
Shutdown Windows 9X and restart.
If the header does not exist please create it. You can add it just after the
[386enh] paragraph. It should look like this:
[Display]
devbmp=0
9.) Check the ATI Tabs in the 'ADVANCED DISPLAY PROPERTIES' tab of the
Contol Panel :
- In the ATI Direct 3D Tab:
    - Disable 'Wait for vertical sync'
    - Disable ' Anti-Aliaising'
    - Disable 'Compressed Texture Format'
    - Change the Z-Buffer Depth to 16-bit.
- In the OpenGL Tab:
- Please disable 'Full screen Anti-aliaising'.
If your question is not answered, or you have another technical issue,
please re-submit your query via our Online "Request for Assistance" form
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www.ati.com/online/euroform
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Thank you for contacting ATI.

 con i 2.4 mi dava off anche la porta AGP!
Stessa cosa anche a me, cosě mi aggiungo alla lista di quelli
che hanno rimesso i 2.3.
Ciao.

 nonostante lo abbia attivato nel bios
Idem. Ho fatto bene a non buttarmi subito sui nuovi driver a quanto
pare!!
 Dumah

 avevo installato SP1 di Win XP e Catalyst 2.4.
cut...
idem, sono tra voi... tolti e rimessi i 2.3 : tutto fila liscio anche con il
S.P 1 in Win XP Ita Pro
Bye
Lupin
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Premetto che forse sono tra i pochi che i catalyst 2.4 mi hanno risolto quei
pochissimi problemi che avevo soprattutto con NWN e che lo smartgart mi
abilita tutto alla perfezione. Comunque io preferisco un driver che si
accorge di una possibile incompatibilità e disabiliti i FW invece di
trovarmi un gioco che torna a windows appena lo lancio e magari è proprio il
fw a causare tutto ... ma io non ci arriverei mai visto anche gli
"eloquentissimi" messaggi di errore dei giochi o di windows.
Ciao
Andrea
 
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 accorge di una possibile incompatibilità e disabiliti i FW invece di
Magari fosse questo il problema.
A me disabilita del tutto l'AGP! (E non solo a me)
Ciao.

 stop :))).
Ciao Mario, ne aprofitto visto che hai parlato di PowerStrip x domandarti se
sai indicarmi a cosa servono le voci relative ai driver options in
performance profile.
Quali conviene attivare ? La Gog Table ad esempio, a che serve ?  Considera
che io uso come gioco esclusivamente Flight Simulator 2002.
Sempre relativamente al FW, come si attiva in PowerStrip. ?
Scusa le molteplici domande...
Graqzie
Ciao
Lupin
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 Lupin
Ciao
:)
Mario

Grazie 1000
Ciao
Lupin
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