3.2 catalyst issues

Toggle sidebar Toggle sidebar
F

fishbreath

Junior Member
Jul 25, 2002
17
0
0
I'm sure this is mentioned elsewhere, but for those of you using the ATI 9700 Pro or ATI AIW 9700 Pro, you may want to reconsider using the 3.2 drivers. When I'm in Counterstrike (1.5) and hit the escape key while playing a game, the computer almost invariably locks-up. This problem did not occur on the 3.1 drivers or indeed any previous drivers that I'm aware of.

I use a clean installation of Windows XP Pro on a KT333 motherboard using an AMD 2400+. Counterstrike is the retail version, upgraded directly to 1.5. I've sent an error report to ATI and I expect this rather obvious bug will be fixed in 3.3.

 
B

BoomAM

Diamond Member
Sep 25, 2001
4,546
0
0
I tryed Cat 3.2, but went back to 3.1.
They caused serious problems with C&C General for me. Like crashes, jerkyness, ect;
 
C

CurtCold

Golden Member
Aug 15, 2002
1,547
0
0
There have been a couple of posts about this problem. Supposed to be fixed in version 3.3 I would say for now all you can do is roll back to the 3.1's
 
Tates

Tates

Elite Member
Super Moderator
Jun 25, 2000
9,079
10
81
3.3's are right around the corner. Should fix this problem and add a nice performance boost.
 
P

ProviaFan

Lifer
Mar 17, 2001
14,993
1
0
Originally posted by: Tates
3.3's are right around the corner. Should fix this problem and add a nice performance boost.
Click to expand...
Aw crap, that sucks. I just downloaded (on dialup) the 3.2s. :( ;)
 
R

Reliant

Diamond Member
Mar 29, 2001
3,843
0
76
That Half-Life/CS problem is a known issue with the 3.2s.
I suggest using the 3.1s if you play those games and waiting for the new drivers. :)
 
pillage2001

pillage2001

Lifer
Sep 18, 2000
14,038
1
81
Originally posted by: FFactory0x
will 3.3's require a fresh install of windows xp or can i remove old ones
Click to expand...

Just uninstall the current drivers and clean the registry and you're good to go.

I actually like the 3.2 The jeckyness is gone on 3dmark. Games are alright. I've not touched CS in a long time though. :)
 
E

eklass

Golden Member
Mar 19, 2001
1,218
0
0
ug... what a pain in the arse... why is there such a problm with the catalyst drivers but no such problem with those good ol' nvidia dets?

and i suppose if everythign goes smoothly when doing a normal upgrade, all th9ose steps can be forgone?
 
X

XBoxLPU

Diamond Member
Aug 21, 2001
4,249
1
0
3.2's screw up my opengl but for now I am just waiting for the 3.3 and not going back to the 3.1

I have to use Direct 3d in CS/HL or I Have problems... and the games that don't have that option I can't play them for now...
 
P

ProviaFan

Lifer
Mar 17, 2001
14,993
1
0
Originally posted by: eklass
and i suppose if everythign goes smoothly when doing a normal upgrade, all th9ose steps can be forgone?
Click to expand...
I've never followed those steps when upgrading from one Catalyst revision to another, and haven't had any problems. However, if you're going from nvidia to ATI or vice versa, you definitely need to follow the driver cleaning steps.
 
P

poMONKey

Senior member
Nov 11, 2002
382
0
0
Originally posted by: jliechty ... However, if you're going from nvidia to ATI or vice versa, you definitely need to follow the driver cleaning steps.
Click to expand...

exactly... these steps arent neccessary, but for a n00b like myself and others... its a good jumping point...

i dont play cs, but i play everything else sans RPGs... had no probs yet running cat3.2s
 
E

eklass

Golden Member
Mar 19, 2001
1,218
0
0
Originally posted by: jliechty
Originally posted by: eklass and i suppose if everythign goes smoothly when doing a normal upgrade, all th9ose steps can be forgone?
Click to expand...
I've never followed those steps when upgrading from one Catalyst revision to another, and haven't had any problems. However, if you're going from nvidia to ATI or vice versa, you definitely need to follow the driver cleaning steps.
Click to expand...

As of now, I'll be yanking my Geforce2MX out and replacing it with a FIC Radeon 9700NP. Do you think it's worth it to go through the cleaning steps without just trying to update as normal? I figured I'd just uninstall the card in XP and reboot. Because the system is custom built by yours truly and gets at least 2 fresh formats a year, it tends to stay problem-free, so I may just uninstall, shut down, swap card, boot up, instal 3.2 cats. Comments, questions?
 
P

ProviaFan

Lifer
Mar 17, 2001
14,993
1
0
As of now, I'll be yanking my Geforce2MX out and replacing it with a FIC Radeon 9700NP. Do you think it's worth it to go through the cleaning steps without just trying to update as normal? I figured I'd just uninstall the card in XP and reboot. Because the system is custom built by yours truly and gets at least 2 fresh formats a year, it tends to stay problem-free, so I may just uninstall, shut down, swap card, boot up, instal 3.2 cats. Comments, questions?
Click to expand...
I would definitely recommend uninstalling the nvidia drivers and using the driver cleaner, unless you plan to reinstall Windows XP immediately after the installation of your video card anyway. It's worth the small hassle, IMHO, to save yourself over an hour of time later on.
 
X

XBoxLPU

Diamond Member
Aug 21, 2001
4,249
1
0
I have removed and installed 3.2 drivers like 4 times recently with no problems thanks to the link that pomonkey gave...

the only problem I am having so far is that when I load Tribes or Tribes 2 my screen is black and when I drag the mouse over the screen, the black draws in if I move the mouse to the top and the bottom of the screen is black. Tribes 2 is also flickering really bad....

 
E

eklass

Golden Member
Mar 19, 2001
1,218
0
0
well, all i did was uninstall my nvidia drivers, and reboot with my 9700... canceled and windows prompts, ran the drivers and CP files from ati and rebooted... viola! no problemos!
 
B

BoomAM

Diamond Member
Sep 25, 2001
4,546
0
0
Originally posted by: eklass
well, all i did was uninstall my nvidia drivers, and reboot with my 9700... canceled and windows prompts, ran the drivers and CP files from ati and rebooted... viola! no problemos!
Click to expand...

Dont speak so soon. I can guarantee that you will have a problem of some sort relating to old nVidia drivers. Particulary performance problems.
 
X

XBoxLPU

Diamond Member
Aug 21, 2001
4,249
1
0
Um not really

When I went from a GF4 to a 9700 all I did was uninstall the drivers, removed the video from Hardware manager and than shutdown. Installed the 9700 Pro and drivers..... no problems....
 
L

Lonyo

Lifer
Aug 10, 2002
21,938
6
81
Originally posted by: eklass
ug... what a pain in the arse... why is there such a problm with the catalyst drivers but no such problem with those good ol' nvidia dets?

and i suppose if everythign goes smoothly when doing a normal upgrade, all th9ose steps can be forgone?
Click to expand...

Yeah, dets are perfect, my ass.
I had the 42.90's, I think something around there, went back to 30.82's, then went to 43.65's from the website and things played jerky as hell.
The first 2 drivers were fine, had to uninstall, clear reg entries, reinstall, to get decent performance without mega jerks.
I installed/uninstalled all the drivers in the same manner, one I have done countless times before without problem.

Dets can be just as crap :p
 
P

przero

Platinum Member
Dec 30, 2000
2,060
0
0
The 3.2 drivers will not boot for me. Can't figure it out. Worked fine untill I upgraded to HyperX PC 3000 memory and an XP2100+. Any ideas?
 
You must log in or register to reply here.

TRENDING THREADS

COMPANY
RESOURCES
FOLLOW
Top Bottom