Omega's DRIVERS 2.5.22 availaible

chp · February 14th, 2004

OMEGADRIVE here!
This are my "optimized" drivers for the ATI Radeon family of video cards.

What's New? (2k/XP 2.5.22 & 9x/ME 2.5.37)
* Based on the Official Catalyst 4.2 drivers. (2k/XP/9x/ME)
* Removed 3DProfiler from the package. (2k/XP)
* Surprise: Included an exclusive Omega version of RadLinker. (2k/XP/9x/ME)
Many thanks to ChrisW!
* For stability's sake, forced Fastwrites OFF for ALL cards and forced it ON
for all 9600 cards. (2k/XP)
* Removed the 9700-9800 soft mod option again. (2k/XP/9x/ME)
* Did one LAST Omega Driver set for Win9x/ME "AGAIN" since I did some mistakes in
the previous "last" release. (9x/ME)
* Hope to have fixed the installation problems in Win9x/ME "AGAIN". (9x/ME)
* Added the Multires utility to the Win9x/ME package. (9x/ME)
* Separated the D3D/OGL CP tabs now that RadLinker takes care of the profiles. (9x/ME)
* Added support for 9800SE cards that have been bios-modded to 9800XT. (2k/XP/9x/ME)
* Added support for the following FireGL cards: (2k/XP)
RADEON FireGL T2
RADEON FireGL X1-128
RADEON FireGL X1-256
RADEON FireGL X2-256
RADEON FireGL Z1-128p
RADEON Mobility Fire GL 9000
RADEON Mobility Fire GL T2

Get them at:
http://www.omegacorner.com/

RF · February 14th, 2004

Why force fastwrites on/off for anyone? Why the 9600 series especially?

chp · February 14th, 2004

Humm.... not common with Omega's builds, but I have problems with that one.... it ask for disk2!!!!..... huh....

ultima528 · February 14th, 2004

it means you downloaded a corrupt file. redownload it, and it should work fine

chp · February 15th, 2004

Quote:

Originally Posted by ultima528

it means you downloaded a corrupt file. redownload it, and it should work fine

Right.... Downloaded again and it works.

I made some quick tests (as usual).... and these drivers are slower than previous ones.
I lost more than 1 fps in aquamark 41.096 (new) 42.245 (previous)
GLExcess 1.20v showed a drop in results from 14830 to 14546

same for 3DMark01 and 3DMark03.....

e-ternity · February 27th, 2004

eh.. sorry that i didn't post earlier
but yeah, these drivers are slow.. (basing it on winXP logon screen)
usin 2.4.96c instead.. and seriously.. this seems better then the 2.5.x's.
to me at least

ultima528 · February 27th, 2004

what do you mean slow basing on winxp logon screen?
you can see the screen refreshing from top to bottom? because that happened to me before too... i uninstalled the drivers, rebooted to safe mode, used driver cleaner to remove the leftovers from the driver, and installed the newer ones. it worked fine after

ShadowDancer · February 27th, 2004

Which are better?

These or http://downloads.guru3d.com/download.php?det=738 these?

I have never heard of DNA drivers.

ultima528 · February 27th, 2004

Actually, I'm not sure. Many people say that DNA copied Omega, but I don't know anything else. I personally don't use DNA, so I'm not sure how good it is.

February 14th, 2004	#1 (permalink)
chp Bip...Bip... Join Date: Apr 2001 Location: on Earth Posts: 966	Omega's DRIVERS 2.5.22 availaible OMEGADRIVE here! This are my "optimized" drivers for the ATI Radeon family of video cards. What's New? (2k/XP 2.5.22 & 9x/ME 2.5.37) * Based on the Official Catalyst 4.2 drivers. (2k/XP/9x/ME) * Removed 3DProfiler from the package. (2k/XP) * Surprise: Included an exclusive Omega version of RadLinker. (2k/XP/9x/ME) Many thanks to ChrisW! * For stability's sake, forced Fastwrites OFF for ALL cards and forced it ON for all 9600 cards. (2k/XP) * Removed the 9700-9800 soft mod option again. (2k/XP/9x/ME) * Did one LAST Omega Driver set for Win9x/ME "AGAIN" since I did some mistakes in the previous "last" release. (9x/ME) * Hope to have fixed the installation problems in Win9x/ME "AGAIN". (9x/ME) * Added the Multires utility to the Win9x/ME package. (9x/ME) * Separated the D3D/OGL CP tabs now that RadLinker takes care of the profiles. (9x/ME) * Added support for 9800SE cards that have been bios-modded to 9800XT. (2k/XP/9x/ME) * Added support for the following FireGL cards: (2k/XP) RADEON FireGL T2 RADEON FireGL X1-128 RADEON FireGL X1-256 RADEON FireGL X2-256 RADEON FireGL Z1-128p RADEON Mobility Fire GL 9000 RADEON Mobility Fire GL T2 Get them at: http://www.omegacorner.com/ __________________ If god doesn't exist in our world, then...I will create god with my own hands!

February 14th, 2004	#2 (permalink)
RF Canadian Spaceman Join Date: May 2002 Location: Canada Posts: 8,594	Why force fastwrites on/off for anyone? Why the 9600 series especially? __________________

February 14th, 2004	#3 (permalink)
chp Bip...Bip... Join Date: Apr 2001 Location: on Earth Posts: 966	Humm.... not common with Omega's builds, but I have problems with that one.... it ask for disk2!!!!..... huh.... __________________ If god doesn't exist in our world, then...I will create god with my own hands!

February 27th, 2004	#6 (permalink)
e-ternity ... Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: bc, canada Posts: 499	eh.. sorry that i didn't post earlier but yeah, these drivers are slow.. (basing it on winXP logon screen) usin 2.4.96c instead.. and seriously.. this seems better then the 2.5.x's. to me at least __________________ Main: a7n8x dlx / athlonXP 2100 / (1)pc2700 512mb/ seagate 80gb/ ati 8500le 64mb.... now ati 9600xt 128mb YAY

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February 14th, 2004	#4 (permalink)
ultima528 Registered User Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Somewhere Posts: 58	it means you downloaded a corrupt file. redownload it, and it should work fine

February 27th, 2004	#7 (permalink)
ultima528 Registered User Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Somewhere Posts: 58	what do you mean slow basing on winxp logon screen? you can see the screen refreshing from top to bottom? because that happened to me before too... i uninstalled the drivers, rebooted to safe mode, used driver cleaner to remove the leftovers from the driver, and installed the newer ones. it worked fine after

February 27th, 2004	#8 (permalink)
ShadowDancer Heh... Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: Texas Posts: 1,899	Which are better? These or http://downloads.guru3d.com/download.php?det=738 these? I have never heard of DNA drivers.

February 27th, 2004	#9 (permalink)
ultima528 Registered User Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Somewhere Posts: 58	Actually, I'm not sure. Many people say that DNA copied Omega, but I don't know anything else. I personally don't use DNA, so I'm not sure how good it is.