ATI Catalyst (driver) issue

dimentionalrift · September 26th, 2009

Hi people!
I'm back...kindda...
I've got a problem with the driver...a big one!
Up until recently I've been using the 9.6 version for my Radeon 4870X2.
I decided to upgrade it to a newer version, so I installed version 9.8.
After installing it I started getting jumpy shaders and pixels in games like Crysis and Wolfenstein and every time windows is loaded it takes about 5 minutes for the screen to freeze and for the system to crash with a blue screen telling me the driver failed.
When I restart the bios screen comes up with two white vertical lines and flashing pixels, and I'm forced to go to safe mode (with a really ****ed up screen the entire way) and restart the computer through the start menu.
After this, the problem suddenly disappears until I shut down.
Next day I have to do the whole thing all over again.
I've tried updating again to the even newer version - the 9.9, but the problem keeps coming back, and with a twist...every new game that I install never loads up - it's as if I can only play games that have already existed on the hard drive before this problem appeared, and even these have glitches sometimes.
If any of you have any kind of idea, please tell me.
I just have to know whether it's a software problem or a did something happen to the hardware itself.

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masta.g.86 · September 26th, 2009

The freezing and "jumpy" shaders and pixels could be from a driver conflict. Try uninstalling your driver and running DriverSweeper in safe mode, reboot and install the 9.9 drivers again. Other than that, it could be caused by power supply or video card failure.

As for newly installed games not showing up, that sounds like an unrelated issue. Could be something corrupt in Windows' registry.

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strike105x · September 26th, 2009

9.9 can be glitchy i recommend 9.8 (at least for me 9.9 was a nightmare). Rest is as masta says.

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dimentionalrift · September 26th, 2009

About the games, the driver keeps quiting every time, no errors.
Okay, I'll uninstall the driver components and reinstall the driver again...hope it works.

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Butz_san · September 26th, 2009

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9.9 can be glitchy i recommend 9.8 (at least for me 9.9 was a nightmare). Rest is as masta says.

I'm using 9.9 with no problems at all. Even Resident Evil 5 works a little bit faster with this driver

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strike105x · September 26th, 2009

Well it depends for some its glitchy for others it ain't, unfortunately for me its glitchy.

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StriderVM · September 26th, 2009

Have you tried increasing the fan speed? Might be a huge stretch but you never know, since it's an X2 part. It's heat dissipation is a lot higher than the single 4870.

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Squall-Leonhart · September 26th, 2009

rma that sucker.

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gamefreak94 · September 27th, 2009

Uninstall + DriverSweep 9.9 and revert back to 9.6 to be find out whether it's the card or the driver at fault here.

Another negative score for ATI Catalyst, bringing the total down to -150

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Xan1242 · September 27th, 2009

And the new atioglxx.dll (opengl driver) Doesn't work propeply...(sorry for my bad english).When i try to play one game with open gl drivers it crashes.even on emulators crashes.like epsxe or pcsx2.

September 26th, 2009	#1 (permalink)
dimentionalrift Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Israel Posts: 544	ATI Catalyst (driver) issue Hi people! I'm back...kindda... I've got a problem with the driver...a big one! Up until recently I've been using the 9.6 version for my Radeon 4870X2. I decided to upgrade it to a newer version, so I installed version 9.8. After installing it I started getting jumpy shaders and pixels in games like Crysis and Wolfenstein and every time windows is loaded it takes about 5 minutes for the screen to freeze and for the system to crash with a blue screen telling me the driver failed. When I restart the bios screen comes up with two white vertical lines and flashing pixels, and I'm forced to go to safe mode (with a really ****ed up screen the entire way) and restart the computer through the start menu. After this, the problem suddenly disappears until I shut down. Next day I have to do the whole thing all over again. I've tried updating again to the even newer version - the 9.9, but the problem keeps coming back, and with a twist...every new game that I install never loads up - it's as if I can only play games that have already existed on the hard drive before this problem appeared, and even these have glitches sometimes. If any of you have any kind of idea, please tell me. I just have to know whether it's a software problem or a did something happen to the hardware itself. __________________ Step right up! Step right up everyone! Whether you're good or bad, happy or sad! Whether you're an emmotional wreck, or a blissful speck in this blackhole of an existence we call life! Step right up and witness something you will be soon to never forget! Feast your ears on the most deafening sounds of nature to ever be heard! Built for you by the master of...

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September 26th, 2009	#3 (permalink)
strike105x Bruce Willis as Ichigo... Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: ...means Bleach ends after episode 1 Posts: 3,569	9.9 can be glitchy i recommend 9.8 (at least for me 9.9 was a nightmare). Rest is as masta says. __________________ \|Strike's Deviantart\|Anime List\|Important Notice\|

September 26th, 2009	#4 (permalink)
dimentionalrift Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Israel Posts: 544	About the games, the driver keeps quiting every time, no errors. Okay, I'll uninstall the driver components and reinstall the driver again...hope it works. __________________ Step right up! Step right up everyone! Whether you're good or bad, happy or sad! Whether you're an emmotional wreck, or a blissful speck in this blackhole of an existence we call life! Step right up and witness something you will be soon to never forget! Feast your ears on the most deafening sounds of nature to ever be heard! Built for you by the master of...

September 26th, 2009	#6 (permalink)
strike105x Bruce Willis as Ichigo... Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: ...means Bleach ends after episode 1 Posts: 3,569	Well it depends for some its glitchy for others it ain't, unfortunately for me its glitchy. __________________ \|Strike's Deviantart\|Anime List\|Important Notice\|

September 26th, 2009	#7 (permalink)
StriderVM Registered User Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Philippines Posts: 2,059	Have you tried increasing the fan speed? Might be a huge stretch but you never know, since it's an X2 part. It's heat dissipation is a lot higher than the single 4870. __________________ Current PC specs : AsRock 945GCM-S Pentium Dual Core E5200 @ 2912Mhz (233x12.5) Palit Radeon 4850 Sonic 512MB gDDR3 2x2048MB Kingston DDR2 800Mhz RAM

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Squall-Leonhart Behind ur girlfriend :D Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Sydney, Australia Posts: 18,903	rma that sucker. __________________ VBA-M \| Xtemu \| NGOHQ \| Post Impact Productions \| TNHW \| XBCD 0.2.6 \| Satanic666's Emulator Compiles Don't be a NOOB, READ THE NGEmu/EmuForums Rules of Conduct Need Help with ePSXe? This is your first stop!. If you don't post all the required information, you don't get help. Everytime someone posts a romsite, God kills a beautiful woman.

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gamefreak94 Die anime!! Die!! Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: پاكستان <--- Urdu Posts: 6,271	Uninstall + DriverSweep 9.9 and revert back to 9.6 to be find out whether it's the card or the driver at fault here. Another negative score for ATI Catalyst, bringing the total down to -150 __________________ How to configure uTorrent for maximum upload and download speed?

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Xan1242 Registered User Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Croatia Posts: 7	And the new atioglxx.dll (opengl driver) Doesn't work propeply...(sorry for my bad english).When i try to play one game with open gl drivers it crashes.even on emulators crashes.like epsxe or pcsx2.