ATI Users With AGP-Catalyst 8.1 Works!

Seaman_Hornsby · 02-05-08, 10:36 PM

Ahoy captains! I apologize in advance if this has been covered, but I found little mention with a forum search, and thought you ATI-equipped skippers ought to know about this.

If you are an ATI user, and like me, you have an older system with an AGP card, you have been stuck with older (7.7 or so) drivers due to broken AGP compatibility. The problem manifests itself by the 3D engine failing to start after installation of the newer drivers, forcing you to roll back and stay with the older ones.

Well, the boys down at AMD/ATI finally got around to issuing a hotfix with version 8.1. So if you are interested, you can get back on the official driver bandwagon with 8.1. I'm running them on my AGP X1600 with no problems.

Download page:
http://support.ati.com/ics/support/d...estionID=31542

Paajtor · 02-06-08, 04:06 PM

Good news, thx...been waiting for this (was still running the 7.8's, due to the same AGP-issue).
I have a X850XT.

Paajtor · 03-06-08, 03:08 PM

This issue seems definately solved, with the release of the Cat8.3's.

http://game.amd.com/us-en/drivers_ca...=xp/radeonx-xp

http://www.rage3d.com/board/showthread.php?t=33917908

MONOLITH · 03-06-08, 04:22 PM

Hhmmm...somehow I missed all of this.

I think I was on the 7.8 for the last few months, and never bothered to update. I have an X1950 Pro, and figure most of the updates now really only affect the newer cards.

Just last week, I went to the 8.2 when the add on came out, hoping maybe for a sun glare fix.

Never had any AGP issues.

I guess I'll rab the 8.3 now.

MONOLITH · 03-06-08, 04:24 PM

This sounds good too...

Digital Panel GPU image scaling

This release of Catalyst™ introduces a new setting that allows users to enable GPU accelerated scaling for Wide aspect LCD displays. The new setting Maintain aspect ratio improves the display resolution image quality when scaling is enable by maintaining the wide panel aspect ratio (stops the image from looking distorted)

Paajtor · 03-06-08, 07:42 PM

Yes, about time they got that in.

Btw, I had the AGP-issue...that's why I had to skip 7.9 and 8.0.

02-05-08, 10:36 PM	#1
Seaman_Hornsby Engineer Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Texas Posts: 203 Downloads: 71 Uploads: 0	ATI Users With AGP-Catalyst 8.1 Works! Ahoy captains! I apologize in advance if this has been covered, but I found little mention with a forum search, and thought you ATI-equipped skippers ought to know about this. If you are an ATI user, and like me, you have an older system with an AGP card, you have been stuck with older (7.7 or so) drivers due to broken AGP compatibility. The problem manifests itself by the 3D engine failing to start after installation of the newer drivers, forcing you to roll back and stay with the older ones. Well, the boys down at AMD/ATI finally got around to issuing a hotfix with version 8.1. So if you are interested, you can get back on the official driver bandwagon with 8.1. I'm running them on my AGP X1600 with no problems. Download page: http://support.ati.com/ics/support/d...estionID=31542 __________________ Friends, when once a man is launched on such an adventure as this, he must bid farewell to hopes and fears, otherwise death or deliverance will both come too late to save his honor and his reason.

02-06-08, 04:06 PM	#2
Paajtor The Old Man Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: The Dutch mountains Posts: 1,551 Downloads: 64 Uploads: 1	Good news, thx...been waiting for this (was still running the 7.8's, due to the same AGP-issue). I have a X850XT. __________________

03-06-08, 03:08 PM	#3
Paajtor The Old Man Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: The Dutch mountains Posts: 1,551 Downloads: 64 Uploads: 1	This issue seems definately solved, with the release of the Cat8.3's. http://game.amd.com/us-en/drivers_ca...=xp/radeonx-xp http://www.rage3d.com/board/showthread.php?t=33917908 __________________

03-06-08, 04:22 PM	#4
MONOLITH Grey Wolf Join Date: Nov 2002 Posts: 997 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Hhmmm...somehow I missed all of this. I think I was on the 7.8 for the last few months, and never bothered to update. I have an X1950 Pro, and figure most of the updates now really only affect the newer cards. Just last week, I went to the 8.2 when the add on came out, hoping maybe for a sun glare fix. Never had any AGP issues. I guess I'll rab the 8.3 now. __________________ Last edited by MONOLITH; 03-08-08 at 06:43 PM.

03-06-08, 04:24 PM	#5
MONOLITH Grey Wolf Join Date: Nov 2002 Posts: 997 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	This sounds good too... Digital Panel GPU image scaling This release of Catalyst™ introduces a new setting that allows users to enable GPU accelerated scaling for Wide aspect LCD displays. The new setting Maintain aspect ratio improves the display resolution image quality when scaling is enable by maintaining the wide panel aspect ratio (stops the image from looking distorted) __________________

03-06-08, 07:42 PM	#6
Paajtor The Old Man Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: The Dutch mountains Posts: 1,551 Downloads: 64 Uploads: 1	Yes, about time they got that in. Btw, I had the AGP-issue...that's why I had to skip 7.9 and 8.0. __________________