Driver-update: ATi Catalyst 8.1

Eerder maakten we al melding van de gelekte Catalyst 8.1-drivers, maar nu heeft Advanced Micro Devices de stuurprogramma's officieel vrij gegeven. De drivers zijn voor Windows XP en Vista beschikbaar, in zowel de 32bits-, 64bits- en Media Center-uitvoering en zijn geschikt voor alle Radeon-modellen vanaf de 9500-serie. Helemaal onderaan deze posting zijn voor het gemak de directe links te vinden naar de pagina's waar de beschikbare downloads staan. Deze release bevat de gebruikelijke lange lijst met verbeteringen en een verzameling van problemen die reeds bekend zijn, maar waar de oplossing nog niet voor is meegeleverd. Ga er dus maar even lekker voor zitten, de lijst is zoals gebruikelijk lang:

Resolved Issues for the Windows Vista Operating System

• Bioshock: Flickering is no longer noticed during the cinematic introduction of the game.
• Half-Life 2: Episode 2: Playing the game on a system containing an ATi Radeon HD 3800 series of product no longer results in the game failing to the desktop when CrossFire is enabled.
• F.E.A.R.: A black screen no longer occurs when the display is set to 2048x1536 and the in-game AA option is enabled.
• Lightsmark 2007: Running the benchmark no longer results in the robot character not being drawn properly.
• Oblivion: Task switching between the game and the Windows Vista desktop no longer results in corruption being noticed when AA is enabled.
• Oblivion: Flickering is no longer noticed when first making a move if the in-game settings are set to maximum, CrossFire is enabled and AF is set to 16x.
• Oblivion: The game no longer fails and display corruption is no longer noticed when the game is minimized to desktop and then restored.
• World In Conflict: The game no longer fails to the Windows desktop when the display resolution is set to 1280x768 and AF is set to 16x.
• Creating a secondary user account and switching from the secondary user account to the primary user account no longer results in CrossFire failing to be enabled.
• Connecting a secondary display device to a system containing an ATi Radeon x1200/1250/1270 series of product and enabling clone mode or extended desktop mode no longer results in horizontal line corruption being noticed when using a high refresh rate and display resolution.
• Connecting a secondary display device and enabling clone mode no longer results in the inability of changing the display configuration when resuming from an S4 state.
• Connecting an HDMI display device as the primary and setting the display resolution to 1280x1024 no longer results in an error message when attempting to personalize the display settings.
• The Apply and Discard buttons are no longer enabled within the OverDrive tab after applying the hotkey to restore default VPU and Memory clocks.
• Changing the Catalyst Control Center language support to Polish no longer results in duplicate options being displayed within the Avivo video options.
• The text size is now set appropriately for the LCD Overview page when setting the language type to Japanese.
• Truncated text is no longer noticed in the ATi OverDrive Unlock warning message.
• Installing either two ATi Radeon HD 2400 series products no longer results in the ability to enable display device which are not connected to the system within the Catalyst Control Center->Display Manager.
• The Catalyst Control Center no longer intermittently fails to launch on systems containing an ATi Radeon 9500/9600/9700 series of product and running Windows XP or Windows XP Professional x64 Edition operating system.
• Theater mode is no longer disabled or unavailable when connecting two display devices and enabling either clone mode or extended desktop mode.
• The incorrect spelling of properties in Avivo color help page is now resolved.
• Connecting an HDTV as the primary display device using a component video dongle and any other display device as a secondary display no longer results in software CrossFire failing to be enabled on the primary display device.
• The display name no longer fails to enumerate for the secondary adapter in the OverDrive autotune window.
• An additional System Setting Change dialog box no longer appears when enabling CrossFire.
• Setting the DPI to 120 in the Display Properties no longer results in the combo box being cut-off.
• The OverDrive version detection for legacy products is now resolved.
• Clone mode no longer fails to be enabled when resuming from suspend mode.
• Connecting a TV to a system running Windows Vista and containing an ATi Radeon 1300/15x0/1600 series of product no longer results in certain areas of the display appearing lighter than other areas.
• Using the Cyberlink player to play a Blu-Ray title no longer results in the display device becoming green or black when resuming from suspend mode.
• Resuming from an S3 state no longer results in the display continually blinking on systems running the Windows Vista operating system (64bit version).

Resolved Issues for the Windows XP Operating System

• Call of Juarez and Stalker and Timeshift: Launching the games under Windows XP no longer results in intermittent corruption or flashing being noticed.
• Enemy Territories Quake Wars v1.2: Flickering is no longer noticed when enabling Triple Buffering, setting AA to 8x and setting the display resolution to 2560x1600.
• TianJi: Logging into the game no longer results in the function buttons not working and the system setting window failing to open.
• World of Warcraft: Launching two game windows and switching between the game windows on a system with an Apple 30 inch display device no longer results in the game image failing to be drawn properly.
• Google SketchUP: the application no longer fails to launch on systems running Windows XP and containing an ATi Radeon HD 2900 series of product.
• The movement of pictures now appear smooth under Excel (Office2007) when the color depth is set to 16bpp.
• The AVIVO TV controls are now available under the Windows Media Center Edition operating system.
• The scaling function no longer fails under certain resolutions in the Catalyst Control Center.
• The display now returns when attempting to log back on to the system after logging out of the system.
• Connecting an HDTV as a secondary display device no longer results in the display device failing to show up as a DTV (DVI) display device in the Catalyst Control Center.
• The Windows XP operating system no longer hangs with a blank screen when running the Run Automated Clock Configuration Utility.

Known Issues Under the Windows Vista Operating System

• Lost Planet: Setting AA to either 4x or 8x may result in the game failing to respond.
• Oblivion: Flickering may be noticed when first making a move if the in-game settings are set to maximum, CrossFire is enabled and AF is set to 16x.
• Unreal Tournament 3: The game may intermittently fail to launch when a map has texture detail set to maximum.
• Rebooting the operating system after changing the skin to any available option other than system skin may result in the Catalyst Control Center menu options no longer being visible.
• The Catalyst Control Center menu option may fail to function when changing the skin from system skin to any other available skin.
• Installing the WDM driver on systems containing an ATi TV Tuner product and an ATi graphics adapter may result in the WDM driver failing to install.
• Connecting a secondary display device using the HDMI connector and enabling either clone mode or extended desktop mode may result in the WinDVD 7 player playing in a windowed mode on both display devices when Overlay Theater Mode is enabled.
• The Windows Vista operating system may fail to respond when running the Auto-tune utility found in the Catalyst Control Center OverDrive option.
• Using the hot-key function to switch between various display scenarios may result in the HDMI display device displaying a blank screen.
• The secondary HDMI Display may turn off when resuming from an S1 hibernation with an HDMI display connected.
• Connecting a secondary display device using the HDMI connector and enabling either clone mode or extended desktop mode may result in the WinDVD 7 player playing in a windowed mode on both display devices when Overlay Theater Mode is enabled.
• Resuming from hibernation mode with HDMI display connected may result in a black screen with only a mouse cursor being displayed.
• Setting the desktop resolution to 1600x1200 or greater may result in green pixel corruption being noticed when playing certain games. This issue maybe noticed when using a system running Windows Vista and containing an ATi Radeon HD 2600 or HD 2400 series of product.
• Attempting to play the HD-DVD title Harsh Verdana, School for Scoundrels using the Cyberlink player may result in block corruption being noticed.
• The OverDrive page may be grayed out and the GPU and memory clocks as may be displayed as 000 after enabling CrossFire on systems containing and ATi Radeon X1900 CrossFire Edition and running Windows Vista (64 bit version).
• Enabling CrossFire on a system containing an ATi Radeon X1900 CrossFire Edition product may result in the Windows Vista (64 bit version) failing.
• An error message may appear when installing the display driver package through setup.exe.
• Using the pound key (#) as the first character in the user name may result in an error when installing the Catalyst Control Center.
• The OverDrive page may be missing in the Catalyst Control Center after disabling CrossFire support.
• The color depth may change to 8 bpp when enabling or disabling CrossFire for the first time.
• Display corruption may be noticed when enabling CrossFire on a system containing an ATi Radeon X1900/1950 series of product when the display resolution is set to 1600x1200 70Hz and running a 3D application in full screen mode.
• Hot-plugging an HDMI display device may result in the display device failing to be detected on systems containing an ATi Radeon HD 2400 series of product and running Windows Vista.
• Enabling extended desktop mode and setting the display resolution to 1280x800 or higher, followed by playing an HD-DVD using PowerDVD, may results in the HD-DVD title failing to play.
• Dragging player window to secondary display while playing back HD content and moving it back to primary may result in blank player window.
• The OverDrive page may be grayed out and the GPU and memory clocks as may be displayed as 000 after enabling CrossFire on systems containing and ATi Radeon X1900 CrossFire Edition and running Windows Vista (64 bit version).

Known Issues Under the Windows XP Operating System

• After installing the graphics driver an error message may be displayed when attempting to launch DirectX based games when using an ATi AGP product.
• Call of Juarez: Setting the game level with Optimal Quality and high in-game settings may result in the game level being blank.
• Enemy Territory: Quake Wars may have corruption on the water and sky after increasing the game resolution. Restarting the game at that higher resolution or issuing reloadImages command in the game console corrects the corruption. This issue only impacts graphics cards up to the ATi Radeon X850.
• Lost Planet: Setting AA to either 4x or 8x may intermittently result in the game failing to respond.
• STALKER: Shadows may not be rendered properly when CrossFire is enabled along with AA being enabled at 4x and Full Dynamic Lighting also being enabled.
• Connecting a CRT display device as the secondary display and playing a Blu-ray DVD using a Cyberlink player may result in no video playback if extended desktop mode is enabled.
• Connecting a Dual Link Panel to the on-board DVI port, followed by hot plugging a DVI display to the add-on DVI card may result in clone mode becoming disabled when rebooting the machine and the secondary display device remaining blank.
• The Catalyst Control Center menu option may fail to function when changing the skin from system skin to any other available skin.
• Setting the display resolution to 1440x900 or lower may result in corruption being noticed when playing a DVD title.
• Setting the desktop resolution to 1280x1024 and using PowerDVD to play an HD-DVD or Blu-ray title may result in corruption being noticed when using an ATi Radeon HD 2400 series of product.
• On certain products, changing display resolution while playing back High Definition content may results in instability. It is recommended to set appropriate resolution while playback is stopped.
• Cyberlink: Playing a DVD title on a system containing an ATi Radeon HD 2400 series may result in corruption being noticed.
• Connecting a CRT display device as the secondary display and playing a Blu-ray DVD using a Cyberlink player may result in no video playback if extended desktop mode is enabled.
• The floppy drive may fail to read or write under Vista on a Dell XPS410 system.
• On certain products, changing display resolution while playing back High Definition content may results in instability. It is recommended to set appropriate resolution while playback is stopped.
• Connecting a CRT display device as the secondary display and playing a Blu-ray DVD using a Cyberlink player may result in no video playback if extended desktop mode is enabled.

Known Issues Under the Windows XP Professional x64 Edition

• World in Conflict: Text corruption may be noticed when playing the game on a system running Windows XP Professional x64 Edition and containing an ATi Radeon HD 30 series of product.
• Running an OpenGL application and attempting to rotate the desktop may result in corruption being noticed.
• The Record function currently fails to work when using an ATi All-In-Wonder X1300 and time shifting is enabled.
• Running an OpenGL application and attempting to rotate the desktop may result in corruption being noticed.
• Hot plugging a display device to a system running Windows XP Professional x64 Edition and containing an ATi Radeon X1250/1270 series of product may result in the display device failing to be detected.
• Standard PAL mode may fail to be available in the Catalyst Control Center.

[break]De volgende downloads zijn beschikbaar:
ATi Catalyst 8.1 voor Windows XP (32bit)
ATi Catalyst 8.1 voor Windows XP (mobility)
ATi Catalyst 8.1 voor Windows XP (64bit)
ATi Catalyst 8.1 voor Windows XP (Media Center Edition)
ATi Catalyst 8.1 voor Windows Vista (32bit)
ATi Catalyst 8.1 voor Windows Vista (64bit)[break]

Versienummer	8.1
Releasestatus	Final
Besturingssystemen	Windows XP, Windows XP x64, Windows XP Media Center 2005, Windows Vista, Windows Vista x64
Website	AMD
Download	http://game.amd.com/us-en/drivers_catalyst.aspx
Licentietype	Freeware

Reacties (33)

[Huit]

mobile versie:
http://ati.amd.com/online/mobilecatalyst/

[Kakaroto]

Ook zijn er twee nieuwe features beschikbaar:

MultiView™
Catalyst 8.1 introduces MultiView™ support. This feature provides for hardware accelerated OpenGL rendering across multiple graphics adapters. MultiView™ will provide hardware accelerated 3D rendering in a system containing multiple graphics cards on an extended desktop arrangement. This feature will allow for the rendering performance and additional frame buffer resources to be evenly shared with the second and third graphics adapters. This allows for a 3D applica- tion to have the same performance running on a secondary or third display device as if it were running on the primary display device. This feature will be supported under Windows XP (32 and 64 bit versions), Windows Vista (32 and 64 bit ver- sions), and the Linux operating system.

ATI’s Folding@Home
Folding@Home is a distributed computing project designed by the Stanford Uni- versity. The application performs intensive simulations of protein folding. This simulation will help researchers uncover how certain diseases develop. Fold- ing@Home uses distributed computing to simulate protein folding, the workload is broken up into small work units and distributed across hundreds of thousands of computers over the internet. You can help find the cure to many different diseases!
For more information on Catalyst 8.1 (for Windows Vista, Windows XP, and Linux versions), including all of the resolved issues in this release, please see the Catalyst 8.1 release notes found in driver download section.

[Reactie gewijzigd door Kakaroto op 23 juli 2024 09:16]

[Jejking]

Die Folding@Home is al sinds 2006 beschikbaar, niet zo nieuw meer dus

Ik tippelde er ook in hoor

[frankknopers]

Catalyst 8.1 Hotfix drivers:

http://support.ati.com/ic...nowledge&questionID=31625

Voor mensen die problemen hebben met AGP kaarten en voor performance fix in Crysis met Crossfire.

[Raphaelo]

Zouden de linux versies van de drivers niet gelijk uitgebracht worden? Maarja... echt hoog zijn mijn verwachtingen toch niet meer.

[Reactie gewijzigd door Raphaelo op 23 juli 2024 09:16]

[Synch]

Is het nou aangeraden om ccc mee te installeren?

Ik heb altijd dat dan mijn pc sloom word met opstarten.

ps. ik heb al atitool geinstalleerd.

[olie]

Heb je een pentium II of III?

Als je systeem het prima doet zonder instellingen te veranderen met CCC, dan kan je beter CCC niet installeren!

Wel installeren als je een roteerbaar LCD scherm hebt i.v.m. rotatieopties.
Deze instelling kan XP niet voor je doen!

[Reactie gewijzigd door olie op 23 juli 2024 09:16]

[Synch]

Nee ik heb een e6600,

maar dat terzijde: ik heb altijd het gevoel dat ccc een beetje bloated en log is (zie installatie bestand), maar dat kan ook aan mij liggen. Iig draait het nu zonder problemen.

[Suicyder]

Hmmz... ik zal wel de enige zijn die er last van heeft, maar ik vraag het toch even.

Hebben meer mensen er last van dat de installer niet functioneerd? Bij mij start hij de installer, pakt de onderdelen preventief uit, geeft 3 foutmeldingen, dan kan ik niets anders doen dan dom doorgaan, zodra ik Express install of Custom install kies crashed de installer er uit.

Ik zal straks nog even kijken op de betreffende machine om welke foutmeldingen het ging.

[BackSlash]

Dit had ik ook maar dan een paar dagen geleden met de 7.12 driver. Uiteindelijk heb ik de geunzipte driver handmatig geupdate via het configuratiescherm.

[fragcompany]

ik krijg met deze leuke 4 bit kleuren en 640x nog iets resolutie,ook met de 8.1 hotfix,me back naar 7.12
EDIT: met een 1950 pro agp overigens

[Reactie gewijzigd door fragcompany op 23 juli 2024 09:16]

[Anoniem: 80322]

Ik merk met Colin McRae DIRT dat de framerate een klap heeft gekregen maar de beeldkwaliteit een boost. Ik kan geen getallen noemen maar het viel mij erg op.

[Anoniem: 141913]

De mobile versie die je hebt geplaatst is voor Windows XP. Heb je ook de link voor Vista?

[Giant87]

gewoon de normale versie (vista) aanpassen met Mobility Modder. Dat zorgt ervoor dat je die desktop drivers ook op je notebook kan installeren! (voegt o.a. mobility kaarten toe aan een inf file)

[Anoniem: 230207]

Zijn hier nog mensen waarbij de kleuren anders woorden weergeven bij bijv. google of in windows?
En de drivers crashen ook regelmatig bij mij en dan heb ik dus gewoon een zwart scherm. Vroeger ging die dan nog terug naar windows (windows functioneert dan nog gewoon) en kreeg ik een melding van Ati dat de drivers waren gecrasht. Maar nu gaat hij dus gewoon niet meer terug naar windows en gaat het scherm niet meer aan. Dus moet ik restarten. Baal er behoorlijk van en heb het alleen onder XP en niet bij een andere Vista PC. :\

[Anoniem: 33697]

Ja hier ook spijtig genoeg.
Had dit reeds bij een nieuwe installatie met de 7.12 drivers en had gehoopt dat 8.1 verbetering zou brengen. Echter het is ofwel truetype smoothing kiezen (yuck!) ofwel de smoothing in zen geheel afzetten.
Lees ook eens http://forums.mozillazine.org/viewtopic.php?t=614740

[Martijn80]

Het krijgen van een zwart scherm, waarbij hij niet meer terug naar windows gaat heb ik af en toe ook. Daarnaast krijg ik ook af en toe problemen met Atimkdag.sys.

Ik heb Windows Vista Premium in combinatie met 2600XT