ATI Catalyst 8.12 Released

[erocker]

im using vista 64 and i truly believe this problem is either microsoft or ati....dam cards wont work in xfire...but if i disconnect the bridges windows boots fine...put it back on...window boots to welcome screen then bsod...
if i download the 8.11 package from msi it works fine i can enable crossfire and all no worries...ANY SUGGESTIONS

You and many others with your problem should give this post a read. http://forums.amd.com/game/messageview.cfm?catid=260&threadid=104422

 

[springs113]

You and many others with your problem should give this post a read. http://forums.amd.com/game/messageview.cfm?catid=260&threadid=104422

cant access it

 

[erocker]

Strange, it works for me and it isn't a restricted page. Clear out your browser cache. Here is the meat of the post:

Get back to a stable state with 8.9 or 8.10 drivers....then disable crossfire
disable crossfire
disable crossfire
just to be safe.....disable crossfire
remember....do it now...disable crossfire
Install the latest .net versions, chipset drivers, windows service packs, c++ runtimes, directX redistributables if you really feel you must - optional
Dump all registry references and files that have anything to do with ati from you computer if you feel you must (standard vga drivers) - optional
Install the 8.11 "driver ONLY" package (the suite will probably work as well but I haven't tried it).
Read the install log to make sure everything was successful.
Restart the computer...you will blue screen at the normal logon.
Goto safe mode using the F8 key before windows loads.
In safe mode, right click "computer" (on the start menu or desk top) and select "Manage"
Expand "services and applications"and Click "services"
Listed on the right is all the services....find the ATI External Event Utility....right click and select "properties"
Stop the service if necessary and change the startup type from automatic to disabled.
Restart the computer and do what ever it is you people do with your computers
Yes thats it.....you're now up and running again. You traveled round the world a dozen times to take one step to the side.
WARNING: your system will now be fully operational and you can install the ccc kit if you like. This will be fully functional but you have to restart for crossfire enable/disables to take effect.....and thats the cause of the problem in a round about way. If you benchmark now, your 3dmark06 scores will be 500-1000 points down with the event utility disabled. You can now switch the utility back on and your marks will instantly rise 500-1000 points. When utility is disabled ccc takes ages to load up. When utility enabled ccc loads rapidly. BUT IF YOU HIT THE CROSSFIRE BUTTON WITH EVENT UTILITY RUNNING.....YOU WILL INSTANTLY BLUE SCREEN! You can use any other feature of ccc including overclocking (overdrive) with the event utility enabled....but dont touch that crossfire button without stopping the utility first.

 

[springs113]

gonna go try it thanks.

 

[Steevo]

Avivo works for me under Vista X64

 

[Steevo]

The new chipset drivers gave me BSOD and a warning about new controllers and hard disks.



Effing retarded.

 

[springs113]

if i use the all in one package from msi i can run everything fine without touching a thing

 

[leonard_222003]

Tried them in GTA4 and the same perforamance , 8.11 was all good but i expected more perf. from this , nothing , i guess i need to upgrade the CPU , video card wasn't a problem in the first place .
I found one error , locks up with a white screen in combination with gigabyte's overclock tool so now i have to use riva tuner to apply the overclock.
I will test with crysis to see if any improvement has been made , they claim 13% but i hope

 

[springs113]

Strange, it works for me and it isn't a restricted page. Clear out your browser cache. Here is the meat of the post:

i just disabled ati event utility crap... and it works now...

 

[daehxxiD]

I just updated to this beautiful driver...

It's just awesome; haven't tried the Stream Processing stuff yet (won't work on my HD2600 anyways I guess), but in Far Cry 2 I noticed an around 2-3 fps increase in normal gameplay over the 8.10 and generally it is much more stable...

Hell, it is the only driver that remembers what I set in the avivo-options since I have my HD2600, when I go into hibernation...

Great stuff, gonna keep this one until SP2 or even longer if it doesn't cause any problems with it. I don't expect to see any more performance improvements for my HD2600 anyways.

 

[leonard_222003]

No improvement in crysis warhead , the same results as 8.10 , 8.11 and now 8.12.I guess if Nvidia says they released a driver that improve perf. by xx% Ati has to follow , no matter if the improvements are real or not it must be good for the sales.
3dmarks improvement don't count , they are not games.

 

[Xaser04]

If anyone is interested in the folding performance I just read this over at the folding forum:

6.23 will work fine and is tested against the dlls supplied with the client. 8.12 contains updated dlls that we will switch over to at a later date, so for now you will not see a performance change with 8.12 until that switch occurs and/or the newer cores are made public.

Topic can be found here: http://foldingforum.org/viewtopic.php?f=51&t=7402

Seems to be until we get a new core the 8.12 drivers won't make a difference (they don't btw).

 

[mrhuggles]

how far off is physx for ATI cards?... i wonder, i read some pages that said someone already had it working [google]

 

[johnspack]

Also a driver update for ati tuner cards like my 650 theatre pro, also 8.12 for anyone who has one.

 

[Megasty]

Why does installing these damn drivers have to be rocket science. It took me 3 hrs to get this garbage to install right. Now I don't even feel like testing them.

 

[TRIPTEX_CAN]

Why does installing these damn drivers have to be rocket science. It took me 3 hrs to get this garbage to install right. Now I don't even feel like testing them.

Any tips?

 

[Megasty]

Any tips?

Trial & error I even gave up 2 or 3 times during the process to go vent. Looking at my poor monitor @ 1600x1200 for so long was just too depressing to leave be.

I ended up installing cat 8.10 then uninstalling the driver & then installing the 8.12 driver. The last few drivers have been giving me nothing but guff. What happened to the perfect 8.8 driver that you didn't need to reboot, screw around with taking out cards & cables, etc.

 

[TRIPTEX_CAN]

Trial & error I even gave up 2 or 3 times during the process to go vent. Looking at my poor monitor @ 1600x1200 for so long was just too depressing to leave be.

I ended up installing cat 8.10 then uninstalling the driver & then installing the 8.12 driver. The last few drivers have been giving me nothing but guff. What happened to the perfect 8.8 driver that you didn't need to reboot, screw around with taking out cards & cables, etc.

That does sound annoying. Knock on wood... I've been issue free when installing any drivers yet. It doesnt matter if I removed everything and installed or simply installed over the old pack, things have been working. I did screwup a bios mod on both card that took me several hours to correct :shadedshu

I'm going to just install over the 8.12 RC3 and see what happens.

 

[JrRacinFan]

Which cards are currently supported under AMD Stream? Think i may be able to give em a shot under Win 7?

 

[HTC]

Trial & error I even gave up 2 or 3 times during the process to go vent. Looking at my poor monitor @ 1600x1200 for so long was just too depressing to leave be.

I ended up installing cat 8.10 then uninstalling the driver & then installing the 8.12 driver. The last few drivers have been giving me nothing but guff. What happened to the perfect 8.8 driver that you didn't need to reboot, screw around with taking out cards & cables, etc.

I had 8.10 installed and, to install 8.12, i just did it without un-installing the others first: no reboot required.

Usually, though, i do it this way:

- go to control panel
- run "ATI Catalyst Install Manager"
- choose option "express un-install ALL ATI Software"
- reboot
- install new drivers
- reboot

Simple.

 

[oli_ramsay]

Currently downloading for Vista 64. The AVIVO thing says it'll only work on X1xxx series of cards though, yet the post date is 12/10/08

Is this a typo or is it incompatible with newer cards?

http://game.amd.com/us-en/drivers_catalyst.aspx?p=vista64/common-vista64

 

[department76]

add me to the list: i have vista 64 and a 3870, catalyst 8.12 WON'T install correctly. i'll just wait until the next update, 8.11's work fine.

 

[Deleted member 24505]

Vista x64 here,did the driver install this way.

- go to control panel
- run "ATI Catalyst Install Manager"
- choose option "express un-install ALL ATI Software"
- reboot
- install new drivers
- reboot

Worked perfect.I am also using vista sp2 beta with no problems.

 

[HTC]

Vista x64 here,did the driver install this way.

- go to control panel
- run "ATI Catalyst Install Manager"
- choose option "express un-install ALL ATI Software"
- reboot
- install new drivers
- reboot

Worked perfect.I am also using vista sp2 beta with no problems.

That's the same as me (except for the Vista SP2 part): this has always worked for me.

On 2 occasions though, i installed without un-installing old drivers first and didn't have to reboot: i was successfull in both times. 1 of them was with 8.10 to 8.12 but i don't recall the other one

 

[BrooksyX]

Nice! Talk about sweet timing, I got a new Hard drive in the mail today so I am going to redo my Vista instal. I was gonna wait until the drivers came out. Looks like I won't be waiting!!!