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Offline Petrarch of the VBB

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Video Driver severe problems.
on: April 27, 2003, 06:15:11 am
Yesterday I thought it would be prudent to update the drivers for my Radeon. With this in mind I downloaded the latest ones from the ATi site. when I used their own installer I kept getting the BSoD. Unphased, I decided to use the update driver doo-hiickey in the windows control panel. This worked fine until it came to restarting windows, when it locked up on the Windows logo!

In the end I had to remove the Radeon and it drivers, and am now struggling aloing with the onboard SiS card. Anyonehelp?

BTW, I'm using Win98SE, and the Radeon is the 9000Pro. I was trying to install Catalyst 3 drivers.
 

Offline Turnsky

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Video Driver severe problems.
Reply #1 on: April 27, 2003, 06:20:32 am
did you uninstall the previous set first? not doing so can lead to some problems


sounds like you've got the same sort of configuration as me i'm running 3.1 catalyst... except my 98 isn't SE...
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Offline Petrarch of the VBB

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Reply #2 on: April 27, 2003, 06:22:57 am
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Originally posted by Turnsky
did you uninstall the previous set first? not doing so can lead to some problems


OH!

Bugger!

Someone kick me in the Head!

But surely if I delete the old drivers, I'll have to use 640*480 16 colour to install the new ones?
 

Offline Turnsky

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Video Driver severe problems.
Reply #3 on: April 27, 2003, 06:25:09 am
yeah that's a ***** i know, last time i reinstalled i did'nt install the cd drivers i went straight to ATI's website (that was a ***** let me tell you)

but otherwise... it won't  be a problem for long:nod:
   //Warning\\
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do not torment the sleep deprived artist, he may be vicious when cornered,
in case of emergency, administer caffeine to the artist,
he will become docile after that,
and less likely to stab you in the eye with a mechanical pencil
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Offline Petrarch of the VBB

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Reply #4 on: April 27, 2003, 06:28:16 am
True, but even with access to all you weapons, I might still be overwhelmed by the power of 78000 clones of Keiron Gillen!
 

Offline Grey Wolf

Video Driver severe problems.
Reply #5 on: April 27, 2003, 01:22:41 pm
:wtf:
Petrarch, what are you smoking?
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Offline Petrarch of the VBB

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Reply #6 on: April 27, 2003, 01:25:02 pm
Well, had I a pipe, it would be tea, but at the moment it is nothing more than the dust that issues forth from my Monitor.:D
 

Offline Petrarch of the VBB

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Reply #7 on: April 28, 2003, 02:21:22 pm
More problems... ugh, my life!

Anyway, AFAIK I know I have removed every trace of an ATi driver from my machine, in an attempt to start afresh with the Radeon again. However, it still freezes on startup when I reach the Windows logo. I can start the machine in safe mode, so I don't think the problems with the card, anyone have a list of files that I should remove to cleanse the stain from ATi from my machine?
 

Offline diamondgeezer

Video Driver severe problems.
Reply #8 on: April 28, 2003, 02:54:44 pm
Get XP. That way, there's no BSoD :)
 

Offline 01010

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Reply #9 on: April 28, 2003, 03:22:39 pm
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Originally posted by Petrarch of the VBB
More problems... ugh, my life!

Anyway, AFAIK I know I have removed every trace of an ATi driver from my machine, in an attempt to start afresh with the Radeon again. However, it still freezes on startup when I reach the Windows logo. I can start the machine in safe mode, so I don't think the problems with the card, anyone have a list of files that I should remove to cleanse the stain from ATi from my machine?


Go GeForce Go.

:)

Do you NEED the latest drivers? I had this problem when I had a GF2 Mx with the later Detonator drivers, when I got them to install my system was horribly unstable, just rolled back a few versions and voila, problem solved.

It's a simple case of "If it ain't broke, don't fix it"

Also, you do get the BSoD in XP, but it truly is "of Death". you have to SERIOUSLY **** up to get it.
What frequency are you getting? Is it noise or sweet sweet music? - Refused - Liberation Frequency.
  

Offline Petrarch of the VBB

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Reply #10 on: April 29, 2003, 04:55:50 am
I am going to use the drivers that came with the card, but I can't becuase they are on CD and you cant use the CD drive in safe mode!
 

Offline Turnsky

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Reply #11 on: April 29, 2003, 05:00:41 am
what breed of 9000 are you using (mine's a hercules card)?

EDIT: i hate to ask you this, but you did get the 98 Catalyst drivers not the XP didn't you?
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   //Warning\\
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do not torment the sleep deprived artist, he may be vicious when cornered,
in case of emergency, administer caffeine to the artist,
he will become docile after that,
and less likely to stab you in the eye with a mechanical pencil
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 

Offline Petrarch of the VBB

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Reply #12 on: April 29, 2003, 03:03:40 pm
It's a Sapphire 9000Pro, 128meg. And they were the 98 drivers. But that matters not now, as I am trying to use the drivers that came with the card, just to get it going again. But as I say, when I install the card, the machine locks up when I get to the Windows logo on startup. But I can still start in safe mode, so the problem must be with the driver. BUT I think I have removed the driver, unless there are still some remnants of it lurking somewhere...

Also, it makes a terrible whirring noise from the fan, could this be due to a build up off too much dust?
 

Offline castor

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Reply #13 on: April 29, 2003, 03:14:32 pm
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Originally posted by Petrarch of the VBB
..anyone have a list of files that I should remove to cleanse the stain from ATi from my machine?

I guess you didn't find this yet.

http://www.rage3d.com/board/showthread.php?threadid=33656771
 

Offline Petrarch of the VBB

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Reply #14 on: April 29, 2003, 03:23:43 pm
YEA! BOOYAH! And other such incoherencies! thank you!:)

Why can no-one else be so helpful?

:D
 

Offline Turnsky

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Reply #15 on: April 29, 2003, 06:31:02 pm
Quote
Originally posted by Petrarch of the VBB
Also, it makes a terrible whirring noise from the fan, could this be due to a build up off too much dust?


mine does that sometimes, it goes away after a while... it's probably just the sleave bearing fan over your gpu...
   //Warning\\
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do not torment the sleep deprived artist, he may be vicious when cornered,
in case of emergency, administer caffeine to the artist,
he will become docile after that,
and less likely to stab you in the eye with a mechanical pencil
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 

Offline Petrarch of the VBB

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Reply #16 on: April 30, 2003, 07:33:26 am
Yeah it does go away, it just goes on for about 30 seconds when I turn on.
 

Offline Turnsky

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Reply #17 on: April 30, 2003, 07:37:43 am
weeee... tomorrow should be fun :rolleyes:

lemme see things to do:

Reformat and partition HDD,
reinstall all my little proggies/backups/drivers...
mess around with adsl...
download ****e...


d/l catalyst 3.2 drivers now...
   //Warning\\
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do not torment the sleep deprived artist, he may be vicious when cornered,
in case of emergency, administer caffeine to the artist,
he will become docile after that,
and less likely to stab you in the eye with a mechanical pencil
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 

Offline Petrarch of the VBB

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Video Driver severe problems.
Reply #18 on: May 02, 2003, 01:48:34 pm
The Plot Thickens.

It turns out that when it locks up on start up, it is only the display that freezes. Windows continues to load, but there is no evidence for this on screen, only the Win98 logo, with the bar at the bottom, static!

I found this out when I left it for a while to see what would happen, and I heard the error-box system sound. i then pressed return (as you do) and heard the windows start sound! (O Fortuna)!

I then proceeded to shut down in the normal fashion.

Anyone have any ideas?
 

Offline Amon_Re

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Video Driver severe problems.
Reply #19 on: May 02, 2003, 03:37:07 pm
- Step ONE, boot in save mode (hold SHIFT while booting)
- Step TWO, remove videodrivers & install the standard VGA driver (standard PCI GFX card or something like that)
- step THREE, try to boot into normal mode
- If step THREE works, proceed to install new driver
- If step THREE fails, you're registry is most likely ****ed up, make a backup copy of it, (scanreg /backup) and delete the ENUM key under HK_LOCAL_MACHINE (do this in save mode, beware, this will KILL ALL DRIVERS)
- If this doesn't work, that you really should do a new install
(To install without formatting, rename the windows & program files dirs, and delete or rename win.com)

PS: If you have more questions, PM me, i'll help you if i can

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