XP32 and XP64 patchscript for FireGL and FirePRO (driver 8.44 and higher)

gellmar I dont use debuggers much yet sometimes there are good plugins for them to make things work and sometimes ollydbg or disassembly tools like ida pro helps

 

OllyDBG is a user-mode debugger, it can not debug drivers, especially miniports.
IDA Pro is a disassembler with a dbg, but again it cannot run in kernel mode.

 

anything new? the new drivers are being difficult

 

Yes, I have dug into Escape function and now I am trying to connect to the appropriate REAL register of FirePro's caps. As far as I could understand, the protection based on 'FGL' string in BIOS ( already patched in the driver) is only an initialization trigger (accel/noaccel), while the specific caps are set up by several ports NOT listed either in ATI manual NOR discovered by RivaTuner or ATT.

 

TO ALL!

I have found the difference in workstation features supported in 8.543 vs 8.453. So, I need the statistics of that capabilities on HD2xxx/3xxx/4xxx cards. I have developed a simple helper program, and I ask all of you to run it, press 'Features' button and post a report about the features present here. The software is virus-free, so you can run it as trusted.

Waiting for your reports and thanks in advance!

Regards, gellmaR.

ATI Workstation Feature Test:
http://depositfiles.com/files/pr6huwsfz

EDIT: Updated both the program and the link on DepositFiles

 

I press the features button and i don't get any window or ifle or anything, nothing happends when i press the features button or the workstation button.

Cheers.

 

rapidshare says:

This file is neither allocated to a Premium Account, or a Collector's Account, and can therefore only be downloaded 10 times.
This limit is reached.

 

I run the program and this is what it tells to me.

 

Are you sure you have NO features supported? Which drivers do you currently use?

 

2900xt --> v8650. Driver version 8.453.1 x64

Results:
gellmaR's ATI FireGL Features Report created on 12/4/2008 10:28:08 AM

Card is reported as: Workstation
Workstation Feature Test:
Feature = 2 OK!
Feature = 4 OK!
Feature = 5 OK!
Stereo Support = 4
End of Report

Keep up the good work! I hope the newer drivers fix the secondary screen corruption when exiting maya.

 

here you have another set of results:

http://forums.guru3d.com/showthread.php?t=280767&highlight=firegl

 

I have the 8.11 for radeon, if i need to change my drivers just tell me.

Cheers.

 

It makes sense, I guess. My HD4670 (replacement) tells me the same thing, but then again, it is also using a radeon driver, not a fireGl one (since there's no working mod yet ;-))

I could try to use a modded x64 driver once more, after the weekend.

 

Hd 3650, HD 3850, HD 4670 results.

HD 3850 as FireGL V7700, on Driver 8.453.1.6 ( Dell )


gellmaR's ATI FireGL Features Report created on 12/5/2008 12:49:34 AM

Card is reported as: Workstation
Workstation Feature Test:
Feature = 2 OK!
Feature = 4 OK!
Feature = 5 OK!
Stereo Support = 4
End of Report


HD 3650 as FireGL V7700, on Driver 8.453.1.6 ( Dell )

gellmaR's ATI FireGL Features Report created on 12/5/2008 1:42:36 AM

Card is reported as: Workstation
Workstation Feature Test:
Feature = 2 OK!
Feature = 4 OK!
Feature = 5 OK!
Stereo Support = 4
End of Report


HD 4670 as FireGL V7700, on Driver 8.453.1.6 ( Dell )
did not boot.


HD 4670 as FirePro V5700, on Driver 8.543
gellmaR's ATI FireGL Features Report created on 12/5/2008 4:53:22 AM

Card is reported as: Workstation
Workstation Feature Test:
Feature = 0 OK!
Feature = 1 OK!
Feature = 2 OK!
Feature = 4 OK!
Feature = 5 OK!
Stereo Support = 4
End of Report

HD 3650 as FireGL V7700, on Driver 8.543
did not boot.

HD 3850 as FireGL V7700, on Driver 8.543
did not boot.

 

gellmaR's ATI FireGL Features Report created on 12/5/2008 6:51:45 PM

Card is reported as: Workstation
Workstation Feature Test:
Feature = 2 OK!
Feature = 4 OK!
Feature = 5 OK!
End of Report


Radeon 2600pro @ FireGL V5600
Driver 8.391, OS win 2003 server.

 

Hello!

Have 4850 and Vista x64 with 8.541 (8.10) drivers and I get empty result. it seems I need to update drivers

Keep the good work, thank you!

 

There is no working softgl mod for vista.

 

Ah ... Thx for note; didn't read whole thread and when I saw x64 I assumed it's for vista. Anyway, I'm gonna keep an eye on thread, despite fact that I won't downgrade to XP

 

Well, Vista's a whole different pile off...
I have both (x64), but must say that support for XP is almost non-existing. Vista appears to be pushed by not just microsoft, so in the long run, someone will have to come up with a vista-mod. or we'll be stuck with XP forever.
The trouble with Vista is probably that it does not have any _real_ openGl anymore; only some ported version to DX10.

But let's first try to fix the firePro's, perhaps they'll shed some light on what's changed in Vista as well...

 

To add more to the vista troubles windows 7 should be out in about one year. Although there probably similar enough that if you can get a mod working one one it will work on the other with little to no change (hopefully).