AMD Catalyst (Modified Build)

[Mineria]

Originally Posted by FDisk

Yes, what the hell are you doing to those drivers?

TwL is pulling the best out of them while saying 'perkele' 1 million times when his thoughts pass the ATI driver engineers.

[Mufflore]

I thought he rubbed a lamp, damn.
All those lamps I bought are a waste.

[TwL]

@CoMa666

I am currently working with 10.5a set for a while all in all, if something works this should work for you too even while I mainly call v1.00/v1.08 an HD4 drivers.

@commonly

Looked a lot yesterdey on older drivers seems largest issue on BF:BC2 is actually scretching resolution from it's native resolution to something else. So,
if you're using something else than 16:9 (like I am at 1920x1200) you might wanna look in to it.

-UPDATE-

I am going to build as promised an 'TRUE' BF:BC2 driver and I will do so to v1.13 HD4 card builds as it already uses v10.5a baseline. This driver is fully
compatible with HD5 cards and can be used clean up. Just because build is named as 'HD4' build doesn't mean it won't work just fine with HD5 card.
However, this means you will NOT see 'Internet Video Enhancement' tab in the CCC panel.

[nizzen]

Originally Posted by TwL

@CoMa666

I am currently working with 10.5a set for a while all in all, if something works this should work for you too even while I mainly call v1.00/v1.08 an HD4 drivers.

@commonly

Looked a lot yesterdey on older drivers seems largest issue on BF:BC2 is actually scretching resolution from it's native resolution to something else. So,
if you're using something else than 16:9 (like I am at 1920x1200) you might wanna look in to it.

-UPDATE-

I am going to build as promised an 'TRUE' BF:BC2 driver and I will do so to v1.13 HD4 card builds as it already uses v10.5a baseline. This driver is fully
compatible with HD5 cards and can be used clean up. Just because build is named as 'HD4' build doesn't mean it won't work just fine with HD5 card.
However, this means you will NOT see 'Internet Video Enhancement' tab in the CCC panel.

Is the bc2 driver going to work with cfx on 58xx?

Still can`t get the 4.23 driver to work with cfx. Yes I press "C" under install :p

[LauZaIM]

I had severe problems in WoW with 4.23a drivers. Whenever I moved the mouse my framerate dropped to unplayable levels. I tried the Live client and the PTR client, both had the same issue. I reinstalled the 4.22 drivers and the problem is completely gone.

[TwL]

Originally Posted by nizzen

Is the bc2 driver going to work with cfx on 58xx?

Still can`t get the 4.23 driver to work with cfx. Yes I press "C" under install :p

Unsure as for now. I tested the concept of building the BC2 driver against 10.5a seems I am ending up pretty near, but even with 10.5a as core driver I just cannot get rid of the tearing.

As for 4.23 and CFX should work actually rather well. Dunno why on your end it wouldn't work.

Originally Posted by LauZaIM

I had severe problems in WoW with 4.23a drivers. Whenever I moved the mouse my framerate dropped to unplayable levels. I tried the Live client and the PTR client, both had the same issue. I reinstalled the 4.22 drivers and the problem is completely gone.

Well can't help you in there. I do know the difference, but I doubt this is gonna be changing anywhere on next build.

[LauZaIM]

I gave V2 of 4.23a and 4.23b a try as well and it results in the same issue. Back to 4.22.

[CoMa666]

Omg thanks Twl, i'm waiting your driver!
You think you are able to upload it today?

[CoMa666]

Nizzen i have same setup like you only proc it's different, what problem do you have?
I mean with bad company, mine is crash to desktop with all drivers, only 10.5a and 10.4 works good... but i need 10.8-10.9 for play starcraft...
Anyway if you force the game in dx10 the crash dissapear, the problem it's when you play in dx11 with crossfire and divers 10.6-10.7-10.8-10.9.

[TwL]

Originally Posted by CoMa666

Omg thanks Twl, i'm waiting your driver!
You think you are able to upload it today?

It's a bit late was playing 'prey' a bit

I was working with the set before that and I think I can drop up something in few. I'm gonna do similar optimization than on 1.08 with new modules to
consider. That worked for HD4 CFX it most work for your setup as well and if 10.5a worked now then the issue simply cannot be in driver while built upon
functional driver. Although, if the 4.22 worked that means 10.9a worked that means issue is not in the actual driver, but in the modules, but if even none
of official drivers since 10.5a has worked and crashes well there we got some dilemma.

Gonna add you an experimental set using 10.5a. Although, I still believe I've just missed something on 4.23 CFX mode. Like for example perhaps the DX
wasn't threaded for HD5 also from DX10-11 core of 10.9a which was officially released for HD4 and that might be an error there. Where 4.22 was utilizing
10.9 WHQL which again threaded DX11 very well.

-edit-

on a second through, if it would be possible on either of you guys pop me an MSN I could test couple options as I cannot test locally would be easier to
get an source of the problem on the open. my MSN is on corner of message or PM here would also do.

[CoMa666]

All drievrs give to me and many ppl crash to desktop, i read many posts about this seems a bug with dx11 and catalyst, i hope you will can do a betetr driver, 10.8+10.5 togheter will be great, anyway i'm to wait your new realease

[CoMa666]

Prey evry good game, i have it finished at max difficulty

[TwL]

Originally Posted by CoMa666

All drievrs give to me and many ppl crash to desktop, i read many posts about this seems a bug with dx11 and catalyst, i hope you will can do a betetr driver, 10.8+10.5 togheter will be great, anyway i'm to wait your new realease

Try this package and see what it says...

<adding a bit smaller package>

(It ain't gonna be smooth in processing with this set, but I just wanna know does CFX work ok and mainly are there crashes any longer. Driver is based on 10.5a.)

-edit-

a bit smaller pack.. ~75.42 MB...:

http://www15.zippyshare.com/v/75136833/file.html

I will improve the set, if it's functional and no crashes occur.

@commonly

Updated BF:BC2 topic now to have basic fixes.. There is an new fix now available for 16:10 display setups and 4:3 monitor setups and ATI DVA
functionality improvement to the game.

Originally Posted by TwL

Battlefield: Bad Company 2:

Other BF:BC2 Releated for everyone. The BF:BC2 folder comes with these files backup the files and remove these files from BF:BC2 folder:

D3DCompiler_42.dll
D3DX9_42.dll
d3dx10_42.dll
d3dx11_42.dll

(This will make sure game uses YOUR system newer DirectX instead of old DirectX files which came with the game itself.)

Tearing issue with other resolutions that 1920x1080 and 1920x720:

Found the cause on tearing issues when you play for example 1920x1200 or any other resolution not mentioned above. Problem is caused by ATI DVA modules and can be solved as follows:
1. Launch the game and change your resolution to 1920x720 or 1920x1080 in-game
2. exit the game
3. relaunch the game and start playing
4. now ESC > Options > change the resolution back to what ever resolution you were using.

When you load the code ATI driver will "think" correctly on DVA side (As the modules doesn't support anything else then XXXXx1080 and XXXXx720) and
activate hardware acceleration and switching resolution while playing the game will not affect the performance as DVA Hardware acceleration is already
enabled and it will not disable. Bad news is you have to do this every single time you load the game so I suggest you quit as 1920x1080 or 1920x720 resolution.

Will update the v4.23 today/tomorrow based upon latest I modified my own installations. Reflecting the new concept where the 'jump' in BF:BC2 actually
is and not based upon DVA screw up as that road is like stop sign as no way in hell ATI will fix they crappy DXVA detections.

If someone wants some kind of BF:BC2 launcher.. I'd suggest that you add 1920x1080 to 'settings.ini' copy it to 'settings.bak' and add 'loader.cmd' to BF:BC2 path looking something like this:

@echo off
BFBC2Game.exe
copy /Y "%userprofile%\documents\BFBC2\settings.bak" "%userprofile%\documents\BFBC2\settings.ini"

and launch this instead of BF:BC2 icon or make a shortcut. Where .bak file of course would have:

Width=1920
Height=1080

So, game always launches with 1920x1080 (or 1920x720 in alternate). As for EyeFinity this same works as XXXXx1080 & XXXXx720.

[CoMa666]

Sc2 works great
Bc2 works great during the gameplay, very fast but it crashed to desktop when the map change, dx11.
i simply installed your drivers and launched the game.
Anyway you are near the drievr seems promising

[shank118]

Thanks for your drivers TwL. I'm using the HD 3/4 v 1.08. Just a few questions so I hope you bear with me.

I'm playing PES 2011 on my CRT monitor which is at 85Hz. However, PES runs at 60 Hz. Even though Vsync is turned on in CCC, it doesnt work because PES is a Direct3D game. What should I do? Is it okay to use RadeonPro to turn vsync on or would it clash with your drivers?

Also, how do I check whether I'm using the modified Inf or not? Because when I ran the inf_selector, it didnt seem to change in the package drivers folder, so I copied and pasted them manually. Now I'd like to check if they are indeed the ones I'm using.

Thanks again for your drivers. Cheers!

[TwL]

Originally Posted by CoMa666

Sc2 works great
Bc2 works great during the gameplay, very fast but it crashed to desktop when the map change, dx11.
i simply installed your drivers and launched the game.
Anyway you are near the drievr seems promising

I honestly don't think the issue is even on the drivers any longer. I know 100% sure the same drivers would work on quadfirex BF:BC2 clean-up. So,
not functioning on your CFX is just weird. I believe issue is something else not setup correctly.

Could or have you try the v3.90a from first page see, if that works ?

Originally Posted by shank118

Thanks for your drivers TwL. I'm using the HD 3/4 v 1.08. Just a few questions so I hope you bear with me.

I'm playing PES 2011 on my CRT monitor which is at 85Hz. However, PES runs at 60 Hz. Even though Vsync is turned on in CCC, it doesnt work because PES is a Direct3D game. What should I do? Is it okay to use RadeonPro to turn vsync on or would it clash with your drivers?

Also, how do I check whether I'm using the modified Inf or not? Because when I ran the inf_selector, it didnt seem to change in the package drivers folder, so I copied and pasted them manually. Now I'd like to check if they are indeed the ones I'm using.

Thanks again for your drivers. Cheers!

Screw the VSYNC an force the refresh rate with some tool directly. EA games are a bit tricky as they are usually coded worst than anything. Also you might
wanna check on game configs on My Documents or where ever those are. Those will override the refresh of system so perhaps solution could be found
on there (and help full hint if you find the refresh in the config and even while you change it game keeps changing it back.. change it and add read only
attribute to the config sometimes works with these titles).

[shank118]

Originally Posted by TwL

Screw the VSYNC an force the refresh rate with some tool directly. EA games are a bit tricky as they are usually coded worst than anything.

Also you might wanna check on game configs on My Documents or where ever those are. Those will override the refresh of system so perhaps solution could be found on there.

It's not an EA game, its from Konami lol. So, you are saying use RefreshForce or something like that? The thing is my monitor CAN run 60 Hz, just that it flickers a lot, so that's why I'm using 85 Hz.

How about the checking whether I'm using your mod INF?

[TwL]

Originally Posted by shank118

It's not an EA game, its from Konami lol. So, you are saying use RefreshForce or something like that? The thing is my monitor CAN run 60 Hz, just that it flickers a lot, so that's why I'm using 85 Hz.

How about the checking whether I'm using your mod INF?

Ok, my mistake 'Konami' well we still came from 'worst' to 'really bad'. ;P

Well, refresh force probably won't do the trick (of course it won't hurt to try perhaps D3DOverride?) it might have issues, I would suggest ToMMTi 3D Analyzer but that can only force 100hz. (might still be
worth a shot). Also ATI Tray Tools might be an very good option it can force any graphics to monitor highest hz, if I can recall correctly.

but there's other alternative and I still suggest that you take a look on game configs.

(heh, reminds me some years back on one title where in the end I installed my own driver which had exactly 1 resolution and 1 frequency to use to make the games work with my 17' CRT.)

[shank118]

Originally Posted by TwL

Ok, my mistake 'Konami' well we still came from 'worst' to 'really bad'. ;P

Well, refresh force probably won't do the trick (of course it won't hurt to try perhaps D3DOverride?) it might have issues, I would suggest ToMMTi 3D Analyzer but that can only force 100hz. (might still be
worth a shot). Also ATI Tray Tools might be an very good option it can force any graphics to monitor highest hz, if I can recall correctly.

but there's other alternative and I still suggest that you take a look on game configs.

(heh, reminds me some years back on one title where in the end I installed my own driver which had exactly 1 resolution and 1 frequency to use to make the games work with my 17' CRT.)

Ahh yes I've been using D3DOverrider all along, even before I installed your drivers. Was wondering if it would cause any problems. Tried it just now, and I dont know if its just me, or it tends to skip sometimes. So I was looking for other alternatives. In the game settings, the vsync option is greyed out, as it is only available if screen refresh is 60 Hz. Maybe I'll try RadeonPro or ATI Tray Tools. Just didn't want any conflicts between them and your drivers.

[Enmity]

ive gotta hand it to ya twl, im using the 4.23b's for my cfx system and ive noticed a huge reduction in tearing/jumping with this set. I usually play with all my games on vsync but theres a few I don't use it - tearing really pisses me off but with these drivers I may even play all my games with vsync off. They're really good!

[CoMa666]

when bc2 crash i got this report, what you think can do?

<report>
<version>2</version>
<sessionid>38fb22844ca1b79f</sessionid>
<type>crash</type>
<sku>ea.dice.RomePC.Cl</sku>
<createtime>2010-09-28 09:48:13</createtime>
<buildsignature>553292</buildsignature>
<systemconfig />
<categoryid>0x6EF1FC1D</categoryid>
<stack>0x6EF1FC1D 0x77402210 0x6EF0BBC4 0x6EF1A5D6 0x6EF1A59B 0x6EF2EB27 0x6EF29880 0x6EF2EBC3 0x76683677 0x77419D42 0x766A9775 0x766A9775 0x774503DD 0x53669D 0x77419D15 0x6EF2EB4D 0x6EF2EB4D</stack>
<threads />
<screenshot />
<memdump />
<contextdata>registers: Edi 6ef3a448, Esi 0e1cb6b0, Ebx 0faaff1c, Edx 6ef1ecb0, Ecx 00000000, Eax 00000003 Ebp 0faaff0c, Eip 6ef1fc1d, Esp 0faafefc</contextdata>
</report>

[colin87]

Hi TwL

Just a questions on the resolution issues you came across? As there more games with the same tearing issues on 1920 x 1200 res? Is is just tearing, or can stuttering also be noticed?

I'm thinking of maybe replacing my 25.5" for a 24" LED with 1080 res.

[troyus]

If its any help. I get CTD frequently with eyefinity 3 screens, but none at all using 3x1 monitor setup. oe 3 single monitors, playing on just 1 at 1900x1080
Eyefinity is the issue for me.
5970

[GIBF4]

Noob-ish question here.
Seems these TwL drivers are state of the art drivers and default choice by many.

Are or shall there be TwL LEGACY drivers in addition? If such are present please let me know where to find them, if not than let us know if such sahall be addressed in the (near) future. Thanks heaps in advance.

GIBF4

[DarkSilver]

TF2 bad performance reporting in for TwL Genetix v4.23a v2.
The FPS is very random, some scenes, the FPS can reduced to very low(Lagging) which I never encounter with other drivers.