[Q&A] Legacy cards drivers && OS issues

So it should work fine

 

Added modified 16.11.1 beta (Radeon Crimson) C0299103.inf for Windows 10 x64 with added support to the following Wrestler/Sumo cards:

Spoiler

AMD9640.1 = "AMD Radeon HD 6550D"
AMD9641.1 = "AMD Radeon HD 6620G"
AMD9642.1 = "AMD Radeon HD 6370D"
AMD9643.1 = "AMD Radeon HD 6380G"
AMD9644.1 = "AMD Radeon HD 6410D"
AMD9645.1 = "AMD Radeon HD 6410D"
AMD9647.1 = "AMD Radeon HD 6520G"
AMD9648.1 = "AMD Radeon HD 6480G"
AMD9649.1 = "AMD Radeon(TM) HD 6480G"
AMD964A.1 = "AMD Radeon HD 6530D"
AMD9802.1 = "AMD Radeon HD 6310 Graphics"
AMD9803.1 = "AMD Radeon HD 6310 Graphics"
AMD9804.1 = "AMD Radeon HD 6250 Graphics"
AMD9805.1 = "AMD Radeon HD 6250 Graphics"
AMD9806.1 = "AMD Radeon HD 6320 Graphics"
AMD9807.1 = "AMD Radeon HD 6290 Graphics"
AMD9808.1 = "AMD Radeon HD 7340 Graphics"
AMD9809.1 = "AMD Radeon HD 7310 Graphics"
AMD980A.1 = "AMD Radeon HD 7290 Graphics"

Modified inf download:
https://mega.nz/#F!ap5URawJ!QBwrFiK8rceOZDrspIwxwQ

Official driver download link:
http://www2.ati.com/drivers/beta/no...eon-crimson-16.1.1-win10-win8.1-win7-feb3.exe

 

Hello!

I have issues with any new graphics driver since update to Windows 10. On Windows 7 I had a long startup problem which was solved by setting "EnableULPS" to 0. It fixed slow startup but increased laptop temperatures.

Somehow, after I updated driver to 15.11 (I guess), slow startup problem was solved without the need to tweak ulps settings.

And after the update to Windows 10 I face the slow startup problem again (it takes 2 minutes to load the desktop). The question is, why it worked fine on Windows 7 and stopped working on Windows 10? Now I have to disable ulps again and feel how the laptop becomes hot when idling. Should I tweak something else to decrease the startup time? I dont want to disable ulps.

The system has Intel HD graphics 3000 and AMD 6770M video cards. I tried with 15.7.1, 15.11, 15.12 and 16.1.1 (clean install with ddu) - every driver has a slow startup issue with ulps enabled, although on Windows 7 it was working fine.

I've seen that value "enablecroasfire" was set to 1, although I have different video cards, maybe this is the reason?

Sorry for a long post, but I will appreciate if someone could help me.

 

up@: Maybe try those drivers http://leshcatlabs.net/downloads_unfil/

 

AMD Crimson Edition 16.1.1 Beta and Catalyst 15.7.1 are available at AMD for the following legacy cards, btw:

Legacy Crimson 16.1.1 Beta is running great on my HD 5450 on Windows 7 32-bit.

 

Hi!

Just wanted to say thanks for all your work on this. I got it to work last tim; turned out I used a wrong version of the driver.

Now with this beta inf... The link to download the driver in your post doesn't work any more, and it seems there was a "new" version of the 16.1.1 beta released, dated 2/4 2016: h t t p : / / support.amd.com/en-us/download/desktop/legacy?product=legacy3&os=Windows+10+-+64

What should I do?

 

Enjoy!

Yes, they released hotfix of a hotfix of a hotfix of a beta...
http://www2.ati.com/drivers/beta/no...eon-crimson-16.1.1-win10-win8.1-win7-feb3.exe

Fixed.

Modified inf download:
https://mega.nz/#F!ap5URawJ!QBwrFiK8rceOZDrspIwxwQ

 

Added modified 16.2 beta (Radeon Crimson) C0299684.inf for Windows 10 x64 with added support to the following Wrestler/Sumo cards:

Spoiler

AMD9640.1 = "AMD Radeon HD 6550D"
AMD9641.1 = "AMD Radeon HD 6620G"
AMD9642.1 = "AMD Radeon HD 6370D"
AMD9643.1 = "AMD Radeon HD 6380G"
AMD9644.1 = "AMD Radeon HD 6410D"
AMD9645.1 = "AMD Radeon HD 6410D"
AMD9647.1 = "AMD Radeon HD 6520G"
AMD9648.1 = "AMD Radeon HD 6480G"
AMD9649.1 = "AMD Radeon(TM) HD 6480G"
AMD964A.1 = "AMD Radeon HD 6530D"
AMD9802.1 = "AMD Radeon HD 6310 Graphics"
AMD9803.1 = "AMD Radeon HD 6310 Graphics"
AMD9804.1 = "AMD Radeon HD 6250 Graphics"
AMD9805.1 = "AMD Radeon HD 6250 Graphics"
AMD9806.1 = "AMD Radeon HD 6320 Graphics"
AMD9807.1 = "AMD Radeon HD 6290 Graphics"
AMD9808.1 = "AMD Radeon HD 7340 Graphics"
AMD9809.1 = "AMD Radeon HD 7310 Graphics"
AMD980A.1 = "AMD Radeon HD 7290 Graphics"

Modified inf download:
https://mega.nz/#F!ap5URawJ!QBwrFiK8rceOZDrspIwxwQ

Official driver download link:
http://support.amd.com/en-us/download/desktop/legacy?product=legacy3&os=Windows+10+-+64
Direct link (IDM recommended):
http://www2.ati.com/drivers/beta/non-whql-64bit-nieg-radeon-crimson-16.2-win10-win8.1-win7-feb23.exe

Also updated read me:
* Added instructions how to prevent overwriting drivers by Windows Update
https://www.reddit.com/r/windows/comments/3yb0hk/how_to_stop_windows_10_from_automatically/cyc2jxo

credits: Smagjus

 

Any possibility to modified 16.3.1 beta?

 

I've tried once but failed. The driver could not load after installing (error 43). The newest available driver for those legacy cards is 16.2.1 beta
http://support.amd.com/en-us/download/desktop/legacy?product=legacy3&os=Windows+10+-+64
and modified inf is here (folder link is the same)
https://mega.nz/#F!ap5URawJ!QBwrFiK8rceOZDrspIwxwQ

 

What's the latest non-beta for HD6970 on Windows 7 32/64 bit please? Download links would be ideal. I've just sold this second hand and the purchaser is asking for the driver disk :/

 

Catalyst 15.7.1 are the latest WHQL drivers for Radeon HD 6970, these cards are now in Legacy group:

Legacy Windows 7 32bit drivers

Legacy Windows 7 64bit drivers

But there's no reason for him to install these Catalyst 15.7.1 WHQL cause they are quite an old now (29 July 2015). Latest Crimson Edition 16.2.1 (1 March 2016) are doing more than fine on few Legacy Radeon cards I'm using mostly in HTPC's: 5570, 6450, 6770. Those 16.2.1 can be found under the same links I've posted above.

And those original drivers provided on CD that came with the card are nothing more than ancient, for sure

cheers!

edit
Those Legacy Crimson Edition 16.2.1 drivers are unified, same installer is valid for Win7, Win8.1 and Win10.

 

Added modified 16.101.1611.1002 C0301836.inf and 16.101.2901.1001 C0304988.inf for Windows 10 x64 with added support to the following Wrestler/Sumo cards:

Spoiler

AMD9640.1 = "AMD Radeon HD 6550D"
AMD9641.1 = "AMD Radeon HD 6620G"
AMD9642.1 = "AMD Radeon HD 6370D"
AMD9643.1 = "AMD Radeon HD 6380G"
AMD9644.1 = "AMD Radeon HD 6410D"
AMD9645.1 = "AMD Radeon HD 6410D"
AMD9647.1 = "AMD Radeon HD 6520G"
AMD9648.1 = "AMD Radeon HD 6480G"
AMD9649.1 = "AMD Radeon(TM) HD 6480G"
AMD964A.1 = "AMD Radeon HD 6530D"
AMD9802.1 = "AMD Radeon HD 6310 Graphics"
AMD9803.1 = "AMD Radeon HD 6310 Graphics"
AMD9804.1 = "AMD Radeon HD 6250 Graphics"
AMD9805.1 = "AMD Radeon HD 6250 Graphics"
AMD9806.1 = "AMD Radeon HD 6320 Graphics"
AMD9807.1 = "AMD Radeon HD 6290 Graphics"
AMD9808.1 = "AMD Radeon HD 7340 Graphics"
AMD9809.1 = "AMD Radeon HD 7310 Graphics"
AMD980A.1 = "AMD Radeon HD 7290 Graphics"

Modified inf download:
https://mega.nz/#F!ap5URawJ!QBwrFiK8rceOZDrspIwxwQ

Direct Microsoft driver download link (IDM recommended):
http://download.windowsupdate.com/d..._308a2e0c6b8ec6f6c726c6170bcc0088b2900df6.cab

credits: user1

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Updated ! Read me !

 

If I modify C0*.inf of any newer than above driver, it installs fine in 'Disable driver signature enforcement' mode. However any newer driver won't load after reboot giving error -43 code. It looks like they really removed legacy cards support in driver code.

 

non-gcn-Win10-64Bit-Radeon-Software-Crimson-16.9.1_MOD: https://www.sendspace.com/file/wufwc7

 

Its the same 16.101.2901 driver just has newer radeon settings

 

Just signed in in order to say thank you to mysteriously, jackal hawkd and user1. user hd6320 pointed to this forum here https://community.amd.com/message/2668693#comment-2668693. I set up windows 10 on a old asus AMD E-450 Hd 6320 cpu. Is this gpu supported by non-gcn-Win10-64Bit-Radeon-Software-Crimson-16.9.1_MOD? Do I have to replace the win 10 inf still (which is quite difficult to me) according to the readme on https://mega.nz/#F!ap5URawJ!QBwrFiK8rceOZDrspIwxwQ?

 

@user1: what do you mean by "newer radeon settings" in detail?

 

its radeon settings software (ui stuff) from 16.9.1 paired with the 16.101 driver, don't recommend using that pack , it has problems and is very old. instead i recommend using the 15.11.1 catalyst beta [ http://support.amd.com/en-us/kb-articles/Pages/latest-catalyst-windows-beta.aspx ]

If you still want to give 16.101 a try still, use one of the packs from this post https://forums.guru3d.com/threads/16-101-2901-1001.409002/ keep in mind that apu support is included, but it is not tested.

 

It looked like this one is more recent. Why should I use the 15.11.1, which is a Windows 7 driver instead of Latest Crimson Edition 16.2.1 (1 March 2016) , which is supposed to work fine according to crazy_milojko: "Latest Crimson Edition 16.2.1 (1 March 2016) are doing more than fine on few Legacy Radeon cards I'm using mostly in HTPC's: 5570, 6450, 6770. Those 16.2.1 can be found under the same links I've posted above." https://forums.guru3d.com/threads/q-a-legacy-cards-drivers-os-issues.402850/page-3#post-5251706