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OSD not working after BIOS 1.22 update
Posted: Mon Jan 26, 2009 10:07 pm
by VietNinjaXTC
I recently updated my BIOS to ver 1.22 through the Thinkpad System Update and now when I boot up my computer I get one of those Windows Vista problem windows that says "On screen display message generator for Thinkpad has stopped working."
Does anyone else have this problem? I haven't been able to find an install file for the OSD on Lenovo's website at all.
Thanks,
Jeff
Re: OSD not working after BIOS 1.22 update
Posted: Mon Jan 26, 2009 10:43 pm
by VietNinjaXTC
Update:
I downloaded the Hotkey update for the X61 Tablet from Lenovo's website and it contains the On Screen Display application. Installed, restarted and the OSD worked for a couple of minutes. Then I get the same error message, and now no more OSD.
Update 2:
I used the Hotkey installer to uninstall the On Screen Display as well as the Magnifier. Then I installed just the OSD again with restarts in between each step. I still get the same error message at boot up, then I have to close the program (via the error pop up) and of course the OSD doesn't work anymore.
Re: OSD not working after BIOS 1.22 update
Posted: Sat Jan 31, 2009 1:58 pm
by tebbens
I have the same issue with an R60e.
Anyone have a fix !?
Re: OSD not working after BIOS 1.22 update
Posted: Sun Feb 01, 2009 5:34 am
by Speeder.dk
Same issue with my X61s when i updated to bios 2.19
... I'll reinstall os later this day and post results ...
/Speeder
Re: OSD not working after BIOS 1.22 update
Posted: Sun Feb 01, 2009 5:51 am
by Marin85
Speeder.dk wrote:Same issue with my X61s when i updated to bios 2.19
... I'll reinstall os later this day and post results ...
/Speeder
Why reinstalling the OS? You only need to reinstall or update the software/driver. If OSD is
really screwed up by the BIOS update, reinstalling the OS won´t help, only rolling back the BIOS update...
Marin
Re: OSD not working after BIOS 1.22 update
Posted: Sun Feb 01, 2009 3:44 pm
by VietNinjaXTC
I thought about rolling back the BIOS update, but I didn't look into it even to find out if it was possible. Instead, I rolled back the Hotkey driver. The difference between the 2 wasn't anything that really effected me. I think the older driver doesn't allow you to customize size, color, etc of the OSD which I can live without.
My old driver was located in C:\SWTOOLS\DRIVERS\HOTKEY
I just did a full uninstall with the new driver's setup.exe (reboots in between) and then did a full install of the old driver. This is how it will be for me until Lenovo decides to fix it.
Re: OSD not working after BIOS 1.22 update
Posted: Sun Feb 01, 2009 3:47 pm
by Marin85
BTW, what was the error saying?
Re: OSD not working after BIOS 1.22 update
Posted: Sun Feb 01, 2009 4:02 pm
by VietNinjaXTC
Marin85 wrote:BTW, what was the error saying?
It was just one of those Vista error pop-ups that tells you the program stopped and it asks if you want to check online for a solution, or just close the program.
This is what the error message said: "On screen display message generator for Thinkpad has stopped working."
Re: OSD not working after BIOS 1.22 update
Posted: Mon Feb 02, 2009 6:25 am
by Speeder.dk
Marin
Why reinstalling the OS? You only need to reinstall or update the software/driver. If OSD is really screwed up by the BIOS update, reinstalling the OS won´t help, only rolling back the BIOS update...
Marin
I'm aware of that. But I was going to install x64 version sooner or later anyway... Btw, it did help reinstalling
(though i agree it would be sufficient reinstalling driver only) ..
Re: OSD not working after BIOS 1.22 update
Posted: Mon Feb 02, 2009 3:56 pm
by VietNinjaXTC
Speeder.dk wrote:I'm aware of that. But I was going to install x64 version sooner or later anyway... Btw, it did help reinstalling
(though i agree it would be sufficient reinstalling driver only) ..
Reinstalling the updated driver alone did not solve my problem. That was after a full uninstall (with reboots) and full reinstall (with reboots). After installing the old drivers, it works, but only includes the features of the old driver (of course).