NEW ATI RADEON/FIRE GL DRIVERS (Lenovo/IBM)

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JHaislet · #1 Post by **JHaislet** » Mon Dec 05, 2005 9:54 am

NEW ATI RADEON/FIRE GL DRIVERS (Lenovo/IBM)

v8.163.1.1-051004a1-027800C-IBM

emorphien · #2 Post by **emorphien** » Mon Dec 05, 2005 10:06 am

Wow, it's only been about a year since the last release!

JHaislet · #3 Post by **JHaislet** » Mon Dec 05, 2005 10:12 am

Yep, 'bout [censored] time. However, it only looks like they've fixed a couple blue screen issues. Can anyone confirm if they're using a newer version of the ATI Driver set?

DIGITALgimpus · #4 Post by **DIGITALgimpus** » Mon Dec 05, 2005 10:57 am

before

6.14.10.6497
11/30/2004

after:

8.163.1.1
10/4/2005

with an ATI X300

JHaislet · #5 Post by **JHaislet** » Mon Dec 05, 2005 11:14 am

You can't compare those versions. The 6.14.10.xxx is ATI's revision numbering scheme and the 8.163.1.1 is IBM/Lenovo's.

The 11/30/2004 driver you refer to as the old driver was IBM version 8.082.2.xxx.

For this release, it looks like they just replaced ATI's v#'s with IBM's.
I already installed the update, but am waiting for a video to finish rendering so I can restart.

andrey · #6 Post by **andrey** » Mon Dec 05, 2005 11:59 am

Are these drivers for T42/42p as well? They're not in Driver Matrix yet...

Thanks!

cwestwater · #7 Post by **cwestwater** » Mon Dec 05, 2005 1:04 pm

andrey wrote:what's the link to get these drivers? They're not in Driver Matrix yet...

Thanks!

mmm yes they are... Find a direct link here

Kenn · #8 Post by **Kenn** » Mon Dec 05, 2005 4:01 pm

cwestwater wrote:
andrey wrote:what's the link to get these drivers? They're not in Driver Matrix yet...

Thanks!
mmm yes they are... Find a direct link here

Looks like the OP edited the post. But from the Matrix, doesn't look like the FGLT2/MR9600 on the T42 series is supported. Boo.

Kenn · #9 Post by **Kenn** » Mon Dec 05, 2005 8:35 pm

Just tried it - these drivers are PCI-E only, so no T40-42 support.

borez · #10 Post by **borez** » Mon Dec 05, 2005 9:42 pm

Anyone compared this to the Mobile Catalysts (5.10, 5.11) in terms of their performance?

emorphien · #11 Post by **emorphien** » Mon Dec 05, 2005 11:58 pm

Can't tell ya. I'm in no rush to try these as the patje modded 5.11s have been fine for me so far.

Tonic · #12 Post by **Tonic** » Tue Dec 06, 2005 1:17 am

In the release notes, Lenovo did not mention anything related to the driver, instead all the updates and fixes are for WinDVD

christopher_wolf · #13 Post by **christopher_wolf** » Tue Dec 06, 2005 4:38 pm

Does anybody know what this will do to the suspend and resume times?

I updated just last night and it seemed to increase the time it takes to suspend; not a welcome thing. So far, I have been used to 5 Second or less suspends. I willl test it out more today and try it again.

EDIT: ***ISSUE RESOLVED***

Well, I do think I had a few extra processes running that tied up the system while it was trying to suspend or resume, now I have my 5 Second Suspend time back again,

; that, by the way, is another reason I love Thinkpads. The suspend times are near instant compared to some other laptops out there. The worst I have ever experienced was my old HP ze5700 Series Laptop. It would *NOT* suspend reliably even out of the box with the factory drivers; which, might I add, were about 1.5 Years old and it had no system update utility.

JHaislet · #14 Post by **JHaislet** » Tue Dec 06, 2005 4:47 pm

Grr, I finally was able to restart my laptop & the new drivers don't work with XP Media Center Edition 2005. Back to 6.14.10.6497 for me

6.14.10.6497 are the ONLY drivers (ATI, Omega, Microsoft, IBM/Lenovo) that I've been able to get working with the X300 on a T43 & MCE 2005.

BTW, does anyone have the IBM downloadable executable for the old driver?
I've been trying to find it since the lastest one from IBM doesn't work with my setup.

#15 Post by **GomJabbar** » Tue Dec 06, 2005 5:50 pm

JHaislet wrote:BTW, does anyone have the IBM downloadable executable for the old driver?
I've been trying to find it since the lastest one from IBM doesn't work with my setup.

Have you looked in the C:\IBMTOOLS\DRIVERS\VIDEO\ directory? If you didn't delete it, it should have the video driver that shipped with your system.

JHaislet · #16 Post by **JHaislet** » Tue Dec 06, 2005 8:07 pm

Yeah, I've got the drivers, no problem there, I was just thinking it would be easier to keep up with the drivers if I had them in an EXE. I'll just zip that folder & be done with it

davidspalding · #17 Post by **davidspalding** » Thu Dec 08, 2005 2:27 am

My Software Installer wasn't working the other night ... it is now, and -- the new ATI drivers show up on the update matrix.

I ran the Omega drivers for a few weeks, they resolved some shortcomings of the IBM/ATI drivers, but also introduced some oddities (blinking/shaking during suspend, some repeated on/off when booting with an external Sony CPD200sf monitor). I'm curious to see what, if any, improvements these new drivers introduce. Stay tuned and wish me luck. :P

(For those interested.... Currently installed: 8.133-050510a-024101C-IBM, Installing: 8.163.1.1-051004a-027800C-IBM)

[Edited]

emorphien · #18 Post by **emorphien** » Tue Dec 20, 2005 1:46 am

Ok I tried these today after constant blue-screening in games with the patje modded 5-11 drivers. These seem much more stable, no bluescreens at all. I can't say I've had the same smooth performance with the hacked/modded drivers. Back to stock it is for me

sloomy · #19 Post by **sloomy** » Tue Dec 20, 2005 7:45 am

can we use this driver with an IBM T40p (FireGL 9000) ?

emorphien · #20 Post by **emorphien** » Tue Dec 20, 2005 3:49 pm

I don't think so, someone above said this is for PCI-E cards only, which are in the latest generation of thinkpads.

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