Installing catalyst drivers on your mobile card...

mad · Mar 23, 2004, 10:56 AM

Since so many people ask about it lately i have thought it would be a good idea to create this thread... hope this helps everybody...

If you want to install the official ATi Catalyst Drivers do the follwing:

Download the Catalyst-Driver from www.ati.com
Download the Patje's Mobility Modder.
Extract the driver by double-clicking the downloaded file (installer will fail with an error, this is expected).
Start the MobilityModder and and specify the folder you extraced the files to. (You will not need to specify the folder if you used the standard C:\ATI for it, Mobility Modder detects it automatically).
Mod the driver.
If you want to manually start the installation (i.e. answered no to the question about installing the drivers right away) just find the folder you extraced the drivers to and run setup.exe there...

If you want to go the easy way just go to www.omegadrivers.net and download the Omegadrivers, they will install without any additional work needed...

rinthos · Mar 24, 2004, 11:56 PM

Perhaps just a note, if the mod tool listed there does not function, try the alternative one found at: www.driverheaven.net (pajet's mobility modder).

Sometimes one works for people while the other doesn,t so having 2 choices makes things easier.
---

Vardamir · Mar 26, 2004, 08:32 PM

Yes I find the Omega Drivers work quite nicely on my mobile, still with some trouble but better than the drivers that shipped with my laptop (voodoo m:855 ... brand new but still had old drivers from the fall and the new catalyst drivers of course didn't work).

As a sidenote I tried mobilemod and it ruined my windows installation; every time i'd log in BSoD on WinXP.

alperuzi · Mar 27, 2004, 09:23 AM

patje's actually work better for most drivers, but they both lack some options with the latest drivers. For example I had to manually edit the driver inf files to put in Powerplay support for my mob9600.

edit: this is no longer the case with the latest patje modder 2.0

KinD^ · May 23, 2004, 08:39 PM

nice drivers fixed most all problems in gameing for me

tmnt · May 25, 2004, 06:15 PM

Ok I have tried every driver out there and power play doesn't seem to even be coming up. I mean I don't have the tab in the driver properties page. I have tried even going in and modding the inf myself and still no progress. I have a centrino 1.5 with a radeon mobility 9200 vid card with the latest bios can anyone help me.
Thanks,
tmnt

mad · May 31, 2004, 05:56 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by tmnt
Ok I have tried every driver out there and power play doesn't seem to even be coming up. I mean I don't have the tab in the driver properties page. I have tried even going in and modding the inf myself and still no progress. I have a centrino 1.5 with a radeon mobility 9200 vid card with the latest bios can anyone help me.
Thanks,
tmnt

Well, most likely powerplay has been disabled by your vendor in the video-bios for some reason... Nothing you can really do about that (maybe ask your vendor)...

Guybrush 21 · Jun 23, 2004, 02:09 PM

Hi,
I have some questions about the modtool (no need to answer them all..)
I've just installed catalyst 4.6, it works fine but i would like to know what are the drawbacks (if any):
1) what about the specific features by notebook manufacturer (hot keys, power management..) are they still working? (it seems that my hotkeys don't..)
2) does this modtool only modify files of the driver that will be installed, or does it modifies other files? Is it possible to go back to the old manufacturer driver?
Anyway, this modtool is great!
Thanks for the answers
Guybrush 21

mad · Jun 28, 2004, 03:28 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Guybrush 21

1) what about the specific features by notebook manufacturer (hot keys, power management..) are they still working? (it seems that my hotkeys don't..)

For me, everything works thing, including all the hotkeys...
You could try and end the two instances of Ati2evxx.exe in taskmanager (the ATi hotkey manager)

Quote:

Originally Posted by Guybrush 21

2) does this modtool only modify files of the driver that will be installed, or does it modifies other files? Is it possible to go back to the old manufacturer driver?

It only modifys files from the driver that you are about to install, nothing else on your system...
And it is of course possible to return to the manufacturer driver...
Best way to do this is to use the ATi Catalyst Uninstaller or DriverCleaner to remove everything from the newer drivers and then just install the old one again...

Kurant · Aug 9, 2004, 11:39 AM

The newest DNA Drivers also added support for ATI Mobile chips as well.

Daggah · Aug 20, 2004, 12:49 PM

Anyone got a mirror for the download? My firewall blocks it.

mad · Aug 20, 2004, 12:54 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Daggah

Anyone got a mirror for the download? My firewall blocks it.

which download? the mobility modder?

Daggah · Aug 21, 2004, 10:57 AM

Yes, Patje's Mobility Modder. The download links to the other modder in the other thread(s) on this forum don't work at all, but the download link to Patje's is blocked (I can access the host website, though.)

mad · Aug 21, 2004, 12:57 PM

i temporarily put it on my webspace for you: http://web.utanet.at/thall108/Dhmodtool2.0b.exe

Daggah · Aug 21, 2004, 03:11 PM

Well, it apparently doesn't support my mobile Radeon (7000 IGP.) All of the drivers I have attempted to install still wouldn't install.

J_K · Oct 3, 2004, 07:13 PM

does anybody know when this will support the 9800 radeon mobile chip? such as in the new dell inspiron 9100 and xps ?

mad · Oct 4, 2004, 04:40 AM

http://www.driverheaven.net/showthread.php?t=57351

[GDI]Raptor · Oct 18, 2004, 03:41 AM

Well, it still doesn't work on the Mobility Radeon 9600 PRO Turbo in my Dell Inspiron 8600c

Tried to say that I had a Mobility Radeon 9600, bu that didn't help!

mad · Oct 18, 2004, 03:45 AM

assuming you tried the latest drivers check this thread and follow the instructions in my post there...

patje · Oct 26, 2004, 06:50 AM

Hi all, small update

http://www.driverheaven.net/showpost...7&postcount=24

let me know if it works ok? i'll try to check this thread once in while

alperuzi · Jan 20, 2005, 10:43 PM

tried modder version 2.1 on the Catalyst 5.1 files and works like a charm. 2.0b didn't mod the XP inf file completely, but it seems to be fixed in 2.1. Good job and thanks again!

crxess · Jan 24, 2005, 02:41 PM

I have been wanting to update my drivers for some time. However the last attempt caused my Dell 8200 to lose Video out(to TV) will the new install method correct this?

phoyoco · Feb 2, 2005, 08:33 AM

The mobility modder tool works great for me every time on my Mobility 9600. Now if my laptop had more than 32mb vid RAM life would be good...

Falcon1 · Feb 2, 2005, 10:08 AM

Anyone know's whether the Powerplay Tab/Functionality is implemented in the CCC, too?
Got an Toshiba with 9700 running Cat 5.1 + CCC.

mad · Feb 3, 2005, 01:27 PM

yep, it is implemented

alperuzi · Feb 3, 2005, 05:17 PM

hmm, fancy icons! I wonder if it works any better than the CP tab...

Lachton · Feb 18, 2005, 12:20 PM

Im trying to install the Catalyst 5.2 drivers and have used the mod, but when i try to install i get a message saying "Zero Display Service Error" . I have a mobility 9200 card and am installing over my latest laptop drivers

johney · Feb 18, 2005, 11:11 PM

hei i'm trying to install the latest drivers for my ATI 9000IGP mobility card, but as i install the catalyst 5.2 it says "INF error", and so on. I have it running at 128, yet i am not satisfied with the shading, and other stuff, yet it runs the games without problems. I dont even know if this is a valid driver for the video card, and in my normal catalyst driver i am using, it won't let me see the samples because the OpenGL is not updated, or so it says. I dont know, all i actually want is to have this video card up to date, and running at its best without pushing it too far. If any of you know any way on how to doing this, please tell. Thanks

johney · Feb 18, 2005, 11:14 PM

yeah my system specs for this laptop are
Toshiba Satellite P-35
windows XP
Pentium 4 3.2 GHz HT
512 Mb Ram
ATI 9000 mobility
80 GB

mad · Feb 19, 2005, 05:01 AM

Do you have a 9000IGP or a 9000 mobility?

If you have a 9000IGP the drivers downloaded from the ati site should work just fine (no need for any modding).
If you have a 9000 mobility you will need to mod the drivers to make them install on your system. For instructions on how to do this see the first post in this thread.

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mad :mad: Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Austria Posts: 4,028	Installing catalyst drivers on your mobile card... Since so many people ask about it lately i have thought it would be a good idea to create this thread... hope this helps everybody... If you want to install the official ATi Catalyst Drivers do the follwing: Download the Catalyst-Driver from www.ati.com Download the Patje's Mobility Modder. Extract the driver by double-clicking the downloaded file (installer will fail with an error, this is expected). Start the MobilityModder and and specify the folder you extraced the files to. (You will not need to specify the folder if you used the standard C:\ATI for it, Mobility Modder detects it automatically). Mod the driver. If you want to manually start the installation (i.e. answered no to the question about installing the drivers right away) just find the folder you extraced the drivers to and run setup.exe there... If you want to go the easy way just go to www.omegadrivers.net and download the Omegadrivers, they will install without any additional work needed... __________________ "Programming today is a race between software engineers striving to build bigger and better idiot-proof programs and the universe trying to produce bigger and better idiots. So far, the universe is winning." Richard Cook Last edited by mad : Sep 17, 2005 at 03:53 AM.

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Mar 27, 2004, 09:23 AM	#4
alperuzi Mobility Radeon 9600 Join Date: Oct 2003 Posts: 240	patje's actually work better for most drivers, but they both lack some options with the latest drivers. For example I had to manually edit the driver inf files to put in Powerplay support for my mob9600. edit: this is no longer the case with the latest patje modder 2.0 __________________ I been busier than a one legged man on an ass kicking contest! Last edited by alperuzi : May 19, 2004 at 08:01 AM.

May 25, 2004, 06:15 PM	#6
tmnt Newbie Join Date: May 2004 Posts: 1	Can't get it to work Ok I have tried every driver out there and power play doesn't seem to even be coming up. I mean I don't have the tab in the driver properties page. I have tried even going in and modding the inf myself and still no progress. I have a centrino 1.5 with a radeon mobility 9200 vid card with the latest bios can anyone help me. Thanks, tmnt

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Mar 24, 2004, 11:56 PM	#2
rinthos Radeon R700 Join Date: Jul 2003 Posts: 713	Perhaps just a note, if the mod tool listed there does not function, try the alternative one found at: www.driverheaven.net (pajet's mobility modder). Sometimes one works for people while the other doesn,t so having 2 choices makes things easier. ---

Mar 26, 2004, 08:32 PM	#3
Vardamir Radeon R100 Join Date: Feb 2004 Posts: 37	Yes I find the Omega Drivers work quite nicely on my mobile, still with some trouble but better than the drivers that shipped with my laptop (voodoo m:855 ... brand new but still had old drivers from the fall and the new catalyst drivers of course didn't work). As a sidenote I tried mobilemod and it ruined my windows installation; every time i'd log in BSoD on WinXP.

May 23, 2004, 08:39 PM	#5
KinD^ Newbie Join Date: May 2004 Posts: 4	nice drivers fixed most all problems in gameing for me

Jun 23, 2004, 02:09 PM	#8
Guybrush 21 Newbie Join Date: Jun 2004 Posts: 1	Drawbacks? Hi, I have some questions about the modtool (no need to answer them all..) I've just installed catalyst 4.6, it works fine but i would like to know what are the drawbacks (if any): 1) what about the specific features by notebook manufacturer (hot keys, power management..) are they still working? (it seems that my hotkeys don't..) 2) does this modtool only modify files of the driver that will be installed, or does it modifies other files? Is it possible to go back to the old manufacturer driver? Anyway, this modtool is great! Thanks for the answers Guybrush 21

Aug 9, 2004, 11:39 AM	#10
Kurant Newbie Join Date: Aug 2004 Posts: 3	The newest DNA Drivers also added support for ATI Mobile chips as well.

Aug 20, 2004, 12:49 PM	#11
Daggah Radeon R420 Join Date: Oct 2000 Posts: 255	Anyone got a mirror for the download? My firewall blocks it. __________________ Current system: 2.80 GHz Celeron laptop, 768 MB RAM, ATi Radeon 7000 IGP.

Aug 21, 2004, 10:57 AM	#13
Daggah Radeon R420 Join Date: Oct 2000 Posts: 255	Yes, Patje's Mobility Modder. The download links to the other modder in the other thread(s) on this forum don't work at all, but the download link to Patje's is blocked (I can access the host website, though.) __________________ Current system: 2.80 GHz Celeron laptop, 768 MB RAM, ATi Radeon 7000 IGP.

Aug 21, 2004, 12:57 PM	#14
mad :mad: Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Austria Posts: 4,028	i temporarily put it on my webspace for you: http://web.utanet.at/thall108/Dhmodtool2.0b.exe __________________ "Programming today is a race between software engineers striving to build bigger and better idiot-proof programs and the universe trying to produce bigger and better idiots. So far, the universe is winning." Richard Cook

Aug 21, 2004, 03:11 PM	#15
Daggah Radeon R420 Join Date: Oct 2000 Posts: 255	Well, it apparently doesn't support my mobile Radeon (7000 IGP.) All of the drivers I have attempted to install still wouldn't install. __________________ Current system: 2.80 GHz Celeron laptop, 768 MB RAM, ATi Radeon 7000 IGP.

Oct 3, 2004, 07:13 PM	#16
J_K Radeon R300 Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: europe Posts: 108	does anybody know when this will support the 9800 radeon mobile chip? such as in the new dell inspiron 9100 and xps ? __________________ not really

Oct 4, 2004, 04:40 AM	#17
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Oct 18, 2004, 03:41 AM	#18
[GDI]Raptor Newbie Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Oslo, Norway Posts: 1	Well, it still doesn't work on the Mobility Radeon 9600 PRO Turbo in my Dell Inspiron 8600c Tried to say that I had a Mobility Radeon 9600, bu that didn't help!

Oct 18, 2004, 03:45 AM	#19
mad :mad: Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Austria Posts: 4,028	assuming you tried the latest drivers check this thread and follow the instructions in my post there... __________________ "Programming today is a race between software engineers striving to build bigger and better idiot-proof programs and the universe trying to produce bigger and better idiots. So far, the universe is winning." Richard Cook

Oct 26, 2004, 06:50 AM	#20
patje Radeon R100 Join Date: Jan 2003 Posts: 25	Hi all, small update http://www.driverheaven.net/showpost...7&postcount=24 let me know if it works ok? i'll try to check this thread once in while

Jan 20, 2005, 10:43 PM	#21
alperuzi Mobility Radeon 9600 Join Date: Oct 2003 Posts: 240	tried modder version 2.1 on the Catalyst 5.1 files and works like a charm. 2.0b didn't mod the XP inf file completely, but it seems to be fixed in 2.1. Good job and thanks again! __________________ I been busier than a one legged man on an ass kicking contest!

Jan 24, 2005, 02:41 PM	#22
crxess Radeon R300 Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: Md USA Posts: 159	I have been wanting to update my drivers for some time. However the last attempt caused my Dell 8200 to lose Video out(to TV) will the new install method correct this? __________________ Aluminium case-3000XP,K7N2-L Mobo, Chilled Water cooled system 500wattPSU MSI-K7n2 Delta L 512 DDRpc3200 Mushkin Ram ATI 9800PRO 256DDR Samsung 19" Monitor 80gig Maxtor 8meg cache Lite-on CDRW 24x10x40 Santa Cruz Sound Hieur Refridgerator XPpro SP2 Last edited by crxess : Feb 3, 2005 at 09:45 PM.

Feb 2, 2005, 08:33 AM	#23
phoyoco Radeon R100 Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 29	The mobility modder tool works great for me every time on my Mobility 9600. Now if my laptop had more than 32mb vid RAM life would be good...

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Feb 2, 2005, 10:08 AM	#24
Falcon1 Free Bird Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Bergen (Near Munich) Posts: 1,138	Anyone know's whether the Powerplay Tab/Functionality is implemented in the CCC, too? Got an Toshiba with 9700 running Cat 5.1 + CCC. __________________ My Blog \| My PC System \| My Audio Equipment \| Last.FM

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Feb 3, 2005, 01:27 PM	#25
mad :mad: Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Austria Posts: 4,028	yep, it is implemented __________________ "Programming today is a race between software engineers striving to build bigger and better idiot-proof programs and the universe trying to produce bigger and better idiots. So far, the universe is winning." Richard Cook

Feb 3, 2005, 05:17 PM	#26
alperuzi Mobility Radeon 9600 Join Date: Oct 2003 Posts: 240	hmm, fancy icons! I wonder if it works any better than the CP tab... __________________ I been busier than a one legged man on an ass kicking contest!

Feb 18, 2005, 12:20 PM	#27
Lachton Newbie Join Date: Feb 2005 Posts: 1	Im trying to install the Catalyst 5.2 drivers and have used the mod, but when i try to install i get a message saying "Zero Display Service Error" . I have a mobility 9200 card and am installing over my latest laptop drivers

Feb 18, 2005, 11:11 PM	#28
johney Newbie Join Date: Feb 2005 Posts: 3	drivers hei i'm trying to install the latest drivers for my ATI 9000IGP mobility card, but as i install the catalyst 5.2 it says "INF error", and so on. I have it running at 128, yet i am not satisfied with the shading, and other stuff, yet it runs the games without problems. I dont even know if this is a valid driver for the video card, and in my normal catalyst driver i am using, it won't let me see the samples because the OpenGL is not updated, or so it says. I dont know, all i actually want is to have this video card up to date, and running at its best without pushing it too far. If any of you know any way on how to doing this, please tell. Thanks

Feb 18, 2005, 11:14 PM	#29
johney Newbie Join Date: Feb 2005 Posts: 3	yeah my system specs for this laptop are Toshiba Satellite P-35 windows XP Pentium 4 3.2 GHz HT 512 Mb Ram ATI 9000 mobility 80 GB

Feb 19, 2005, 05:01 AM	#30
mad :mad: Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Austria Posts: 4,028	Do you have a 9000IGP or a 9000 mobility? If you have a 9000IGP the drivers downloaded from the ati site should work just fine (no need for any modding). If you have a 9000 mobility you will need to mod the drivers to make them install on your system. For instructions on how to do this see the first post in this thread. __________________ "Programming today is a race between software engineers striving to build bigger and better idiot-proof programs and the universe trying to produce bigger and better idiots. So far, the universe is winning." Richard Cook

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