ATI Card Problem List

[Mikeytikey]

Okies just to help maybe if everyone who as an ATI card could put thier specs and card and driver info in one place. (Here maybe?). Probably help identify the number of people with the problem and what versions are affected. Maybe somebody could give the list to Take2 or Firaxis? Anyways just an idea.

 

[Zoomba]

ATI X800XL 256MB
P4 3.0GHz HT
1GB RAM

I've tried every driver version from 5.7 up, including OmegaDrivers.

I get the failed to initialize renderer error

 

[alfeas]

ATI Radeon 9550
2.1ghz
1gb ram

 

[Speaker]

Failed to initialize renderer error

ATI Radeon 9550 AGP 256mb DDR
AMD 64 3200+, MMX, 3dNow, ~2.0GHz
1024mb RAM
XP Home, SP2
DX9.0c

Tried Catalyst 5.9 and 5.10
Tried all the compatability modes
Updated CD-Rom firmware
Restarted with no background programs

 

[Mitch2676]

ATI 9600 256mb
P4 2.6 HT
1024Mb
XP Sp2

 

[Amniotic]

ATI x800 XL AGP
AMD 2.00 Ghz
1024mb RAM
Windows XP sp2

 

[Dreck]

Renderer Error-

Windows XP Service Pack 2
Radeon x700 PRO
768MB RAM
1.7ghz Pentium 4

 

[69king]

Radeon 9600XT 256Mb
P4 2.4 Ghz
512Mb RAM
WinXP SP1
5.7 drivers

 

[Patroklos]

RADEON 9500 PRO/ 9700
2.2 Ghz
1 GB RAM

 

[Cidrick]

Radeon X800XL PCI express
Athlon64 3200+
Windows XP SP2
1GB RAM
Catalyst 5.10 drivers
Onboard Sound (Realtek AC97)

(For the record I'm not getting the "Fail to initialize renderer" problem, but rather no menus or intro videos playing. Sound works just fine.)

 

[JaguarUSF]

Radeon 9550
Catalyst 5.10 Drivers
Not Working

 

[zXz]

Failed to initialize renderer error

My DxDiag info
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Card name: ATI MOBILITY RADEON 9800
Manufacturer: ATI Technologies Inc.
Chip type: MOBILITY RADEON 9800 AGP (0x4A4E)
DAC type: Internal DAC(400MHz)
Device Key: Enum\PCI\VEN_1002&DEV_4A4E&SUBSYS_51061028&REV_00
Display Memory: 256.0 MB
Current Mode: 1024 x 768 (32 bit) (60Hz)
Monitor: Standardskjerm
Monitor Max Res:
Driver Name: ati2dvag.dll
Driver Version: 6.14.0010.6444 (English)
DDI Version: 9 (or higher)
Driver Attributes: Final Retail
Driver Date/Size: 6/10/2004 16:32:06, 205824 bytes
WHQL Logo'd: Yes
WHQL Date Stamp: n/a
VDD: i/t

 

[bshock727]

AMD 1.4 ghz
512 ram
Radeon 9600 using Cat 5.10 drivers
Win XP w/ SP2

Renderer error

 

[brown_mudante]

AMD 1.4 ghz
512 ram
Radeon 9600 using Cat 5.10 drivers
Win XP w/ SP2

Renderer error

I also have Radeon 9600, I'm affraid I won't be able to run the game properly!

 

[nanoboy]

I have a Radeon 9800 Pro. It more than meets the system requirements.

After playing for a couple of hours, the screen started getting wobbly, and artifacts appeared. (It's not the heat problem, as I solved that months ago.) After shutting the program down, I restarted Civ IV, and immediately, I saw the same problem. I then rebooted, and the problem still persists. It is rather strange. I even upgraded to SP2 and updated the driver.

 

[Foximous]

AMD Athlon XP 3200
1 GIG Ram
ATI X800 XL 256MB
Catalyst 5.10

I've tried many of the suggestions on the boards and still no go...

 

[Tyrole]

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Display Devices
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Card name: ALL-IN-WONDER RADEON 8500DV
Manufacturer: ATI Technologies Inc.
Chip type: RADEON 8500 AIW AGP (0x4242)
DAC type: Internal DAC(400MHz)
Device Key: Enum\PCI\VEN_1002&DEV_4242&SUBSYS_02AA1002&REV_00
Display Memory: 64.0 MB
Current Mode: 1024 x 768 (32 bit) (100Hz)
Monitor: HITACHI CM721F
Monitor Max Res: 1600,1200
Driver Name: ati2dvag.dll
Driver Version: 6.14.0010.6575 (English)
DDI Version: 9 (or higher)
Driver Attributes: Final Retail
Driver Date/Size: 9/14/2005 21:58:47, 241664 bytes
WHQL Logo'd: Yes

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Game runs at extremely low framerates - nearly unplayable. Sound goes on and off in the intro movie.

 

[picklion]

Not getting an error message just that my terrain does not show up and the faces are only eyes and mouths... but
ATI mobility radeon... 7000
Win XP
P4 2.0ghz 512MB ram

 

[Loka]

Well... not being a technical person I don't know what ATI is, but I can tell you a Nvidia GeForce4 MMX does NOT work with this game.

 

[adarel]

ATI Radeon x700 pro 256mb
AMD Athlong 2800+
1.5gb RAM