ATI Graphics Card Owners: PLEASE READ

[jhowz]

People who are having problems with ATI graphics unninstall yours drivers and use OMEGA DRIVERS, I have the same problem, and fixed this way. Especially those with ATI MOBILITY RADEON 9000.

www.omegadrivers.net

 

[jhowz]

ops duplicated again sorry for this

 

[icecool]

What is the best way to uninstall - is there a utility you can use??

 

[Rocky Top]

I have the following and my game runs like a dream.....

AMD 2700
ATI Radeon 9700 PRO
Driver Version - 6.14.10.6546
1 gig of memory

 

[clipset]

tried the uninstall reinstall no luck then tried omega no luck either nothing is working.

 

[rastak]

FYI - this appears to be a problem with some ATI graphics card drivers. However, I have some feedback that testing with ATI cards didn't show these problems.

Could anybody with this problem please post their card type and graphics driver version?

It may also be useful if people with ATI cards who don't have this problem could post their details:

Eg.
Card: XXXX
Driver Version: XXXX
Works / Doesn't work: Works fine.

works 100% fine
x700 8.18 driver version

worked fine in short test
Radeon 9600 Series (not a laptop) 6.14.10.6517 version

 

[honus]

Card: Radeon 9600XT 128MB
Driver: 8.18-050914a1-027256C-ATI
Works: Ok so far!

 

[dmd]

I got a ATI Radeon 9800
128 MB

Battlefield 2 and Pirates! run fine, so shouldn't this?

 

[ZombieNation]

Working fine here. I did reboot after initial install even though I was not prompted to.

Radeon 9200
Driver Version : 6.14.10.6553
Windows XP Professional Service Pack 2
Athlon XP 2500+
1.00 GB of RAM

 

[DarkSchneider]

Card: ATI x800 XL
Driver: Cat 5.10
Status: "Failed to initialize renderer"

What he said, I also uninstalled/reinstalled all ATI drivers, and reinstalled the DriectX that came with the game, no change, it just keeps flickering between fullscreen mode than then says 'Failed to initialize renderer'

 

[kettyo]

AFAIK Omega drivers do these things among others:

-Some parts of the current drivers are changed to older ones for speed increase (with losing some advanced functions i think)

-Some new beta codes are in (Omega is a beta tester of ATI AFAIK)

-Option to turn off fast writes through software

-A lot of extra options like a handy OSD that shows your free graphics memory, FPS etc. during rendering when turned on


Any one of these can cause the program to run.
Though i read that some people had stability problems, blue screens with Omega.

Good luck nonetheless!

I also have an ATI card (Mobility Radeon X800XT) so i'm curious whether it would work so maybe i shall go to a shop with my laptop to check this out (i'm waiting for more user reactions before actually buying the game)

 

[Rince]

Card: ATI Radeon 9800 Pro
Driver Version: Catalyst 4.10
Works / Doesn't work: Works fine.

 

[alfeas]

ATI Radeon 9550

Tried the workaround steps 1-4 suggested. Same problem. =/

 

[dmd]

How do we check all this stuff?

 

[doronron]

I'm running an x850 Pro w/5.10 Cat drivers. I did install the bundled copy of DirectX from the CivIV disks. It seems to run fine for me. Here is my dxdiag:

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System Information
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Time of this report: 10/26/2005, 18:15:31
Machine name: USER-477E1F72FB
Operating System: Windows XP Home Edition (5.1, Build 2600) Service Pack 2 (2600.xpsp_sp2_gdr.050301-1519)
Language: English (Regional Setting: English)
System Manufacturer: AWARD_
System Model: AWRDACPI
BIOS: Phoenix - AwardBIOS v6.00PG
Processor: Intel(R) Celeron(R) CPU 2.93GHz
Memory: 1022MB RAM
Page File: 282MB used, 2130MB available
Windows Dir: C:\WINDOWS
DirectX Version: DirectX 9.0c (4.09.0000.0904)
DX Setup Parameters: Not found
DxDiag Version: 5.03.2600.2180 32bit Unicode

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DxDiag Notes
------------
DirectX Files Tab: No problems found.
Display Tab 1: No problems found.
Sound Tab 1: No problems found.
Music Tab: No problems found.
Input Tab: No problems found.
Network Tab: No problems found.

--------------------
DirectX Debug Levels
--------------------
Direct3D: 0/4 (n/a)
DirectDraw: 0/4 (retail)
DirectInput: 0/5 (n/a)
DirectMusic: 0/5 (n/a)
DirectPlay: 0/9 (retail)
DirectSound: 0/5 (retail)
DirectShow: 0/6 (retail)

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Display Devices
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Card name: RADEON X850 Series
Manufacturer: ATI Technologies Inc.
Chip type: ATI RADEON X850 PRO AGP (0x4B4B)
DAC type: Internal DAC(400MHz)
Device Key: Enum\PCI\VEN_1002&DEV_4B4B&SUBSYS_03121002&REV_00
Display Memory: 256.0 MB
Current Mode: 1280 x 1024 (32 bit) (60Hz)
Monitor: Plug and Play Monitor
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 19:58:47, 241664 bytes
WHQL Logo'd: Yes
WHQL Date Stamp: n/a
VDD: n/a
Mini VDD: ati2mtag.sys
Mini VDD Date: 9/14/2005 19:58:28, 1339392 bytes
Device Identifier: {D7B71EE2-080B-11CF-1D6A-1823A1C2CB35}
Vendor ID: 0x1002
Device ID: 0x4B4B
SubSys ID: 0x03121002
Revision ID: 0x0000
Revision ID: 0x0000
Video Accel: ModeMPEG2_C ModeMPEG2_D ModeWMV8_B ModeWMV8_A ModeWMV9_B ModeWMV9_A
Deinterlace Caps: {6E8329FF-B642-418B-BCF0-BCB6591E255F}: Format(In/Out)=(YUY2,YUY2) Frames(Prev/Fwd/Back)=(0,0,1) Caps=VideoProcess_YUV2RGB VideoProcess_StretchX VideoProcess_StretchY DeinterlaceTech_PixelAdaptive
{335AA36E-7884-43A4-9C91-7F87FAF3E37E}: Format(In/Out)=(YUY2,YUY2) Frames(Prev/Fwd/Back)=(0,0,0) Caps=VideoProcess_YUV2RGB VideoProcess_StretchX VideoProcess_StretchY DeinterlaceTech_BOBVerticalStretch
{3C5323C1-6FB7-44F5-9081-056BF2EE449D}: Format(In/Out)=(NV12,0x3231564e) Frames(Prev/Fwd/Back)=(0,0,2) Caps=VideoProcess_YUV2RGB VideoProcess_StretchX VideoProcess_StretchY DeinterlaceTech_PixelAdaptive
{552C0DAD-CCBC-420B-83C8-74943CF9F1A6}: Format(In/Out)=(NV12,0x3231564e) Frames(Prev/Fwd/Back)=(0,0,2) Caps=VideoProcess_YUV2RGB VideoProcess_StretchX VideoProcess_StretchY DeinterlaceTech_PixelAdaptive
{6E8329FF-B642-418B-BCF0-BCB6591E255F}: Format(In/Out)=(NV12,0x3231564e) Frames(Prev/Fwd/Back)=(0,0,1) Caps=VideoProcess_YUV2RGB VideoProcess_StretchX VideoProcess_StretchY DeinterlaceTech_PixelAdaptive
{335AA36E-7884-43A4-9C91-7F87FAF3E37E}: Format(In/Out)=(NV12,0x3231564e) Frames(Prev/Fwd/Back)=(0,0,0) Caps=VideoProcess_YUV2RGB VideoProcess_StretchX VideoProcess_StretchY DeinterlaceTech_BOBVerticalStretch
Registry: OK
DDraw Status: Enabled
D3D Status: Enabled
AGP Status: Enabled
DDraw Test Result: Not run
D3D7 Test Result: Not run
D3D8 Test Result: Not run
D3D9 Test Result: Not run

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Sound Devices
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Description: Sound Blaster Live! 24-bit
Default Sound Playback: Yes
Default Voice Playback: Yes
Hardware ID: PCI\VEN_1102&DEV_0007&SUBSYS_10061102&REV_00
Manufacturer ID: 1
Product ID: 100
Type: WDM
Driver Name: P17.sys
Driver Version: 5.12.0001.0512 (English)
Driver Attributes: Final Retail
WHQL Logo'd: Yes
Date and Size: 7/7/2005 16:14:30, 1389056 bytes
Other Files:
Driver Provider: CREATIVE
HW Accel Level: Full
Cap Flags: 0xF5F
Min/Max Sample Rate: 4000, 96000
Static/Strm HW Mix Bufs: 64, 63
Static/Strm HW 3D Bufs: 64, 63
HW Memory: 0
Voice Management: Yes
EAX(tm) 2.0 Listen/Src: Yes, Yes
I3DL2(tm) Listen/Src: No, No
Sensaura(tm) ZoomFX(tm): No
Registry: OK
Sound Test Result: Not run

 

[The Apple]

Works fine on my system.

Card: 9800 Pro
Drivers: Catalyst 5.8

CPU: Intel 2.4C@3.1Ghz
Memory: 1Gb PC3500 Ram
OS: Windows XP SP2

 

[jmc325]

I just did this Passmark test on my card, and these are the results I got...not sure if they're good or not.

 

[Speaker]

Poker Tracker....niiiiice.

 

[stumben]

posted a couple threads with this... but what the heck

Ok guys, there is hope! Heres my scoop.

First off, I have windows 2k. I just did a CLEAN install of windows 2k. I had to do it anyway, my machine was a mess - I did not even ATTEMPT to run this game before. I am getting a new machine in 3 weeks so I did not bother to get windows xp.

All I did since the fresh install
1.Download windows 2k service pack 4.
2.Downloaded the latest ATI driver. - 5.10. Note I am not sure if this is the same as the "latest" release to patch quake 4.
3.Downloaded the latest SB live sound card drivers ( I have the OLD sb live )
4.Installed Civilization IV - let it install direct X. Express install I did not check the multiplayer firewall option.
5.Ran Civilization IV
6.Prayed
7.Watched the breathtaking opening music,movie, started up a single player game, ran quite GOOD so far! Nice graphics, NO ERRORS at all. granted I played for a whopping 2 minutes.
8. Came right to post this

Now for some system specs.
Athalon 1.8 thunderbird ( oldy but a goody )
512 Ram
ATI Raedon 9800 128mb
Soundblaster Live
Fresh install of Windows 2k service pack 4 as stated above.

I might note, that of late I have had some bizarre driver issues since I attempted to play F.E.A.R and let it install the latest direct X. Certain games would pop up strange ati errors and nothing I could do fixed it until this fresh reformat. I am not saying this is at all related.

I am also not implying that a fresh re-format should be required to fix the renderer issue so many are having.

But, I am implying, it may require specific drivers with specific video cards with specific OS - until they patch and get it straight.

Hope this helps, I just want to add, the game looks amazing...so far.

**edit - I will stick around for a little while in case anyone wants some more info. I really really REALLY feel for the frustrated people who cant run the game yet***

 

[Speaker]

It seems that most of those having success running the game with an ATI card are using the 9800. Can anyone using a ATI Radeon 9550 run the game?