ed_co

Thank you Spike.

A_Pickle

Just out of curiousity... does this work on Vista x64, with a 64-bit desktop driver download?

If so...

...I think it'd behoove a slight update on the Mobility Modder page to inform users what OSes of what "bitness" the tool works with.

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Spike

Before SP1 it worked on Vista x64, because you could disable the driver signing check. So that you could install non WHQL drivers. I am still looking at how to disable that in SP1. So with SP1 installed it will not work on Vista x64. Without SP1 you should enter bcdedit /set loadoptions DDISABLE_INTEGRITY_CHECKS in an elevated command prompt, like running the command prompt as administrator.

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ed_co

Hi Spike, what about ati2mtag_M76GL? Are you compare both ati2mtag.sys?
Greetings.

Fiah

I beg to differ, I just installed SP1 on Vista Business 64bit, then modded and installed the Catalyst 8.2 drivers. It works just fine with my Mobility X1600! Even though it says that the driver is not digitally signed





Just one problem though, the driver is convinced that I have 1471 mb hypermemory. Editing the INF with the MM or by hand doesn't change this

ed_co

Because the only mod that you have is in the .inf file, if you modify the .sys, you can't install them (I think).
I hope that Spike could made the firegl ati2mtag_M76GL, without patch any file, using the original files, and so we can install them in Vista 64.

Spike

Fiah, i think your notebook also uses shared memory. So part of your main system memory will be used by the videocard when needed.

ed_co, still looking into it, but it looks that by all drivers the .sys file is modded.

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ed_co

If I understand well (sorry for my english, it's very difficult for me to understand perfectly that you said), you said that when you patch a driver with mobility mod, ati2mtag is patched too (for all cards)?

Thank you.

Spike

ed_co, no i mean that HP patches the .sys file. Mobility Modder does not edit the .sys files.

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ed_co

Ok, that I said, if you could make an ati2mtag_M76GL, comparing the other mobility firegl and understanding that HP patched, and only make a .inf changes, it could works in vista 64.

Fiah

That is by design, however it should only use up to 256mb to supplement the 256mb dedicated memory. I tried setting it to 256mb with the modder, it didn't help.

Spike

Fiah the driver only shows what is available. So it doesn't mean it will use it all. I have that also on my notebook with nvidia chipset. It shows not 256, but 1024. So don't worry about that.

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ed_co

Hi Spike, what do you do? Any change in the firegl mobility v5600?

Other posibility for the ati2mtag_M76GL is using the ati2mtag_RV630GL, corresponding with the firegl v5600 not mobility, adding the mobility features.

Greetings.

ERCR

Hi

I have a Sony Vaio VGV-BX197XP (Radeon Mobility X700) with Windows Vista.
I just upgraded fom XP to Vsta.
Apparently the native drivers from Vista do not support a second (extended)monitor. Infact my laptop screen is disabled and only the external is working when both connected.
I tried your modder but got the same result.
Wen enabling my notebook srceen (using extende) the extended screen flashes to dark briefly but nothing happens on my laptop screen.

In the device management I only see my external screen, I believe in XP I also see my internal laptop screen. Maybe this is the problem?


Can someone help me?

ERCR

I just started my laptop without a external screen.

In ATI control panel I see a red cross over the first screen. So it is what i think it is. That the drivers do not recognise my laptop internal screen...

The Vista aero is now not working...