netx1

Hy!
I've got following problem with my ATI Mobility Radeon X700 PCI/Express (128MB VRAM).

Sometimes when I change out of Games or other full-screen size functions to the Desktop my display displays real nonsense. I can't really describe it, but there are small stripes on the whole display (if this effect happens the next time I'll make a foto) and I can't recognize anything on the display.
This especially happens when I close full-screen sized DOS-functions.

Do get a normal picture on my display again, I've to change into hibernation mode and after the hibernation mode the display is normal again.

Why happens this failure or how can I avoid it?

PS: I'm using WinXP and Radeon Omega Driver v3.8.413

netx1

So, here's now my promised pic.



I hope, you are now able to help me.

Your NetX 1

netx1

has nobody of you got any problem like mine?

5zymon

Hello,

Yep i got the same problem! And i am so pissed on ati, i will never buy computer with this card again.

I have Toshiba m70-113 laptop with x700 mobile video card. This happens only if you change resolution, and ONLY on laptop screen, it doesn't happen if you attach external monitor. Because of this i am totaly unable to run linux on my laptop, because sometimes X starts and sometimes it does not ;-/.

It doesn't happen with drivers i got with my laptop. But they are very old and newer games don't work with them (graphic is smashed etc.). So this is not a solution for me.

I would be really happy if someone have solution for this problem

netx1

@ 5zymon: "I love you, cause you are at last the first person which responds to my questions"

5zymon is right this error happens if you change your resolution. But I also think, this problem is not really caused by ATI the real origin of this error are the omega-drivers. (But playing games without them is impossible.)

But I think with the new omega-driver this problem happens fewer times than with the older omega-driver I had installed.

I hope, omegadrivers.net is able to fix that problem in the next releases.

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5zymon

I hate to disappoint you, but i got the same effect on original catalyst drivers and on fglrx ATI module on linux system. And i am sure it is caused by ATIs ignorance to drivers and users.

CroniT

I have the same problem as you guys have. I'm using a acer 5024 with a 128mb x700 card.
The problem appears with the omega driver as well as the newest catalyst driver.
This problem started to occur a couple of driver versions before. I managed to use older drivers for a while where this problem wasn't existant but some of the latest games require me to use the newest catalyst drivers (or derivates of it) and it's started to drive me crazy already..

Please see if you can solve this, i beg you. If there's any relevant info i can give that will help i'll be happy to provide it.

5zymon

I have this problem fort one and a half year now. Since i got this laptop. And i don't even have a clue how can i solve this. It looks like it appears only on x700 mobility card. Like i told you, it is the same with new FGLRX linux module provided by ati. So there is some serious trouble with new ati drivers and i think that only they can solve this somehow. BUt if they did do it till now i really doubt there will be solution for this.

CroniT

Yep, I'm afraid that there will be no solution for this.
Not because they can't but simply because they wont even bother to try and fix it.

However.. There might be some kind of compability setting that i have missed? No?

marz8181

I have this problem too...I removed the display drivers and used Drivercleaner.net with cab cleaner...now I get the lines not as often but the computer doesn't recognize the video card anymore! I'm trying to find drivers now for ATI mobility radeon x700 but when I ran the catalyst or modded drivers on driverheaven.net, I get a message that says this driver does not exist...anyone know where I can find and install the drivers? I tried to system restore but that failed as well.

marz8181

Ok, i downloaded the correct drivers and catalyst, now I get a black screen and a weird noise when it crashes. Should I run the modded drivers.net?

ChaosMinionX

That is a video RAM error, its either dying or overheating, is there dust on your card at all?

I would use drivercleaner and clear out everything, and run a separate registry cleaner to just make sure, do it in safemode as well.

Other things to check would be to make sure your DVI or VGA cable is not damaged.

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marz8181

Thanks for your advice Chaos. I basically wiped out the drivers and cab, downloaded and installed the updated drivers and catalyst form ATI, and the problem was worse, now causing a black screen without reboot. I talked to a service rep at Micro Center and he said that it sounds like the Motherboard or VGA cable is messed up but he's leaning toward the motherboard. He said it would cost $600 US to diagnose and fix the problem !! So i'm looking into buying a gaming PC. Do you have any suggestions on specs and places I can buy from that won't give me a shitty motherboard? Thanks again
MarZ

niksus2

Actually the problem is purely driver related and not hardware failure.
I've tested all version drivers starting from Catalyst 7.10 back to 6.4, which came out to be the last driver that works ok.

I've used mod tool with official drivers + the same X700 Mobility 128RAM bundled in Acer laptop.

marz8181

Hi niksus,
Thanks for your help. I'm not sure what you mean, tho. Should I download the official ATI drivers for the mobility radeon x700 from the ATI website as well as catalyst 6.4 and then use the modded drivers app from driverheaven? Is the 6.4 catalyst better for my problem then ver. 7.10? Any help is much appreciated.