[Read This] Guide for directly download ATI Mobility Radeon device driver and catalyst - Win 7 64 Bit

Hi All,

I just wanna share something. If you have noticed, to get the real driver package file for our mobility radeon, we all have to download the catalyst mobility utility. Then running that tool to download the drivers and catalyst package.
Since my internet connection in home is down, i have this situation: I cannot get the mobility catalyst! In office, my PC running Windows 7 32 bit which wont be able to download the driver since it's different platform (and have no mobility radeon neither).
So to speak, I visit the download page and figure out something. The amd page is not allowed direct link to files!
But guess... yep... we can leech our driver directly!

here's the guide:
1. specify what filename of the package you want to get.
for example, if we want to get 10.5 mobility, here's the filename:
10-5_mobility_vista_win7_64_dd_ccc.exe
so, if we want to get the 10.6 mobility, the filename will be:
10-6_mobility_vista_win7_64_dd_ccc.exe

as this post written, don't expect that you will get the 10.7 mobility by changing the filename to 10-7_mobility_vista_win7_64_dd_ccc.exe since it's not there, yet

2. Open the Catalyst Mobility Display Driver page
Be sure to open this with Chrome (this is my favorite since it has embedded developer tools), or Mozilla Firefox with Firebug add-ons installed
ATI Catalyst? Mobility Display Driver

3. Scroll down to the Catalyst Software Suite download button, but don't click it

4. Right click on the Download Button and click "Inspect Element"
The developer tools will be shown with these lines highlighted:

PHP:

[URL=https://a248.e.akamai.net/f/674/9206/0/www2.ati.com/drivers/mobile/catalyst_mobility_64-bit_util.exe]Download[/URL]

5. Change the filename
now, we see that there's a filename, right? catalyst_mobility_64-bit_util.exe
Change it to the filename of the driver that we wanna get. So, it will be like this for the 10.6:

PHP:

[URL=https://a248.e.akamai.net/f/674/9206/0/www2.ati.com/drivers/mobile/10-6_mobility_vista_win7_64_dd_ccc.exe]Download[/URL]

Right click on the highlighted text, and click edit as html. Now you should be able to edit the text. Change it, when you're done, just click anywhere on the window.

6. Close the developer tools and back to the browser
Now, you're ready to click the download button and get your driver, directly

7. Addition
Not really important, but if you have noticed too, the release note in that 10.6 page is for 10.5, to get the 10.6 release note pdf file, edit the release note link and change the file to:

PHP:

[URL='https://a248.e.akamai.net/f/674/9206/0/www2.ati.com/drivers/Catalyst_106_release_notes.pdf']Release Notes[/URL]

Well, that's all. Hope this help

Edit: Easier way since Aug 04, 2010

Regards,

Iman

 

Wow! Great finding +rep!

 

btw, have you guys tested the new 10.6? how are the stability?

Currently, I'm using 10.4, still have GSOD but rarely.

Once I play Bad Company 2 and in about 14 minutes GSOD'd.
After that, I remember I finished Bad Company 2, Modern Warfare 2 with no single GSOD.

Yesterday, I play Pro Evolution Soccer 2010, and have GSOD while playing

 

You should use PHP code tags instead of HTML tags in your first post. As written, the HTML code has added extra backslashes and is not correct. To see what I mean, look at the following two examples:

HTML:

[URL=https://a248.e.akamai.net/f/674/9206/0/www2.ati.com/drivers/mobile/catalyst_mobility_64-bit_util.exe]Download[/URL]

PHP:

[URL=https://a248.e.akamai.net/f/674/9206/0/www2.ati.com/drivers/mobile/catalyst_mobility_64-bit_util.exe]Download[/URL]


Both are written the same, but do you see a difference between the two?

 

thanks kalim. Pardon me. it's been fixed. But I guess, the creator of this forum software should also correct the logic. I mean, why by using the html code it adds the escape character (the backslashes)? Because, really, the < a > (anchor) is a html tag, isn't it?

 

Yes, it's a HTML tag, but I don't know why the HTML code adds the extra backslashes. I would think it would display the HTML as written.

I described it as a bug in vBulletin in a bug report I posted here, but I think they must of thought I was talking about that first post. Because not long after that they fixed the first post, but as you can see in that thread from the images I posted, as well as what happened in this thread, the bug is still system-wide.

If you wish, you can add your voice to that bug report thread. Maybe you can explain it better than I can. Maybe that will help getting it fixed or at least explained.

 

I can say that it's definitely a bug in vBulletin when parsing the html codes when using double quotes. It doesn't when we use single quote such as:

HTML:

[IMG]some source[/IMG]

HTML:

[img]some source[/img]

I am a developer too (including php), so I know a little bit

Reading your thread there, I don't think that Andrew him self is part of vBulletin coder although he's a NBR Site Admin (no offense). And I think it just won't give anything. I'll try posting in the vBulletin itself

Regards,

Iman

 

i need download link for windows xp 32bit

help please

 

Is it for Mobility Radeon (your laptop) or for Radeon (your desktop PC)?
because it's different.

For the Desktop version of Radeon, open this link ATI Catalyst Display Driver

Or, if you have the laptop version (Mobility Radeon), unbelievable somehow, ATI doesn't support the driver for XP (32 bit or 64 bit). I did a search in AMD Support page and found nothing but:
Sorry, your search did not return any results.

Sorry bro, I think you're not lucky. But if you insist, you could download the Radeon version in link above and try the ATI MobilityModder

If you're having G73Jh, please be aware that Windows 32bit (whether XP, Vista, or 7) have a limitation in memory. It will only read about 3.25 GB. So whether you have 8Gigs or more, it just sitting there in the memory port and doing nothing

 

I need driver for mobility radeon, i found on amd official site( xp driver), but i can't download because did not pass verification. Can you help me

thanks for attention

 

Have anyone downloaded the mobility radeon for xp 32? if so, please post it in here, so we can now the exact filename.

 

You can get all the drivers from this site ( ATI Technology Display and Video Driver Download). I downloaded mine from there and everything is working perfectly for me.

 

this guide worked for mobility catalyst 10.7 for me. thanks

 

And it's weird why ATI is doing this. I mean, why don't just let people get the real driver file rather than getting that detector crap.

 

you are welcome, uncola

 

Yep, the files are exactly the same with ATI website have. It just updated a little delay on the opendrivers site

 

Technically correct but far, far too complicated in practice.

Here's easier way:
Step 1 and 2 as in the guide

Step 3: scroll down to the download button, right click on it and select "copy link location" (in firefox)

Step 4: Open a new tab and right click on the address bar and select paste

Step 5: Change the filename in the last bit of the URL as detailed in guide step 5

 

When this thread was written, ATI doesn't allow you copy & paste download link and get the file you wanted directly since it check the referer. I mean, you should've go to the driver download page first, click the download button and run the installer to download the real driver file.
That time, you cannot even download the Catalyst Software Suite which is said only 1.1MB if you copy and paste the link.

ihihihi... maybe ATI walking around our forum and see this thread and disable the referer checking
Anyway, nice job ATI for removing it and Barleyman74 for finding it

 

just wanted to let you guys know this still works. just installed 10.10 mobility