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    [Drivers] HP ENVY 15-3XXX / ENVY 17-3XXX (INTEL)

    Discussion in 'HP' started by justinkw1, Dec 7, 2011.

  1. Starrbuck

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    I installed it on top of the old drivers. But that doesn't explain why it wouldn't have changed the values.
     
    Starrbuck, Oct 29, 2012
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    Sorry should have been more clear - Was Windows 8 an upgrade or new install?
     
    born_fisherman, Oct 29, 2012
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  3. Starrbuck

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    Ah, I upgraded from Windows 7. Unfortunately, not knowing about this issue, I could not check the values before the upgrade.

    All we need is one person with an Envy 17t-3200 to check the value(s) before they upgrade to Windows 8 and we can figure this out!
     
    Starrbuck, Oct 29, 2012
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  4. born_fisherman

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    Well I'm back on Windows 7 and I have the Envy 17-3270NR - my value is f940 as well!
     
    born_fisherman, Oct 29, 2012
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  5. Starrbuck

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    Then based on that I would say this registry entry has nothing to do with the fix.
     
    Starrbuck, Oct 29, 2012
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  6. adrynalyne

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    Nothing do with the fix... for you. I have formatted twice, not activated, not installed anything but graphics drivers, and it WORKS. There are 2-3 others it worked for too.

    What Intel driver version do the 3200 drivers use?

    These are 9.17.10.2817.
     
    adrynalyne, Oct 29, 2012
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  7. Starrbuck

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    Well, yeah, that's the one I'm the most concerned about since it's the only one I have. No reason to get defensive.

    I am on 9.17.10.2867.
     
    Starrbuck, Oct 29, 2012
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  8. adrynalyne

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    That may be why. Different drivers.
     
    adrynalyne, Oct 29, 2012
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  9. Starrbuck

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    Yup, I'm content to wait for a fix. I've already wasted a lot of time on this. Intel is still trying to figure out the issue:

    Brightness settings are ignored.
     
    Starrbuck, Oct 30, 2012
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  10. szainmehdi

    szainmehdi Newbie

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    I can confirm that on an ENVY 17-32XX (7850M/Intel 4000) on Windows 8, using the latest HP VGA Drivers (2012-10-18 , Version:8.982.6.0, 298.3M | sp58812.exe) and the same reg hack (change the dword value to f940), brightness control is working. :)
     
    szainmehdi, Oct 30, 2012
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  11. adrynalyne

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    That is great news!

    We now have success with both 3xxx and 32xx models.
     
    adrynalyne, Oct 30, 2012
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  12. born_fisherman

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    screenshot for proof? :) I don't want to spend another saturday reinstalling windows and software!
     
    born_fisherman, Oct 30, 2012
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  13. adrynalyne

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    I,m not sure you can screencap brightness fixes ;)

    Hve you thought about using Acronis to make an image of your OS?

    You could then install Windows 8, and if it doesnt work, flash your image back.
     
    adrynalyne, Oct 30, 2012
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  14. Starrbuck

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    This is the driver for the AMD 7780m so I am confused as to how that would have fixed what is clearly an issue in the Intel graphics driver. Please explain.

    BTW, I'm running this same driver with the same fix on my 17-3200 and no brightness control.
     
    Starrbuck, Oct 30, 2012
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  15. adrynalyne

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    Intel drivers are included with the HP SG packages. They have to be installed together to work correctly.


    You know they have been installed together if it shows the provider as AMD, even for the Intel driver.

    It will also show for version the package number from AMD. If you are showing Intel as provider or an Intel driver version, your drivers are not correctly installed.

    Capture.PNG
     
    adrynalyne, Oct 30, 2012
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  16. Starrbuck

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    Thanks, I will check this tonight!
     
    Starrbuck, Oct 30, 2012
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  17. born_fisherman

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    of course! I was eager to get Windows 8 installed when it first came out - I just didn't think there was going to be any compatibility issues so it didn't cross my mind. This time, I will be making an image of C:\
     
    born_fisherman, Oct 30, 2012
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  18. Starrbuck

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    SUCCESS!

    I uninstalled the AMD drivers and reinstalled the latest ones and now the brightness control is working. I did have to change the entry below 0000 to f940.

    THANKS!!!
     
    Starrbuck, Oct 30, 2012
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    Glad to hear it worked out :)
     
    adrynalyne, Oct 30, 2012
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  20. born_fisherman

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    ok well its my turn now. system image now complete :D
     
    born_fisherman, Oct 30, 2012
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  21. born_fisherman

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    Yay! I got it as well - completely removed AMD using the express uninstall.. then reinstalled using HP's latest drivers. I then went into registry and located the FeatureTestControl values and changed all to f940 and rebooted. Confirmed working.
     
    born_fisherman, Oct 30, 2012
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  22. Starrbuck

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    Congratulations to you as well. I'm so glad this is working for all of us.
     
    Starrbuck, Oct 30, 2012
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  23. adrynalyne

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    Awesome!

    Well, that takes care of us Envy owners anyway.

    I wonder if I should make a thread int he Envy forum?
     
    adrynalyne, Oct 30, 2012
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  24. justinkw1

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    10/30/2012
    • Added: AMD Radeon HD graphics driver package for ENVY 15-32XX (7750M) / ENVY 17-32XX (7850M), version 8.982.6.0000 (AMD) / 9.17.10.2817 (Intel SG) for Windows 8 x64.

    Sorry guys for being absent - the past few days have been very busy for me and I'm in the midst of catching up. Terrible timing, I know. :(

    Thanks adrynalyne for being such a great resource on the Windows 8 display brightness issue and corresponding workaround. Your blog post is now linked in the first post of this thread under the AMD graphics drivers.
     
    justinkw1, Oct 31, 2012
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  25. Starrbuck

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    Indeed, adrynalyne, thanks again!
     
    Starrbuck, Oct 31, 2012
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  26. targolo

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    Great news, except for some of us. It seems the ENVY 17-30XX is the only model not having W8 Video drivers yet :(

    Still hopping !
     
    targolo, Oct 31, 2012
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  27. ekneam25

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    Reg fix Confirmed!

    Envy 15-3000 upgraded to windows 8 pro. installed HP's Radeon drivers for Windows 8 x64 from driver page (Version:9.0.0.0, 297.14M Available as of 10/18/12), then ran reg fix.


    Quick and easy. Thanks!
     
    ekneam25, Oct 31, 2012
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    MacHater, Oct 31, 2012
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  29. ikith

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    Ugh I see there are no graphics drivers for my 3070nr, Windows 8 runs great up to that point :(.
     
    ikith, Nov 1, 2012
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  30. adrynalyne

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    I'm sure there will be soon. What AMD GPU is in that?

    Edit: Try the ones for the Envy 15 3XXX.

    I found this in the inf:

    AMD6740.7 = "Radeon (TM) HD 7690M XT"

    Give me your device IDs from driver properties in Device Manager, and I can look closer.
     
    adrynalyne, Nov 1, 2012
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  31. ikith

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    Hardware IDs:
    PCI\VEN_1002&DEV_6740&SUBSYS_1689103C&REV_00
    PCI\VEN_1002&DEV_6740&SUBSYS_1689103C
    PCI\VEN_1002&DEV_6740&CC_030000
    PCI\VEN_1002&DEV_6740&CC_0300

    Compatible IDs:
    PCI\VEN_1002&DEV_6740&REV_00
    PCI\VEN_1002&DEV_6740
    PCI\VEN_1002&CC_030000
    PCI\VEN_1002&CC_0300
    PCI\VEN_1002
    PCI\CC_030000
    PCI\CC_0300
     
    ikith, Nov 1, 2012
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  32. adrynalyne

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    :(

    Doesn't quite match. Odd, because I checked for another 7690m XT (with 2GB) and it matched.

    Sorry for the false alarm.
     
    adrynalyne, Nov 1, 2012
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  33. ikith

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    Decided to give it a shot anyway, no dice :(
     
    ikith, Nov 1, 2012
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  34. pongalong

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    Despite HP releasing drivers on the support page I still haven't gotten brightness control to work on the 32XX model. Multiple drivers and registry changes tried - anyone had success yet?
     
    pongalong, Nov 2, 2012
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  35. adrynalyne

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    Several people have had success, for both 3XXX and 32XX. There is a very good chance you have incorrectly installed video drivers.


    See here:

    http://forum.notebookreview.com/hp-...5-3xxx-envy-17-3xxx-intel-22.html#post8918206
     
    adrynalyne, Nov 2, 2012
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  36. pongalong

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    All posts I've seen are for the 30XX (15" & 17") and 32XX (17" only).

    This ain't my first rodeo and drivers have been correctly installed using HPs, Leshcat, and those listed on the forum; each tested with the registry changes. I'm also one of the few (if not only) that has done a full clean install rather than an upgrade of Windows 8. If anyone has a 15" 32XX CTO with brightness control working please let us know.
     
    pongalong, Nov 2, 2012
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  37. adrynalyne

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    Your first rodeo or not, you not providing me information doesn't allow me to help you. Post your driver information in a screenshot like I did please. If you think your control number is different, you might need to grab it from Windows 7, or even extracting the Windows 7 drivers. Check here for information on where it would likely be here under Update 3:

    http://adrynalyne.blogspot.com/2012/10/fix-brightness-control-for-windows-8.html

    Best of luck to you :)

    PS, you are definitely not the only one who did a clean install of Windows 8. I too did a completely clean install of Windows 8.

    Edit:

    I checked the Windows 7 drivers, and your feature code is the same as the rest of us.

    [PwrCons_SNB_AddSwSettings]
    HKR,, FeatureTestControl,%REG_DWORD%, 0xF940

    [PwrCons_IVB_AddSwSettings]
    HKR,, FeatureTestControl,%REG_DWORD%, 0xF940

    Can you post your driver information in the AMD control panel as well as Device Manager?

    View attachment 86698
    View attachment 86699
     
    adrynalyne, Nov 2, 2012
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  38. Mayer37

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    Where can you change the entry?

    Thanks
     
    Mayer37, Nov 2, 2012
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  39. adrynalyne

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    adrynalyne, Nov 2, 2012
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    Where can you change this entry?

    Thanks a lot
     
    Mayer37, Nov 2, 2012
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    adrynalyne, Nov 2, 2012
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  44. adrynalyne

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    Did you install the Catalyst 12.11 beta over the HP drivers?

    Open regedit and tell me what the value of FeatureTestControl is under

    HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\Class\{4d36e968-e325-11ce-bfc1-08002be10318}\0001

    Screenshot preferred. Thanks!
     
    adrynalyne, Nov 2, 2012
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  45. Mayer37

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    Captura de Tela (10).png

    Here it is. Thanks again for all your help man.
     
    Mayer37, Nov 2, 2012
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  46. adrynalyne

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    Thanks.

    A couple things I would like to check:

    HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Services\intelkmd


    There is a FeatureTestControl here as well. Can you also make sure that it is f940 and reboot?

    Also, under HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\Select, what is Current set to?
     
    adrynalyne, Nov 2, 2012
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  47. Mayer37

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    After I changed the feature control in the intelkmd reg, brightness control is working again!

    Thank you very much sir.

    :notworthy:
     
    Mayer37, Nov 2, 2012
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  48. adrynalyne

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    Thanks. I will go ahead and update the fix!
     
    adrynalyne, Nov 2, 2012
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    Anyone got anything to work on Envy 17 3070nr on Windows 8??
    All there drivers refuse to install, or install without brightness controls. =(
    Even with this .reg fix.
     
    bratao, Nov 3, 2012
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  50. adrynalyne

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    Are you installing official HP drivers?

    I ask you because none are listed for your model yet. Until then the reg fix likely will not work.
     
    adrynalyne, Nov 3, 2012
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