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    HP, i hope you don't disappoint me!

    Discussion in 'HP' started by Bullit, Jan 16, 2010.

  1. Bullit

    Bullit Notebook Deity

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    "Additional features of the Catalyst 10.1 as listed in the Beta Release Notes:
    * AMD Dual Graphics: Possibility of combining performances of the IGP of the RS880 with the forthcoming entry level GPUs from the Cedar and Park ranges.
    * 3D Stereoscopics: Update of the D3D driver so as to allow third party firms such as IZ3D to use their 3D solution with 120 Hz screens. Support for Bit Cauldron glasses.
    * Better GPU acceleration in Windows 7 Video Converter
    * Support for DisplayPort Audio (already in the 9.12 hotfix)
    * If laptop manufacturers allow it, possibility of installing the Catalysts on a laptop in Vista and 7
    * Improvement of 2D performance in Linux
    * Support for Ubuntu 9.10 and OpenSUSE 11.2"
     
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    ???

    ahem, what are trying to tell us or HP here ???
     
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    You can't install the monthly ATI drivers releases in laptops.
     
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    well, you can...

    just because of most people don´t know how, it doesn´t mean it is not possible ;)

    maybe you remember the mobility modder that was out there a while ago. afaik the support for it has been discontinued, but what it actually did was adding a lot cards ( mobile) the the drivers *.inf.

    and that you can do manually. there is no need for a special software. as soon as a new driver comes out you only need add this line carrying the device id of your card to the *.inf file of the driver. thats about it.

    of course ati could have done that already. it´s not much trouble. and from what i have experienced with patching ati´s firegl driver the standard ccc already has the powerplay feature integrated.
     
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    I know the modder and i am very thankfull for it, i am with 9.12 + hotfix in my DV7. But why i would want to spend my time doing that? :)
     
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    sometimes it helps to know how things work... ;)
    you don´t even need that modder...
    all you need to do is add one line in the drivers *.inf file to have that driver installed for your card.

    if i want to add support to my hd 2600 mobility (device id 9581) i just need to add one line in the driver´s inf :
    that´s all you need to do... no need to ask hp or ati for help...
     
    schoko, Jan 17, 2010
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    Where'd you get the Catalyst 10.1 beta? 10.1 should be released sometime this week. Supposedly ATI was going to start supporting laptops directly soon so seeing support in 10.1 makes sense. I just hope the 10.1 Linux drivers support Fedora 12 Linux. ATI has been slacking about supporting latest-revision kernels and X.org.
     
    brianstretch, Jan 17, 2010
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