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3dmark is a very old graphics benchmark and no longer relevant for its major purpose. Nowadays, it's mostly measuring CPU speed so updating drivers will barely affect it.
Well, with no other solution I could find, I tried using my VirtualBox installation of XPSP3 (which has Avira installed, and that sorta worried me). I just ran DSOE from there and signed the drivers outside the system drivers folder (my Win 7 x64 system drivers folder) and voila, it worked. I copied into my system folder and rebooted, and everything's working just using test mode. This is just FYI for anyone else who might be having problems with DSOE working.
Ready for another round of testing? Lets see what I messed up this time shall we? You will noticed that I included a 64bit version of 260.61 with these, I am not sure if there is too much difference between 61 and 63 but I have seen reports of some people who prefer 61.
Unofficial Hybrid Graphics Drivers (VPC Model Vaio Z11/12 Only)
USE AT YOUR OWN RISK. These are completely untested, so they may not install properly. Try these without signing first if they don't work then sign them. I have included instructions for those that may not know how to sign them.
Driver Signing & Test Mode for Unofficial 64bit Drivers 1.)Download Driver Signature Enforcement Overrider 2.)Disable UAC (Can usually be done by typing MSCONFIG in run and going to the Tools tab. You can re-enable it after installing the same way.) 3.)Run the Driver Signature Enforcement Overrider and choose "enable test mode" 4.)Reboot. (You should see Test Mode at the bottom right corner after reboot.) 5.)Run the Driver Signature Enforcement Overrider again and choose "Sign a System File" 6.)In the box type "C:\Windows\System32\drivers\nvlddmkm.sys" and click ok (do not include the quotes.) 7.)Click "Sign a System File" again and this time put "C:\Windows\System32\drivers\igdkmd64.sys" (do not include the quotes.) 8.)Reboot and all should work.
You may need to set PhysX to your Nvidia GPU (instead of CPU or AUTO) in the Nvidia Control Panel in order for PhysX to function properly.
One other minor point, in the Programs and Features, the Hybrid Graphics Driver doesn't show up in the same area as the NVIDIA HD Audio/nView/PhysX drivers anymore due to it no longer having the word NVIDIA in front. At first I thought it wasn't there at all, but I just had to scroll up to find it.
I am very excited to be receiving a Sony VPC-Z12 in a few days. I have been reading up on it as much as I can and stumbled on these forums. I am one of those people that likes to get my computers in optimum condition, and that includes removing all the bloatware and upgrading all the drivers.
I have a pretty basic question. What is the advantage of upgrading to the latest unofficial beta drivers in the original post? Is it mainly optimizations in graphics performance, ie games will get better framerates? Or are there new features introduced that are not available in the ones that ship with the Sony. Also, is the current iteration of these drivers (ones posted on 9/18) stable and relatively bug free? I would like to get better performance but not if it means I will be experiencing a lot of lockups, etc.
Yes to all points, the drivers that ship with the Z11/12 don't have CUDA and some other stuff, newer graphics drivers contain optimizations and bug fixes for games, and with the 260.63's I have been using for several days now I have not seen any issues.
Thanks for continuing to work on this. For those of us who have your last set of 260.63 running (for me, with your 2nd inf), can you tell us what's new? Is it just that the drivers might not need to be signed, or is there also an updated inf, and what should we be looking for?
Also, where are discussions of which set is preferred (.61 or .63 - can't see anything relevant on LV2G), and is .63 still beta and is .61 not beta? Thanks.
Hi,
i just test 260.63 Nvidia and 2202 intel x64 from post 1954.
With Starcraft all setting max i got average of 15 fps in 1920x1080.
I have to use Signature Enforcement Overrider
HDMI ok, brightness overlay and sound work.
Switch between SPEED, Stamina ans Auto work.
There is a big difference betwen ?
post 1883, with Nvidia 260.63 | Intel 2202 64bit Test1 and Test 2
and
post 1954, with 260.63 Nvidia and 2202 intel x64 from
Okay thanks. Having CUDA definitely sounds like a plus. Is there much of a benefit in getting the latest drivers from Nautis vs. the Official 190.24 ones Sony has posted? Thanks.
Nautis, thanks a lot for all the work on the Hybrid drivers! I only have a small question. I tested your 260.63 drivers on Windows 7 - 64bit, and they work just fine! (I do needed to sign them).
However, I also need to install the 3D Vision drivers, for stereoscopic 3D. Is there any possibility to also install these on the Sony Vaio VPCZ11 Hybrid? When trying the 3D Vision drivers from the Nvidia 3D Vision Notebook CD v1.36 it of course doesn't work, because the 3D Vision drivers are overwriting some driver files or something.
I hope to hear from u soon. Keep up the good work.
Yes, I also thought about that. But then I need a PS3 dev kit which costs about x000 euro's
I was hoping for Nautis on the same workaround as the 260.63 drivers but then for the 3D Vision part.
Question: I read something from a person 'HyperionEX', that it is also possible to disable the Intel Graphics driver in BIOS and with 2 lines changed in the INF you can just use new Nvidia drivers. Do you guys know more about this? And will 3D Vision work then?
Thanks to Nautis, I installed the Nvidia
260.63 drivers for Windows 7 64-bit on the VAIO Z11.
After that:
-I disabled the Intel Graphics Card in Device Manager.
-I then could install the 3D Vision package from the Nvidia 3D Vision 1.36 CD.
-After that I reinstalled the Nvidia Hybrid 260.63 drivers from Nautis.
This morning I connected the VAIO Z11 to a Sony Bravia 3DHDTV, and I could do the Nvidia Stereoscopic 3D test, and also a 3D 1080p Side-By-Side trailer worked like a charm!!!
@ Pasadoble, you should be just fine installing the driver. I did it with the Z12 and it was no problem at all. Actually this SONY beta driver is the most stable display driver tested on my Z12 so far.
The old drivers did have cuda, just an old version that doesn't work with premiere pro (or indeed the bundled premiere elements).
I very much suspect the new drivers for the z13 will have the same problem.
However, I've just installed the new 260.63 drivers and it works like a charm. In particular, I'm delighted to report that adobe premiere pro now successfully identifies the gpu and uses it for dramatically accelerated rendering
I have to admit that I didn't read the entire thread but having something in mind that autoswitching from speed to stamina doesnt work with the 260.63 driver? Or am I wrong?
The switching on my Z11 works fine and more stable than the 190 drivers from Sony which kept on causing a bluescreen when running windows xp mode under windows 7
hmm...
nautis
would you like to share with us which file you changed in 26061 to make switching faster for the first time?
i kept searching until now...
which video driver will work with rotate? i have a vaio z11. i tried changing the rotate flag to 16 decimal ( i did that in my asus g1s and it works there) i really need to rotate my external monitor.
Problems? See this thread at archive.org.
