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    Universal Driver set for all Switchable (Intel/ATI) Graphics!

    Discussion in 'VAIO / Sony' started by mak1, Jan 5, 2012.

  1. miki69

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    :notworthy:

    Perfect! Everything went smooth, no error messages, no issues.... CCC is working as a charm.

    12.3 driver pack is as smooth as Sony official one :)

    Great work!


    Cheers,
    Miki
     
    miki69, Feb 20, 2012
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  2. Max Portis

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    I have to add that the installation is really smooth and unproblematic. Download comes with one file that you just execute, follow through a couple of 20 second reboots and there you go. The system also remembered my monitor setup so I had to adjust absolutely nothing.

    Great work!
     
    Max Portis, Feb 20, 2012
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  3. Palda

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    12.3 driver pack works like charm, Thank you very much
     
    Palda, Feb 21, 2012
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  4. SirRobin

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    So 12.3 is better than 12.1 on vaio z?
     
    SirRobin, Feb 21, 2012
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  5. RedDevil_1999

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    Thanks. Driver installed smoothly. Just out of curiosity, should my windows experience index improve after the installation? Cheers
     
    RedDevil_1999, Feb 23, 2012
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  6. leshcat

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    Nope. In fact, it can get lower :p
     
    leshcat, Feb 23, 2012
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  7. MANOJa

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    Can this 12.3 version used for VPCCB 17FG ( AMD Graphic Card 6630M )?
     
    MANOJa, Feb 23, 2012
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  8. RedDevil_1999

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    ?? Why would it get lower may i ask? Gaming performance does increase though....
     
    RedDevil_1999, Feb 23, 2012
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  9. darxide_sorcerer

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    WEI score doesn't mean anything. seriously.
     
    darxide_sorcerer, Feb 23, 2012
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  10. darxide_sorcerer

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    @leshcat: i've asked this before, but do you have any new information on how to enable core voltage tweaking on the new drivers? it's been disabled on 11.10 and onward drivers.
     
    darxide_sorcerer, Feb 23, 2012
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  11. leshcat

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    @RedDevil_1999
    You never know what win7 will do :) It really does not matter, trust me. You can "tweak" bench results via registry if u wanna. Just google.

    @darxide_sorcerer
    I dont know any way (except disassembling and creating patch for sys, but who knows to what it may lead) to enable it back, since i think its not config issue.

    Relax man, i "fried" 3 lappies with overlcocking, and in my opinion, its really not good idea to oc on Notebooks. Typical results: decreased battery life, overall overheat, faster degrading of cooling sysem, which is by itself weak construction.
     
    leshcat, Feb 24, 2012
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  12. darxide_sorcerer

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    yes, i understand your point about overclocking a laptop's GPU, but i play Battlefield 3 on my VAIO SA, and i need the overclock. besides, my overclocks become stable when i increase the core voltage by just 4mV from 0.9V to 0.904V with the temperatures below 85C. and once i'm done gaming, i return back to the stock clocks. so i think it's pretty safe.

    but anyway, thanks a lot for the confirmation. i'll just stick with the old drivers then. :)
     
    darxide_sorcerer, Feb 24, 2012
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  13. mak1

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    Catalyst 12.3 Pre-WHQL UnifL updated:
    - ATI driver version 8.96.0000
    - YUC updated till 1.6.1. Better recognition and clean up.
    - Minor config changes.
     
    mak1, Feb 26, 2012
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  14. dariusnaz

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    Thanks so much for this... running 12.3 and it's running stable.
     
    dariusnaz, Feb 26, 2012
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    Beware, these drivers do not work with Windows 8 Consumer Preview. (Sony drivers do not work as well)
     
    maven1975, Feb 29, 2012
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  16. cherrybombaz

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    Yea...is there any way to get the ATI drivers working with Windows 8?
     
    cherrybombaz, Mar 1, 2012
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  17. darxide_sorcerer

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    try this, maybe.
     
    darxide_sorcerer, Mar 1, 2012
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  18. maven1975

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    It still crashes when trying to install. Perhaps the gods can figure out how to tweak these drivers as they did the others.
     
    maven1975, Mar 1, 2012
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  19. mak1

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    This issue could be related to "DSE" implementation ...
     
    mak1, Mar 1, 2012
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    yes please windows 8 !
    i am so frustrated that the battery life is now less than 3 hours because the ( judging from the noise ) the video card is always on !

    i tryed sonys drivers and this set... both didnt work

    is there any way to just turn the video card off ( i dont want to remove win8.. )


    note : using vpc sa, fan is always on and in heat....... i am really considring selling it thought i have it for 3 weeks now
     
    a7medo778, Mar 2, 2012
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  21. leshcat

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    @mak1

    I've tested it, DSE has nothing to do with it.
     
    leshcat, Mar 4, 2012
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  22. cherrybombaz

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    Maybe it has to do with the fact that you need drivers compatible with WDDM 1.2?
     
    cherrybombaz, Mar 4, 2012
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  23. mak1

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    AMD has WDDM 1.2 drivers for AMD FirePro, Radeon, A-series & E-series APU's
    AMD Ready for Windows 8.

    Apparently Intel drivers related, some have reported successful installations with mod."igdlh64.inf", code to remove is in bold red:
    Code: 
    ;
; Driver information
;


[Manufacturer]
%Intel% = IntelGfx, NTamd64[B][COLOR="Red"].5.1, NTamd64.6.0, NTamd64.6.2 


[IntelGfx.NTamd64.5.1]
; no install on XP


[IntelGfx.NTamd64.6.2]
; no install on Win8[/COLOR][/B]


[IntelGfx.NTamd64[B][COLOR="Red"].6.0[/COLOR][/B]]
%iILKGM0% = iILKM0, PCI\VEN_8086&DEV_0046
%iILKG0% = iILKD0, PCI\VEN_8086&DEV_0042
%iSNBGM1% = iSNBM0, PCI\VEN_8086&DEV_0106
%iSNBGD1% = iSNBD0, PCI\VEN_8086&DEV_0102
    Native 8 drivers don't have the latest opengl, no pixel acceleration and no HDMI support.
     
    mak1, Mar 4, 2012
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  24. leshcat

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    @cherrybombaz
    maybe its related to the new installation method.

    @mak1
    Yes, this will method will unlock installation for win8.
     
    leshcat, Mar 5, 2012
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  25. mak1

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    @leshcat
    could u please look at this Intel graphics, is it worth it for UnifL update... It added the 23.976Hz rate which improve Bluray play back.
    Thanx
     
    mak1, Mar 5, 2012
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  26. leshcat

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    @mak1

    I am aware of its existence, (there are even newer, mainly for ivy so useless for now), yet, for example it was embended in 12.1 v2.7 and created fatal problems to old models.

    I think i found workaround so most likely will be present in next WHQL release.
     
    leshcat, Mar 5, 2012
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  27. mak1

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    ^
    Good to know.
     
    mak1, Mar 5, 2012
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    Problems with the 12.x (2/28) version:

    o Right-click context menu font was changed (something thin and scratchy).
    o Toolbar went to wrong (i.e. non-main) monitor.
    o CCC version was "minimal" (i.e. only HydraVision tabs).

    Reverted back to previous release.
     
    rmcx, Mar 5, 2012
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  29. mak1

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    12.2 WHQL UnifL is out
     
    mak1, Mar 9, 2012
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  30. mak1

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    mak1, Mar 11, 2012
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  31. rmcx

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    Tried a straight install but it didn't take.

    Then ran the YUC procedure and then an install. Went just fine.
     
    rmcx, Mar 11, 2012
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  32. mak1

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    ^
    did u install the fix as well?
     
    mak1, Mar 12, 2012
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  33. rmcx

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    No: It said not to for the Z2's.
     
    rmcx, Mar 12, 2012
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  34. leshcat

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    Yes, otherwise you ll get sad picture :D Your line is separated and as far as i know operates properly.
     
    leshcat, Mar 12, 2012
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    Request:

    My two side monitors, both off of the PMD, are rotated vertically. They are both set to portrait mode.

    Each time I run YUC the various DisableRotation flags are reset to DWORD 1 and I have to go through Regedit and set them back to 0. Is there any way to build in that sort of option?

    Thx
     
    rmcx, Mar 12, 2012
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  36. mak1

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    @miki69
    did u test HDMI?
     
    mak1, Mar 12, 2012
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  37. leshcat

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    @rmcx

    Please specify flags names and i ll add it to inf.
     
    leshcat, Mar 16, 2012
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  38. rmcx

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    These keys include both the Intel and AMD settings, but I'm not sure which is which. Setting the Intel values to 0 doesn't accomplish anything; you still can't rotate those monitors.

    HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\Class\{4D36E968-E325-11CE-BFC1-08002BE10318}\0002\FID10284_DisableRotation

    HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\Video\{B3DDE25E-858D-44CD-83F9-F6A0D2BEFEF8}\0000\FID10284_DisableRotation

    HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\Video\{B3DDE25E-858D-44CD-83F9-F6A0D2BEFEF8}\0001\FID10284_DisableRotation

    HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\services\amdkmdag\FID10284_DisableRotation

    HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet002\Control\Class\{4D36E968-E325-11CE-BFC1-08002BE10318}\0002\FID10284_DisableRotation

    HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet002\services\amdkmdag\FID10284_DisableRotation

    HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Class\{4D36E968-E325-11CE-BFC1-08002BE10318}\0002\FID10284_DisableRotation

    HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Video\{B3DDE25E-858D-44CD-83F9-F6A0D2BEFEF8}\0000\FID10284_DisableRotation

    HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Video\{B3DDE25E-858D-44CD-83F9-F6A0D2BEFEF8}\0001\FID10284_DisableRotation

    HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\services\amdkmdag\FID10284_DisableRotation
     
    rmcx, Mar 17, 2012
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  39. leshcat

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    @rmcx

    This flag is present only in 1 location of inf, i might zero it for ya in next update which will come soon i hope.

    Didnt see any other "*Rotate*" flags.

    Lets see if it ll help your case.
     
    leshcat, Mar 19, 2012
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  40. rmcx

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    OK!

    10 char
     
    rmcx, Mar 19, 2012
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    hmm where can i find a list of supported laptops?

    Does it allow dynamic switchable graphics like in macbook pro or will i still have to use the SPeed/Stamina switch on my VAIO SA?
     
    TeamFTL, Mar 19, 2012
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  42. miki69

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    Sorry for my late reply :rolleyes:

    Yes I did (both Intel and ATI) and it's working as a charm. No issues whatsoever.

    Cheers,
    Miki
     
    miki69, Mar 20, 2012
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  43. leshcat

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    @TeamFTL
    Dynamic switch should be supported on BIOS level. If you dont have it, no driver will help you.

    There is no list, driver is unified (UnifL = Unif (Unified) + L (me)) for everyone with slight separation - Sony Laptops have very specific config, so in order to keep driver for everyone, i ve decided for section separation.

    Still, only way to know for sure - is to use it.

    @All
    UP5 is actually completed. Needs some testing 1st. But i guess it should be just fine for your lappies.
     
    leshcat, Mar 20, 2012
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  44. leshcat

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    UP5 is finally online.
     
    leshcat, Mar 22, 2012
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    If we have 12.5 UnifL on a Z2, is there a benefit to UP5?
     
    rmcx, Mar 22, 2012
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  46. mak1

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    none for Z2.
    installation options for other models
     
    mak1, Mar 22, 2012
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  47. leshcat

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    @rmcx

    Where did you get 12.5 UnifL? Can i have a link?! :D
     
    leshcat, Mar 23, 2012
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  48. rmcx

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    Umm, wishful thinking?
     
    rmcx, Mar 23, 2012
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  49. Buba

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    What's UP5?

    e: duh, I guess it means update 5?
     
    Buba, Mar 23, 2012
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  50. Valnar

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    The latest ones works fine with my Z2 and Win7 Ultimate!

    But one error occurs:

    My Z has the internal 1600*900 screen, my external panel can get 1920*1080! When I switch the external to the FHD I have black spares around the visible field...
    Does someone has this too and fixed it?

    Ah fixed it with the ATI override :)
     
    Valnar, Mar 26, 2012
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