The only Acer "vista" drivers that support ATI 200m/1100 xpress are:
ftp://ftp.support.acer-euro.com/note...1581C-Acer.zip
But they do work im running them here, if you would like to mod the ATI
offical ones add the following :-
[ATI.Mfg]
"ATI Radeon Xpress 1100" = ati2mtag_RS482M,
PCI\VEN_1002&DEV_5975&SUBSYS_009F1025
[ati2mtag_RS482M]
Include=msdv.inf
FeatureScore=F6
CopyFiles=R300.Miniport, R300.Display, R300.OGL
AddReg = ati2mtag_SoftwareDeviceSettings
AddReg = ati2mtag_RS482M_SoftwareDeviceSettings
AddReg = ati2mtag_Mobile_SoftwareDeviceSettings
DelReg = ati2mtag_RemoveDeviceSettings
DelFiles = R300.DelFiles
RegisterDlls = TMM.RegisterDlls
[ati2mtag_RS482M.Services]
AddService = R300, 0x00000002, R300_Service_Inst, R300_EventLog_Inst
AddService = Ati External Event Utility, 0x00000000,
Ati2evxx_Generic_Service_Inst, Ati2evxx_EventLog_Inst
[ati2mtag_RS482M.HW]
AddReg = atikmdag_MSI_HardwareDeviceSettings_off
[ati2mtag_RS482M_SoftwareDeviceSettings]
HKR,, DALRULE_NOTVANDLCDONCRTC, %REG_DWORD%, 1
HKR,, WmAgpMaxIdleClk, %REG_DWORD%, 0x20
;;HKLM,"SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\ Run",ATIModeChange,,"Ati2mdxx.exe"
HKR,, DALR6 CRT_MaxModeInfo,
%REG_BINARY%,00,00,00,00,40,06,00,00,B0,04,00,00,0 0,00,00,00,3C,00,00,00
HKR,, SMOOTHVISION_NAME, %REG_SZ%, "SMOOTHVISION 2.1"
HKR,, UserModeDriverName, %REG_MULTI_SZ%, atiumdag.dll
HKR,, R6GxO_UseI2cLayer, %REG_DWORD%, 1
HKR,, DisableQuickApply3D, %REG_DWORD%, 1
HKR,, R6GxO_UseI2cLayer, %REG_DWORD%, 1
HKR,, GI_DEF, %REG_SZ%, 0
HKR,, ASTT_NA, %REG_SZ%, 1
HKR,, 3to2Pulldown_NA, %REG_SZ%, 1
HKR,, Transcode_NA, %REG_SZ%, 1
HKR,, TheaterMode_NA, %REG_SZ%, 1
HKR, "UMD\DXVA", DXVA_WMV, %REG_SZ%, "0"
HKR,, DALNonStandardModesBCD1,
%REG_BINARY%,12,80,08,00,00,00,00,60,14,40,09,00,0 0,00,00,60,16,80,10,50,00,00,00,60,08,00,04,80,00, 00,00,60,10,24,04,80,00,00,00,60,12,80,07,68,00,00 ,00,60,14,00,10,50,00,00,00,60
HKR,, DisableDualView, %REG_DWORD%, 0
HKR,, DisableDualviewWithHotKey, %REG_DWORD%, 1
HKR,, TVDisableModes, %REG_DWORD%, 0
HKR,, DisableSWInterrupt, %REG_DWORD%, 0
HKR,, ExtEvent_BIOSEventByInterrupt, %REG_DWORD%, 1
HKR,, TVM6Flag, %REG_DWORD%, 0
HKR, "UMD",Main3D_DEF, %REG_SZ%, 3
HKR, "UMD",AntiAlias_DEF, %REG_SZ%, 1
HKR, "UMD",AntiAliasSamples_DEF, %REG_SZ%, 0
HKR, "UMD",AnisoType_DEF, %REG_SZ%, 0
HKR, "UMD",AnisoDegree_DEF, %REG_SZ%, 0
HKR, "UMD",TextureOpt_DEF, %REG_SZ%, 0
HKR, "UMD",TextureLod_DEF, %REG_SZ%, 0
HKR, "UMD",TruformMode_DEF, %REG_SZ%, 0
HKR, "UMD",VSyncControl_DEF, %REG_SZ%, 1
HKR, "UMD",SwapEffect_DEF, %REG_SZ%, 0
HKR, "UMD",TemporalAAMultiplier_DEF, %REG_SZ%, 0
HKR, "UMD",ExportCompressedTex_DEF, %REG_SZ%, 1
HKR, "UMD",PixelCenter_DEF, %REG_SZ%, 0
HKR, "UMD",ForceZBufferDepth_DEF, %REG_SZ%, 0
HKR, "UMD",EnableTripleBuffering_DEF, %REG_SZ%, 0
HKR, "UMD",CatalystAI_DEF, %REG_SZ%, 1
HKR,, ColourDesktopGamma_DEF, %REG_SZ%, "1.0 1.0 1.0"
HKR,, ColourDesktopBrightness_DEF, %REG_SZ%, "0 0 0"
HKR,, ColourDesktopContrast_DEF, %REG_SZ%, "1.0 1.0 1.0"
HKR,, ColourFullscreenGamma_DEF, %REG_SZ%, "1.0 1.0 1.0"
HKR,, ColourFullscreenBrightness_DEF, %REG_SZ%, "0 0 0"
HKR,, ColourFullscreenContrast_DEF, %REG_SZ%, "1.0 1.0 1.0"
HKR,, 3D_Refresh_Rate_Override_DEF, %REG_DWORD%, 0
HKR,, Display_Detection_DEF, %REG_DWORD%, 0
HKR,, Panning_Mode_DEF, %REG_DWORD%, 0
HKR,, Force_TV_Detection_DEF, %REG_DWORD%, 0
[ati2mtag_R300_SoftwareDeviceSettings]
HKR,, DisableFullAdapterInit, %REG_DWORD%, 0
HKR,, GCOOPTION_DigitalCrtInfo, %REG_BINARY%, A3,38,61,C1,A3,38,61,B1
HKR,, GCOOPTION_MaxTmdsPllOutFreq, %REG_BINARY%, 50,c3,00,00
HKR,, GCORULE_FracFbDivSupport, %REG_DWORD%, 0
HKR,, PrimaryTiling, %REG_SZ%, 1
HKR,, GCORULE_FlickerWA, %REG_DWORD%, 1
HKR,, SMOOTHVISION_NAME, %REG_SZ%, "SMOOTHVISION 2.1"
HKR,, GI_DEF, %REG_SZ%, 0
HKR,, Transcode_NA, %REG_SZ%, 1
HKR,, TheaterMode_NA, %REG_SZ%, 1
HKR,, DALNonStandardModesBCD1,
%REG_BINARY%,07,20,04,80,00,00,00,60,07,20,04,80,0 0,00,00,75,07,20,04,80,00,00,00,85,07,20,05,76,00, 00,00,00,08,48,04,80,00,00,00,60,08,48,04,80,00,00 ,00,75,08,48,04,80,00,00,00,85,12,80,07,20,00,00,0 0,60
HKR,, DALNonStandardModesBCD2,
%REG_BINARY%,12,80,07,20,00,00,00,75,12,80,07,20,0 0,00,00,85,12,80,07,68,00,00,00,60,12,80,07,68,00, 00,00,75,12,80,07,68,00,00,00,85,13,60,07,68,00,00 ,00,60,13,60,07,68,00,00,00,75,13,60,07,68,00,00,0 0,85
HKR,, DALNonStandardModesBCD3,
%REG_BINARY%,13,60,10,24,00,00,00,60,13,60,10,24,0 0,00,00,75,13,60,10,24,00,00,00,85,19,20,10,80,00, 00,00,30,19,20,10,80,00,00,00,85,12,80,09,60,00,00 ,00,00,16,00,12,00,00,00,00,70,17,92,13,44,00,00,0 0,00
HKR,, DALNonStandardModesBCD4,
%REG_BINARY%,18,00,14,40,00,00,00,00,18,56,13,92,0 0,00,00,00
HKR,, DALRestrictedModesBCD1,
%REG_BINARY%,06,40,04,80,00,00,01,60,06,40,04,80,0 0,00,02,00,08,00,06,00,00,00,01,60,08,00,06,00,00, 00,02,00,10,24,07,68,00,00,01,50,10,24,07,68,00,00 ,01,60,10,24,07,68,00,00,02,00,12,80,10,24,00,00,0 1,60
HKR,, DALRestrictedModesBCD2,
%REG_BINARY%,12,80,10,24,00,00,02,00,16,00,12,00,0 0,00,01,00,16,00,12,00,00,00,01,20,17,92,13,44,00, 00,00,90,17,92,13,44,00,00,01,00,18,00,14,40,00,00 ,00,90,18,00,14,40,00,00,01,00,19,20,12,00,00,00,0 0,85
HKR,, DALRestrictedModesBCD3,
%REG_BINARY%,19,20,14,40,00,00,00,85,19,20,14,40,0 0,00,01,00,20,48,15,36,00,00,00,66
HKR,, HDTVRULE_HDTVGDOENABLE, %REG_DWORD%, 1
HKR,, HDTVRULE_HDTVSIGNALFORMAT, %REG_DWORD%, 1
HKR,, TVM6Flag, %REG_DWORD%, 1
HKR,, DfpUsePixSlip, %REG_DWORD%, 1
HKR, "UMD",Main3D_DEF, %REG_SZ%, 3
HKR, "UMD",AntiAlias_DEF, %REG_SZ%, 1
HKR, "UMD",AntiAliasSamples_DEF, %REG_SZ%, 0
HKR, "UMD",AnisoType_DEF, %REG_SZ%, 0
HKR, "UMD",AnisoDegree_DEF, %REG_SZ%, 0
HKR, "UMD",TextureOpt_DEF, %REG_SZ%, 0
HKR, "UMD",TextureLod_DEF, %REG_SZ%, 0
HKR, "UMD",TruformMode_DEF, %REG_SZ%, 0
HKR, "UMD",VSyncControl_DEF, %REG_SZ%, 1
HKR, "UMD",SwapEffect_DEF, %REG_SZ%, 0
HKR, "UMD",TemporalAAMultiplier_DEF, %REG_SZ%, 0
HKR, "UMD",ExportCompressedTex_DEF, %REG_SZ%, 1
HKR, "UMD",PixelCenter_DEF, %REG_SZ%, 0
HKR, "UMD",ForceZBufferDepth_DEF, %REG_SZ%, 0
HKR, "UMD",EnableTripleBuffering_DEF, %REG_SZ%, 0
HKR,, ColourDesktopGamma_DEF, %REG_SZ%, "1.0 1.0 1.0"
HKR,, ColourDesktopBrightness_DEF, %REG_SZ%, "0 0 0"
HKR,, ColourDesktopContrast_DEF, %REG_SZ%, "1.0 1.0 1.0"
HKR,, ColourFullscreenGamma_DEF, %REG_SZ%, "1.0 1.0 1.0"
HKR,, ColourFullscreenBrightness_DEF, %REG_SZ%, "0 0 0"
HKR,, ColourFullscreenContrast_DEF, %REG_SZ%, "1.0 1.0 1.0"
HKR,, 3D_Refresh_Rate_Override_DEF, %REG_DWORD%, 0
HKR,, Display_Detection_DEF, %REG_DWORD%, 0
HKR,, Panning_Mode_DEF, %REG_DWORD%, 0
HKR,, Force_TV_Detection_DEF, %REG_DWORD%, 0
HKR,, CatalystAI_DEF, %REG_SZ%, 1
[ati2mtag_RS482M.GeneralConfigData]
MaximumDeviceMemoryConfiguration=256
MaximumNumberOfDevices=4
"Jon Davis" wrote:
> OK so I went to Acer's site (Acer is the laptop brand) and downloaded a
> Windows XP update for the graphics adapter. Their site is messed up, though,
> because the Aspire 5050 is marketed as having an Xpress 200M chipset, and
> the previously installed drivers I'd been using for a month were Xpress 200M
> drivers, but what I downloaded from Acer was for Radeon Xpress 1100.
>
> The Xpress 1100 drivers install correctly (as in, without errors and with
> 32-bit color and support for my laptop's native resolution), but Aero is
> disabled and I cannot reenable it (its option in Appearance settings is
> still gone, only Vista Basic is showing).
>
> I've found Direct3D support to be working correctly by firing up Guild Wars
> and World of Warcraft and seeing solid performance and resolution. Why is
> Aero disabled if D3D is stable?
>
> Jon
>
>
> "Jon Davis" <> wrote in message
> news:9A51A166-3D60-48A0-BA48-...
> > On an Acer Aspire 5050 which has a Radeon Xpress 200M I upgraded a healthy
> > configuration of Windows XP Media Center Edition 2005 to Windows Vista
> > Ultimate. Everything has been working fine for the last month, with
> > beautiful 3D video, Aero support, Media Center support, game play support,
> > etc., until now.
> >
> > After ATI's Vista update "failed to find any installable components," I
> > made the idiotic mistake of opening up the Display settings and choosing
> > "Search automatically for updated driver software". IMO this is a severely
> > broken component of Vista but that's not the point of my post here. The
> > automatic update UNINSTALLED all of my video card drivers and told me I
> > "successfully" updated to the "Standard VGA Adapter".
> >
> > The "Rollback Driver" button is, and always has been, dimmed. I'd try
> > rebooting to the "last successful hardware configuration" if it's
> > available, but I've already rebooted a few times with different attempts
> > to fix this.
> >
> > I had recently downloaded the Vista RTM drivers from ATI/AMD's web site,
> > but all Setup does is tell me that there are no compatible components to
> > install (that was both before and after "updating" to the "Standard VGA
> > Adapter"). However, the .inf file containing a reference to the Xpress 200
> > series is there. (Actually, three such references are there.)
> >
> > I tried pointing to this .inf file, but Windows fails to try installing it
> > because it "cannot find the required files". There are several DLLs in
> > this directory where the .inf file was extracted, but their filenames are
> > suffixed with ".dl_" rather than ".dll". Does anyone know whether these
> > ".dl_" files are compressed, and if so, how they can and should be
> > expanded for this purpose?
> >
> > Jon
> >
>
Similar Threads
Linear Mode
