Force Install ATI Catalyst Drivers

[Zxian]

I tried using the Modder... but when I start up the computer, I don't get anything on my screen except a vague grey line.

[ripken204]

go into the device manager and find ur vid card, then go into its properties, and post the hardware id(HWID), then i wil send you the inf file for 4.9

[Zxian]

You mean 5.9... right?

And you want the number under the device Properties->Details->Hardware IDs, right?

PCI\VEN_1002&DEV_4C66&SUBSYS_08600E11&REV_01
PCI\VEN_1002&DEV_4C66&SUBSYS_08600E11
PCI\VEN_1002&DEV_4C66&CC_030000
PCI\VEN_1002&DEV_4C66&CC_0300

That's what I gots...

Thanks in advance!

[ripken204]

thats right, now what vid card u have?

[Zxian]

Umm.... 32MB ATI Radeon 9000 Mobility... I think.

Compaq labels it as a 9200, but Lavalys and the Omega drivers list it as a 9000.

[ripken204]

https://dlmdownloads.ati.com/akdlm/drivers/..._gart_26409.exe

download this driver, extract the files, then put the attachment in

E:\ATI\SUPPORT\5-8-igp_xp-2k_dd_ccc_wdm_sb_gart_enu_25203\Driver\2KXP_INF\

or whatever the right path is but make sure u get the last few folders right, and overwright the file that is in that folder, then try to install it

[ripken204]

and if that doesnt work then just try to install it by going into the device manager and then find ur vid card, update driver, then choose the driver youself and open that inf file that u will dload.

[Zxian]

I'm going to try with the standard ATI Catalyst drivers first. I've never been able to get the IGP drivers to install, even with a modded INF file from the DriverHeaven site.

EDIT - I think you forgot to attach the INF file...

Edited October 3, 2005 by Zxian

[ripken204]

well i just figured out that it would allow me to attach it b/c the file size is too big but its only 177kbs...

http://frontiernet.net/~unholyknights/CX_25203.inf

u can dload it here

also if u cant get into windows after installing it , then just boot into safe mode and uninstall the driver

Edited October 3, 2005 by ripken204

[Zxian]

I get an error:

Video Error

INF cannot be found

I tried putting it into the directory (didn't overwrite anything), as well as renaming it so that the filename matched that of the original.

[ripken204]

hmm, strange why u dont have the same files, the modder should have worked for u

[Zxian]

I have tried using the modder. However, what I end up with in the end is an unusable display. I think it has to do with the fact that the drivers are not picking up my LCD since it's widescreen.

[ripken204]

it should still work tho, have u tried installing it thru the device manager?