[Chimera-users] ATI catalyst 5.7 drivers with R9600SE video card crash winxp when creating surfaces (or running surface benchmark) in chimera-1.2143

[Sabuj Pattanayek]

Same problem with Catalyst 5.8 . Has anyone noticed the same problem on 
non-firegl cards?

Sabuj Pattanayek wrote:
> Oops, just realized Catalyst is now at 5.8 (just released today). I'll 
> try that and let you guys know if the problem persists.
> 
> Thanks
> 
> Sabuj Pattanayek wrote:
> 
>> Hi,
>>
>> I had upgraded ATI's catalyst drivers from 5.4 (or 5.5) to 5.7 for my 
>> R9600SE video card under winxp sp2. In Chimera-1.2143 when I tried to 
>> create a surface representation or tried the surface benchmark the 
>> screen would go black (monitor led goes from green to orange) and the 
>> system would crash (no longer responds to pings).
>>
>> Downgrading to catalyst 5.6 fixed the problem. I sent a trouble ticket 
>> to ATI. Has anyone had a similar problem with Radeon (non-firegl) cards?
>>
>> Thanks,
>> Sabuj Pattanayek
>>
>>
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