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Topic: New Catalyst 11.6 Drivers available (Read 4223 times)

donator
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between a rock and a block!
June 22, 2011, 01:26:02 AM
#26
Apparently 11.6 supports more GPUs on both Windows on Linux...
More confirmations are needed...
newbie
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June 20, 2011, 10:08:50 AM
#25
I've got two 6970 in crossfire, windows 7 64, ~405mh/s on each card with the 11.5 drivers and with 11.6 my system freeze and crash/reboot (maybe windows aero when I move some windows...). go back to 11.5...
newbie
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June 19, 2011, 07:17:33 PM
#24
hm, 11.6[also as 11.5b]introduce h264/divx decoding for AVC, ie not only SVC/"Simply Profile"/los PSNR/IQ-BR
newbie
Activity: 54
Merit: 0
June 19, 2011, 12:06:37 AM
#23
So far it seems that I get crashes if I start an OpenGL game *after* I start a miner, but if I start the miner *after* (alt-tabbing), everything is fine.

So far.
newbie
Activity: 46
Merit: 0
June 18, 2011, 03:39:01 PM
#22

It's not about load. The problem is drivers and 6xxx cards. I have two 6970 on two PCs that make PC freeze when miner is running and any video is started. And I have 3 5870 cards on another two PCs which run perfectly fine even with hardware acceleration enabled. I'm absolutely sure it is related to compatibility between 6xxx cards and drivers. Whatever load there is, it should not cause computer to hang.

I have twin 6970s on a win7 x64 machine. each card is doing about 406mhash with "-f 60". I uncheck hardware accelleration and I can play embedded videos just fine. EDIT: with catalyst 11.6 drivers.
newbie
Activity: 23
Merit: 0
June 18, 2011, 12:48:57 PM
#21
Not sure if you guys bothered to notice, but have you looked at the load that mining puts on the gpu?? It doesn't surprise me if it crashes when you're mining and trying to play a graphics intensive game at the same time.

It's not about load. The problem is drivers and 6xxx cards. I have two 6970 on two PCs that make PC freeze when miner is running and any video is started. And I have 3 5870 cards on another two PCs which run perfectly fine even with hardware acceleration enabled. I'm absolutely sure it is related to compatibility between 6xxx cards and drivers. Whatever load there is, it should not cause computer to hang.
sr. member
Activity: 378
Merit: 250
June 18, 2011, 02:46:12 AM
#20
Not sure if you guys bothered to notice, but have you looked at the load that mining puts on the gpu?? It doesn't surprise me if it crashes when you're mining and trying to play a graphics intensive game at the same time.
newbie
Activity: 8
Merit: 0
June 18, 2011, 01:19:05 AM
#19
My 6950 (reference, unlocked) is still hard-locking the my Win7 system with 11.6 if I launch a video or a 3D game.  Running at -f60.
hero member
Activity: 826
Merit: 518
June 17, 2011, 08:27:44 PM
#18
Cool this is Linux Catalyst 11.6 as well - http://support.amd.com/us/gpudownload/linux/Pages/radeon_linux.aspx

I wonder if its in the repos already, e.g. akmod and kmod.
newbie
Activity: 56
Merit: 0
June 17, 2011, 08:15:20 PM
#17

The question stands, does 11.6 fix this?

I can confirm this issue has been fixed Smiley

My 6950's still crash on Videos (WMP & WMPC)  and games. so no it isnt fixed.

What priority are you forcing your miner to run at? I was having issues until i dropped the priority so that if something else gpu accelerated tried to hit the gpu for some juice... it would have a fighting chance. Else, it can just sit there waiting to get in, but never have priority... Add aero to this schmozzle... and crashes would be expected non?
newbie
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Merit: 0
June 17, 2011, 04:48:39 PM
#16
xfx 6970 390 to 420
Xer
member
Activity: 99
Merit: 10
June 17, 2011, 04:09:18 PM
#15

The question stands, does 11.6 fix this?

I can confirm this issue has been fixed Smiley

My 6950's still crash on Videos (WMP & WMPC)  and games. so no it isnt fixed.
member
Activity: 98
Merit: 10
June 17, 2011, 03:06:19 PM
#12
where do i download sdk 2.4.650.9?

thx
sr. member
Activity: 348
Merit: 250
June 16, 2011, 02:11:45 PM
#11

Awesome news, thanks.  I can go back to using my 6970 in my main PC now Smiley
legendary
Activity: 1022
Merit: 1001
June 16, 2011, 01:58:14 PM
#10

The question stands, does 11.6 fix this?

I can confirm this issue has been fixed Smiley
sr. member
Activity: 348
Merit: 250
June 16, 2011, 10:30:36 AM
#9
Does this fix the freezing issue when switching to youtube video?

What fixes this problem: right click inside any flash application, choose settings, and disabling hardware acceleration.

That can fix flash, but you still get the same freeze from other things that use the GPU.  3D games, etc.  This bug doesn't apply to the 5 series, only some 6 series cards.

The question stands, does 11.6 fix this?
legendary
Activity: 1022
Merit: 1001
June 15, 2011, 11:00:09 PM
#8

What fixes this problem: right click inside any flash application, choose settings, and disabling hardware acceleration.

No I tried that and it didnt work.
newbie
Activity: 56
Merit: 0
June 15, 2011, 10:56:44 PM
#7
Does this fix the freezing issue when switching to youtube video?

What fixes this problem: right click inside any flash application, choose settings, and disabling hardware acceleration.
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