Author Topic: FS X warning: FS X fiddles with video card drivers (Read 995 times)

Vulcan · « **on:** January 18, 2007, 06:46:31 PM »

After much frustration and experimenting I've found that Microsoft Flight Simulator X does something to nvidia video drivers.

I've been/trying to use stereoscopic mode 3D with my 7600GT. What I've found is that when I install FS X it causes the system to reset when in a g ame tries to use stereo. Reinstalling video drivers doesn't help, you must install a different version of driver (for me it was 91.31 to 91.41) to fix the problem.

I have no idea of what other consequences this has outside of the stereo stuff but it may be helpful if people are experiencing other wierdness after FS X installs.

Wes14 · « **Reply #1 on:** January 18, 2007, 07:09:58 PM »

i had FS X demo and it made my screen seem a ghosty white appearance:furious

Skuzzy · « **Reply #2 on:** January 18, 2007, 08:39:51 PM »

I wonder who the real culprit is though. Obviously a register change is being made by FS X, but is it a legitimate change which NVidia had mucked with and should not have?

The NVidia 9x.xx drivers are a pretty bad lot of drivers. Worst ones I have ever seen from NVidia.

Could explain a lot of issues I have seen with the 9x.xx driver family.

Wes14 · « **Reply #3 on:** January 18, 2007, 08:44:41 PM »

yes but im not sure if i have nvidia drivers on my cheap ATI radeon express 200
graphics card

Roscoroo · « **Reply #4 on:** January 18, 2007, 09:05:36 PM »

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Originally posted by Wes14
yes but im not sure if i have nvidia drivers on my cheap ATI radeon express 200
graphics card

OMG .... thats it off to the pc monastery for me ........

outbreak · « **Reply #5 on:** January 19, 2007, 12:47:04 PM »

if you have problems try the Omega drivers, works with Nvidia and ATI and really can help Performance or Quality whichever you choose on setup. It also allows you to Tweak your Graphics Cards. Personally i prefer these over any Nvidia Drivers.

Omega Drivers

Krusty · « **Reply #6 on:** January 19, 2007, 01:04:07 PM »

Hrm... I'm going to try those Omegas out for my 7600GT. So hard to find good drivers for the 7600GT.

Krusty · « **Reply #7 on:** January 19, 2007, 05:28:24 PM »

BAH! Those omega drivers haven't been updated since April of 2005. The highest they go up to is 6800. The website says "last updated 1/14/2007" but the drivers are old as hell.

EDIT: The ATI Catalyst are up to date, but they stopped supporting nVidia a LOOOONG time ago.

Wes14 · « **Reply #8 on:** January 19, 2007, 08:00:55 PM »

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Originally posted by Roscoroo
OMG .... thats it off to the pc monastery for me ........

what'd i do now?

Kev367th · « **Reply #9 on:** January 20, 2007, 10:59:30 AM »

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Originally posted by Krusty
BAH! Those omega drivers haven't been updated since April of 2005. The highest they go up to is 6800. The website says "last updated 1/14/2007" but the drivers are old as hell.

EDIT: The ATI Catalyst are up to date, but they stopped supporting nVidia a LOOOONG time ago.

Yup.

But luckily another group took up the torch for optimized nVidia drivers

Links to them are in the forums at http://www.driverheaven.net

Krusty · « **Reply #10 on:** January 20, 2007, 11:33:44 AM »

Kev, I'm looking through the forums and I found something called "NGO" nVidia optimized drivers. Does that sound about right?

Thanks for the tip, by the way.

OOZ662 · « **Reply #11 on:** January 20, 2007, 11:38:32 AM »

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Originally posted by Wes14
what'd i do now?

ATI and nVidia are the two competing companies. You can't have nVidia drivers installed with an ATI card and have it work. It's like dropping a Chevy motor in with a stock Ford transmission.

Krusty · « **Reply #12 on:** January 20, 2007, 12:24:29 PM »

Those NGO drivers are a no-go.

They install, and windows loads, but 1.2 seconds after I see my desktop my PC either hangs (monitor shuts off into power-save mode) or it instantly reboots with a chirp. So I'm back to 84.66 for now.

Kev367th · « **Reply #13 on:** January 20, 2007, 12:36:20 PM »

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Originally posted by Krusty
Those NGO drivers are a no-go.

They install, and windows loads, but 1.2 seconds after I see my desktop my PC either hangs (monitor shuts off into power-save mode) or it instantly reboots with a chirp. So I'm back to 84.66 for now.

try the DHZeropoint drivers -

http://www.driverheaven.net/showthread.php?t=120513

Vulcan · « **Reply #14 on:** January 21, 2007, 03:45:05 PM »

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Originally posted by Kev367th
try the DHZeropoint drivers -

http://www.driverheaven.net/showthread.php?t=120513

Any idea if they do 3Dsterescopic?