OpenGL problem with ATI HD2600 Catalyst 9.6 + XBMC_for_Windows-9.04.1-repack

[Matthieu]

Yet windows's aint enough. And my ati's seems not to be detected by xbmc. Or ati doesnt do opengl but i quite belive they do. Mayby its there but not as xbmc would usualy want it to be... Koz the card is not a regular radeon, its a radeon mobile (mobility) and it has been deVistaized so it fits xp... It's the only way or to use genuine video crap drivers :P

[anpe008]

Originally Posted by natethomas

Two quick things. First, this post will tell you how to post a debug log.

http://xbmc.org/forum/showthread.php?t=42708

Second, here is the line you are looking for.

17:28:09 T:1484 M:1602670592 NOTICE: GL_VERSION = 1.4 Mesa 5.0

That line says you SHOULD have a working XBMC, because the OpenGL version is 1.4.

Here is the line from your other computer.

12:37:33 T:1864 M:741076992 NOTICE: GL_VERSION = 1.1.0

This line says you should NOT having working XBMC, because the OpenGL version is only 1.1, when XBMC needs 1.4 or sometimes 1.3.

OK. Thanks the link. Sorry for the "spam" post.

I have run this tests on the same laptop (better one, HP 8510p):

TEST RUN 1:
Results of running XBMC with the original opengl:
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2436/...e2bd68.jpg?v=0

19:45:36 T:2056 M:922230784 NOTICE: GL_VENDOR = Microsoft Corporation
19:45:36 T:2056 M:922230784 NOTICE: GL_RENDERER = GDI Generic
19:45:36 T:2056 M:922230784 NOTICE: GL_VERSION = 1.1.0

TEST RUN 2:
Results of running XBMC with 3rd-party opengl (SciteCH GLDirect) opengl:

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3646/...8697ae.jpg?v=0

19:40:56 T:3696 M:1145925632 NOTICE: GL_VENDOR = SciTech Software, Inc.
19:40:56 T:3696 M:1145925632 NOTICE: GL_RENDERER = GLDirect 5.0 /x86/MMX/SSE (Jul 20 2004 03:15:21)
19:40:56 T:3696 M:1145925632 NOTICE: GL_VERSION = 1.4 Mesa 5.0
19:40:56 T:3696 M:1145925632 NOTICE: GL_EXTENSIONS = GL_ARB_depth_texture GL_ARB_imaging GL_ARB_multisample GL_ARB_multitexture GL_ARB_point_parameters GL_ARB_shadow GL_ARB_texture_border_clamp GL_ARB_texture_compression GL_ARB_texture_cube_map GL_ARB_texture_env_add GL_ARB_texture_env_combine GL_ARB_texture_env_crossbar GL_ARB_texture_env_dot3 GL_ARB_texture_mirrored_repeat GL_ARB_transpose_matrix GL_ARB_window_pos GL_EXT_abgr GL_EXT_bgra GL_EXT_blend_color GL_EXT_blend_func_separate GL_EXT_blend_logic_op GL_EXT_blend_minmax GL_EXT_blend_subtract GL_EXT_clip_volume_hint GL_EXT_convolution GL_EXT_compiled_vertex_array GL_EXT_fog_coord GL_EXT_histogram GL_EXT_multi_draw_arrays GL_EXT_packed_pixels GL_EXT_polygon_offset GL_EXT_rescale_normal GL_EXT_secondary_color GL_EXT_stencil_wrap GL_EXT_texture_env_add GL_EXT_texture_object GL_EXT_vertex_array GL_IBM_rasterpos_clip GL_MESA_window_pos GL_NV_texgen_reflection GL_SGI_color_matrix GL_SGI_color_table GL_SGIS_generate_mipmap

With TEST Run 2 XBMC starts but the screen quality is bad as you can see it in the link.

[natethomas]

I feel like message we should all take from this is to stop downgrading from Vista to XP, if we want proper driver support using laptops.

Flame away!

[Matthieu]

lol, NateThomas

You know that vista is nothing compared to XP :P Even W7 seems to be too thingish :P I guess that even if i had a "core 4 hoctuple" at "16ghz" (imaginary computer) i would still prefer xp than vista :P (oem computermakers should know that)

Yet i can comfirm that on vista, xbmc will not run with a ati radeon mobile 2600 hd or other mobility items. The software just refuses to run. Mayby the opengl version is a bit diferant than pci/pci-e/agp radeon cards?

Anpe8; at least you can ge it to run :P (kidding, i know how sad it is to be unable to run our prefered applications )

[anpe008]

Originally Posted by Matthieu

lol, NateThomas

Anpe8; at least you can ge it to run :P (kidding, i know how sad it is to be unable to run our prefered applications )

I have tried boxee as well. Same crashes. So my second best option is off as well.

I wil try it a bit and let us see...

[anpe008]

OK. I tried both Boxee and XBMC on my Vista Ultimate SP1. It seems to work. At least it is started.
If i can not make it on XP happen then my vista multi boot will take it...

Matthieu: i have the pci-e HD 2600 + Vista Ulimate w/ SP1 and it works...

[Matthieu]

Great anpe

I realy thought you had a mobile ati radeon like mine :P

Personnaly, i have been able to launch xbmc on ubuntu, but not on vista neither on xp :P

With ubuntu it function perfectly (but flashes while using compiz window manager) (but is fine with metacity window manager)

I guess that the opengl referance (or something more cleverly named) is diferant with mobile ati than pci-e radeon of the same level...

[Silverxxx]

Just wondering, have you tried to install the original video drivers that came with your laptop, it seems that the mod tool that you have used might have some problems.

[anpe008]

OK. I was quite close to my happiness. After I tried many offical previous versions of ATI Catalysts,

1) I have installed Radeon Omega Drivers 4.8.442 (Catalyst 7.12) and it made the trick. It had openGL 2.1 finally. Quickly checked it and went flawlessly.

2) Uninstalled Omega and then installed Catalyst 9.6 again and it went back to Opengl 1.1. Even when i copied the opengl32.dll from Omega drivers, it did show only 1.1 and XBMC started not to run again.

3) Intalled back Omega by Uninstalling Catalyst from CP, rebooting, running Driver Cleaner (tried woth and without as well), rebooting again but the log and OpengL Extensions Viewer shows 1.1 again.

Now, i am where i have started just managed to see that XBMC can work on my XP.

Any ideas very much appreciated.

anpe008

[anpe008]

OK. It solved! It is amazing how small things can impact the whole system.

It turned out that the newer Catalysts point to the openGL32.dll in winxp system/system32 folder, while ATI's opengl driver is "atioglxx.dll" and in order to
use this ATI openGL you have to add the following key in the regedit to "correct" the link.

For Matthieu and all who "suffers" from that OpenGL 1.1 start-up problem with XBMC in XP:

Forum thread: http://www.driverheaven.net/mobility...d-2600-xp.html

Regedit fix: http://aaziz.org/dl/opengl.reg

Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\OpenGLDrivers\ati2dvag]
"Dll"="atioglxx.dll"
"DriverVersion"=dword:00000001
"Flags"=dword:00000001
"Version"=dword:00000002

After applying the registry link, now, my ATI HD2600 Mobility works with the newest Catalyst, modded by the Mobility Modder v1.2.

thanks the help