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![]() Send message Joined: 6 Jun 08 Posts: 8 Credit: 152,709 RAC: 0 ![]() ![]() |
I have Windows7 machine available with 4870x2 graphics and it is said in the manual that Catalyst driver is not fully installed in Windows7 and needs manual extraction of three files in order to make MW work. It says in Readme file: Note on Windows 7: The Catalyst driver does not install the CAL libraries on Windows 7. One has to extract them from the driver package (usually using the expand command) and put them in the Windows\system32 folder. The needed files are (the suffix "64" applies only to 64Bit systems): amdcalrt.dll or amdcalrt64.dll amdcalcl.dll or amdcalcl64.dll amdcaldd.dll or amdcaldd64.dll I have tried expander.exe command line extraction the way Microsoft describes on their website, but it showed "unable to open Catalyst.exe" file. How can I extract those three files from the Catalyst installation package? Could somebody put exact describtion of extraction, or even extract and hang those three files online for download in a ZIP file for both 32 and 64 bits? |
Cluster Physik Send message Joined: 26 Jul 08 Posts: 627 Credit: 94,940,203 RAC: 0 ![]() ![]() ![]() |
I have Windows7 machine available with 4870x2 graphics and it is said in the manual that Catalyst driver is not fully installed in Windows7 and needs manual extraction of three files in order to make MW work. It says in Readme file: .. Just use the new Catalyst 9.3 (has official Win7 support). Then you only have to copy and rename the files as described for Cat 9.2. |
![]() Send message Joined: 22 Feb 08 Posts: 260 Credit: 57,387,048 RAC: 0 ![]() ![]() |
Just setting up a box for a friend - and could not resist to try his 4850. :)) Well, reading about it is definetly different to seeing it... this IS fast. I gess I got to my one too. Any recommendations? I'm not looking for the fastest, more like "best bang for the buck" mic. ![]() |
sysfried Send message Joined: 25 Apr 08 Posts: 19 Credit: 31,151,552 RAC: 0 ![]() ![]() |
4850 X2 from saphhire here... Vista64, 9.3 driver.... 0.19e gpu client... no problems... great bang for the buck once enough GPU wus are available. |
Divide Overflow![]() Send message Joined: 16 Feb 09 Posts: 109 Credit: 11,089,510 RAC: 0 ![]() ![]() |
I've successfully used the latest official Catalyst 9.5 for Windows 7 64 with my HD 4870. You still need to recreate the same three missing dll files. |
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I don't know if it's useful to say that, but a friend tested the optimization with a Radeon HD 4890, and it works very well. 5-8 seconds by workunit. Star Wars BOINC Team ![]() ![]() |
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It sounds like you installed the 32-bit version instead as installed the 64-bit version on my system and got the 64-bit .dll's ![]() |
![]() Send message Joined: 7 Nov 08 Posts: 14 Credit: 180,768,799 RAC: 0 ![]() ![]() |
Few hours without sleep and the repeated "fresh" installation of Win 7 RC1 x64 and old catalyst 9.1 without copying and renaming dll files have been solved the "x64 GPU ATI app" problem. Still, I have a few questions. 1. Have you (and where) in Windows System, in the case of win 7 x64 and 9.5 catalyst - aticalx64 or amdcalx64 dll files? 2. In the same case (win.,cat.), which 3 files are missing and need recreating (?copying, renaming and putting them?)? Thanks for the answer. |
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ATI/AMD renamed the CAL libraries with the latest driver release. To get the GPU app running, duplicate the following files in your Windows\system32 folder (the suffix "64" applies only to 64Bit systems): aticalrt.dll or aticalrt64.dll aticalcl.dll or aticalcl64.dll aticaldd.dll or aticaldd64.dll Now Rename the copies to amdcalrt.dll or amdcalrt64.dll amdcalcl.dll or amdcalcl64.dll amdcaldd.dll or amdcaldd64.dll ![]() |
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Skip Da Shu Send message Joined: 11 Apr 08 Posts: 76 Credit: 52,184,047 RAC: 157,118 ![]() ![]() |
So triple 4870's are out of the question for now I see :) Ditto! |
Liranan Send message Joined: 20 Aug 09 Posts: 8 Credit: 41,276,077 RAC: 0 ![]() ![]() |
I know this thread is old but I didn't know where else to post my problem. I don't understand how this programme works. I have a 4870 and would love to use that to help out but when I put the programme directory (win64) in the Milkyway project directory or copy the files to the project directory the files corrupt. Can someone post a step by step guide, if possible? Thank you very much. What I forgot to mention is that the astronomy_0.19_ATI_x64f file always reports that the three AMD files are missing, no matter where I place them or however many times I copy them to the system32 folder. I am running Vista64 with the 9.7 drivers. I can't downgrade to the 8.12 as the 8.12 constantly crash my PC (ATI drivers stop working). |
Cluster Physik Send message Joined: 26 Jul 08 Posts: 627 Credit: 94,940,203 RAC: 0 ![]() ![]() ![]() |
I don't understand how this programme works. I have a 4870 and would love to use that to help out but when I put the programme directory (win64) in the Milkyway project directory or copy the files to the project directory the files corrupt. And I don't understand what you are trying to do. You have to unzip the files in the package to the milkyway project directory. What I forgot to mention is that the astronomy_0.19_ATI_x64f file always reports that the three AMD files are missing, no matter where I place them or however many times I copy them to the system32 folder. Where does it report that? Actually you have to copy the three files and rename the copies, so you should have the three amdcal*64.dll as well as three atical*64.dll files in the system32 folder as explained in the readme. If you want to use the 32bit version with your Vista64 than you have to do the copy and rename in the SysWOW64 folder. By the way, look at this thread! |
Liranan Send message Joined: 20 Aug 09 Posts: 8 Credit: 41,276,077 RAC: 0 ![]() ![]() |
This is the error I get ![]() I just tried the 19e programme and it reports the exact same problem. I will reinstall my drivers just to make sure but I do hope that a new client is made as the 8.12 drivers are eight months old. |
Cluster Physik Send message Joined: 26 Jul 08 Posts: 627 Credit: 94,940,203 RAC: 0 ![]() ![]() ![]() |
This is the error I get [..] I see that you don't have the files with the original names in that directory. Running Cat9.2 and up on a 64bit OS you need the three (copied and renamed) amdcal*64.dll files as well as the three original atical*64.dll files. The ones without 64 in the name are the 32bit versions (in case you have not removed the 64 while renaming them). |
Liranan Send message Joined: 20 Aug 09 Posts: 8 Credit: 41,276,077 RAC: 0 ![]() ![]() |
This is the error I get [..] The original 64bit files were never named atical*64.dll, I renamed and added those three files to the directory and it still has had no effect. I've reinstalled the 9.7 drivers and it's had no effect. As I said, I hope the GPU application is updated to include the changes made to the ATI drivers that took place over six months ago. Soon new video cards will be released which will not run on the 8.12 drivers (not without the .ini 'hack'). Until then I will just run MW on my CPU and wait. |
Liuqyn Send message Joined: 29 Aug 07 Posts: 9 Credit: 110,408,156 RAC: 0 ![]() ![]() |
are you installing the 64bit video drivers? I don't think the 32bit cal files should be there unless the 32bit driver was installed. |
Liranan Send message Joined: 20 Aug 09 Posts: 8 Credit: 41,276,077 RAC: 0 ![]() ![]() |
It's impossible to install 32bit drivers in a 64bit OS and visa versa, therefore I have installed 64bit drivers in Vista 64. The lack of the numbers 64 when it comes to the driver is just the way AMD's drivers work. |
Liuqyn Send message Joined: 29 Aug 07 Posts: 9 Credit: 110,408,156 RAC: 0 ![]() ![]() |
that's what I thought as well, just thinking aloud. |
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