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source: https://www.techpowerup.com/232775/amd-releases-radeon-software-crimson-relive-17-4-4-drivers so ... this is a really weird one: I seriously do not understand AMD for this one, they dropped that shit raptr from their driver package a while back to turn back to this?! why! and of course this shit is missing from the release notes: https://support.amd.com/en-us/kb-articles/Pages/Radeon-Software-Crimson-ReLive-Edition-17.4.4-Release-Notes.aspx

Hello, so like 6 months ago i was getting some help on here but that thread died so im making a new one! So i have a Catalyst 4948-10GE and i got the x2 modules, a compatible transceiver and a fiber cable. But the thing is it just... doesn't work. Like nothing, computer shows no networks, and the little light on the switch next to the x2 isn't on. Is there something in the terminal i need to do to get it to work?

Well it has been a hell of a month. Actually more like 2 but it's whatever. So everything started with a driver update. AMD Catalyst had been bugging me about an update in drivers for a few weeks and it had been getting annoying, so I plugged in and sat back. There was some bloatware I had decided not to install, but one of them intrigued me: AMD QuickStream. Well it seemed like a helpful tool so I decided to install it. Well skip ahead and Catalyst is through the important display drivers and it has been on QuickStream for 30 min with no sign of life. I'll let it sit a bit more and do some work. Come an hour and a half later, no movement. Well I did the only thing I could do and just kind of restarted so as not to break anything. The display drivers were installed and the restart wasn't being held by anything so I just kind of went with it. Well hey, this is new, a GSoD. Guess blue went out of style. Whatever floats ur boat Microsoft. Okay, I'll just restart again, no problem. Nope, GSoD is back again. I go to safe mode. First thing I can think to do is just uninstall everything. I removed anything with the name AMD and ran AMD's clean and DDU tool like 3 times. Whelp, new error: IRQL not less or equal too. The hell? Everything is gone? Well next resort was to reinstall the driver in safe mode to see if it would magically fix something. Head over to AMD, find the same driver (triple-checking it for compatibility) and download it. Open it up, CUSTOM install, and... "The Driver Detection Tool could not be loaded" Oh God. So now I'm running out of options. I can't uninstall any further, and I can't reinstall. So I call AMD. AMD dude is now confused AF and has no idea what to do he tells me to run some tools, that won't load in safe mode. so I'm officially screwed. Thankfully I had installed a second Windows (stable Windows, in case the [now dead] Insider Windows died) So I'm trying everything I can and now I'm coming here. I spend a bunch of time stitching together a GSoD post to try to get help. Nobody replies. not one. I'm desperate so now I take things into my own hands: Time to debug a fucking kernel dump. So I have no idea what I'm doing but I manage my way around WinDBG and run a few commands. and I find a trouble maker. appexDrv.sys It's a driver that belongs to *drum roll* AMD Quick Stream Technology. So now I have to find a way to fix this with no Google alternatives. Using the indexer Everything (highly recommend), I find a copy of this file in Windows.old. I try just replacing the file with the one in Windows.old no avail. Now I have to result to the only alternative I know. Fucking hard deleting a .sys file in System32>Drivers. The sketchiest thing I've done in my life. I consult the forums again on this idea. and someone gives me a yellow light (go ahead but be safe) (thanks Jarno.!) I've run out of options so I delete the appexDrv.sys in the Drivers folder and completely empty the Recycling Bin (wtf Windows, why there). Boot up the GSoD'd Windows. It fucking worked The answer to all of my computer stress for the last month was a fucking delete key. And that's my story. Fuck you AMD Fuck myself for being dumb AF Fuck Windows for letting me delete a fucking driver file and fuck you for letting that fix the problem Fuck the support forums for not helping (except Jarno,!) TL;DR AMD install failed and was aborted prematurely and fucked my computer AMD Clean Utility and DDU had skipped a faulty driver file AMD installer wouldn't load in Safe Mode AMD support couldn't help me Tests I had been trying to run weren't working in Safe Mode The forums here weren't attempting to help me because you couldn't Google the answers (tbh) Had to debug a kernel dump file by hand Tried replacing the driver file which didn't work Ended up just fucking pressing the delete key and deleting a driver by hand in the System32>Drivers folder Fixed it. I do not recommend or encourage this course of action to ANYONE in this situation. Just throw your computer out the window. Update: COMODO Internet Security's automatic program containment actually contained the Quickstream installer without letting me know. About 85% it tells me when something has been automatically contained, and stays on despite disabling Antivirus and Viruscope. Unfortunately I like it's features and customization and have come to enjoy it despite its flaws and alternatives (Avast) Update 2: It has come to my attention that people are confused as to why... everything. I should do some explaining. I updated form Windows 7 to Windows 10 to Windows 10 Insider Preview on an extremely older version of the Catalyst driver which never caused problems. I reinstalled the older driver and updated the driver now that i have the computer back, and have had no issues. The issue was not with Catalyst, just the installer. No, I was not expecting a perfect Windows experience with Windows Insider, but that was (astonishingly) not the problem! Now onto what actually caused the issue. I use Comodo antivirus because it does the job well and is highly customization and great for "power users". I have had issues with resources in the past with antiviruses like Avast and AVG (both just had unresponsive UI's on older spec computers). Comodo has a bunch of very powerful tools, one of them being Auto-Containment, which automatically contains potential threats and runs them in a safe environment. Unfortunately it does this without your permission often, and sometimes without even letting you know. After some issues with a blocked program I looked into the contained list and found the QuickStream installer listed as contained. So Comodo contained the installer preventing proper installation and keeping the Catalyst installer from properly cancelling installation and canceling operations with QuickStream installer. Even If I had been told that the program had been auto-contained it would have been too late. I had disabled the Antivirus and the VirusScope but unfortunately left auto-containment on. #feelsbadman Update #3: Old drivers were actually recommended by AMD's own support due to OEM compatibility (HP Pavillion dv6z-7000). I might eventually make the switch to the latest Radeon if I can. Depends on compatibility. I have updated to the latest Catalyst for bug fixes and such. Working fine, if not better. Also, doesn't it seem a bit odd that you can just delete a driver file from Windows>System32>Drivers without causing any further issues?

So after a botched installation of AMD QuickStream (courtesy of AMD Catalyst update), there is a faulty file causing repeated B(in my case G)SOD's. The file is appexDrv.sys, and it is causing IRQL errors on every boot except safe mode. And thanks to AMD making great catalyst installers /s I can't fix the file in Safe Mode. I'm wondering if I cant kind of "drag it to the Recycling Bin" (lol jk delete it) at this point so I can get my computer back and install it in Clean Boot. This will probably break something. Can I just? Excerpt from a minidump: ******************************************************************************* * * * Bugcheck Analysis * * * ******************************************************************************* Use !analyze -v to get detailed debugging information. BugCheck A, {0, 2, 0, fffff800308e42b0} *** WARNING: Unable to verify timestamp for appexDrv.sys *** ERROR: Module load completed but symbols could not be loaded for appexDrv.sys Probably caused by : appexDrv.sys ( appexDrv+b000 ) Followup: MachineOwner --------- 1: kd> !analyze -v ******************************************************************************* * * * Bugcheck Analysis * * * ******************************************************************************* IRQL_NOT_LESS_OR_EQUAL (a) An attempt was made to access a pageable (or completely invalid) address at an interrupt request level (IRQL) that is too high. This is usually caused by drivers using improper addresses. If a kernel debugger is available get the stack backtrace. Arguments: Arg1: 0000000000000000, memory referenced Arg2: 0000000000000002, IRQL Arg3: 0000000000000000, bitfield : bit 0 : value 0 = read operation, 1 = write operation bit 3 : value 0 = not an execute operation, 1 = execute operation (only on chips which support this level of status) Arg4: fffff800308e42b0, address which referenced memory Debugging Details: ------------------ DUMP_CLASS: 1 DUMP_QUALIFIER: 400 BUILD_VERSION_STRING: 10.0.17107.1000 (WinBuild.160101.0800) SYSTEM_MANUFACTURER: Hewlett-Packard SYSTEM_PRODUCT_NAME: HP Pavilion dv6 Notebook PC SYSTEM_SKU: A3G60AV SYSTEM_VERSION: 0790100000205710000620100 BIOS_VENDOR: Insyde BIOS_VERSION: F.23 BIOS_DATE: 09/04/2013 BASEBOARD_MANUFACTURER: Hewlett-Packard BASEBOARD_PRODUCT: 182D BASEBOARD_VERSION: 55.25 DUMP_TYPE: 2 BUGCHECK_P1: 0 BUGCHECK_P2: 2 BUGCHECK_P3: 0 BUGCHECK_P4: fffff800308e42b0 READ_ADDRESS: fffff80030cd4388: Unable to get MiVisibleState Unable to get NonPagedPoolStart Unable to get NonPagedPoolEnd Unable to get PagedPoolStart Unable to get PagedPoolEnd 0000000000000000 CURRENT_IRQL: 2 FAULTING_IP: nt!KeWaitForSingleObject+2b0 fffff800`308e42b0 483901 cmp qword ptr [rcx],rax CPU_COUNT: 4 CPU_MHZ: 768 CPU_VENDOR: AuthenticAMD CPU_FAMILY: 15 CPU_MODEL: 10 CPU_STEPPING: 1 CUSTOMER_CRASH_COUNT: 1 DEFAULT_BUCKET_ID: WIN8_DRIVER_FAULT BUGCHECK_STR: AV PROCESS_NAME: System ANALYSIS_SESSION_HOST: JAKE-BRICKD ANALYSIS_SESSION_TIME: 03-17-2018 13:27:25.0628 ANALYSIS_VERSION: 10.0.16299.91 amd64fre TRAP_FRAME: ffffef8f7eaac610 -- (.trap 0xffffef8f7eaac610) NOTE: The trap frame does not contain all registers. Some register values may be zeroed or incorrect. rax=fffff8002f6793c8 rbx=0000000000000000 rcx=0000000000000000 rdx=0000000000000000 rsi=0000000000000000 rdi=0000000000000000 rip=fffff800308e42b0 rsp=ffffef8f7eaac7a0 rbp=ffffef8f7eaac821 r8=fffff78000000008 r9=fffff780000003b0 r10=0000000000000000 r11=0000000000000001 r12=0000000000000000 r13=0000000000000000 r14=0000000000000000 r15=0000000000000000 iopl=0 nv up ei pl zr na po nc nt!KeWaitForSingleObject+0x2b0: fffff800`308e42b0 483901 cmp qword ptr [rcx],rax ds:00000000`00000000=???????????????? Resetting default scope LAST_CONTROL_TRANSFER: from fffff80030a446e9 to fffff80030a32130 STACK_TEXT: ffffef8f`7eaac4c8 fffff800`30a446e9 : 00000000`0000000a 00000000`00000000 00000000`00000002 00000000`00000000 : nt!KeBugCheckEx ffffef8f`7eaac4d0 fffff800`30a40bbc : ffffdf01`c7571840 ffffef8f`00000000 ffffdf01`c7571840 fffff800`0000000c : nt!KiBugCheckDispatch+0x69 ffffef8f`7eaac610 fffff800`308e42b0 : 00000000`00000000 00000000`00000000 00000000`00000000 00000000`00000000 : nt!KiPageFault+0x47c ffffef8f`7eaac7a0 fffff800`2f65b000 : fffff800`2f6793c0 fffff800`00000000 ffffef8f`7eaaca00 fffff800`2f658700 : nt!KeWaitForSingleObject+0x2b0 ffffef8f`7eaac880 fffff800`2f6793c0 : fffff800`00000000 ffffef8f`7eaaca00 fffff800`2f658700 00000000`00000000 : appexDrv+0xb000 ffffef8f`7eaac888 fffff800`00000000 : ffffef8f`7eaaca00 fffff800`2f658700 00000000`00000000 00000000`c0000001 : appexDrv+0x293c0 ffffef8f`7eaac890 ffffef8f`7eaaca00 : fffff800`2f658700 00000000`00000000 00000000`c0000001 fffff800`2f659280 : 0xfffff800`00000000 ffffef8f`7eaac898 fffff800`2f658700 : 00000000`00000000 00000000`c0000001 fffff800`2f659280 fffff800`2f652ae0 : 0xffffef8f`7eaaca00 ffffef8f`7eaac8a0 00000000`00000000 : 00000000`c0000001 fffff800`2f659280 fffff800`2f652ae0 fffff800`2f650000 : appexDrv+0x8700 THREAD_SHA1_HASH_MOD_FUNC: 9248d2768d19ef514e0d3b37acef6c7ac2fe686d THREAD_SHA1_HASH_MOD_FUNC_OFFSET: 9fe305821825c72b0448eaf65f237a7200789737 THREAD_SHA1_HASH_MOD: 255c999161ef48f3a4a70a54b18c26a606c49bc4 FOLLOWUP_IP: appexDrv+b000 fffff800`2f65b000 85c0 test eax,eax FAULT_INSTR_CODE: 2d75c085 SYMBOL_STACK_INDEX: 4 SYMBOL_NAME: appexDrv+b000 FOLLOWUP_NAME: MachineOwner MODULE_NAME: appexDrv IMAGE_NAME: appexDrv.sys DEBUG_FLR_IMAGE_TIMESTAMP: 4efbc40e STACK_COMMAND: .thread ; .cxr ; kb BUCKET_ID_FUNC_OFFSET: b000 FAILURE_BUCKET_ID: AV_appexDrv!unknown_function BUCKET_ID: AV_appexDrv!unknown_function PRIMARY_PROBLEM_CLASS: AV_appexDrv!unknown_function TARGET_TIME: 2018-03-06T23:02:51.000Z OSBUILD: 17107 OSSERVICEPACK: 1000 SERVICEPACK_NUMBER: 0 OS_REVISION: 0 SUITE_MASK: 272 PRODUCT_TYPE: 1 OSPLATFORM_TYPE: x64 OSNAME: Windows 10 OSEDITION: Windows 10 WinNt TerminalServer SingleUserTS OS_LOCALE: USER_LCID: 0 OSBUILD_TIMESTAMP: 2018-02-20 18:55:08 BUILDDATESTAMP_STR: 160101.0800 BUILDLAB_STR: WinBuild BUILDOSVER_STR: 10.0.17107.1000 ANALYSIS_SESSION_ELAPSED_TIME: 2458 ANALYSIS_SOURCE: KM FAILURE_ID_HASH_STRING: km:av_appexdrv!unknown_function FAILURE_ID_HASH: {c9c211e4-f70b-8ec5-ba35-8bbc1ac2f7c1} 3 Minidumps attached, each from the same computers on different days 022618-68062-01.dmp 030618-28140-01.dmp 030718-28890-01.dmp First Post on the subject

source: http://support.amd.com/en-us/kb-articles/Pages/AMD_Radeon_Software_Crimson_Edition_16.3.aspx download: x86-64: http://www2.ati.com/drivers/beta/Non-WHQL-64Bit-Radeon-Software-Crimson-16.3-Win10-Win8.1-Win7-March9.exe x86: http://www2.ati.com/drivers/beta/Non-WHQL-32Bit-Radeon-Software-Crimson-16.3-Win10-Win8.1-Win7-March9.exe

There's this app always starting up when I boot up my PC and it seems to be constantly taking a slight percentage of CPU time. The process path is C:\Program Files\Common Files\Catalyst SDK MPI\stvmpid.exe Running Windows 8.1 x64. GPU - Radeon R9 280X. Any ideas?

source: https://support.amd.com/en-us/kb-articles/pages/amd-radeon-software-crimson-edition-16.5.2.1-release-notes.aspx in relation to this: just for the 390(X)?! what the bloody hell AMD? the 390(X) is basically a 290(X) with higher clocks and VRAM, but no word on that would be curious on the benchmarks with the new driver across the board, not just 390(X)

So I was wondering if you could use both manufactures programs in one computer by having a card from both companies. Nvidia has that sick shadowplay and Amd has the new cool stuff and I want the best of both worlds.

I'm currently using Afterburner with Catalyst to disable Powerplay, up the clocks and customise the fan settings. I've heard that Crimson and Afterburner where not playing nice (specially the fan settings). Anyone tested Afterburner with the new Crimson hotfix yet?

ok so yesterday i installed 2 r9 280xs and got the latest catalyst beta drivers but now some applications like blue stacks and google chrome with randomly freeze and sometimes crash. also in microsoft edge(im using windows 10) when im watching youtube the bottom left sometimes has weird black squares popping in and out. im guessing its either gpu or drivers. please help.

I finally got around to upgrade from my old Phenom II x4 810 system. The only part carried out of that build was my Radeon HD6870. I build new pc in itx case. My specs. -Intel i5 6600 (non K) -Asus H170I-Plus D3 MoBo -8gb ddr3L 1.35V Kingston -The Radeon hd 6870 -Windows 10 64bit Now the problem is the Catalyst software crashes immediately after put on load. I can run 4 seconds in furmark before the: Graphics driver stopped working and resumed popup windows appears in windows notifications. I did a clean install of windows 10. The problem is same on drivers from amd website and the drivers from windows update. The card doesn't overheat (temps max 55c) and its not power shortage either i have 500w powersupply. Worked fine in windows 10 before upgrade.(with amd phenom cpu) Thanks in advance

So I know about the whole debacle about AMD Crimson locking fan speeds on GPUs and whatnot, and I've been asked to update my Catalyst driver to version 15.30.1025.1001-151204a. Is the issue fixed in this version? Should I update?

Well we all know AMD does worse than Nvidia but their promise with Crimson is clearly not as good as promised... http://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=article&item=amd-binary-2015&num=1 Here you see how much they improved this year which is not by much sadly... http://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=article&item=amdgpu-2016-details&num=1 AMD promises improvements in 2016 but after all these failures can we trust a single word? http://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=article&item=2015-holiday-gpus&num=2 How far behind Nvidia is AMD? Well 750Ti beats the Fury so lets just say their cards are useless... Also please pester AMD about this issue!

As many of you know, Catalyst Crontrol Center is no more (and it's about damn time). With the brand new Radeon Crimson software suite + drivers comes a pile of improvements which you can check out in more detail in a post in the tech news section here: http://linustechtips.com/main/topic/491366-amd-radeon-software-%E2%80%9Ccrimson%E2%80%9D-1530-releases/ The point of this thread is to let you all know today at 12pm PT (3pm EST) representatives from AMD will be on PCPer live to talk about the new Crimson software and other up coming news/info from AMD. Tune in here to watch/listen to the live stream: http://www.pcper.com/live/ I'm very excited about this new update for AMD GPU users. Catalyst has been LONG due for a serious overhaul/replacement and AMD [hopefully] has delivered. Cheers.

So my friend got a samsung monitor yesterday . He hooked it up to his r9 280x with hdmi and changed the color space to rgb from ycbcr from catalyst control center as explained on pcmonitors . He then changed his hdmi black level to normal to remove the crushed blacks. I got all of that part . But then it got me wondering, what about other monitors ? I was looking to buy a benq monitor in a week , but the hdmi black level is a samsung feature. How will i be able to change to Full range since even im gonna use hdmi (for audio mostly) . Even i have r9 280x. Please help me out

so i manage to fix it by reinstalling the drivers and this morning the same problems happen again

Just recently i have noticed that my amd catalyst control centre is not in my icon tray how to fix it

Hey all, just wondering what your opinions of this are. Hardware V-Sync (Via nVidia Control Panel, AMD Catalyst) Vs Software V-Sync ( In game settings) Thank you all

AMD released Catalyst 15.4 Beta, specifically for Grand Theft Auto V release. Download here: http://support.amd.com/en-us/kb-articles/Pages/latest-catalyst-windows-beta.aspx Sadly no Freesync X-fire update (will probably be released later this month). No denying GTA V being a huge title, when both AMD and NVidia releasing updates, focused on this game: http://linustechtips.com/main/topic/347247-nvidias-latest-driver-drops-35012-whql-with-support-for-gta-v-and-other-games/ Too bad, steam does not come with irl bonusses:

I had tried everything to stop the blue screen of death and associated memory dump from popping up intermittantly, along with the error message from atikmpag.sys ATI has a newer beta version of the R9 drivers, I installed them and no more crashes Hopint this works for others as well

So today I turned on my pc and My screen was underscanning, but for a while now, My catalyst control center would not open. I have known about it but never got around to fixing it. So now, I'm looking at my screen with pretty big black bars and no way to fix it. I have tried uninstalling my catalyst and reinstalling the latest, and beta, and every previous driver on amd's site. but nothing. I have also gone into safemode to try to uninstall it and remove the folders, ect. But in safe mode, when I set my resolution with now Catalyst installed, My screen dosent under scan. If anyone could please help me get catalyst to open on my normal pc, I would be so appreciative. Thanks.

I recently got an lg 34um67 mainly fort the 75hz and freesync as I have a fury x I was wondering the first time I enabled freesync in the monitors settings catalyst prompted me to check some box to enable it after which I had to reset all settings in catalyst due to other issues and now it doesent prompt be I dont know how to enable it games have screen tearing while fps is in freesync range 48-75 note I am running 15.8.1 beta drivers Edit: There is nothing under properties in display settings

Aww yiss. It's happening!

source: https://www.techpowerup.com/212724/its-now-been-over-160-days-since-a-catalyst-whql-release.html --- the thing is, it's not the 1st time it happened: 25th of May 2014 - Catalyst 14.4 WHQL got released the next WHQL would be 14.9, released 158 days later Main things that haven't been addressed by AMD in their Catalyst releases: FreeSync overdrive: http://www.tftcentral.co.uk/reviews/content/acer_xg270hu.htm#freesync FreeSync for CrossFire driver overhead for DX11 WHQL driver for Windows 10 - nVidia beat them to the punch; dunno Intel's state * * if you can thing of any, post below --- I'm sure many will say WHQL doesn't matter, but the fact is MicroSoft validates that the driver is issues free and stable on their test-beds

So how does it perform recently? Is it worth buying a AMD GPU for Linux yet or will it take atliest a year or two? =)