Question for users of ATI drivers.
starrling:
I was getting them too - and looked everywhere for a solution. After seeing Microsheep's brilliant response ::) and workaround (disable graphic driver... well... just... duh) I just went back to my onboard graphics. Everything works fine. Yeah, I don't have all the bells and whistles but at least I don't get VPU errors and mysterious shut-downs anymore.
JoJo:
Get the omega drivers: http://www.omegadrivers.net/.
MissDoh:
I have a ATI 9800 pro with 128mb and I am using the latest drivers and have no problem at all with them.
One thing I remember though is that in order to be able to use the card properly I needed to purchase a new power supply. The card required a 300 watts, I purchase a 350 watts to make sure.
Since I had an NVdia card prior to the install of the ATI card, I did, like Hegellian suggested, uninstall the NVdia card and removed the drivers prior to the installation of the ATI card.
I did have a few issues with that card and sent it back twice and ATI replace it both times with a new one. They have a really good customer service, that is for the branch in Canada I have no idea about the other ones. I sent the card on a Friday, ATI received it on a Monday and on Tuesday I had already received a new card, that is what I call customer service. ;D
So I would look to see if there are no old drivers still in. You could even uninstall your ATI card and reinstall it too, it could solve your problem, never know. And you should definitely get in contact with ATI if you cannot solve this problem.
Hegelian:
Quote from: starrling on 2006 May 11, 16:07:33
I was getting them too - and looked everywhere for a solution. After seeing Microsheep's brilliant response ::) and workaround (disable graphic driver... well... just... duh) I just went back to my onboard graphics. Everything works fine. Yeah, I don't have all the bells and whistles but at least I don't get VPU errors and mysterious shut-downs anymore.
From TweakGuides' ATI Catalyst Tweak Guide:
"VPU Recover
"Enable VPU Recover: VPU Recover attempts to stop any sort of graphics-related crashes or freezes from completely locking up or resetting your machine. While this is a valiant idea, in practice VPU Recover has been known to increase the probability of problems and crashes itself when enabled, and more importantly using VPU Recover regularly is a sign that something is wrong with your system and you need to find the source of the problem. I recommend that you untick (disable) VPU Recover to increase system stability, and then seek out and remedy the source of any problems by using the tips in the rest of this guide, such as those in the Troubleshooting section below.
"Prepare an Error Report: If VPU Recover is enabled, this option will be available to be ticked. If ticked, it means that every time your system has an error which VPU Recover helps recover from, an email will be generated which you can send to ATI disclosing the details of the problem. While this may help ATI in determining the cause of certain issues, more often than not it is completely unnecessary and I recommend unticking this option, even if you do use VPU Recover."
http://www.tweakguides.com/ATICAT_6.html
MissDoh:
Thanks Hegelian, I just disable VPU recover. I had no idea having it at enable could cause more problems then anything else. :-\
Though I did not had any problem so far, since I just reinstall a new card about a week ago I won't take any chances and just disable it.
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