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Clouds are strange
Rocco Planer
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Join date: 19 Jan 2010
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01-19-2010 15:50
OK, clouds are very strange and inconsistent as on this screen shoot:


How can I solve it?

CPU: AMD64 X2 5000+
RAM: 4GB DDR2
GPU: ATI Radeon, HD3870, latest drivers installed

Thanks in advance.
SuezanneC Baskerville
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01-19-2010 16:04
Based on another recent thread showing this problem I would say uninstall the latest driver, which from memory is 9.12, and revert to either 9.11, or 9.10, or possibly even earlier.

You might want to run a driver cleaner after uninstalling your driver and before installing the earlier version.

After uninstalling a driver, when you reboot, Windows will offer to install a driver. Don't let it.

So, in order, download 9.11 and 9.10, acquire a driver cleaner, uninstall the current driver, reboot, don't let Windows install a driver, run the driver cleaner, then install either 9.11 or 9.10. If 9.11 doesn't work, uninstall it, reboot, don't let Windows install a driver, run the driver cleaner, install 9.10. If that doesn't work, repeat using earlier versions until you get one that works.

You might find that installing the latest driver without installing the Catalyst Control Center would also work, if you can live without CCC.
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01-19-2010 17:02
I tend to try the easiest first........so I'll offer that as a suggestion. Go to the "Edit" menu before you log in but on the log in screen. Open "Preferrences", find the graphics tab click the "custom" box and go to the "Hardware" button. Find the option to "enable Vertex Buffer Object (VBO)" and uncheck it. Apply out of preferrences and log in.

If that doesn't solve the problem then start with the heavier tasks discribed above.
Rocco Planer
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01-20-2010 02:03
Disabling VBO didn't solve the problem. I already tried it. Also, same problem occurs with older drivers. I will go through links which describe same problem and try to find solution there.

Thank you.
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01-20-2010 02:04
Which older drivers?

Did you run a driver cleaner in the uninstall - reinstall process?
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LisaAnne Portland
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01-20-2010 03:58
From: SuezanneC Baskerville
Based on another recent thread showing this problem I would say uninstall the latest driver, which from memory is 9.12, and revert to either 9.11, or 9.10, or possibly even earlier.

You might want to run a driver cleaner after uninstalling your driver and before installing the earlier version.

After uninstalling a driver, when you reboot, Windows will offer to install a driver. Don't let it.

So, in order, download 9.11 and 9.10, acquire a driver cleaner, uninstall the current driver, reboot, don't let Windows install a driver, run the driver cleaner, then install either 9.11 or 9.10. If 9.11 doesn't work, uninstall it, reboot, don't let Windows install a driver, run the driver cleaner, install 9.10. If that doesn't work, repeat using earlier versions until you get one that works.

You might find that installing the latest driver without installing the Catalyst Control Center would also work, if you can live without CCC.


I had same problem,went to some beta drivers I got here,from the 9.12 drivers

http://downloads.guru3d.com/ATI-Catalyst-10.1-Beta--Windows-7-%7C-Vista-%2832%7C64%29-download-2455.html

Worked great..
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01-25-2010 18:24
From: LisaAnne Portland
I had same problem,went to some beta drivers I got here,from the 9.12 drivers

http://downloads.guru3d.com/ATI-Catalyst-10.1-Beta--Windows-7-%7C-Vista-%2832%7C64%29-download-2455.html

Worked great..


LisaAnne, you're a sweetheart......I went to guru3d downloaded the 10.1 MSI drivers and solved all my problems. I can even run now with VBO turned on at after some quick test seems to increase my FPS by about 10. I was having the same problems as described earlier with clouds etc. Drivers installed no problem even though mine is not a MSI card it is an ATI

CPU: Intel i720 with internal L2 cache (2666 MHz)
Memory: 9207 MB
OS Version: Microsoft Windows Vista Service Pack 2 (Build 6002) 64 Bit
Graphics Card Vendor: ATI Technologies Inc.
Graphics Card: ATI Radeon HD 4870 1gig
Windows Graphics Driver Version:
OpenGL Version: 3.2.9252 Compatibility Profile Context