My discoveries on Vaio Z’s Hybrid Graphics

[r3pul5iv3]

So just to confirm everything before I go to install the package, all I need to do is run the "setup.exe" and that's it? Do I run this in stamina or speed mode? And lastly do I have to uninstall the original drivers before the installation?

Thanks

[Metsn]

Originally Posted by r3pul5iv3

So just to confirm everything before I go to install the package, all I need to do is run the "setup.exe" and that's it? Do I run this in stamina or speed mode? And lastly do I have to uninstall the original drivers before the installation?

Thanks

NO! All you have to do is just to follow Sorg's instructions on installing It's quite easy...

Originally Posted by sorg

i suggest following procedure to install driver:

1) Switch to "SPEED" mode (required!)
2) Remove NVIDIA driver through Control Pannel -> Programs and Features.
3) reboot.
4) Open device manager and make sure there are two Standard VGA cards. One is ok, another with yellow mark. If there are different names of cards, then delete it manually and reboot. Start this step from beginning.
5) Open device manager and delete both VGA cards starting from one with yellow mark. It will clean registry from garbage.
6) reboot.
7) Windows will find two standard VGA cards. Reboot if windows will ask to.
8) In device manager update driver manually with provided one. You have to do this only on card with yellow mark (it's nVidia). Driver for Intel Video will be installed automatically with nVidia driver.
9) reboot.

after that everything should work fine.

[Vovus]

no driver works 100% correctly in W7 except 1590 and 1620 from WU for Intel 4 card. Sorg's V3 almost works, but has a problem with waking up, though switching is working well automatically and manually,- can't say that about the latest Sorg's driver (not autoswitchable, wake up issue)

[sigma957]

Originally Posted by Vovus

no driver works 100% correctly in W7 except 1590 and 1620 from WU for Intel 4 card.

Sorry for my ignorance but what is 'from WU'
Are the versions for that are 100% compatible with 7 combined drivers? If so can you point me in the right direction to a download link. I'm still running the stock sony released driver.

[Vovus]

Originally Posted by sigma957

Sorry for my ignorance but what is 'from WU'
Are the versions for that are 100% compatible with 7 combined drivers? If so can you point me in the right direction to a download link. I'm still running the stock sony released driver.

WindowsUpdate, now i'm running build 7022 x86, seems that wake up problem has been partly fixed, coz now, with stock drivers, i can wake it up or even if it doesn't - let him sleep again and it surely wake up next time..
Which graphics are you talking about, Win 7 stock drivers for Intel works correctly, Win 7 for 9300 - doesn't work at all - you could try old 174.49 or SORG'S or NAUTIS'S from this thread, it will work, - those drivers include both Intel and Nvidia in one set, but guys, as I know, didn't adapt it for normal use in Win 7.
newest x86 drivers
more x86
newest x64 drivers

[sigma957]

Originally Posted by Vovus

WindowsUpdate, now i'm running build 7022 x86, seems that wake up problem has been partly fixed, coz now, with stock drivers, i can wake it up or even if it doesn't - let him sleep again and it surely wake up next time..
Which graphics are you talking about, Win 7 stock drivers for Intel works correctly, Win 7 for 9300 - doesn't work at all - you could try old 174.49 or SORG'S or NAUTIS'S from this thread, it will work, - those drivers include both Intel and Nvidia in one set, but guys, as I know, didn't adapt it for normal use in Win 7.

Thanks for your reply
So I'm running 7022 with the graphics drivers from Sony support (NVIDIA 7.15W _ 7.15.11.7449). I uninstalled the WU drivers as they didn't support the Stamina/Speed switch. I'm fairly happy with the Sony NVIDIA 7.15W _ 7.15.11.7449 drivers but I'm just aware Sorg and Nautis have been working on newer versions of the combined drivers that will work with the Stamina/Speed switch.

I guess my question in a nutshell is:
Is there a better combined driver that allows the Stamina/Speed switch to work other than the one on the Sony website for Win 7(32)-7022 that is at least as stable.
Thanks.

[Vovus]

Originally Posted by sigma957

Thanks for your reply
So I'm running 7022 with the graphics drivers from Sony support (NVIDIA 7.15W _ 7.15.11.7449). I uninstalled the WU drivers as they didn't support the Stamina/Speed switch. I'm fairly happy with the Sony NVIDIA 7.15W _ 7.15.11.7449 drivers but I'm just aware Sorg and Nautis have been working on newer versions of the combined drivers that will work with the Stamina/Speed switch.

I guess my question in a nutshell is:
Is there a better combined driver that allows the Stamina/Speed switch to work other than the one on the Sony website for Win 7(32)-7022 that is at least as stable.
Thanks.

nope as i know for today, btw Sony's works good, if we talking about stability, i only guess that new WDDM 1.1 driver will show better result than 4.4 for Aero and 3d with Win 7

[Nautis]

Sorry everyone for disappearing for a while, I was in the hospital. I will need to catch up with some work in my professional life before I can tackle these drivers as much as I would like to again.
I have tried various other combinations of drivers with no luck thus far getting them to work. I am sure I may be missing something simple as I did with the 185.20 drivers. More soon.

[Vovus]

Originally Posted by Nautis

Sorry everyone for disappearing for a while, I was in the hospital. I will need to catch up with some work in my professional life before I can tackle these drivers as much as I would like to again.
I have tried various other combinations of drivers with no luck thus far getting them to work. I am sure I may be missing something simple as I did with the 185.20 drivers. More soon.

hey, Nautis, nice to see you again, how are you now, hope doctor was experienced enough you could entrust yourself to

[Ramalama]

Originally Posted by potpeye

*WARNING use at your own risk! Putting your computer in test mode will cause a visual annoyance of having the word testmode on each corner of your desktop.

How to put your computer into test mode for Vista x64 and Windows 7 x64

Step 1: Right click command prompt from Start > Accessories > Commnd Prompt and select run as administrator.

Step 2: type this in the command prompt "bcdedit.exe /store C:\Boot\BCD /set testsigning yes" without the quotes.

Step 3: reboot, computer now boots into test mode every time. Now you ready to sign your drivers and install them

How to sign the video drivers provided by Nautis.

Step 1: Download Nautis x64 Nvidia drivers and cert tools.
Download video drivers from post #73 (Thanks Nautis)
Download cert tools from http://nil.rpc1.org/files/SignTools_Vista.zip (Not my link found on internet)

Step2: Extract all files to same directory. I use C:\nvida to make the syntax in the next step easier.

Step3: Launch command prompt again with admin rights and type the following commands. Make Sure you are working in the driver directory C:\nvidia

A. Sign and Cert Nvidia Divers
type: makecert.exe -$ individual -r -pe -ss "nvlddmkm driver" -n CN="nvlddmkm driver" nvlddmkm.cer (Hit Enter)
type: certmgr.exe/add nvlddmkm.cer /s /r localMachine root (Hit Enter)
type: signtool sign /v /s "nvlddmkm driver" /n "nvlddmkm driver" nvlddmkm.sys (Hit Enter)
*Each command will return successful if ran properly*

B. Sign and Cert Intel Drivers
type: makecert.exe -$ individual -r -pe -ss "igdkmd64 driver" -n CN="igdkmd64 driver" igdkmd64.cer (Hit Enter)
type: certmgr.exe/add igdkmd64.cer /s /r localMachine root (Hit Enter)
type: signtool sign /v /s "igdkmd64driver" /n "igdkmd64 driver" igdkmd64.sys (Hit Enter)
*Each command will return successful if ran properly*

Now you ready to install the drivers via device manager.

Yeah, THX very much to all here who made the modified Vista X64 Driver, it works after some install problems....
In the last line of the howto is a typing error... there miss a space char... signtool sign /v /s "igdkmd64 driver" ...

You get here a error so you must delete again the certifikate in the certmgr.msc or certmgr.exe... and recreate and reinstall again... if you had problems with the typing error...


BUT THX VERY MUCH! I had the problem with the original drivers, that my x4500 was faster in vista that the 9300...
BUT WITH THIS MODIFIED VISTA X64 185.20, IS NOW MY 9300 MUCH FASTER THAT THE X4500...

SO MY 9300 is now really more than 50% faster! and with the "test" on all edges, i can life.... thanks very much!