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OpenGL in Windows 7 with legacy ATI Geforce x1900 GT
I tried to get OpenGL working in Windows 7 x64 using a legacy ATI Geforce x1900 GT graphic card. I was not able to install the currently available Vista/Win7 64bit drivers (Catalyst 9.3). There were some problems all the time I tried to install the driver.
After some research I found the solution in modifying the catalyst driver to get it working. So let me describe the progress…
- Download the driver 9-3_vista64_win7_64_dd_ccc_wdm_enu.exe from the ATI driver page (URL)
- Start the regular setup but cancel after it extracted all files (When the black window occurs)
- Then download the Mobility Modder (URL)
- Installed the Mobility Modder to “C:\Program Files (x86)\MobilityDotNET”. Then download a patched MobilityDotNET.exe (URL)
- Start the Mobility Modder “C:\Program Files (x86)\MobilityDotNET\MobilityDotNET.exe”. In the Mobility Modder set the path pointing to the extracted driver “C:\ATI\Support\9_3_vista64_win7_64_dd_ccc_wdm_enu” and hit the button “Modify”. After that close the Mobility Modder. You may also uninstall it
- After that move to the directory “C:\ATI\Support\9_3_vista64_win7_64_dd_ccc_wdm_enu\Driver\Packages\Drivers\Display\LH6A_INF” in explorer and open CH_76829.inf in notepad. Search for “[ATI.Mfg.NTamd64.6.0]” in the file and replace it with “[ATI.Mfg.NTamd64.6.1]“
- Now open the device manager (Windows > Control Panel > System > Device Manager) and move to “display adapter > Radeon X1900 GT”
- Right click on the device and a click on “Update Driver Software > Browse my computer for driver software > Let me pick… > Have Disk… > Browse to “C:\ATI\Support\9_3_vista64_win7_64_dd_ccc_wdm_enu\Driver\Packages\Drivers\Display\LH6A_INF” > Select CH_76829.inf
- Now simply install the OpenGL driver
A reboot was not necessary to driver loaded and working. I was immediately able to play my old OpenGL games like Unreal Turnament / Tactical Ops / HalfLife / Counterstrike / Day of Defeat / … Good old times 
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11:14 on August 20th, 2009
Can’t thank you enough!
It really is a great effort on your part and I thank you for making the net, the world and X1900 users lives that much better.
Stay well…
18:27 on August 26th, 2009
Hey great thanks dude. I was just woundering, what dyou mean by “Now simply install the OpenGL driver”
where can i get those drivers
05:57 on August 28th, 2009
Great Find! There are a lot of people out there looking for this- but thinking their x1900 is landfill.
Anyway, this works great on not only Win 7 x64, but also Windows 2008 Server R2 x64. By the way my gpu is the x1900xt.
Thanks:)
08:04 on August 28th, 2009
@Mind: You can install the driver via device manager by selecting the graphic card and installing the new driver. Don’t remember exactly, maybe you can also run the setup executable from the drivers you modified in the steps before.
23:36 on September 6th, 2009
Thanks for your tutorial! Also worked for my ATI X850 with Win7 x64. I just thought I had to downgrad to xp again after counterstrike 1.6 wasn’t playable in OpenGL mode.
Best Regards from Germany, Blackforest
Daniel
13:18 on September 15th, 2009
You are great man!!! I was wandering on change my graphic card!!
03:24 on September 25th, 2009
Great, Windows 7 is much better than Vista, so I will install it soon
11:06 on November 11th, 2009
Thank you so much! It worked on my Vaio with Mobility Radeon HD 2300 (win7 x64).
I do a lot of OpenGL so you really saved my
Jon
12:34 on November 21st, 2009
Thank you very much ! It is working on x1600 too , win 7 x32
23:43 on December 24th, 2009
wow your rock man, thx alot for the info <3
23:56 on January 6th, 2010
Totally worked for a raedon HD 2600 TOO! Awesome I though I was stuck because I still got AGP. I will upgrade soon….I hope. Thank for the perfect fix. Made my PC fun again:)
17:33 on January 25th, 2010
Thanks dude! Blindly followed your instructions and finally the games work like a charm! (Using an x1600)
cheers