New AMD/ATI drivers bug identified: workaround in r2015

[gid15]

I've identified a new AMD/ATI driver bug when enabling shaders.
A workaround has been implemented in r2015: to activate the workaround, the option "Enable dynamic shader generation" has to be selected.

The workaround has been tested on different Catalyst versions (thanks to Darth for alpha-testing!):
- Catalyst 11.2: this version is bringing new bugs, even when shaders are not activated. Not recommended.
- Catalyst 11.1: the workaround is bringing some improvements in this version, but it is far from being perfect. You might experience different results depending on the tested application.
- Catalyst 10.9: not thoroughly tested, but the workaround seems to bring the most significant improvements in this version.

You can provide feedback when testing r2015 with AMD/ATI shaders in this thread. Please always provide a log file and screenshots, this might help me improving the support for AMD graphic cards.

AMD will probably soon release a Catalyst 11.3, let's see if this one brings new improvements...

[luckwii]

Sorry, no time to post the logs right now. But shaders had started to halfway work with my Intel HD gpu due to changes in rev 2012. I could see the health, stats etc. but no image in games like Ghosts N' Goblins. Now with the 2015, that is broken again. Games won't load.

[Game]

Tested F.F.Tactics with r2015. Using Catalyst 10.12. It looks like this with shaders enabled,it's the same with dynamic shader enabled.FPS are bigger since it's not rendering background,I mean textures are a mess.

http://img855.imageshack.us/i/fftactics.png/

Log:

Handler 0x0883C840(0x08BAF6DC)
81063 [xpLibSpu] DEBUG hle - Alarm returned value 4166
81078 [xpLibSpu] DEBUG hle.ThreadManForUser - New Schedule for Alarm uid=34: 109832558
81078 [xpLibSpu] DEBUG hle.ThreadManForUser - End of Interrupt
81078 [xpLibSpu] DEBUG hle - Calling Timer uid=34, now=109837557
81078 [xpLibSpu] DEBUG hle.ThreadManForUser - Triggering Interrupt SYSTIMER0(0xF) at 0x0883C840
81078 [xpLibSpu] DEBUG hle.ThreadManForUser - Calling InterruptHandler 0x0883C840(0x08BAF6DC)
81078 [xpLibSpu] DEBUG hle - Alarm returned value 4166
81078 [xpLibSpu] DEBUG hle.ThreadManForUser - New Schedule for Alarm uid=34: 109841723
81078 [xpLibSpu] DEBUG hle.ThreadManForUser - End of Interrupt
81078 [xpLibSpu] DEBUG hle - Calling Timer uid=34, now=109847584
81078 [xpLibSpu] DEBUG hle.ThreadManForUser - Triggering Interrupt SYSTIMER0(0xF) at 0x0883C840
81094 [xpLibSpu] DEBUG hle.ThreadManForUser - Calling InterruptHandler 0x0883C840(0x08BAF6DC)
81094 [xpLibSpu] DEBUG hle - Alarm returned value 4166
81094 [xpLibSpu] DEBUG hle.ThreadManForUser - New Schedule for Alarm uid=34: 109851750
81094 [xpLibSpu] DEBUG hle.ThreadManForUser - End of Interrupt
81094 [xpLibSpu] DEBUG hle - Calling Timer uid=34, now=109856976
81094 [xpLibSpu] DEBUG hle.ThreadManForUser - Triggering Interrupt SYSTIMER0(0xF) at 0x0883C840
81094 [xpLibSpu] DEBUG hle.ThreadManForUser - Calling InterruptHandler 0x0883C840(0x08BAF6DC)
81094 [xpLibSpu] DEBUG hle - Alarm returned value 4166
81094 [xpLibSpu] DEBUG hle.ThreadManForUser - New Schedule for Alarm uid=34: 109861142
81094 [xpLibSpu] DEBUG hle.ThreadManForUser - End of Interrupt
81110 [xpLibSpu] DEBUG hle - Calling Timer uid=34, now=109865484
81110 [xpLibSpu] DEBUG hle.ThreadManForUser - Triggering Interrupt SYSTIMER0(0xF) at 0x0883C840
81110 [xpLibSpu] DEBUG hle.ThreadManForUser - Calling InterruptHandler 0x0883C840(0x08BAF6DC)
81110 [xpLibSpu] DEBUG hle - Alarm returned value 4166
81110 [xpLibSpu] DEBUG hle.ThreadManForUser - New Schedule for Alarm uid=34: 109869650
81110 [xpLibSpu] DEBUG hle.ThreadManForUser - End of Interrupt
81110 [xpLibSpu] DEBUG hle - Calling Timer uid=34, now=109874807
81110 [xpLibSpu] DEBUG hle.ThreadManForUser - Triggering Interrupt SYSTIMER0(0xF) at 0x0883C840
81110 [xpLibSpu] DEBUG hle.ThreadManForUser - Calling InterruptHandler 0x0883C840(0x08BAF6DC)
81110 [xpLibSpu] DEBUG hle - Alarm returned value 4166
81125 [xpLibSpu] DEBUG hle.ThreadManForUser - New Schedule for Alarm uid=34: 109878973
81125 [xpLibSpu] DEBUG hle.ThreadManForUser - End of Interrupt
81125 [xpLibSpu] DEBUG hle - Calling Timer uid=34, now=109884823
81125 [xpLibSpu] DEBUG hle.ThreadManForUser - Triggering Interrupt SYSTIMER0(0xF) at 0x0883C840
81125 [xpLibSpu] DEBUG hle.ThreadManForUser - Calling InterruptHandler 0x0883C840(0x08BAF6DC)
81125 [xpLibSpu] DEBUG hle - Alarm returned value 4166
81125 [xpLibSpu] DEBUG hle.ThreadManForUser - New Schedule for Alarm uid=34: 109888989
81125 [xpLibSpu] DEBUG hle.ThreadManForUser - End of Interrupt
81125 [xpLibSpu] DEBUG hle - Calling Timer uid=34, now=109893857
81125 [xpLibSpu] DEBUG hle.ThreadManForUser - Triggering Interrupt SYSTIMER0(0xF) at 0x0883C840
81141 [xpLibSpu] DEBUG hle.ThreadManForUser - Calling InterruptHandler 0x0883C840(0x08BAF6DC)
81141 [xpLibSpu] DEBUG hle - Alarm returned value 4166
81141 [xpLibSpu] DEBUG hle.ThreadManForUser - New Schedule for Alarm uid=34: 109898023
81141 [xpLibSpu] DEBUG hle.ThreadManForUser - End of Interrupt
81141 [xpLibSpu] DEBUG hle - Calling Timer uid=34, now=109903064
81141 [xpLibSpu] DEBUG hle.ThreadManForUser - Triggering Interrupt SYSTIMER0(0xF) at 0x0883C840
81141 [xpLibSpu] DEBUG hle.ThreadManForUser - Calling InterruptHandler 0x0883C840(0x08BAF6DC)
81141 [xpLibSpu] DEBUG hle - Alarm returned value 4166
81141 [xpLibSpu] DEBUG hle.ThreadManForUser - New Schedule for Alarm uid=34: 109907230
81141 [xpLibSpu] DEBUG hle.ThreadManForUser - End of Interrupt
81157 [xpLibSpu] DEBUG hle - Calling Timer uid=34, now=109912588
81157 [xpLibSpu] DEBUG hle.ThreadManForUser - Triggering Interrupt SYSTIMER0(0xF) at 0x0883C840

[f0ster]

Now shaders work fine for crisis core.

[gid15]

Now shaders work fine for crisis core.

Which Catalyst version are you using?

[beanclr]

^ what he said. I hope your not using Nvidia. That would just break my hopes.

[f0ster]

Which Catalyst version are you using?

I using AMD Catalyst 10.12
sorry for bad english)

Tested God of War Chains of Olympus

[beanclr]

K downloading it now.

[dista_bagus]

gid15,which log file?
INFO/DEBUGGER/ALL?
i will try it later with Jpcsp r2015.

my VGA ATI Radeon HD3850 512MB => Catalyst 11.2

[beanclr]

Tried it with 10.12. Still wont work for me. Can someone tell me how to make a log file. So i can upload it.