BSOD with 7970
#1
Hello,

I just bought a MSI 7970 OC Boost.
I did a clean format and reinstall of windows.
Now, each time I launch oclhashcat, it makes a BSOD Sad
Win 7 x64 + Catalyst 13.1.

I did some checks, BSOD is caused by the driver atikmpag.sys :
Quote:On Sat 19/10/2013 17:30:10 GMT your computer crashed
crash dump file: C:\Windows\Minidump\101913-31309-01.dmp
This was probably caused by the following module: atikmpag.sys (atikmpag+0x9410)
Bugcheck code: 0x116 (0xFFFFFA80073314E0, 0xFFFFF88004E09410, 0x0, 0x2)
Error: VIDEO_TDR_ERROR
file path: C:\Windows\system32\drivers\atikmpag.sys
product: AMD driver
company: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc.
description: AMD multi-vendor Miniport Driver
Bug check description: This indicates that an attempt to reset the display driver and recover from a timeout failed.
A third party driver was identified as the probable root cause of this system error. It is suggested you look for an update for the following driver: atikmpag.sys (AMD multi-vendor Miniport Driver, Advanced Micro Devices, Inc.).
Google query: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. VIDEO_TDR_ERROR


Any ideas to solve my problem ?

Thank you very much.

PS : GPUZ screenshot : http://img15.hostingpics.net/pics/371216gpuz.png
#2
Using quality operating system would solve a lot of problems including this one.
#3
To test, I replace the 7970 with my (former) 5870 : oclhashcat works.

So in my opinion it's not a problem regarding to the OS.

- should I update something concerning the drivers to get the 7970 run ?
- do you think it's a problem linked to the card itself and I should contact the seller ?

Thanks.
#4
have you tried a newer driver?
#5
I have tried the latest 13.9, but oclhashcat crashes as this is not the -exact- 13.1.
#6
Are you using oclHashcat-plus or oclHashcat-lite?
The recommended driver version for oclHashcat-plus is 13.4, but 13.8 and 13.9 seem to work also without problem here.
If you use lite and have 13.9 installed then --force *might* work, although *not* recommended nor supported.

Also, it is possible that this could help: https://hashcat.net/wiki/doku.php?id=upg...ers_how_to (i.e. uninstall AND use driver fusion + remove all opencl.dll libraries from your system).

Also you should use latest version of oclHashcat-lite/oclHashcat-plus (if not already done).
#7
Thanks for the answer.

Indeed I only use ocl-plus 0.15, so I don't need 13.1 anymore.

- I completely uninstall AMD drivers thanks to Programs, DriverFusion, and amd_cleanup_util_1.2.1.0.exe.
- I install Catalyst 13.9 (latest) for 7970. Reboot.
- oclhashcat-plus 0.15 test : OK
- oclhashcat-lite 0.15 test : benchmark crash (at Joomla hash)

Thank you so much Smile
#8
segfaulting on joomla with lite and newer drivers is expected. don't worry, lite will soon be gone.
#9
No problem I'll wait =)