How do I get bootcamp 6.1 / AMD 15.201.2001.0 drivers

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anaoshak Author

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How do I get bootcamp 6.1 / AMD 15.201.2001.0 drivers

I'm running an iMac 5k with a AMD 295.

I previously had the latest AMD drivers installed from October

AMD Radeon R9 M295

Driver version: 15.201.2001.0

Driver date: 10/5/2015

But then I experimented with other drivers and now I can't get Apple Update to send me it's latest drivers again. I've tried uninstall the drivers, I've reinstalling apple update, etc etc. I've tried using bootcamp assistant but it keeps giving me the older drivers from August.

Perhaps apple stored the previous driver in a directory I don't know about or maybe someone happens to have the drivers somewhere on their system that I can use? Please don't tell me to reinstall windows.

Thanks!

iMac (Retina 5K, 27-inch, Late 2014), OS X Yosemite (10.10.1)

Posted on Dec 12, 2015 2:09 AM

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Answer 1

Loner T

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Dec 12, 2015 5:04 PM in response to anaoshak

From

<ProductManufacturer>Apple Inc.</ProductManufacturer>

<ProductVersion>6.0.6237</ProductVersion>

<ProductCode>{FCFFE6B6-BAE8-490E-88D0-097A9DA1C43D}</ProductCode>

<Name> "Advanced Micro Devices, Inc." Display Driver

<InfName>C0295241.inf</InfName>

<Class>Display</Class>

<ClassGUID>{4D36E968-E325-11CE-BFC1-08002BE10318}</ClassGUID>

<CatalogFile>C0295241.CAT</CatalogFile>

<Provider> "Advanced Micro Devices, Inc."</Provider>

<DriverVer>10/05/2015, 15.201.2001.0000</DriverVer>

<ServiceBinary>atikmdag.sys</ServiceBinary>

<HardwareID></HardwareID>

<isX64>yes</isX64>

</Name>

Are you familiar with https://github.com/timsutton/brigadier ? This is valid for model iMac17,1 which is

2015

iMac (Retina 4K, 21.5-inch, Late 2015)

Model Identifier: iMac 16,2
Number: MK452XX/A

iMac (21.5-inch, Late 2015)

Model Identifier: iMac16,1
Number: MK142XX/A, MK442XX/A

iMac (Retina 5K, 27-inch, Late 2015)

Model Identifier: iMac17,1
Number: MK462XX/A, MK472XX/A, MK482XX/A

iMac (Retina 5K, 27-inch, Mid 2015)

Model Identifier: iMac15,1
Number: M885XX/A

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Answer 2

Loner T

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Dec 12, 2015 6:24 PM in response to anaoshak

Can you download brigadier and run it as follows? Use -m iMac17,1 for your specific needs.

MyName-rmbp:brigadier-master MyName$ ./brigadier -h

Usage: brigadier [options]

Options:

-h, --help show this help message and exit

-m MODEL, --model=MODEL

System model identifier to use (otherwise this

machine's model is used). This can be specified

multiple times to download multiple models in a single

run.

-i, --install After the installer is downloaded, perform the install

automatically. Can be used on Windows only.

-o OUTPUT_DIR, --output-dir=OUTPUT_DIR

Base path where the installer files will be extracted

into a folder named after the product, ie.

'BootCamp-041-1234'. Uses the current directory if

this option is omitted.

-k, --keep-files Keep the files that were downloaded/extracted. Useful

only with the '--install' option on Windows.

-p PRODUCT_ID, --product-id=PRODUCT_ID

Specify an exact product ID to download (ie.

'031-0787'), currently useful only for cases where a

model has multiple BootCamp ESDs available and is not

downloading the desired version according to the post

date.

MyName-rMBP:brigadier-master MyName$ ./brigadier -m MacBook8,1 -o Bootcamp-MacBook8,1

Output directory Bootcamp-MacBook8,1 that was specified doesn't exist!

MyName-rMBP:brigadier-master MyName$ mkdir Bootcamp-MacBook8.1

MyName-rMBP:brigadier-master MyName$ ./brigadier -m MacBook8,1 -o Bootcamp-MacBook8.1

Using Mac model: MacBook8,1.

Model supported in package distribution file at http://swcdn.apple.com/content/downloads/28/26/031-24514/qx7ph7k6mewtcf4eyhxmiil gc7r2ikjgud/031-24514.English.dist.

Distribution 031-24514 supports the following models: MacBook8,1, MacBookAir5,1, MacBookAir5,2, MacBookAir6,1, MacBookAir6,2, MacBookAir7,1, MacBookAir7,2, MacBookPro9,1, MacBookPro9,2, MacBookPro11,1, MacBookPro11,2, MacBookPro11,3, MacBookPro11,4, MacBookPro11,5, MacBookPro12,1, MacPro6,1, Macmini6,1, Macmini6,2, Macmini7,1, iMac13,1, iMac13,2, iMac13,3, iMac14,1, iMac14,2, iMac14,3, iMac14,4, iMac15,1.

Making directory Bootcamp-MacBook8.1/BootCamp-031-24514..

Fetching Boot Camp product at URL http://swcdn.apple.com/content/downloads/28/26/031-24514/qx7ph7k6mewtcf4eyhxmiil gc7r2ikjgud/BootCampESD.pkg.

100.0% 1633591296 / 1633586781 bytes

Expanding flat package...

Extracting Payload...

Extracted to Bootcamp-MacBook8.1/BootCamp-031-24514/WindowsSupport.dmg.

Done.

MyName-rMBP:brigadier-master MyName$ cd Bootcamp-MacBook8.1/

MyName-rMBP:Bootcamp-MacBook8.1 MyName$ ls -lt

total 0

drwxr-xr-x 3 MyName staff 102 Aug 13 11:57 BootCamp-031-24514

MyName-rMBP:Bootcamp-MacBook8.1 MyName$ cd BootCamp-031-24514/

MyName-rMBP:BootCamp-031-24514 MyName$ ls -lt

total 3188544

-rw-r--r-- 1 MyName staff 1632530665 Aug 12 00:59 WindowsSupport.dmg

MyName-rMBP:BootCamp-031-24514 MyName$ pwd

/Users/MyName/Documents/brigadier-master/Bootcamp-MacBook8.1/BootCamp-031-24514

MyName-rMBP:BootCamp-031-24514 MyName$ ls

WindowsSupport.dmg

MyName-rMBP:BootCamp-031-24514 MyName$ openssl md5 WindowsSupport.dmg

MD5(WindowsSupport.dmg)= a3d3e4f4a950fe6b47c4cb55f7cd7e02

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Answer 3

anaoshak Author

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Dec 12, 2015 6:34 PM in response to Loner T

My computer is iMac15,1. (late 2014)

I downloaded the zip file from the github but there isn't anything executable. I found one exe (brigadier.exe) that links to http://swcdn.apple.com/content/downloads/28/26/031-24514/qx7ph7k6mewtcf4eyhxmiil gc7r2ikjgud/BootCampESD.pkg . When I run the EXE it downloads from there, but then closes and does nothing. So I popped in the link inside my browser and I downloaded that PKG, used zip 7 or something to unpackage it. Then unpackage that unpackage, then unpackaged that until it revealed bootcamp drivers. Turn out out to be the exact same bootcamp drivers I have installed. No AMD drivers from October.

Something is happening where when I run apple update after a fresh install, I get October drivers. Some how, the apple update is setup to ignore those drivers whenever you uninstall them and your stuck with either AMD's drivers from their site, or using older drivers provided from bootcamp assistant.

edit: now I'm running the EXE as an Admin. Maybe this will do something...

edit2: Nope. Same drivers.

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Answer 4

Jan 2, 2016 4:18 AM in response to sunmetis

This is answer related to this thread to Re: Windows 10 Boot Camp install won't let me install on BOOTCAMP partition on Mac Pro with SSD drive question which blended into another:

My spec is late 2015 iMac2TB@3.3Ghz&AMDm395 on elCapitan&Windows10

Summary of my work:

- I had working windows with official AMD driver for iMac at first.

- I messed with drivers and tried to install various AMD drivers on my mac (none worked after all).

- I didn't use any external tools.

- I tried catalyst 15.6b (m395 not supported), 15.11b (bricked windows, didn't run into GUI).

- I always removed drivers via AMD uninstall utility directly with each driver pack. I don't remember name however there is option like "Uninstall AMD drivers and all AMD software from this computer".

- Installing official AMD drivers for my Mac didn't work.

- Windows gladly thinks Universal PnP Display Adapter Driver is the very best for you, I almost broke my keyboard in half.

- But when you uninstall every AMD driver and software from your Windows and reboot into system with internet, Settings -> Update & Security -> Windows Update reveals graphic card update which automatically solves the problem.

- When you'll brick your windows 10 (black screen) could be fixed without reinstall either:

1) boot into windows and wait until loading icon disappears

2) wait 3 seconds to be sure (if you hard reset your computer while windows loads, you mess your registry)

3) hard reset computer, select windows, failsafe screen appears

4) boot into safe mode; Takes a little longer before GUI appears.

5) uninstall any display drivers from Device Manager

6) restart into Windows without safe mode

- When you'd like to install any unsupported AMD driver:

http://www.remkoweijnen.nl/blog/2015/09/21/update-amd-display-driver-under-bootc amp/

neither inf2cat tool nor messing with cat file nor paying for certificate isn't necessary. When you modify inf file and are admin, windows just throws "unsigned driver red window" where you can continue installation.

- Why I was messing with my Mac? m395 sometimes underclocks itself to less than 40% in some occasions (100% repro, instruction issue). For instance in game Elite Dangerous everytime in Supercruise mode framerate drops to 10FPS. Didn't find working solution yet. Doesn't belong to this thread however when some knows where could I find an answer, I'll be glad to hear.

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Answer 5

anaoshak Author

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Dec 12, 2015 6:17 AM in response to Loner T

Hi Loner, bootcamp guru.

Of course I didn't do a restore point.

But seriously, uninstalling a driver, and not being to reinstall it... There's gotta be a solution to this that doesn't involve reinstalling bootcamp, which I gotta say is already finicking in regards to the fusion drive. I didn't do anything stupid. It's quite logical. Swapping and see what driver works best for optimization is process to see what works with what I'm trying to do.

I really wish apple and AMD could work together on validating these drivers. Oh I miss the old bootcamp on my 2011 laptop. So simple. AMD releases a drive, I can install the ones used on non-macs. No fusion drive mess. Quite dependable. Oh well.

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anaoshak Author

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Dec 12, 2015 4:28 PM in response to Loner T

I followed the steps. I did apple update after that and nothing showed up. So I installed bootcamp drivers via USB and it still shows 7/15/2015 as the driver date. Driver version 15.200.1060.0. I did the apple update after that and still nothing shows up.

Also I did restarts between these steps too.

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anaoshak Author

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Dec 12, 2015 4:48 PM in response to Loner T

<Name> "Advanced Micro Devices, Inc." Display Driver

<Class>Display</Class>

<Provider> "Advanced Micro Devices, Inc."</Provider>

<ServiceBinary>atikmdag.sys</ServiceBinary>

Bootcamp info

<ProductManufacturer>Apple Inc.</ProductManufacturer>

<ProductCode>{FCFFE6B6-BAE8-490E-88D0-097A9DA1C43D}</ProductCode>

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Answer 8

anaoshak Author

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Dec 12, 2015 5:30 PM in response to Loner T

I'm familiar with github, but this is pretty advance.

edit: Yikes, I'm pretty good with instructions but how they explain this just isn't clicking with me. I'll keep trying to figure this out tonight but I've sunk quite a large amount of time in this.

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Answer 9

anaoshak Author

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Dec 12, 2015 6:44 PM in response to Loner T

When I run brigadier (via Mac). It pops up a terminal and immediately does it's thing (downloads for iMac15,1). How can I give it the command you suggest?

edit: basically, how do I run it with options?

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Loner T

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Dec 12, 2015 6:47 PM in response to anaoshak

The zip file needs to be extracted using a OS X Terminal. I have it unzipped in the Documents folder. There is a brigadier file which is a python script. Look at my example. brigadier-master is the directory under Documents where the scripts are located.

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anaoshak Author

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Dec 12, 2015 7:31 PM in response to Loner T

It is a new bootcamp. I tried installing it but it tells me "This version of boot camp is not intended for this computer model."

I then tried going to the AMD directory. It just installs the audio driver, and install manager.

I then uninstall the display drivers. Same results.

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Answer 12

Loner T

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Dec 12, 2015 8:22 PM in response to anaoshak

You cannot use the setup.exe in Bootcamp directory, because of a different product code. You need to install the drivers by hand.

The entry I sent you earlier should be for an inf file as shown

<InfName>C0295241.inf</InfName>

In Device Manager, right click on your AMD GPU, click on Update Driver -> Have Disk and point to the .inf file. The .exe in that directory is just a manager.

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Answer 13

anaoshak Author

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Dec 12, 2015 8:55 PM in response to Loner T

I tried that earlier to that INF file, still doesn't work.

I checked inside the ini file and there are no entries about 295 or PCI\VEN_1002&DEV_6938&SUBSYS_013A106B&REV_00 (<--- 295 hardware ID)

edit: hold on. Maybe it will.

It wants me to choose model, it's not listed.

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Answer 14

anaoshak Author

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Dec 13, 2015 6:42 AM in response to Loner T

It did. I noticed a few things too.

1.What's odd is that some folders were left over in my Bootcamp drive folder still. I clearly chose for them to get rid of all the files (the "not keep all files" option).

2. "Not keeping my files" fixed a piece of hardware that was unknown (likely USB or bluetooth related), I forgot what device it was.

Last week I did a Windows reset before where they are suppose to toss out all the drivers, so I guess when I did that, it didn't really toss all the driver / system files.

3. ALSO, if you goto Windows, and choose KEEP FILES, you have to click an option below it to reveal that you want to KEEP files BUT to DELETE the system files, or it will literally go through the install process and do absolutely nothing. You'll come back to Windows 10 with the same drivers and your files still there (that was frustrating).

Also I can't simply goto the Reset Windows option (it won't acknowledge my recovery media). I opened up the Windows ISO, and just did the install process from there.

Also I used the github link to download bootcamp drivers through windows (just to save a few steps). After bootcamp, I was able to update via apple update (which I'd love an explanation why it needs me to reinstall windows completely to obtain).

But yeah. That's it. I got the drivers I want. Can apple or microsoft just hire me as the "why the **** does this do that" guy. I can find so many things.

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sunmetis

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Jan 13, 2016 4:31 AM in response to sunmetis

hi guys !

OK There is a new driver this morning. http://support.amd.com/en-us/kb-articles/Pages/AMD-Radeon-Software-Crimson-Editi on-16.1-Hotfix-Release-Notes.aspx

Crimson drivers are not made for apple bootcamp but i'm gonna try this .INF file. We never know

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