Graphics problems, screen is black/grey no graphics show up

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all i can see in game is my character name and my UI, i cant see any graphics or models, the entire screen is black or grey.

I use a radeon mobility 9600/9700 card. I just installed eq today, to play on an emulator server, and when i opened everquest it told me that i was using radeon drivers 6400 sometihng and it recomended i upgrade to 6575. I couldnt find 6575, but i found the only ATI upgrade available for mobile cards which was catalyst 6.1 mobility. I upgraded, and the message does not come up anymore but the problem is still there - i see no graphics in game.

Now, i played EMU over summer and nevre had a problem on this laptop. Has sony changed something since summer that would prevent me, my laptop, and my radeon 9600/9700 mobile card from playing everquest properly?

anyone have a solution for this? I now have the most up-to-date drivers for my card (1/4/06) yet i still cant see any graphics in game.