VA2000 Support Thread

[klx300r]

I'm sure this has been answered somewhere and I apologize if I've missed the glaring obvious, and it's really not a bother to me just more of a curiosity: is it possible to flash the VA2000 from the Amiga at all?

read the 2 posts before yours on this thread :whack:

[LoadWB]

read the 2 posts before yours on this thread :whack:

Activating my Shield of Inthwapability!

I didn't ask about not removing it from the Amiga, I said FROM the Amiga, as in a flash tool within AmigaOS.  I suspect the answer is "no" as it would update code currently in use.  Since you can boot the Amiga into a standard Amiga screen mode (eg. the ESM,) it would seem it's still booting up as a video card accepting a code upgrade from the USB, then the answer might be "yes."

[klx300r]

@ LoadWB

I accept your shield and I'm assuming the answer is no as the developer has only noted the above technique..at least for now anyhow:rtfm:

[klx300r]

@ Lukas / mntmn[/QUOTE]

just flashed with this latest v1.72 and I only get a blank screen. Can boot up early setup via DVI only, HDMI says connected on my screen but see only black screen ??

[LoadWB]

@ LoadWB

I accept your shield and I'm assuming the answer is no as the developer has only noted the above technique..at least for now anyhow:rtfm:

Point being I don't want to assume.  I was hoping for a technical answer.

[mntmn]

just flashed with this latest v1.72 and I only get a blank screen. Can boot up early setup via DVI only, HDMI says connected on my screen but see only black screen ??

Do you have a VA2000CX? If not then it's normal that you don't see anything until activating the va2000 Picasso96 Monitor and mntgfx ScreenMode. Did you install the 1.7.2 drivers, maybe reinstalled P96? What does Picasso96Mode say, does it find the card? Does the card show up in ShowConfig?

[klx300r]

Do you have a VA2000CX? If not then it's normal that you don't see anything until activating the va2000 Picasso96 Monitor and mntgfx ScreenMode. Did you install the 1.7.2 drivers, maybe reinstalled P96? What does Picasso96Mode say, does it find the card? Does the card show up in ShowConfig?

No i don't have the VA2000CX..at least not yet as I would love to replace my Indivision AGA Mk2 with it one day.  I only have had success with v1.4 firware as all the others don't see my X-Surf-100 board?? I installed Picasso96 & mntgfx screenmode and all working fine with v1.4.

Right now with v1.7.2 I can tell WB loaded up as the HD led flashed as normal and I can tell that 'noclick' was activated BUT I can't see anything at all on either the VA2000 screen or Indivision AGA screen

[mntmn]

Right now with v1.7.2 I can tell WB loaded up as the HD led flashed as normal and I can tell that 'noclick' was activated BUT I can't see anything at all on either the VA2000 screen or Indivision AGA screen

Normally VA2000 should not interfere with the native graphics output. Could you do it step-by-step:

1. Without VA2000 inserted, save a PAL HiRes screenmode (or similar).
2. Delete Libs:Picasso96, Devs:Picasso96Settings, Devs:Monitors/va2000 (or uaegfx or however you called the VA2000 monitor file)
3. Insert VA2000 and boot.
4. Do you see Workbench via Indivision?
5. Run ShowConfig to see if VA2000 is properly recognized (vendor id 28014).
6. Only then install Picasso96 freshly, selecting only "uaegfx" driver
6b. Change BoardType in Devs:Monitors/uaegfx to "mntgfx" and save
7. Copy mntgfx.card from 1.7.2 drivers archive to Libs:Picasso96
8. Copy Picasso96Settings from 1.7.2 drivers archive to Devs:
9. Run Picasso96Mode
10. Can you see the modes? Can you click Test on 1280x720 at HiColor?

If something goes wrong, please tell me at which step.

[klx300r]

@ mntmn

ok finally got some time to try this out and good news is that now I can see my DVI screen from Indivision just fine and there is no conflict with my X-Surf-100 which was the big issue since v1.4 for me so great!

bad news is that when i go to screen mode & choose any of the mntgfx modes I only get a black screen via hdmi?


any ideas? looks like I'm close:hammer:

[klx300r]

bump :hammer:

[mntmn]

bump :hammer:

Hello,

please read the final instructions carefully. Did you try "Test" in Picasso96Mode? Which Mode did you choose? Please provide more details.

Cheers
Lukas / mntmn

[klx300r]

Hello,

please read the final instructions carefully. Did you try "Test" in Picasso96Mode? Which Mode did you choose? Please provide more details.

Cheers
Lukas / mntmn

ok thanks Lukas..looks like I'm real close but something going on with P96 settings perhaps so:

- yes followed instructions so when I goto P96 prefs I see all the modes, I click on 1280x720-hi colour, hit test and test screen looks fine on my monitor, click save and reset A4000
- system boots up but when I go into prefs: screen mode, i also see all the mntgfx screen modes but when I go to try any of them and test I get only black screen as mentioned above..so to clarify i can get into P96 settings ok and test ok but only get balck screen when trying to set same screen modes in prefs: screenmodes

[trixster]

Do you think you'll see 1280x1024 or higher resolutions with later firmwares?

[mntmn]

klx300r,

OK thanks. Please try FW & Driver 1.8.2 Beta. It is very different because the driver is compiled with VBCC now and the memory model of the card is changed to completely linear, which fixes some P96 Bugs:

http://eab.abime.net/showthread.php?p=1192868#post1191613

Cheers
Lukas / mntmn

[mntmn]

Hello again!

Firmware release 1.8.3 is now finished:
http://mntmn.com/va2000/

It brings a de-interlacer ("flicker fixer") for VA2000CX and new linear memory model, which fixes all Picasso96 related bugs and makes it compatible with all games and demos that previously showed only pixel garbage. Enjoy!

Cheers
Lukas / mntmn

[klx300r]

@ mntmn

great news can’t wait to try later tonight !

btw, does this mean I can replace my Indivision AGA with the VA2000CX board ??