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Can't install MorphOS on Sam460LE
« on: March 24, 2023, 03:35:25 PM »
Hi, any Sam460 users here? Tried to install MorphOS on my new Sam460LE board, but it won't boot. Either the SD Card image nor the Live CD will boot, I only get a blank screen. AmigaOS 4.1 just boots fine via SD or CD, so why does the system refuse to boot MorphOS?
Any ideas what the problem is?
 

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Re: Can't install MorphOS on Sam460LE
« Reply #1 on: March 24, 2023, 04:03:39 PM »
The specs are nearly identical to the CR model, so why should't it work as well?
But I could imagine the installer sees the LE as an unsupported model and refuses to run...
If that's the case, I probably have to wait for Morphos 3.18.
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Re: Can't install MorphOS on Sam460LE
« Reply #2 on: March 24, 2023, 08:15:59 PM »
I have a ATI Radeon X1950 Pro, which is supported by MorphOS!
And my SiI3112 SATA card as well.
I even used dd tool to copy the hdimg to the SD card.
So it must be something else...
« Last Edit: March 27, 2023, 07:19:51 PM by skygecko »
 

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Re: Can't install MorphOS on Sam460LE
« Reply #3 on: March 25, 2023, 02:11:30 AM »
I am well aware of these instructions from the MorphOS page  ;D

The problem still is: by performing these steps, either with CD or with SD card, I only get a blank screen, so I can't "follow the on-screen instructions".
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Re: Can't install MorphOS on Sam460LE
« Reply #4 on: March 26, 2023, 09:52:13 AM »
The card only has 2xDVI (tried both) and S-Video connectors. The X1950 Pro is listed as compatible on the MorphOS page, so I don't think it's a GPU issue (but you can still try to convince me of the opposite   :D )

What I received from the serial terminal doesn't give me a clue either:

MorphOS boot loader version 1.10
Booting from HDIMG0
Trying to load "bootsam_ppc4x0.img" from "HDIMG0:"...
Loaded "bootsam_ppc4x0.img" from "HDIMG0:", booting...

So it really looks as if the installer either stops right after "booting..." or it just isn't displaying via my GPU. But then: WHY?

Any more ideas greatly appreciated  :)
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Re: Can't install MorphOS on Sam460LE
« Reply #5 on: March 27, 2023, 07:18:18 PM »
I got the information from the MorphOS-Team that if MorphOS boots but doesn't find any supported GPU, you'll receive this on the serial port:

 !!! OpenScreen(): Could not find any valid modeids. No graphics card? !!!

Since that's not the case and "booting..." is the last line I receive, I can assume it's not a GPU issue!
 

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Re: Can't install MorphOS on Sam460LE
« Reply #6 on: March 28, 2023, 05:36:46 PM »
My cable is dvi to dvi and as written in my opening post, AmigaOS 4.1 just boots fine.
Other cards I have in spare are R9 280X and RX 550, so only for OS4.1.
Maybe I'll buy another old card from ebay sometime just to be sure but I still think the problem is not GPU related.
Maybe there are some settings or envvars in Uboot I can try changing?