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Amiga computer related discussion => Amiga Hardware Issues and discussion => Topic started by: jahc on August 31, 2006, 06:44:44 AM

Title: How do you install Picasso96?
Post by: jahc on August 31, 2006, 06:44:44 AM

I downloaded Picasso96 off aminet, installed it, selected the PicassoII (well it was already selected for me automatically), chose my monitor settings.. but when I boot or try to run devs:monitors/picassoii , it says:

Picasso96: Could not create graphics board context for 'picassoii',
please check your Picasso96 installation!

This has baffled me. I'm playing with p96settings and I cant work out how to use it. All the screen ids are there. I'm not familiar with this program at all.

-EDIT: In the picasso96mode, all thats in the "Attach settings to" menu is "No board"

Title: Re: How do you install Picasso96?
Post by: Etho on August 31, 2006, 08:42:06 AM

I've only ever used Picasso96 on OS4 and frankly that made me cry alot. Infact I don't know how I ever managed to setup a custom screenmode but I got there in the end!

Anyway there is a guide here which may or may not be of any help.

Goodluck.

Picasso96 guide (http://www.picasso96.cogito.de/Docs.html)

Title: Re: How do you install Picasso96?
Post by: Amigaz on August 31, 2006, 08:47:21 AM

Quote

jahc wrote:
I downloaded Picasso96 off aminet, installed it, selected the PicassoII (well it was already selected for me automatically), chose my monitor settings.. but when I boot or try to run devs:monitors/picassoii , it says:

Picasso96: Could not create graphics board context for 'picassoii',
please check your Picasso96 installation!

This has baffled me. I'm playing with p96settings and I cant work out how to use it. All the screen ids are there. I'm not familiar with this program at all.

-EDIT: In the picasso96mode, all thats in the "Attach settings to" menu is "No board"

Run the install again and choose UPDATE and then monitor settings then check again if it works

Title: Re: How do you install Picasso96?
Post by: Flashlab on August 31, 2006, 09:37:25 AM

Maybe you could try version 2.1b:
http://amiga.serveftp.net/downloads.html

It could work better I dunno...

Title: Re: How do you install Picasso96?
Post by: jahc on August 31, 2006, 10:05:51 AM

I've got a Commodore 1942 monitor, which has the following specs according to amiga-hardware.com:

Sync Frequency:
15.6-15.8 kHz and 27.3-31.5 kHz Horizontal
47 Hz to 75 Hz Vertical

I've been selecting 31kHz as the horiztonal scan rates my monitor can handle.. I wonder if thats been causing hiccups..

Also, I wonder if my Picasso2 is faulty. It shows up in showconfig, and I've connected the RGB port to the Picasso2's passthrough, and the 1942 to the Picasso2.. it just seems strange that it wont work.

I'm going to try 35kHz as the max horizontal scan rate, and I will quickly switch the monitor off if it doesnt like it..

I tried that newer Picasso96 v2.1b , thanks, but it didnt make any difference.