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Amiga computer related discussion => Amiga Hardware Issues and discussion => Topic started by: gonzoninja on September 19, 2003, 11:06:42 AM

Title: Voodoo 3000 only shows 2mb Graphics Ram
Post by: gonzoninja on September 19, 2003, 11:06:42 AM

My problem is this: I recently  upgraded my A1200 BlizzPPC With a Mediator SX and a Voodoo 3000. I use P96 to get it running on the monitor, which it does no problems, however OS 3.9 only shows 2 meg graphics mem (so I assume its still using the chip ram).

When I use show config it recognises that the Voodoo is attached by showing it as an 8 meg card (due to the memeory window, I assume). But when I use Sysspeed it still only show the graphics ram as 2 meg.

But some how I'm managing to run the desktop in 24bit graphics mode. I dunno...I just want to see that I have more graphics mem than 2 megs.

Title: Re: Voodoo 3000 only shows 2mb Graphics Ram
Post by: Kronos on September 19, 2003, 11:12:10 AM

Yeap,that the chip-mem.

AmigaOS never ever showed RTG-mem by itself(but you may find some
hacks/patches for that on Aminet).


Got P96 running ? WB on a monitor connected to the Voodoo ?
Answerboth with "yes" and it is using the mem on the Voodoo  :-o  ;-)

Title: Re: Voodoo 3000 only shows 2mb Graphics Ram
Post by: Lando on September 19, 2003, 11:21:23 AM

You should use availp96 to see how much graphics memory is in use/available.

Title: Re: Voodoo 3000 only shows 2mb Graphics Ram
Post by: Framiga on September 19, 2003, 11:23:44 AM

@gonzoninja

have you connected the GFX card in the slot n.1 of the Mediator?

To check the amount of VideoRam, download AvailP96

AvailP96 (http://www.meanmachine.ch/~vgr/meditv/availp96_1_1.lzh)

Ciao

-edit- WOW . . .in sync :-)

Title: Re: Voodoo 3000 only shows 2mb Graphics Ram
Post by: gonzoninja on September 19, 2003, 11:34:51 AM

Cheers fellas, I'll give that a go.

Title: Re: Voodoo 3000 only shows 2mb Graphics Ram
Post by: lempkee on September 19, 2003, 12:04:39 PM

Reading the docs does help.

anyway yes use availp96 .

and install it like its said in the doc!

8mb is max in ppc mode .

Title: Re: Voodoo 3000 only shows 2mb Graphics Ram
Post by: Acill on September 19, 2003, 01:21:43 PM

Its normal. Mine does that as well. Workbench only shows "chip" RAM. The fact your using the voodoo is a hack so to say. If you notice while you open windows and stuff your chip ram at the top wont go down. Thats a shure way to know all is okay, and the fact your looking at a 24bit screen.

Title: Re: Voodoo 3000 only shows 2mb Graphics Ram
Post by: that_punk_guy on September 19, 2003, 01:24:59 PM

It's not a hack, support for graphics cards is there in the OS,  it's just not obvious from the title bar.

Title: Re: Voodoo 3000 only shows 2mb Graphics Ram
Post by: delshay on March 15, 2012, 01:58:15 PM

It will not match it for features & memory,but there's a Bvision out there which should match it for sheer performance.

BVISION:

Permedia 2 250Mhz Ramdac
SGRAM 140Mhz+