Amiga 2000 - Piccolo SD64 with Picasso96 troubles

[Robert17]

Evening all - I'm having a bit of a headscratching problem with my Amiga 2000.

First off, it's got a Blizzard 2060 card, an Ariadne II and a Piccolo SD64 card in it.

The trouble is, the machine runs fine with no videoboard,

However, with Cybergraphx4 installed and updated, it runs nicely for a few hours, then the machine locks up totally, requiring a reboot.

Picasso96 Also works well, and very fast I might add, and doesn't lockup in the same way that Cybergraphx does, however when using a Picasso96 screenmode, when I try to run a WHDLoad game or Demo, the screen switches, and you get picture for a split second, then the video trashes with lines and all sorts of artifacts - you can however quit back to workbench via keystroke.
The same games work just fine if you start workbench in an amiga native videomode - also the games work with Cybergraphx - however I get the lockup issues I mentioned above.

Please Help :-)

Robert

[Robert17]

That's a good idea, I hadn't thought of that. I'm pretty sure it's a software issue, as I've also tried all the expansions on another Amiga 2000 motherboard of a different revision.

Will try it tomorrow

[Robert17]

I get perfect stability with Picasso 96 - except when I try to use a game or a scenedemo, native video locks up and trashes the screen.

I think I'll have to admit defeat and get another videocard :-(

[Robert17]

Hi radzik,

No I haven't tried 3.1, to be honest I like 3.9 too much and can't go backwards :-)
Fortunately a friend of mine is lending me a Cybervision 64/3D - so I shall install that and see if it works properly. It's just such a shame Cybergraphx crashes, as it works prefectly apart from the lockups every couple of hours :-(

[Robert17]

I ran the Piccolo SD64 test for a good hour and it kept running, so I can presume I don't have one of the 'faulty' boards. I'll be getting an Amiga 4000 soon, so I will have to test the Piccolo in that to see if it behaves the same, I'll keep in touch and let you know what I find.

Robert.