amiga native screen mode through tv card

[xeron]

It can be done.  Go to Devs:Monitors, and single-click your graphics card driver icon, then press Amiga+I to bring up the Icon information window. Change the "DISPLAYCHAIN" tooltype to no, and reboot. Now, when something uses the Amiga native modes, the Picasso96 output won't go blank. You'll now be able to see AGA modes in your TV card window.

You can even set up an ARexx script for each game to load SuperTV if its not already running, set it to full screen, run your game, then quit SuperTV when you quit the game!

Something like: (and i can't test this because i'm not at work)

if ~show( 'P', 'SUPERTV' ) then do
  address command "run <>NIL: dh1:SuperTV/SuperTV"
end

address supertv
tv_setchannel 6 /* or whatever channel */
tv_fullscreen on

address command "MyGame"

address supertv
tv_quit

[xeron]

Gav wrote:
Right when i click on dpaint or even games for that matter my mouse pointer aint there anymore and it locks up by th looks of things..

Thats because when you run DPaint, the mouse pointer goes to the DPaint screen. If you had the AGA output going to the composite input on the TV card, and a TV window was open on workbench, you'd see DPaint in that window and be able to move the mouse around *INSIDE* the TV window. Press Amiga+M and the focus will come back to the workbench screen.

Obviously, you can't bring the focus back to the workbench screen if you are running games or demos that take over the operating system, which is why using ARexx to make SuperTV fullscreen is a good idea, since it appears like the game or demo is just running on your monitor directly, even though its not really.

[xeron]

If the composite output of the Amiga is correctly connected to the composite input of your TV card, and the *CORRECT* input is selected in SuperTV (or Elbox TV), you should get a black or grey screen, because even when using P96 modes, AGA is outputting a normal 15Khz signal that the TV card should detect.

If you are getting a blue screen, the TV card is not detecting any signal from the AGA output. Double check your connections, and that the TV software has the correct input selected.

[xeron]

You are definately connecting the composite output of the Amiga to the composite input of the TV card, and not accidentally connecting the RF output?

[xeron]

You could always try another lead. The shorter the better. If you're still not happy with the results, you'll have to somehow get an SVHS output from your A1200.

I know of 2 ways to do this, one is to convert an old A520 modulator, the other is to make a custom interface. Both methods require soldering, i'm afraid.

The (expensive) alternative is to get a scandoubler/flickerfixer and monitor switch.