FYI, I gave up on trying to get this card to work. Darned unfortunate considering what a great card it's supposed to be, but I just don't have any time. Still banging my head against the wall with my Thylacine too, LOL. :p
Here's the GVP card for sale, if anyone's interested. I might drop the price a bit if it doesn't go in a few days, just ball-parked it based on what I spent. *sigh*
http://www.amibay.com/showthread.php?t=53194
before you give up, you might try a fresh 3.9 install on another drive without boingbags 3-4.. those have caused me headaches and some others as well. if that doesnt work,fall back to 3.1 and try the hardware etc. then move forward again.
this would eliminate any odd stuff going on.