networking card... which way to go

[matthey]

You need to add and configure a PCI graphics card first, then the other PCI cards will magically begin to work. The gfx card's memory is needed for DMA on the PCI bus.

True for 100 Mb/s ethernet cards. Definitely want a gfx card with a Mediator anyway.

@dschallock
Do Mediator PCI cards show with PCIinfo? Don't give up on the Mediator. It's a good Ethernet solution.

[matthey]

UPDATE.

ok, so I run scanpci and it sees the voodoo 3 card.
I can't cut and paste from the amiga over to this computer (as Im not on the net yet with it. hahaha)
but at the top line it says "PCI Device 0, Function 0 (single function):
the next line says "VendorID   : 0x121A    ; 3dfx Interactive Inc

Do you see information like this?:

>PCIinfo

Pci Device 1:
   VendorID: $121a
   VendorName: 3dfx Interactive Inc
   DeviceID: $9
   DeviceName: Voodoo5
   ClassCode: $30000
   RevisionID: $1
   InterruptPin: 2
   SubsystemVendorID: $121a
   SubsystemID: $5
   MemSpace0: $60000000 - $67ffffff
   MemSpace1: $68000000 - $6fffffff
   IOSpace2: $40c06000 - $40c060ff
   RomSpace: $70000000 - $7000ffff

Pci Device 2:
   VendorID: $10ec
   VendorName: Realtek Semiconductor
   DeviceID: $8139
   DeviceName: RTL-8139/8139C/8139C+ 10/100 Mbps Fast Ethernet NIC
   ClassCode: $20000
   RevisionID: $10
   InterruptPin: 3
   SubsystemVendorID: $10ec
   SubsystemID: $8139
   IOSpace0: $40c06400 - $40c064ff
   MemSpace1: $70010000 - $700100ff
   RomSpace: $70020000 - $7003ffff

Does your Ethernet card show up?

So based on that alone I am assuming that means its plugged in correctly and should be a software issue after that.

Correct.

I started to go through the voodoo install guide supplied with my mediator CD.
I already have os 3.9 installed and picasso 96 powering my picasso IV card, but I did an update install from the os 3.9 cd to add the cybervision 3d card.  I changed the name of the card in the devs directory and then restarted and ran picasso96mode.  Here is where the problem starts.  It does not see the voodoo to attach to.  It shows the picasso IV card on Board0 and nothing else.

You should end up with a file called "Voodoo" in Devs:Monitors with tooltypes starting with:

SETTINGSFILE=SYS:Devs/P96Settings
BOARDTYPE=Voodoo

The tooltypes are accessed by clicking once on the Devs:Monitors/Voodoo icon and using the right mouse button to select "Icons->Information...". The BOARDTYPE=Voodoo causes Libs:Picasso96/Voodoo.card to be loaded. You can make sure that this file exists. I believe you are doing the picasso96mode part correctly.

If everything appears correct then I agree that you should update P96 and the Mediator software. I would start with the unofficial P96 here:

http://lilliput.amiga-projects.net/Picasso96.htm

and MM CD UP2.1 here:

http://www.elbox.com/downloads_mediator.html

Let us know if that makes a difference.

[matthey]

@dschallock
Did you already have the "official" BoingBag 1 and 2 installed? The  "AmigaOS ROM Update" in DEVS: caused trouble for some users but were worthwhile upgrades. A backup of the old one is created on installation. The "AmigaOS ROM Update" worked for me but I still created a custom AmigaOS 3.9 kickstart which I BlizKick into my MAPROM avoiding the double reset.

The "unofficial" BoingBag 3 is what I use along with Peter K's icon.library (big speed increase on icons but can be found on Aminet separately). It's mostly bug fixes, older stable enhancements and large HD support. The installation is simple. My AmigaOS 3.9 system is VERY stable.

The "unofficial" BoingBag 4 is more beta software and no doubt has new bugs. The installation is complex. It's a much bigger upgrade

It would be good to report what went wrong so it can be improved. Gulliver has done a nice job of gathering up the software but can't test on every system so needs feedback. I do use the P96 upgrade found there and it does fix some important bugs but some of the drivers could have introduced bugs. Keep a backup of drivers and revert to older versions (like on Aminet) if you have problems.