A2000 plus Picasso = failure

[zipper]

As it's working with 040 you probably have used the option "attach settings to board x"; this error pops up when the settings have not been attached to the board in use.

[zipper]

(re: segmented mode) Don't know what happens - P96 doesn't support it. But CGX3 is freely available (for instance http://phase5.a1k.org/files/cgxv3.lha or Aminet), the hardware could be tested using it. I have used both and the difference wasn't too notable for me.

[zipper]

 How much memory does your '060 have set to autoconfig?"

Yep, the memory on the accelerator has nothing to do with ZorroII memory space.

[zipper]

The question now is.....with everything finally stable, do I tempt fate and replace my Pic II+ with my Pic IV?

I imagine I'd just replace the card, it'd boot into the regular low res Amiga screen, rerun the P96 setup and tell it I'm installing a Pic IV.

I'm just worried I'll have my old problems with it not 'keeping' the hi res resolution after a reboot all over again.

Just change the card and attach settings to PicassoIV - it can handle everything PicassoII+ does and much more (I've done it years ago). And then you can tweak the modes as PicassoIV tolerates so much more (for instance 24bit modes 3x pixel clock meaning much higher refresh and then extra modes because of 4 MB vs 2 MB memory).