Voodoo 3000 only shows 2mb Graphics Ram

[gonzoninja]

My problem is this: I recently  upgraded my A1200 BlizzPPC With a Mediator SX and a Voodoo 3000. I use P96 to get it running on the monitor, which it does no problems, however OS 3.9 only shows 2 meg graphics mem (so I assume its still using the chip ram).

When I use show config it recognises that the Voodoo is attached by showing it as an 8 meg card (due to the memeory window, I assume). But when I use Sysspeed it still only show the graphics ram as 2 meg.

But some how I'm managing to run the desktop in 24bit graphics mode. I dunno...I just want to see that I have more graphics mem than 2 megs.

[Kronos]

Yeap,that the chip-mem.

AmigaOS never ever showed RTG-mem by itself(but you may find some
hacks/patches for that on Aminet).


Got P96 running ? WB on a monitor connected to the Voodoo ?
Answerboth with "yes" and it is using the mem on the Voodoo  :-o  ;-)

[Lando]

You should use availp96 to see how much graphics memory is in use/available.

[Framiga]

@gonzoninja

have you connected the GFX card in the slot n.1 of the Mediator?

To check the amount of VideoRam, download AvailP96

AvailP96

Ciao

-edit- WOW . . .in sync :-)

[gonzoninja]

Cheers fellas, I'll give that a go.

[lempkee]

Reading the docs does help.

anyway yes use availp96 .

and install it like its said in the doc!

8mb is max in ppc mode .

[Acill]

Its normal. Mine does that as well. Workbench only shows "chip" RAM. The fact your using the voodoo is a hack so to say. If you notice while you open windows and stuff your chip ram at the top wont go down. Thats a shure way to know all is okay, and the fact your looking at a 24bit screen.

[that_punk_guy]

It's not a hack, support for graphics cards is there in the OS,  it's just not obvious from the title bar.

[delshay]

It will not match it for features & memory,but there's a Bvision out there which should match it for sheer performance.

BVISION:

Permedia 2 250Mhz Ramdac
SGRAM 140Mhz+