A4000T not giving video output from my Cybervision64 Card

[Vlabguy1]

I need tons of help!!  I have an Amiga4000T with a Cybervision64
graphics card, whicho does not seem to work.  The basic video
output works..ie a 1084 plugged into the video port works.
I tested all the Zorro3 slots, show config shows card as working..and I also
tried another Cybervsion64 card..Any thoughts on this from anyone!!  I did
notice a missing 12v from one of my PS outputs was dead ..Does this help?

Thanks everyone

[Amigaz]

First of all do you have any graphics system (driver) installed like Picasso96 or CybergraphX?

[Vlabguy1]

Yes I should have been more clear.  I have Cybergraphics4 installed.

[pierre]

send me the tower.  I will send you a desktop with the cd64 card running.. we will call it even...

[Vlabguy1]

Gee thanks, but no thanks!

[pierre]

errr fine.... I think I had to install from the origional floppy's form phase5 to get mine up and running but that was the cv64/3d.  I just got a "new" cv64 that I will install in a 3k, will let you know how that goes tho.
good luck...

[Vlabguy1]

Thanks.  Ok..let me say this..the card+Tower have been working fine..I messed
up on the software end..not sure now what I did but I totally messed it up..
So I decided on a fresh install of OS3.1+cybergraphXv.4 I did not however use
the orig. cybergraphx disk(which I have btw).  Also, upon boot up to the
NTSC(1084monitor) which is fine.  When I go to switch to a cybergraphx screen mode..it seems to switch but I get nothing on monitor thats hooked up to the
CG64 card.  Maybe your right in that I have to have installed the orig. CG disk then upgrade to the latest version cybergraphx..sounds strange but is this possible?

[pierre]

o.k. I did not have that much luck last night getting the cv64 running in my a3k. I have a few questions of my own if I may... sorry I don't want to steal this thread, and I don't want to start anthor on such a similar topic.  so...
I had a cv64/3d running in the a3k that was working just fine.  I decided to replace the cv64/3d with the cv64 becasue of the monitor passtrough/switching thing. Simply swapping the card was a no go.  I think this is where I messed up.  I installed the driver overtop of the old driver and enabled the passthrou option. Partial succes. the pass trough is working the showcgxconfig telles my I have the card installed. but I can slect the cgx screen res in the screen mode selector, it like half of an install!  I have since tried removing old drivers and libs.... reinstralling v3 and then upgrading to 4.1.  just 4.1.. al with the exact same result. I would say screw it and do a fresh os install but my os install is NICE and aside this works SUPER and there is an 060 and other stuff I don't want to reinstall.  Any ideas on what I did wrong?
thanks

[patrik]

@Vlabguy1:

Are you using the output connector on the CV64 and not the input connector for its autoswitcher?

Btw1, the card worked before the reinstall, so it is very very unlikely that it has gone broken and about 99.999999% probability that the software is wrong.

Btw2, the original disks contain CyberGraphX v2 which is very outdated and should not be used.


/Patrik

[Vlabguy1]

patrik,

I actually checked both ports..with same result..ie nothing on the screen.
Yes the card worked just fine til I started messing the OS..I think I mixed
some files from 3.9 and 3.1..But have since reformatted and installed just
3.1 which works just fine with a 1084 on the 4000T(ie. not useing the
paasthrough option on the CV64)..I hope it is not the mother board..could
that be possible.  Although the show config shows card is working, but
Im not sure how "smart" the show config is, ifyou know what I mean.

Thanks
Rich

[patrik]

As it worked before and the second card didn't make any difference, it can be rather safely assumed that the card is working correctly.

The output port is the one closest to the rectangular hole in the backplate.

It is not hard to get a card like this to work.

With a clean 3.1 installation, it is just a matter of running the CyberGraphX 4 install and after the reboot you should be able to select a CV64 screenmode from the Prefs/Screenmode program to get some output from it.


/Patrik

[Vlabguy1]

Patrik,

Tried that..fresh install and select CV64 screen..and the computer seems to do the switch ie the 1084 turns off..but then nothing on the CV64 monitor..and Ive tried several known working monitors..mmmm..Im confused .could it be my motherboard, the video module for the 4000T???

Thanks alot everyone who is trying to solve this with me :-)..
Peace

[patrik]

The A4000T video module does not have anything to do with the CV64. Only the original A4000T AGA video output depends on the video module. That should make sense by common logic reasoning!

Are you 100 percent sure you are using the connector closest to the rectangular hole of the CV64's backplate?

What is the mode you are trying to use called exactly and what horizontal and vertical frequencies does it have (can be read to the right if you when it is marked (one click on it) in Prefs/Screenmode)?

What model/make is the monitor you are using for test?


/Patrik

[pierre]

anybody have ideas how to do this WITHOUT a fresh install?  the uninstall scrips keep crashing and im not sure im iuninstalling everything.. so frustrating as it clearly working I just can switch the res!

[patrik]

@Pierre:

Removing these files and directories will remove both CyberGraphX and Picasso96:
ENVARC:CyberGraphX
ENVARC:cybergraphics
ENVARC:Picasso96
ENVARC:Sys/screenmode.prefs
SYS:Prefs/Presets/monitors
LIBS:cgxsystem.library
LIBS:cgxvideo.library
LIBS:cgxbootpic.library
LIBS:cybergraphics.library
LIBS:cyberintuition.library
LIBS:cyberlayers.library
LIBS:vilintuisup.library
LIBS:Picasso96
SYS:Prefs/CGXMode
SYS:Prefs/CGXMode.info
SYS:Prefs/CyberGraphX
SYS:Prefs/CyberGraphX.info
SYS:Prefs/Picasso96Mode
SYS:Prefs/Picasso96Mode.info
SYS:Prefs/PVS
SYS:Prefs/PVS.info

Not all files/directories will exist in your system, but just keep going through the list from start to end.

Also, in SYS:Devs/Monitors you need to remove a file which is called something like CyberVision64, CV64, CVision64, Picasso96, P96. When you find it, also remove its .info file.

A reboot afterwards is required.

Btw, in which way cant you switch resolutions? Sometimes bad software will make it impossible for workbench to change resolution (it cant close the screen). The only way then is to select a resolution, save and then reboot. You will then have the new resolition at next boot. Try disabling everything in your WBStartup and User-Startup and then see if you can switch resolutions then.


/Patrik