Voodoo3 card install problem help needed!

[Dwyloc]

Sounds like your Voodoo Monitor driver in devs:Monitor is not
getting loaded for some reason or you have a typo in the BOARDTYPE = line in the "Voodoo" Monitor driver tool types.

If you boardtype= tool type is not the same as the file it is attached to it will not work.  As lest that was the reason I was haveing what sounds like the same problem as you have the first time I tried to setup my Voodoo3 card with my MediatorSX  PCI busboard.

I don't know if it makes any difference but I have my network card in the top slot my sound card in the one bellow and my Voodoo card down the bottom of the case in the second last slot.  I would have put it in the bottom slot as I am told that is what amiga kit recommends but as I have my A1200 in a mk4 eyetech tower I cant use the very bottom slot.

[BR]

I don't know if it makes any difference but I have my network card in the top slot my sound card in the one bellow and my Voodoo card down the bottom of the case in the second last slot.  I would have put it in the bottom slot as I am told that is what amiga kit recommends but as I have my A1200 in a mk4 eyetech tower I cant use the very bottom slot.

It must make a difference because when I first installed
my mediator in my power tower I had problems until I installed
the network card in the bottom slot, usb card 2nd from the
bottom, voodoo 3rd from the bottom. It's weird but pci info
see's them all with this arrangement but had problems with any
other arrangement. Also, are there any environment variable's,
or lack of, that could be causing the problems he's having?

[Daniele]

@Dwyloc

of course I have changed in the tool type of the voodoo.ico BROARDTYPE=Voodoo but When I open Picasso96Mode I have NO BOARD to attach.

it happened only one time that appeared BOARD0: Voodoo but then I have lost this configuration and when I tried to save the configuration and booting up my Miggy I could only see the screen under RGB not Voodoo VGA (Only Black screen).Then I lost this configuration and every time that I install again the whole stuff I am still having NO Board!!

 :-?

[rkauer]

Question: do you only edit the Voodoo icon information or you edit the Voodoo file itself?

[Daniele]

@rkauer

only the icon,

why?

[rkauer]

 Look inside the file for bad information (pointing to another card).

 Or:

 1- simply remove the whole package, then install it again;

 2- edit the file and .info with the exact same name, moving both to DEVS:Monitors/;

 3- update the installation.

[spihunter]

I have my Voodoo3 card in the top slot and it works fine? I have a SB128 in the 3rd slot and a 10/100 card in the forth.

The SB128 works but I'm still trying to get my 10/100 card to work. Its on the "not tested" list on the Mediator guide so I'm not sure if it will.

Someone here told me that the top slot was the best one for the Voodoo card? I'm seeing conflicting reports all over the place?

[Daniele]

@rkauer

can you explain me better 2) and 3) voices of your post please?

Thanks

[Vulture]

@spihunter

the conflicting reports come from the fact that many mediators are prone to errors when they're not positioned exactly as intended. Now when a user rearranges the cards and that accidentally results to Mediator getting into the correct position he goes: "so, it needs X card in X slot to function well.....!"

[rkauer]

 Explaining better:

 2- edit the file and .info with the exact same name, moving both to DEVS:Monitors/;

 When you create the Voodoo "driver" from CVision3d, rename both .info and file with the exact same name (even a space before or after the name make a lot of confusion).

3- update the installation.

 Only after creating the Voodoo file and icon you need to upgrade the P96 program.

[Daniele]

So guys,

I formatted the Amiga again,installed OS 3.9 and Picasso96 following what rkauer told me and now when I go into Picasso96mode I can see Attached setting to Board0:Voodoo

and finally the Amiga can see the Voodoo card,

the I tested the resolution witching from RGB to the Voodoo VGA but when I saved the configuration and rebooted the Amiga I can only see the screen under RGB and NOT the VGA Voodoo card I have black screen!!!!  :-?

What I need to do to see finally the screen under the VGA Voodoo socket?

Many Thanks

[matthey]

It's all working! For the Workbench screen, go into SYS:Prefs and run the screenmode pref. Select a Voodoo screen mode and save. Every application that you want to use a Voodoo screen you have to select the Voodoo screen mode you want from a screenmode requester in the settings or similar.

[Daniele]

GREAT IT WORKS FINALLY!!!!

I want to tank everybody answered me in this thread and thanks to Amiga.org of course!

 :-D

[Daniele]

I had a guru after booting so I had to format my Amiga but the problem is that I formatting over and over again ,installing OS 3.9,installing Picasso96,update Picasso96 (Screenmodes)  but I always have Attach NO BOARD in the Picasso96Mode.

I am doing everything correctly but it won't work.

I have formatted 3 times utill now!

I install Picasso96 and choose CyberVision64/3d then in DEVS:Monitor I rename CVision3d and CVision3d.info into Voodoo and Voodoo.info.

Then I change the tool tipe window of Voodoo icon BOARDTYPE=Voodoo

Then Click to the Voodoo icon in Devs/Monitots (and sometimes the Amiga FREEZE ) then I reboot

Go to Picasso96mode in Prefs and see ATTACH TO NO BOARD.

In the mediator installation doc of the Voodoo at point 3) is written "Copy the enclosed Voodoo.card driver to the Libs:picasso96 drawer"

What do they mean wuth the term "ENCLOSED"

Do I need to get it from the Mediator CD?

But after installing the Picasso96 I already have a Voodoo.card driver in Libs:Picasso96 and the file located on the Mediator cd has the size smaller than the one I have in DH0:

Anyway I tried getting the Voodoo.card file from CD and not but I always have Attach TO NO BOARD in Picasso96Mode

and I am formatting a lot of times!!!!

Please help me!!!

 :-?

[doctorq]

Of course you need to install the driver for the Voodoo, otherwise it won't work.

I guess you didn't do as AMIGAZ advised you to do earlier in this thread.

you must first install the Mediator files, then Picasso96

[Daniele]

@doctorq

of course I installed the Mediator files after installing OS 3.9 and before installing Piacsso96.

But I continue to have Attach Setting to NO BOARD!!!!

Please help me

I already have formatted 3 times and this would be the 4th I format!!!

 :getmad:

What Elbox want to mean when it says on the docs

Copy the "ENCLOSED" voodoo.card into Libs/Picasso96

??

 :-?  :madashell:  :-?