G-REX PCI 1200 problems

[x56h34]

I'm powering the board trough the ATX connector and also have hooked up additional powersupply to the floppy connector.

And there is your problem. The ATX connector is inactive unless you get a rare IC which plugs into the small empty socket on the PCI busboard. It turns out that your Grex does not get any power. Solution...use an AT power supply or obtain an ATX-to-AT power supply adapter, with a power switch.

[Painkiller]

And no, that is not my promlem you know that you can hardwire the socket to accept the ATX wakeup signal.

See:
http://grex.amigaworld.de/index.php?lang=en&page=46

[x56h34]

I just love how appreciative you are of everyone's help. :roll:

[djbase]

Painkiller wrote:
And no, that is not my promlem you know that you can hardwire the socket to accept the ATX wakeup signal.

See:
http://grex.amigaworld.de/index.php?lang=en&page=46

Hm, you understand german?  :-)

[Painkiller]

DJBase wrote:
Hm, you understand german?  :-)

Not really :-) I traced the ATX wakeup signal to those pins on the second picture. It was only after that when I discovered that picture :-P

One can always use Google to translate  :-D

[CLS2086]

To power up it well with ATX you need a trick :
put a wire between the green cable and a black one.
Check if you have more than 4.86v for +5V !!

If it's not powered properly by the AT or ATX connector, it won't work well.

But don't use the floppy connector with GREX !!
If you have a connection or ground problem you can destroy all...

About your Voodoo, are you sure that it doesn't content the MAC firmware ? Can you test it and reflash it on a PC with firmware 2.x ?

[djbase]

To power up it well with ATX you need a trick :
put a wire between the green cable and a black one.

Its not needed if you put a bridge on the empty PIC socket. There are two ways like shown on the pictures.

1. to turn on/off the PSU by using its own switch (most psu have a switch on the back)

2. to turn on/off the PSU by using the switch on the tower

[CLS2086]

I had no luck with the bridge it didn't work for me last time it tried.

[djbase]

Remember to use an on/off switch not a button if you choose solution 2.

[Painkiller]

Ok I'm back with G-Rex problems

Here is so far what I have done:

Assembled the system (A1200 KS3.1, BPPC 160Mhz 060 50Mhz, G-Rex PCI, Voodoo 3 16MB PCI).  

Installed OS3.9
Installed WarpOS (from OS3.9 CD)
Installed BB1
Installed BB2 with ROM updates
Installed BPPCFix to disable ppc.library
Installed CGFX for G-REX

Problems:
ShowGFXconfig displays that 0 gfx cards installed
Boardtype show that I have revision 0 BPPC and says that it might be problematic with Bvision.
pciscan say that Cybpci.library is missing (is this because I have a revision 0 BPPC)?
Should the Cybpci.library come from BPPC or GREX?

Is my board revision the ultimate problem if so is there anyway I could update it?

[CLS2086]

maybe it's, but before I sent my BPPCs to DCE for the upgrade I could get a basic WB (320x200-4 colors) on the voodoo3 and AGA together !

Have you tried to reflash it with the FORCE option ?
How do you power it now ? what are the voltage ?
Did you try to boot on MorphOS 1.4.5 PowerUp Edition (take care about the IDE trick !!!)

[Painkiller]

I power it now only from the ATX connector. Uh forgot to measure voltages. Well the system is otherwise stable...

Yes I tried to boot Mos powerup from DH1: which I set bootable with priority 0

Copied all the files from the cd to it, then edited startup-sequence for the correct bootdevice

Cold booted the system disabled all the other drives. Then booted = black screen after awhile it reboots and nothing shows up. I even made it my primary bootdevice, but it just keeps rebooting it self.

I can't rememer wheter I have the latest official firmware on BPPC or not. I'll have to check once I get back to work as all my Amiga stuff is in there.

[Painkiller]

Ok measured 5VDC line and it is at a healthy 5.07V

typing "version cybpci.library" at shell tells me that I have version 2.2 of cybpci.library

still PCIscan tells me that cybpci.library couldn't be opened

I was able to run PPC-Memtest, so I think that verifies that my PPC is working.

Could someone give me a screen capture from early startup -> expansion diagnostigs with GREX PCI installed. Should the PCI lanes be there or not?


On MorphOS what do you mean by IDE trick?
Oh yeah and how can I tell if I have MAC version of the Voodoo 3?

[keropi]

Yes, the PCI cards should show in the PCI menu of your BPPC.
the fact that you have a rev0 BPPC is the source of your problem, I doubt you can do anything about that. Sad but true  :-(

[PulsatingQuasar]

Do not use the latest firmware and drivers with a GRex connected to a rev 0 BlizzardPPC. With regard to the BlizzardPPC rev0 and Grex that is bad advice. This is a case of the newest software being the problem.

The reason you need a rev 2 BlizzardPPC is for the OpenPCI stuff in the latest firmware and the latest drivers. Don't use that because it will never work.

You need the drivers and firmware just before the OpenPCI stuff. I have a GRex here connected to a rev 0 BlizzardPPC and it's working great but not with the OpenPCI firmware and drivers.

[Painkiller]

Hmm I wonder if DCE would update my card without charge. Tough I doubt they will do it nowadays out of charity

Anyone have later revision BPPC with 040 and in use with mediator PCI and would like to trade it for a 060 PPC?

OK I got to the early startup menu of BPPC and nothing shows under PCI