G-REX PCI 1200 problems

[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

[Painkiller]

PulsatingQuasar wrote:
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.

Could you check for your firmware version? So that I can flash the same to try it out?

I just installed firmware that is dated 19.09.2001 on this page:
http://grex.amigaworld.de/index.php?lang=en&page=39

Still nothing shows at PCI menu and PCIscan still says that cybpci.library couldn't be opened. I'm starting to think the I have either a broken GREX PCI or PCI lane on my BPPC is totally busted

Odd thing is that after the firmware "downgrade" cybpci.library seems to be v1.2 and not v1.3 that is stated on the GREX support site.

[Painkiller]

Bump

[PulsatingQuasar]

That is what I have too. cybppc.library version 1.2

You also need the correct 68040 and 68060 library I think.

I have 46.7 and 46.14 respectively.

If you do get it working you can also not use the latest version of CyberGraphx. So no version 4.3 RC5. You need the last beta. Version 4.2 beta 11 I think it was.

Anyway, my cgxsystem.library is version 42.6 and not 42.7 like it is in version 4.3 RC3 to RC5. Maybe RC2 lowers the version to 42.6.

[Painkiller]

Oh well I don't see anything in BPPC early-startup menu under PCI, So I'm thinking that maybe my GREX is broken. Well hopefully I can get a BVision today to test out the PCI port on my BPPC to determine wheter my BPPC or GREX is broken.

[CLS2086]

hi,

PCIscan still says that cybpci.library couldn't be opened

It seems to me be a Warp conflict.

Please, try to boot on a fresh and clean OS3.1 or 3.9 without any patch or "kicksomething", and put your voodoo on the 1st slot (closest to PSU connector), try just a RTL8029AS network card then try to put the network card close to it and try to swap
Do you have a mono or dual DMA model ?

[pyrre]

Hello painkiller
I was in contact with DCE in august 2007. I spoke to a nice guy telling me all i needed was a disk to flash some of the firmware to upgrade to rev 2.
He also told me he would send the disk, gave him my address and contact e-mail.
However.
Still no disk received.
I am tild DCE do no longer support ANY amiga related product.

Regarding the disk.
I do not know what was supposed to be on that disk. or what it would do to the BPPC.

I have a REV.0 200/040-25 with SCSI.
and have severe problems with using BVision.

[Bamiga2002]

@Painkiller
I'm parting from my Mediator LT4 fully working pci-busboard (with MMCD). It has 4 pci slots, tested and working nice with my rev0 BPPC.

If you're interested PM me.

[djbase]

pyrre wrote:
Hello painkiller
I was in contact with DCE in august 2007. I spoke to a nice guy telling me all i needed was a disk to flash some of the firmware to upgrade to rev 2.

AFAIK the update from Rev.0 to Rev.2 would require a CPLD update which can't be done using some sort of bootdisk like the normal flash update.

[Bamiga2002]

What other "benefits" does the rev2 BPPC have over rev0 instead of G-Rex -compatibility?

[pyrre]

@ DJBase

AFAIK the update from Rev.0 to Rev.2 would require a CPLD update which can't be done using some sort of bootdisk like the normal flash update.

I will not argue with you on that.
But that's what the guy at DCE told me...
(sounded a little to "easy" though)

[pyrre]

What other "benefits" does the rev2 BPPC have over rev0 instead of G-Rex -compatibility?

Fully functionally BVision.
My main goal at the time...

[Painkiller]

CLS2086 wrote:
hi,

PCIscan still says that cybpci.library couldn't be opened

It seems to me be a Warp conflict.

Please, try to boot on a fresh and clean OS3.1 or 3.9 without any patch or "kicksomething", and put your voodoo on the 1st slot (closest to PSU connector), try just a RTL8029AS network card then try to put the network card close to it and try to swap
Do you have a mono or dual DMA model ?

Done that and still no help

Oh well I got BVision now on my hands, so I'll be testing that tomorrow and see how it goes.

@Bamiga2002
I'm not intrested in mediator boards.

[jj]

Unless I am way off the mark here, but the PCI cards will not show in the amigas early startup screen

[Painkiller]

JJ wrote:
Unless I am way off the mark here, but the PCI cards will not show in the amigas early startup screen

There is a BPPC early startup screen, where you can get to by holding down ESC.

[jj]

Yes I know this  :-)

But was making sure that the user with the problem was not getting confused with this and the amiga early startup screen