Smoother pointer movement with CyberGraphX or Picasso96?

[Framiga]

Hi patrik

on wich Amiga, have you installed the CV64?

There is a jumper for SB rev9 compatibility that enables the "slow Zorro mode".

Have you the CV64 user manual?

Ciao

-edit- it is JP1 and with SB11 must be OPEN

Have your CV64 2 or 4 MB of VRAM?

[patrik]

@Framiga:

The CV64 is equipped with 4MB VRAM and is installed in an A4000 with Super Buster rev. 11.

I bought the CV64 secondhand and did not get a user manual with it. You dont happen to know if it is possible to get hold of it somewhere?

As there are no jumper-markings on the CV64-board I dont know what the current jumper-settings are. I guess the user-manual give names to the jumpers..?


/Patrik

[lempkee]

patrik: ATEO and pixel 64 was one of em and another was merlin with p96, but as i said i am not sure if its a user issue or a hw issue.

good luck with this and i hope its just a jumper like framiga(HI!:D) said.

cheers

[Framiga]

Hi patrik,

just sent to you privately.

Ciao

PS- don't try to use 1024x768@32bit WB.
    Use max 1024x768@16PC.

OOps . . . you are using CGX, sorry . . anyway use a 16 bit mode for the WB.
I'm using P96 that works great with CV64.

IMPORTANT- check if (i don't remember if a tooltype or an enviroment) USE ROXXELER is set to YES

[CU_AMiGA]

My mouse pointer runs quite smoothly. The only problem i have is:

Its black and white - so it won't change colour
It rather big and blocky - clumsy

[Framiga]

Hi CU_AMIGA

have you tryed from Preference:Pointer, to load another pointer OR reset to default one?

Ciao

[patrik]

@Framiga:

Checked the jumper-settings and they were all at default. I also upgraded to latest(?) V4.3 RC5 CyberGraphX version. Unfortounately nothing is different except from the fact that ARQ gives me gurus when trying to show requesters now .

I am currently running 1280x960x8bit on a fixed sync monitor which will accept that resolution or 1280x1024, but the resolution doesnt make any difference, even if I run 640x480 on another monitor, the mouse movements just aint comparable to those with AGA-screens. Maybe I will have to live with this .

(edit):
Have tried using both the default mouse-pointer and and a simple black and white one. But with the same result. Though with the CyberGraphX update there is a new(? 99% sure I havent seen it before) ENV-variable called "NOMOUSERATIO", but the wierd thing is that when I save, it unselects itself, wierd. Guess I have to experiment with that one a bit .


/Patrik

[Framiga]

Hi Patrik,

yes but at which color deep?

Use max 1024x768@16bit.

I've added some question in the previous post.

Ciao

IMPORTANT- check if (i don't remember if a tooltype or an enviroment) USE ROXXELER is set to YES

[CU_AMiGA]

Framiga wrote:
Hi CU_AMIGA

have you tryed from Preference:Pointer, to load another pointer OR reset to default one?

Ciao

I have, but it looks a bit stupid and/or  lop sided for some reason on my machine. Are there any links for pointers? - May work a little better.

[patrik]

@Framiga:

I did some editing to my previous post before I saw your last reply. I think that should answer the questions except the roxxler question. I have the tooltype "USEROXXLER" set to "YES"


/Patrik

[patrik]

I have, but it looks a bit stupid and/or lop sided for some reason on my machine. Are there any links for pointers? - May work a little better.

Have you tried setting the pointer to high-resolution mode? It can be done with the Prefs/Pointer program.


/Patrik

[CU_AMiGA]

I will try that one thanks. Actually, i have changed the whole screen resolution since then. So maybe it might work now. :-)

[Framiga]

Hi patrik,

i've no idea now :-(

Here my CGX 4.3 Tooltypes:

ADVANCEDCLK=NO
BITMAPCACHE=YES
BOOTLOGO=YES
DRAGGING=YES
PASSTHROUGH=YES
SCROLLMASK=YES
USEROXXLER=YES
MEMCLOCK=60

I've sent to you, the CyberGraphX dir (Env-Archive:CyberGraphX)

Ciao

[patrik]

@Framiga:

I have tried just about everything now, still no aga-like-movements :/.. though I am very picky about small stuff like this so it might just be me that is annoyed by it more than appropriate .

Got one more question: Do you happen to know if it is possible to get the CV64 to keep the sync between screen-switches of screens using the same screenmode?

When I am using this fixed-sync monitor it is quite annoying as it blackens down for about 1 second when it looses sync. This is very irritating as the switch is done fast, but you are "blind" for a while. (not a slow-switch because of a VRAM-issue, 2 * 1280*960 = 2457600 < 4194304). Have tried it on two other monitors. On one monitor, the the image flickers a bit when switching and on the other monitor no flickering occurs at all.


/Patrik

[Crumb]

@patrik:
just take the highest colour mode and copy it two times, then change the bitplanes to 16 and on the other copy change it to 8. It will give you 3 screenmodes with the same refresh and the monitor won't loose sync... the downside will be that with the highest resolutions you will be restricted to the refresh of the highest colour mode even on 8bit modes...

[Karlos]

patrik wrote:

@Karlos:
Tried a 60Hz mode, but the same sluggish feeling was there. Got curious if it synced with the 50Hz mains or something (a PAL Amiga), but I had some problems getting a 50Hz mode to work so I tried a 100Hz mode and the mouse felt more synced than ever, though still sluggish compared to when using AGA.

Kick your A4K in NTSC mode and try again ;-)