Subject: Re: NetBSD 1.3.3 and Picasso IV
To: Ignatios Souvatzis <is@jocelyn.rhein.de>
From: Bob Compono <oddvark@pcisys.net>
List: port-amiga
Date: 04/27/1999 22:12:13
Hello Ignatios
On 27-Apr-99, Ignatios Souvatzis wrote:
> On Tue, Apr 27, 1999 at 09:36:11AM -0600, Bob Compono wrote:
>
>> I'm having trouble installing 1.3.3 on my A3000 with a Picasso IV video
>> card. NetBSD 1.1 was working fine but it didn't even pretend to support
>> the Picasso IV card. Now I have installed 1.3.3 which supports the
>> Picasso IV to find that the display is whacked out. The console display
>> is kind of doubled over on itself. I believe that it is putting out a
>> signal my monitor is unable to display, something down in the 30's
>
> shouldn't be that low... rather something VGA-ish, but not having the board
> I cannot check.
>
> For a quick test, I'd suggest that you try the 1.4_BETA snapshot. If it
works
> better, fine (and you should install 1.4, then).
>
> If not, we'll have to hunt down the problem.
>
> Regards,
> Ignatios
>
Regards
Thanks for the idea. I downloaded and installed the 1.4_BETA miniroot and
then
booted into SWAP partion (you just gotta love the hold down both mouse
buttons on power on feature). Same problem though. My monitor is still
displaying
a kind of ghosted image.
Bob