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Mediator S3 GFX Card Posted on 22-Sep-2017 7:53:54
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I am having real trouble getting my mediator to work. The card shows using PCiInfo in shell. But Picasso96 cant see it. What could I be doing wrong ?
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Re: Mediator S3 GFX Card Posted on 22-Sep-2017 8:17:05
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Card not compatible, jumpers wrong on Mediator, there could be so much. In another post there is somebody who offered you a Radeon card, why not wait for that, much better then a S3... |
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Re: Mediator S3 GFX Card Posted on 22-Sep-2017 8:37:44
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I have looked at the radeon options and will most likely get one. But that is just going round the problem I like to solve problems. If it shows in PCiinfo I would of thought it should be compatible. _________________ A1200 ACA1232 128MB Indivison MkIICr Elbox empty Power Tower RPi3 Emulating C64 ZX Atari PS BBC Wii with Amiga emulation Vampire v4 SA |
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Re: Mediator S3 GFX Card Posted on 22-Sep-2017 10:12:58
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g01df1sh wrote: If it shows in PCiinfo I would of thought it should be compatible. |
Nope. PCIInfo reports the details of each card that's connected, which is a standard feature of all PCI cards. That doesn't mean they'll work, it only means they're (at least initially) working PCI cards. Once the system can see them like this, it's then down to drivers to actually use the card. P96 is a little funky to set up on the Mediator, but the steps required are clearly described in the documentation. Are you sure you have the correct card and chip files in place? Have you tried setting it up as a new card in Picasso96Mode? It could still be that the card isn't supported by the S3 driver due to specifics of the card itself as opposed to the chip. Is it a card that's known to work in Mediators?_________________ RobTheNerd.com | InstallerGen | SMBMounter | Atoms-X |
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Re: Mediator S3 GFX Card Posted on 22-Sep-2017 12:19:02
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Just found a S3 Virage card in box of spares at work will try that tonight.
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Re: Mediator S3 GFX Card Posted on 22-Sep-2017 20:02:40
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Bit more progress card is seen in p96 and screenmode prefs but cant use it gfx corruption. Have ordered a 9250 to try. Roll on standalone Vampire then I can sell it all and have a easy classic system with hi res gfx _________________ A1200 ACA1232 128MB Indivison MkIICr Elbox empty Power Tower RPi3 Emulating C64 ZX Atari PS BBC Wii with Amiga emulation Vampire v4 SA |
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Re: Mediator S3 GFX Card Posted on 22-Sep-2017 21:39:12
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The best card I have found to use on the Mediator is the Voodoo 3/4. I have issues with some programs (mainly Dopus 5) on the Radeon 9250. Plus the Voodoo 3/4 seems a bit snappier under P96.
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Re: Mediator S3 GFX Card Posted on 22-Sep-2017 21:51:26
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might get a voodoo card at some point to try out warp 3d but from what i have read warp3d is only any good with 060 _________________ A1200 ACA1232 128MB Indivison MkIICr Elbox empty Power Tower RPi3 Emulating C64 ZX Atari PS BBC Wii with Amiga emulation Vampire v4 SA |
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