Sonnet 7200 PCI programming

[BULI]

Originally Posted by Hedeon

Also Warp3D now running

Congratulations

[trixster]

Great work!!

[spudje]

Wow!!! Awesome news. Combined with the fact that the bild of my AA3000+ has now started and there is some progress on the DSP, we may end up with a very cool classic Amiga system!

Maybe I should think of recapping my A3000 PSU though I plan to use for it.

[DarrenHD]

Originally Posted by Hedeon

Also Warp3D now running

Awesome news!! Now I just need another PPC card for my AA3000+...good luck to me finding one at a reasonable price

[trixster]

Ninja work once again by Hedeon

[matt3k]

@Trixster
AWESOME...

Can not wait to get to work on my AA3000.

Do you know the status of the dsp and what it will work with.

[Wrangler]

Originally Posted by matt3k

Do you know the status of the dsp and what it will work with.

Yes - right now it is non-functional but I'm working with a few people on A1k to try to get it to do something. No promises though...

[trixster]

This need a share:

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[Wrangler]

Oh yeah! Forgot to do that - thanks

[k0x]

Excellent work!

Thank you Hedeon and all who helped.

Wrangler - very nice video!

[jbenam]

Great stuff Next step, Mediator A4000Di v1 support?

My K1 still keeps freezing on my Mediator v1

[trixster]

I would suggest the freezing is an issue with your set up, not with the library.

[jbenam]

Originally Posted by trixster

I would suggest the freezing is an issue with your set up, not with the library.

Another user, gsoravil, has the same issues as me with his Mediator v1.

It's either a pretty incredible coincidence that both systems have the same issues or there is an issue with Mediator v1s (which is the only thing our systems have in common)

[grelbfarlk]

Originally Posted by jbenam

Another user, gsoravil, has the same issues as me with his Mediator v1.

It's either a pretty incredible coincidence that both systems have the same issues or there is an issue with Mediator v1s (which is the only thing our systems have in common)

There's a pretty simple test if this is the case. One of you borrow a newer Mediator bridge and see if the issues change at all.

The original Mediator bridges are also ~18 years old, it's not inconceivable they have hardware issues of their own at this point. Oxidized connectors, aging sockets, failing capacitors (weren't these also assembled in the era of the capacitor plague?).

[trixster]

@jbenam I’m pretty sure there are users on here with V1 Mediators who have the library working - I think grelbfarlk is one of them.

Last year you mentioned you have to underclock a voodoo to get it working correctly, you mentioned that sometimes your mediator disappears from the system, and you also reported fluctuating voltages (something was dropping to 3.7volts?), so it’s more likely an issue with your mediator and not an issue with V1 mediators and the library itself. A coincidence with another user having issues with this V1 is simply that, I think.

I’ve had loads of issues getting ppc cards running stably since this project started, and in almost every circumstance it was a hardware/system set up issue to resolve rather than a library issue.

[grelbfarlk]

Originally Posted by trixster

@jbenam I’m pretty sure there are users on here with V1 Mediators who have the library working - I think grelbfarlk is one of them.

My oldest is a Mirage Tower Case version with an mk2 from 2006, I don't have any mk1.

[matt3k]

I have to agree with those saying it's your Amiga hardware.

I have a 3000Di and it started really acting up and crashing.

I sent my 3000 out for repair and that was the issue. Even though it seemed to run fine without the mediator. I almost guarantee that the Amiga needs a repair.

It was funny, the 3000 even had a dried out capacitor. Trust me get it recapped and tested.

[jbenam]

Originally Posted by grelbfarlk

There's a pretty simple test if this is the case. One of you borrow a newer Mediator bridge and see if the issues change at all.

The original Mediator bridges are also ~18 years old, it's not inconceivable they have hardware issues of their own at this point. Oxidized connectors, aging sockets, failing capacitors (weren't these also assembled in the era of the capacitor plague?).

I might indeed end up recapping the Mediator as well, as I have recapped everything else already

Sadly I don't know anyone with a Mediator V2/V3. Otherwise I would have solved this long ago, I guess

Originally Posted by trixster

@jbenam I’m pretty sure there are users on here with V1 Mediators who have the library working - I think grelbfarlk is one of them.

Last year you mentioned you have to underclock a voodoo to get it working correctly, you mentioned that sometimes your mediator disappears from the system, and you also reported fluctuating voltages (something was dropping to 3.7volts?), so it’s more likely an issue with your mediator and not an issue with V1 mediators and the library itself. A coincidence with another user having issues with this V1 is simply that, I think.

I’ve had loads of issues getting ppc cards running stably since this project started, and in almost every circumstance it was a hardware/system set up issue to resolve rather than a library issue.

Indeed, but even with a Radeon I do still get the same symptoms, so the Voodoo can safely be excluded.

The Mediator disappearing happens after the library crashes pretty badly, otherwise is stable as a rock (if I don't try to use InitPPC). I do indeed use the Mediator along the Voodoo3 all the time in my A4000 with no issues.

I did also recap the entire PSU and now voltages are stable. I even built an ATX to A4000 adapter for testing and still the same symptoms. We can safely exclude the PSU. The rest of the system is stable when used as "normal" (WHDload, normal OS usage), I do indeed only get problems when trying to initialize the K1, which never works.

The K1 works well in a PC.

EDIT: Actually the voltages thing was my old multimeter, which was on its way out. I do now have a new, more precise multimeter with a much higher refresh rate and everything is fine

Originally Posted by matt3k

I have to agree with those saying it's your Amiga hardware.

I have a 3000Di and it started really acting up and crashing.

I sent my 3000 out for repair and that was the issue. Even though it seemed to run fine without the mediator. I almost guarantee that the Amiga needs a repair.

It was funny, the 3000 even had a dried out capacitor. Trust me get it recapped and tested.

I do repair my Amigas myself, and the A4000 was entirely recapped by myself some years ago Last year I also did the PSU, even if it was working perfectly (I suppose my A4000 didn't see much use back in the day by its previous owner).

[grelbfarlk]

This sounds an awful lot like what I was seeing with my newest Mediator in an A4000D and the K1. It was extremely picky about slot order. I can barely remember but I think I ended up with the K1 in the 3rd slot from the top and a SCSI card in the top slot.
There was also a warm up factor where I would boot the system, let it sit ten minutes or so then reboot and it would work for hours. But I'm the only one that seemed to experience this.

[trixster]

My Rapture card required about a 5/10 minute warm up time too.