VA2000 Support Thread - Page 7

robdaemon · 13 April 2018, 21:53

In my case, I ditched the GVP SCSI controller for the brand new Buddha IDE controller. No more random gurus and errors. It's all working like a champ. I just wish text scrolling were a bit faster. I can wait for upgrades

klx300r · 13 April 2018, 23:37

Quote:

Originally Posted by Rodeo

He is still working on the firmware. i recently talked to him. Could take awhile though i think he stumbled into some problems with new fw etc.

/Christer

thanks & welcome aboard

amiga1260 · 20 May 2018, 07:24

Lukas released a new beta version 1.8.5:
http://www.a1k.org/forum/showpost.ph...postcount=1420

30 June 2018, 19:36

For first - Hello everyone. Greetings from Poland

Second

Dear Support

I have big problem and I don't understand why its not working. In my A2000 I have 4 kickstarts. But VA2000 and VA2000CX don't display kickstart 1.3 screen.

1. I flashing newest firmware. No result
2. I change display device from LCD monitor to TV LCD - no result
3. I remove everything inside A2000 (GVP SCSI because is incompatible with VA2000), leaving only VA2000 with CX - no result.

Please watch movie on youtube.

[ Show youtube player ]

[ Show youtube player ]

Maybe You can help me.

Thank You
kind regards
Yugorin

Chain · 20 July 2018, 21:33

1.9.0 Beta 2 out

IvanEBC · 29 July 2018, 05:10

Opps - my bad

IvanEBC · 19 August 2018, 06:10

My A4000 is playing up - i wondered if there was a way to use the CF card in winuae (the answer is yes) but with the va2000 hardware setup, winuae won't boot, i assume this is somethign to do with winuae not "recognising" the va2000 hardware and thus i get no image? I know if i boot from a dopus disc and load it up, i can see the CF partitions.. but no boot. Any suggestions?

-Acid- · 19 August 2018, 11:56

Quote:

Originally Posted by IvanEBC

My A4000 is playing up - i wondered if there was a way to use the CF card in winuae (the answer is yes) but with the va2000 hardware setup, winuae won't boot, i assume this is somethign to do with winuae not "recognising" the va2000 hardware and thus i get no image? I know if i boot from a dopus disc and load it up, i can see the CF partitions.. but no boot. Any suggestions?

Move the monitor files out of devs:monitors then try loading in WinUAE? I'm not 100% but I would think that will be the problem as it's trying to set up screens for a card that it cannot find.

IvanEBC · 19 August 2018, 14:37

Quote:

Originally Posted by -Acid-

Move the monitor files out of devs:monitors then try loading in WinUAE? I'm not 100% but I would think that will be the problem as it's trying to set up screens for a card that it cannot find.

That means i lose the functions of the VA2000? I hoped to keep it "pretty"

trixster · 19 August 2018, 15:27

Set up WinUAE to use p96 with uaegfx. You then have rtg.

IvanEBC · 23 August 2018, 14:49

Quote:

Originally Posted by trixster

Set up WinUAE to use p96 with uaegfx. You then have rtg.

Have you tried this with your own VA2000 and winUAE, as it doesn't work for me and i have a feeling this is generic advice and not the solution to this particular issue.

If it is the solution, would you mind sharing your winuae config as i don't know what i'm missing and there's alot of knobs and switches all blinking at me in winuae.

Thanks.

trixster · 23 August 2018, 15:22

It was generic advice, sorry for not being clearer.

I do not have a VA2000 so can't help you with that. I'd be rather surprised if WinUAE can emulate the VA2000 at the moment (maybe it can, I dont know) even though it can emulate other RTG boards. But that aside, to keep winaue 'pretty' as you say, it doesnt really matter whether winuae can or cannot emulate the VA2000, you can get the same results by simply setting WinUAE up to run with RTG using uaegfx.

Not an expert on this so i could well be talking ****

IvanEBC · 25 August 2018, 04:26

Quote:

Originally Posted by trixster

It was generic advice, sorry for not being clearer.

I do not have a VA2000 so can't help you with that. I'd be rather surprised if WinUAE can emulate the VA2000 at the moment (maybe it can, I dont know) even though it can emulate other RTG boards. But that aside, to keep winaue 'pretty' as you say, it doesnt really matter whether winuae can or cannot emulate the VA2000, you can get the same results by simply setting WinUAE up to run with RTG using uaegfx.

Not an expert on this so i could well be talking ****

That's cool, thanks for being clear. Yeah i used my A4000 CF directly in winuae previously and used to have no issues, but since the va2000 and getting it to work, the CF card no longer boots in winuae, i did play slightly with the winuae settings where i saw RTG but i'm not really sure if i'm doing it right, so more hoping someone here has got that working and hopefully share their experience. Thanks anyways trix.

matt3k · 30 August 2018, 19:59

I have a VA2000 and CX in my 3000. I upgraded the processor on the warp engine from an 040 to an 060 @80MHz, and now the VA2000 doesn't work.

I was wondering if the patched 3.9 roms to make the 060 work is the problem?

The card passed autoconfig and shows fine in early boot. Once I select the card at any resolution is give a green/brown fuzzy pattern.

Any ideas? I will try updating the card tonight to the latest beta, but it worked perfectly a few months ago. Thanks for the help.

matt3k · 31 August 2018, 16:33

Thanks to Lukas for helping me out...

The card works fine. I didn't understand the language for the flash program. The flash worked fine and I never updated the drivers on the Amiga side. Did that and now at the latest beta and all works fine...

Has anyone compared the speed of the VA2000 to other RTG solutions? Was curious how well it performed.

Been happy with the card, like the redirect capability for native chipset.

jkg · 13 September 2018, 11:04

Quote:

Originally Posted by klx300r

is the microSDHD card reader still in beta as the 'beta' seems to be removed now from the MNT website ?

also, what's the max size microSDHD card that can be used in the VA2000 ?

MicroSDHD seems like a typo from Lukas. It can be either microSDHC (max 32 GB) or microSDXC (larger) or just microSD (max 2 GB). I'm not sure but it may just depend on firmware and driver.

I think it would be awesome for transferring files using fat95. I already use sd card via pcmcia on my A1200. I'm trying to do the same with an extender cable on the va2000, but no luck yet.. (with any filesystem at all).

BTW it seems to improve with every new firmware. My 4000 now finally recognize va2000 on first bootup with 1.9 beta 2.

JK

xterc · 17 September 2018, 03:36

Is there someone with one of these cards that can comment on performance, stability and support? I'm debating on purchasing a ZZ9000 and would like to understand the product before taking the plunge.

Has anyone recorded footage on the card on the latest firmware etc.?

nexus · 17 September 2018, 08:30

there are youtube vids with older firmware

klx300r · 22 September 2018, 18:19

how can I tell what version of firmware I'm running ?? not sure if the latest v1.08B beta took

jkg · 03 October 2018, 09:04

Now I think I understand what you meant. 1.9.0b2 is a bit confusing because it doesn't provide the same output as before (with -v -v flags). I got some error message (that I also get normally). I'm not aware of a way to verify the version, but when I added the flags it convinced me

29 July 2018, 05:10	#126
IvanEBC Registered User Join Date: Jun 2016 Location: Adelaide / Australia Posts: 565	Opps - my bad Last edited by IvanEBC; 29 July 2018 at 07:01. Reason: Opps

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13 April 2018, 21:53	#121
robdaemon Registered User Join Date: May 2017 Location: Kenmore Posts: 4	In my case, I ditched the GVP SCSI controller for the brand new Buddha IDE controller. No more random gurus and errors. It's all working like a champ. I just wish text scrolling were a bit faster. I can wait for upgrades

20 May 2018, 07:24	#123
amiga1260 Registered User Join Date: Aug 2013 Location: Gennep/The Netherlands Posts: 66	Lukas released a new beta version 1.8.5: http://www.a1k.org/forum/showpost.ph...postcount=1420

30 June 2018, 19:36	#124
yugorin Posts: n/a	For first - Hello everyone. Greetings from Poland Second Dear Support I have big problem and I don't understand why its not working. In my A2000 I have 4 kickstarts. But VA2000 and VA2000CX don't display kickstart 1.3 screen. 1. I flashing newest firmware. No result 2. I change display device from LCD monitor to TV LCD - no result 3. I remove everything inside A2000 (GVP SCSI because is incompatible with VA2000), leaving only VA2000 with CX - no result. Please watch movie on youtube. [ Show youtube player ] [ Show youtube player ] Maybe You can help me. Thank You kind regards Yugorin

20 July 2018, 21:33	#125
Chain A-Collector, repairments Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Czech Rep. Age: 50 Posts: 1,536	1.9.0 Beta 2 out

19 August 2018, 06:10	#127
IvanEBC Registered User Join Date: Jun 2016 Location: Adelaide / Australia Posts: 565	My A4000 is playing up - i wondered if there was a way to use the CF card in winuae (the answer is yes) but with the va2000 hardware setup, winuae won't boot, i assume this is somethign to do with winuae not "recognising" the va2000 hardware and thus i get no image? I know if i boot from a dopus disc and load it up, i can see the CF partitions.. but no boot. Any suggestions?

19 August 2018, 15:27	#130
trixster Guru Meditating Join Date: Jun 2014 Location: England Posts: 2,337	Set up WinUAE to use p96 with uaegfx. You then have rtg.

23 August 2018, 15:22	#132
trixster Guru Meditating Join Date: Jun 2014 Location: England Posts: 2,337	It was generic advice, sorry for not being clearer. I do not have a VA2000 so can't help you with that. I'd be rather surprised if WinUAE can emulate the VA2000 at the moment (maybe it can, I dont know) even though it can emulate other RTG boards. But that aside, to keep winaue 'pretty' as you say, it doesnt really matter whether winuae can or cannot emulate the VA2000, you can get the same results by simply setting WinUAE up to run with RTG using uaegfx. Not an expert on this so i could well be talking ****

30 August 2018, 19:59	#134
matt3k Registered User Join Date: Aug 2018 Location: NY / USA Posts: 290	I have a VA2000 and CX in my 3000. I upgraded the processor on the warp engine from an 040 to an 060 @80MHz, and now the VA2000 doesn't work. I was wondering if the patched 3.9 roms to make the 060 work is the problem? The card passed autoconfig and shows fine in early boot. Once I select the card at any resolution is give a green/brown fuzzy pattern. Any ideas? I will try updating the card tonight to the latest beta, but it worked perfectly a few months ago. Thanks for the help.

31 August 2018, 16:33	#135
matt3k Registered User Join Date: Aug 2018 Location: NY / USA Posts: 290	Thanks to Lukas for helping me out... The card works fine. I didn't understand the language for the flash program. The flash worked fine and I never updated the drivers on the Amiga side. Did that and now at the latest beta and all works fine... Has anyone compared the speed of the VA2000 to other RTG solutions? Was curious how well it performed. Been happy with the card, like the redirect capability for native chipset.

17 September 2018, 03:36	#137
xterc Registered User Join Date: Jul 2018 Location: Tomball Posts: 28	Is there someone with one of these cards that can comment on performance, stability and support? I'm debating on purchasing a ZZ9000 and would like to understand the product before taking the plunge. Has anyone recorded footage on the card on the latest firmware etc.?

17 September 2018, 08:30	#138
nexus Registered User Join Date: Aug 2017 Location: USA Posts: 728	there are youtube vids with older firmware

22 September 2018, 18:19	#139
klx300r Registered User Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Toronto, Canada Posts: 1,593	how can I tell what version of firmware I'm running ?? not sure if the latest v1.08B beta took

03 October 2018, 09:04	#140
jkg Registered User Join Date: Jun 2014 Location: Norway Age: 46 Posts: 32	Now I think I understand what you meant. 1.9.0b2 is a bit confusing because it doesn't provide the same output as before (with -v -v flags). I got some error message (that I also get normally). I'm not aware of a way to verify the version, but when I added the flags it convinced me

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