2MB+ ChipRAM

AlfaRomeo · 21 August 2008, 18:36

Hello,
Someone knows if there is any way to increase ChipMem above 2MB?
I want to display some photos in my amiga but all I get is the "Out of Memory" error

Thanks

alexh · 21 August 2008, 18:40

There is no way. It is a physical limitation of the chips in the Amiga.

If all you want to do is view pictures:

Resize before transferring to the Amiga.
Use a decent picture display program. (One that uses Fast RAM for decode and scale)
Get a graphics card.

How much RAM do you have? What CPU do you have?

Charlie · 21 August 2008, 19:35

Buy an Atari TT...

...sorry AR, maybe a bit of a 'low blow' there.

gklinger · 21 August 2008, 20:53

Quote:

Originally Posted by Charlie

Buy an Atari TT...

Somebody ring the bell. It's go time.

TCD · 21 August 2008, 21:07

Quote:

Originally Posted by gklinger

Somebody ring the bell. It's go time.

Sweet

I may add that WinUAE is capable of a vast amount of RAM *ducks*

cosmicfrog · 21 August 2008, 21:54

Quote:
I may add that WinUAE is capable of a vast amount of RAM *ducks*

yay up to 8 meg of chip but if want more than 512 meg of fast better ask windows nicely or the bitch won`t let you have it

TCD · 21 August 2008, 21:59

Quote:

Originally Posted by cosmicfrog

yay up to 8 meg of chip but if want more than 512 meg of fast better ask windows nicely or the bitch won`t let you have it

True

but 512 MB should be enough to view a photo

Maybe Shoonay with his l33t Vista 64 bit can tell us if he managed to set more than 512 MB of Z3 fastmem

cosmicfrog · 21 August 2008, 22:05

how much mem he got then as toni reckons it got to be contiguous or how ever you spell it
I got 2 gig but can conly get max 512meg, I personlay want to hear of some one havein a gig of fast ram

its off no real use but hey if it can be done why not do it

AlfaRomeo · 21 August 2008, 23:39

Thanks for your replies. Alexh I have a Blizzard 68040 with 32MB.
I was thinking if there would be some way to use FastRam as to emulate ChipRam by hardware or software..

Zetr0 · 22 August 2008, 00:02

@AlfaRomeo

what you need to get your hands on i think is FBlit, this will store as much in fast ram and only move small chunks to and from Fast to Chip.

have a look on aminet

alexh · 22 August 2008, 00:38

Quote:

Originally Posted by AlfaRomeo

I was thinking if there would be some way to use FastRam as to emulate ChipRam by hardware or software..

You just need a decent bit of software to display your pictures that obeys RAM priority. What program were you using?

After all a single 256 colour 640x256 picture cannot take up anymore chip RAM than any other!

AlfaRomeo · 22 August 2008, 10:38

Thanks Zetr0 I will try FBlit.
alexh: As I has a problem with my old 1GB HD and lost everything for the momment I´m using MultiView

alexh · 22 August 2008, 10:44

Multiview? The program bundled with AmigaOS? If I remember correctly this is a datatype aware viewer. So what determines the RAM usage will be the datatype you are using.

You could try more upto date datatypes specially for AGA.

You could try SView5

AlfaRomeo · 22 August 2008, 11:36

I was some years out of amiga scene and when want to start with my miggy again my HD was broken and now I´m still try to remember what are the progs I used to work with

Now when Zetr0 spoke about FBlit I remember that was in my startup-sequence some years ago. I will try SView5 and thanks for the tip alexh

rkauer · 22 August 2008, 19:02

@Alexh: I think Sview5 a bloated software. But too much heavy for a simple image viewer.

AlfaRomeo · 22 August 2008, 19:12

rkauer: do you know any free image viewer more "light"?

alexh · 22 August 2008, 19:53

SviewII was the program I used when I was a kid. I bet it's not that hard to fathom.

rkauer · 22 August 2008, 21:59

I still use Viewtek (on A600/500/2000) and multiview with akDatatypes on 1200(T).

23 August 2008, 00:56

Quote:

Originally Posted by rkauer

I still use Viewtek (on A600/500/2000) and multiview with akDatatypes on 1200(T).

Yep, thats what i mainly use too, on my a1200 with Typhoon II 68030 and 16mb, works like a dream. did use fjpeg at one point but VT is much better at handling a wider file type.

RedskullDC · 23 August 2008, 02:05

Hi CyberDruid,

Quote:

Originally Posted by TheCyberDruid

True

but 512 MB should be enough to view a photo

Maybe Shoonay with his l33t Vista 64 bit can tell us if he managed to set more than 512 MB of Z3 fastmem

Running X64 Vista here with 8Gb installed.

Using latest WinUAE, can select 1.5GB Z3 ram with the slider, but it doesn't appear to get that much:

No Idea if this is a Windows bug , or WinUAE limit.

Red

21 August 2008, 18:36	#1
AlfaRomeo A1200 040 SAM440EP 667 Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Lisbon / Portugal Posts: 873	2MB+ ChipRAM Hello, Someone knows if there is any way to increase ChipMem above 2MB? I want to display some photos in my amiga but all I get is the "Out of Memory" error Thanks

22 August 2008, 10:44	#13
alexh Thalion Webshrine Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Oxford Posts: 14,460	Multiview? The program bundled with AmigaOS? If I remember correctly this is a datatype aware viewer. So what determines the RAM usage will be the datatype you are using. You could try more upto date datatypes specially for AGA. You could try SView5 Last edited by alexh; 22 August 2008 at 10:49.

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21 August 2008, 18:40	#2
alexh Thalion Webshrine Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Oxford Posts: 14,460	There is no way. It is a physical limitation of the chips in the Amiga. If all you want to do is view pictures: Resize before transferring to the Amiga. Use a decent picture display program. (One that uses Fast RAM for decode and scale) Get a graphics card. How much RAM do you have? What CPU do you have?

21 August 2008, 19:35	#3
Charlie . . Mouse . . Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Nowhere Age: 55 Posts: 1,792	Buy an Atari TT... ...sorry AR, maybe a bit of a 'low blow' there.

21 August 2008, 21:54	#6
cosmicfrog The 1 who ribbits Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: leek, Staffs, UK Age: 56 Posts: 3,557	Quote: I may add that WinUAE is capable of a vast amount of RAM ducks yay up to 8 meg of chip but if want more than 512 meg of fast better ask windows nicely or the bitch won`t let you have it

21 August 2008, 22:05	#8
cosmicfrog The 1 who ribbits Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: leek, Staffs, UK Age: 56 Posts: 3,557	how much mem he got then as toni reckons it got to be contiguous or how ever you spell it I got 2 gig but can conly get max 512meg, I personlay want to hear of some one havein a gig of fast ram its off no real use but hey if it can be done why not do it

21 August 2008, 23:39	#9
AlfaRomeo A1200 040 SAM440EP 667 Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Lisbon / Portugal Posts: 873	Thanks for your replies. Alexh I have a Blizzard 68040 with 32MB. I was thinking if there would be some way to use FastRam as to emulate ChipRam by hardware or software..

22 August 2008, 00:02	#10
Zetr0 Ya' like it Retr0? Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: United Kingdom Age: 49 Posts: 9,768	@AlfaRomeo what you need to get your hands on i think is FBlit, this will store as much in fast ram and only move small chunks to and from Fast to Chip. have a look on aminet

22 August 2008, 10:38	#12
AlfaRomeo A1200 040 SAM440EP 667 Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Lisbon / Portugal Posts: 873	Thanks Zetr0 I will try FBlit. alexh: As I has a problem with my old 1GB HD and lost everything for the momment I´m using MultiView

22 August 2008, 11:36	#14
AlfaRomeo A1200 040 SAM440EP 667 Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Lisbon / Portugal Posts: 873	I was some years out of amiga scene and when want to start with my miggy again my HD was broken and now I´m still try to remember what are the progs I used to work with Now when Zetr0 spoke about FBlit I remember that was in my startup-sequence some years ago. I will try SView5 and thanks for the tip alexh

22 August 2008, 19:02	#15
rkauer I hate potatos and shirts Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Sao Leopoldo / Brazil Age: 58 Posts: 3,482	@Alexh: I think Sview5 a bloated software. But too much heavy for a simple image viewer.

22 August 2008, 19:12	#16
AlfaRomeo A1200 040 SAM440EP 667 Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Lisbon / Portugal Posts: 873	rkauer: do you know any free image viewer more "light"?

22 August 2008, 19:53	#17
alexh Thalion Webshrine Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Oxford Posts: 14,460	SviewII was the program I used when I was a kid. I bet it's not that hard to fathom.

22 August 2008, 21:59	#18
rkauer I hate potatos and shirts Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Sao Leopoldo / Brazil Age: 58 Posts: 3,482	I still use Viewtek (on A600/500/2000) and multiview with akDatatypes on 1200(T).

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