Lightwave 3.5 odd behaviour

Hiddenevil · 10 December 2020, 23:35

I've install LW 3.5

But no matter what I've tried, it insists on booting up in 4 colour screen mode. I set it to 8, exit out. Then when I go to load it again, I'm back in 4 colour more.

fxgogo · 11 December 2020, 01:09

It has been a while, but lightwave is pretty much a greyscale app with the odd flourish of yellow and red. That is also an older version. Have you tried a later version?

Hiddenevil · 11 December 2020, 02:17

No because I was trying to get this one's to work. Plus I need a version of lightwave that doesn't need an FPU to run

Hiddenevil · 12 December 2020, 13:15

Does anyone know if later versions of lightwave will run on Amiga's that don't have FPU? I know 3.5 has Tel versions, was just wondering if that applied to version 4 or 5.

marcfrick2112 · 12 December 2020, 18:35

Version 5 I have only seen as FPU only... BTW, even V 5 seems to only use four colors for its' user interface. I'm running 672x432 @ 8 colors, and I see no difference. The UI was designed to be functional (tho non-standard) not pretty...

Hiddenevil · 12 December 2020, 22:02

For years I have used LW with 8 colours, so using it now with 4 is bugging the hell out of me. I don't have a clue why it won't save the screen setup

Steve · 12 December 2020, 23:43

Is this in the Layout editor? I have no idea why its not working. Try my config file on yours and see if that fixes it. Mine seems to be stuck on 8 colours - I can't change to 4! lol.

Looks like it was an invalid file - I had to compress it.

Hiddenevil · 13 December 2020, 01:29

Where is your config file?

Steve · 13 December 2020, 15:12

So did it work or not?

Hiddenevil · 13 December 2020, 15:41

Just seen the file, I'll will try it in a bit

Many thanks for posting that!

Hiddenevil · 13 December 2020, 21:28

Didn't work :-(

Any chance you could zip up your layout file? NOT the layout.fp file.

Hiddenevil · 13 December 2020, 21:40

ALRIGHTY I've made a discovery, this is a chipset issue.

I just loaded WinUAE with AGA and Lightwave automatically loaded in 8 colour mode. Soon as I went back to full ECS, it went back in to 4 colour mode.

Steve · 13 December 2020, 23:04

Quote:

Originally Posted by Hiddenevil

ALRIGHTY I've made a discovery, this is a chipset issue.

I just loaded WinUAE with AGA and Lightwave automatically loaded in 8 colour mode. Soon as I went back to full ECS, it went back in to 4 colour mode.

Ahhh good stuff! I assumed you was already using AGA. Ah well, glad you fixed it.

fxgogo · 13 December 2020, 23:53

Great stuff. Are you running this in emulation by the way?

Hiddenevil · 14 December 2020, 00:42

No I'm using it on an A500+ with a TF536

10 December 2020, 23:35	#1
Hiddenevil Registered User Join Date: Feb 2014 Location: Sheffield, England Posts: 237	Lightwave 3.5 odd behaviour I've install LW 3.5 But no matter what I've tried, it insists on booting up in 4 colour screen mode. I set it to 8, exit out. Then when I go to load it again, I'm back in 4 colour more.

12 December 2020, 18:35	#5
marcfrick2112 Amiga Fanatic Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Phoenix, Arizona, USA Age: 53 Posts: 179	Version 5 I have only seen as FPU only... BTW, even V 5 seems to only use four colors for its' user interface. I'm running 672x432 @ 8 colors, and I see no difference. The UI was designed to be functional (tho non-standard) not pretty... Last edited by marcfrick2112; 12 December 2020 at 18:40. Reason: Missed something

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11 December 2020, 01:09	#2
fxgogo Also known as GarethQ Join Date: May 2019 Location: Twickenham / U.K. Posts: 715	It has been a while, but lightwave is pretty much a greyscale app with the odd flourish of yellow and red. That is also an older version. Have you tried a later version?

11 December 2020, 02:17	#3
Hiddenevil Registered User Join Date: Feb 2014 Location: Sheffield, England Posts: 237	No because I was trying to get this one's to work. Plus I need a version of lightwave that doesn't need an FPU to run

12 December 2020, 13:15	#4
Hiddenevil Registered User Join Date: Feb 2014 Location: Sheffield, England Posts: 237	Does anyone know if later versions of lightwave will run on Amiga's that don't have FPU? I know 3.5 has Tel versions, was just wondering if that applied to version 4 or 5.

12 December 2020, 22:02	#6
Hiddenevil Registered User Join Date: Feb 2014 Location: Sheffield, England Posts: 237	For years I have used LW with 8 colours, so using it now with 4 is bugging the hell out of me. I don't have a clue why it won't save the screen setup

13 December 2020, 01:29	#8
Hiddenevil Registered User Join Date: Feb 2014 Location: Sheffield, England Posts: 237	Where is your config file?

13 December 2020, 15:12	#9
Steve I Identify as an Ewok Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: North Lincolnshire Age: 45 Posts: 2,356	So did it work or not?

13 December 2020, 15:41	#10
Hiddenevil Registered User Join Date: Feb 2014 Location: Sheffield, England Posts: 237	Just seen the file, I'll will try it in a bit Many thanks for posting that!

13 December 2020, 21:28	#11
Hiddenevil Registered User Join Date: Feb 2014 Location: Sheffield, England Posts: 237	Didn't work :-( Any chance you could zip up your layout file? NOT the layout.fp file.

13 December 2020, 21:40	#12
Hiddenevil Registered User Join Date: Feb 2014 Location: Sheffield, England Posts: 237	ALRIGHTY I've made a discovery, this is a chipset issue. I just loaded WinUAE with AGA and Lightwave automatically loaded in 8 colour mode. Soon as I went back to full ECS, it went back in to 4 colour mode.

13 December 2020, 23:53	#14
fxgogo Also known as GarethQ Join Date: May 2019 Location: Twickenham / U.K. Posts: 715	Great stuff. Are you running this in emulation by the way?

14 December 2020, 00:42	#15
Hiddenevil Registered User Join Date: Feb 2014 Location: Sheffield, England Posts: 237	No I'm using it on an A500+ with a TF536

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