Amithlon Setup Guide

[croupier]

Probably a stupid question...but I'm not an expert with gfx cards...

How to test/check if a card has any hardware acceleration used under Amithlon?

Just got one AGP MB with P3 and managed to get the gfx, audio and USB working with the original kernel (emubox.gz)........so now I have finally a chance to test all those AGP gfx cards laying around in the boxes...

[milanca]

@croupier

Hi, do not worry whether the question is stupid or not ;-) It's a question.

It doesn't matter if the kernel is the original (from the CD). I think though there is even an updated kernel in one of the amithlon's original updates. But you will need a hd install with all those updates to get more powerfb under 'monitors', also some Libs, but definitely do a 'hd' install with everything that follows.

Then it's simple, Picasso96Mode will offer you a new card (other than vesa) to attach your settings to. That means your card is recognized and working under p96 as accelerated. After you attach a new card, at ScreenMode, you will see your card listed with all the resolutions it supports.

[SnkBitten]

Milanca, I have multiple GeForce PCX 5750 cards as that was the easiest to find on eBay and none worked. It's been a long time since I was attempting to work with one so I don't even remember if it showed up in one of the PCI list commands or anything else.

I think the vendor ID was correct as I do recall looking through it.

I really need to rebuild my Amithlon system and I may give one of those cards another go. Not like I need too, the 5200 pci card I have runs great...but it would be nice to free up a PCI slot as well as have a PCI-E option other than the Matrox card.

[croupier]

Originally Posted by milanca

Then it's simple, Picasso96Mode will offer you a new card (other than vesa) to attach your settings to. That means your card is recognized and working under p96 as accelerated. After you attach a new card, at ScreenMode, you will see your card listed with all the resolutions it supports.

Thanks! So if I understand correctly, the gfx card runs in hardware accelerated mode if P96Mode shows it with its own name under available boards? As for the most of the cards it shows mainly VESA or powerfb....

[milanca]

Originally Posted by croupier

Thanks! So if I understand correctly, the gfx card runs in hardware accelerated mode if P96Mode shows it with its own name under available boards? As for the most of the cards it shows mainly VESA or powerfb....

Exactly! It's really as simple as that.


@SnkBitten


Right, so your PCX5750 should have 0x00fa as its device id. I checked the kernel and it is not there, so it should be added. But yes, that's the correct way to go. When you have time and put the card in, first list pci devices under amithlon. I am sure it will be there, kernel will find it even it is a pcie device, it will be initialized just not activated yet, until device id is added and rivafb is told to use it under nv30 arch.

[LaBodilsen]

So i got Amithlon_CaffeineOS running on a Lenovo X200 12" laptop. (sweet little machine).

No Sound, no network, and only 8bit screenmodes.

But my questions is for file exchange between Amithlon and my PC:
1. Does Amithlon support PCMCIA cardslot for network?
2. Can i mount a Fat32 partition on the same harddrive?
3. Does it support USB pendrive (USB mouse works, but thats properly more a linux driver than amiga)
4. There is a cardreader in the laptop, but i suspect it's USB internally can that be used?

[croupier]

The USB ports are working? If yes...is Poseidon showing any devices attached to the USB ports (apart the internal HUB)? If nothing is shown (e.g. card reader) than it is not recognized and therefore unusable by Amithlon...as an example...my EeePC has in internal Bluetooth adapter and it was recognized by Poseidon...the issue is that there are no drivers for BT made for the Amiga...



PCMCIA is not supported by Amithlon AFAIK...

[LaBodilsen]

Originally Posted by croupier

The USB ports are working? If yes...is Poseidon showing any devices attached to the USB ports (apart the internal HUB)? If nothing is shown (e.g. card reader) than it is not recognized and therefore unusable by Amithlon..

Thank you so much, i did not think of usb storage.
Yes apparently the USB ports are working, and Trident can see some devices (also an Thinkpad Bluetooth adaptor)

The card reader did not show up, but i managed to mount a 4gb USB stick, and can use that for data transfer.

Also noted that usbaudio showed up with an plantronics adaptor, but no sound came out. Is there any known USB audio devices that works on Amiga/Amithlon, and same question for USB network adaptors?

btw: got 16 and 24bit screenmodes working, by tweaking the boot options (vga=792 for 1027*768 24bit)

[croupier]

Originally Posted by LaBodilsen

Also noted that usbaudio showed up with an plantronics adaptor, but no sound came out. Is there any known USB audio devices that works on Amiga/Amithlon, and same question for USB network adaptors?

Haven't played with USB peripherals yet....Try to play with the 'USB audio device' (or whatever device Poseidon installed for the USB audio) in AHI settings...and for the USB Network adaptor check if there are any USB devices offered by Poseidon for the USB network (this has to be used in GENESIS for the network set-up)....


Don't have access to my Amithlons/Amigas right now (writing from office)...so cannot check and advice correctly....above was just from top of my mind what I would look for now..........but not sure if it will actually work!...