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| | Alex K.
Posts 23 22 Aug 2018 15:38
| Hi, Vcontrol with the parameter NR=NORGB blocks the operation of the floppy disk drive does not work reading, writing, formatting. I use Vcontrol to automatically switch the benq bl912 monitor from the dsub input to the dvi. My configuration is A500+, vampire 500V2 +, core 2.10, vontrol 1.6, coffin r53. Other Vcontrol parameters do not cause such an error.
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| | Philippe Flype (Apollo Team Member) Posts 299 22 Aug 2018 20:37
| Honestly, I use it for my own needs to switch off my pal monitor because the manual button of my Acer have an issue. So that it works on your BenQ is in itself good :) I had reports it does not works at all on many others brands. The code behind, which of course bangs the chipset, is little evil, i'm not surprised. Code is that (nothing fancy) : ;------------------------------------------ ; Amiga ECS Chipset DMA OFF / ON ;------------------------------------------ DMACON EQU $DFF096 HSSTRT EQU $DFF1DE HSSTOP EQU $DFF1C2 include exec/exec_lib.i XDEF _chipset_dmaoff _chipset_dmaoff: CALLEXEC Disable move.w #15+8+7,DMACON ; DMACON ON move.w #8+7,DMACON ; DMACON OFF move.w #$0000,HSSTRT move.w #$0000,HSSTOP CALLEXEC Enable moveq.l #0,d0 rts END
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| | Philippe Flype (Apollo Team Member) Posts 299 24 Aug 2018 19:09
| Hmm, let's try a little experience : Open a CLI and type : APoke $dff1c2 2 0 APoke $dff1de 2 0
... and check your PAL monitor. It works here with my Acer (using vga adapter). APeek, APoke: EXTERNAL LINK EXTERNAL LINK
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| | Alex K.
Posts 23 24 Aug 2018 20:19
| Thanks. Tomorrow I will check if it will turn off the PAL signal and switch the monitor to DVI and will not block the floppy disk drive. Vcontrol works very well and there is no problem if you do not need a floppy drive. Vcontrol only works with denise ECS (8373) does not work with OCS (8362). I am sorry for English I use a google translator :)
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| | Alex K.
Posts 23 26 Aug 2018 14:42
| Hi Philippe Thanks for Apoke works very well, automatically switches the monitor from dsub to dvi and the floppy disk drive works. I added Apoke to the WHDLoad-cleanup file and now I do not have to manually switch the monitor when I exit the whdload demos/games. I will do a keyboard shortcut to switch the monitor after exiting other PAL programs such as sysinfo.
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| | Lord A1k
Posts 53 31 Aug 2018 20:32
| Great Men, works perfect i use a Acer27" :-) i have put in whd cleanup
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| | Philippe Flype (Apollo Team Member) Posts 299 01 Sep 2018 17:40
| Great, Thanks for the feedback. You both use ECS ?
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| | Alex K.
Posts 23 01 Sep 2018 18:27
| Yes, in the Amiga A500+ full ECS (Agnus 8375 and Denis 8373) and in Amiga CDTV (Agnus 8372A and Denis 8373) works very well, Vcontrol NR=NORGB does not work with Denis OCS (8362) does not turn off the RGB remains the white screen at the RGB output, not tested with Apoke on OCS.
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| | Lord A1k
Posts 53 01 Sep 2018 21:17
| Yes A2000 Rev6.2 with Upgrade to Hires Denise
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| | Lord A1k
Posts 53 01 Sep 2018 22:42
| Have make me a Shortcut with MCP -> Execute Command: load a script in S in this script i have put both apoke Sample: Make a File in S Call it PALTODIGITAL-VIDEO and put in: APoke $dff1c2 2 0 >NIL: APoke $dff1de 2 0 >NIL: Save Go to Tooltypes from this File ->say its a script and make it executable and save Go to MCP under Shortcuts ->Execute Command -> New -> on the Field "Key" ->Sample and now Hold your Keys ->OK -> under the Field Execute Command press the sheet and go to s to your file finish Now you can Press your Shortcut for leave ECS Desktop Applications. Nice Workaround for WHDLoad and ECS Applications.
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