CompuServe Thread

A1200 to VGA connection

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#152247From: Alex GianJun 13, 1994 3:43 PM
Bob, I made up the VGA cable as you suggested, and it works OK (…well, sort of). The picture itself is excellent, but I have to connect the monitor *AFTER* I have booted, otherwise it does not show anything. John Gager sent me some details of an adaptor for A500+s etc.(I'll upload them here somewhere) , but they claim that the adaptor is not necessary for the A1200. Basically it appears to be just a transistor to fix up the sync. Do you think that this mod. has any chance of working? (Sadly, my understanding of these things is very limited.) Anyway I'd rather plug in my monitor after booting, and have everything working fine, than blow something up ;> even if this is a bit tacky. Any bright ideas? Cheers Alex Gian Bristol UK also at: community@gn.apc.org
#152277From: Robert ComerJun 13, 1994 7:46 PM
I'd be afraid of blowing something up if I plugged the monitor in while the computer is on! It could be that you have somehow got the Genlock signal the wrong way, as that would account for the Ami turning off the VGA stuff. I'd check that first. Bob Comer — AmigaDOS and OS/2, the only way to compute! Cheyenne, Wyoming U.S.A.