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#EGS Spectrum

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#75017From: Trent K. JohnsonFeb 20, 1994 2:15 AM
Two questions regarding the Spectrum EGS 28/24: 1. I am running a G-Force '040-33 in the A2000 where the EGS is installed. I get the message: "The system stack has already been relocated" during boot. Which command has been duplicated by the EGS install, and can i remove it safely? 2. The logomode produces the correctly selected resolution on bootup. Is the logo always the dark blue version, or is there a way to select the full-color EGS logo. Not critical-just thought it'd look better.
#75099From: Gary NushFeb 21, 1994 8:45 AM
The GVPCPUCTRL command is installed by the GForce040 install script in s:user-startup. When EGS is installed, it needs to remap Kickstart earlier in s:startup-sequence, so it can add support for >16 color Workbench screens in machines without AGA chips. So, you can safely go into s:user-startup and remove the GVPCPUCTRL command… The dark blue screen is the only logo available, and it is coded into the egs.library (I believe). It was designed as dark blue to help prevent burn-in when using an EGS system with two monitor (i.e. one for Amiga-stuff and one for EGS stuff). If no EGS screens are active, the EGS board will output the blue logo to let you know the board is functional, but not burn-in the screen.
#75326From: Trent K. JohnsonFeb 24, 1994 1:19 AM
Thanks for the info, Gary. I'll remove the second CPUCTRL command. Trent
#75135From: GVP TechFeb 21, 1994 4:03 PM
>1. I am running a G-Force '040-33 in the A2000 where the EGS is installed. > I get the message: "The system stack has already been relocated" > during boot. Which command has been duplicated by the EGS install, and > can i remove it safely? That output is from the command GVPCPUCTRL. The message that you see does not indicate a problem, it just means that the program was run once before. It's OK; you don't need to remove it. >2. The logomode produces the correctly selected resolution on bootup. Is > the logo always the dark blue version, or is there a way to select the > full-color EGS logo. Not critical-just thought it'd look better. The logo is always blue on black. It's just a one-bitplane image to save space…
#75327From: Trent K. JohnsonFeb 24, 1994 1:19 AM
Thanks guys! Trent