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Radius Rocket card
- Thread starter crazyben
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Not sure at all, still waking up, but ISTR RocketShare requiring more than the 8MB of RocketWare?
edit: dug out the manual, minimum requirement for RocketShare is only 8MB on the Rocket/4MB for host.
edit: dug out the manual, minimum requirement for RocketShare is only 8MB on the Rocket/4MB for host.
Have you made any progress with RocketShare?
What version did you install?
Did you ever get to a desktop in RocketShare? Or did it always gray screen?
If you've made no progress and it's still gray-screening -
Verify your RAM speed. Since it looks like you have 4MB x 8, make sure they all are the same speed. Faster = Better. Next, throw out the RocketShare preferences (in System Folder -> Preferences) and try to launch RocketShare again.
What version did you install?
Did you ever get to a desktop in RocketShare? Or did it always gray screen?
If you've made no progress and it's still gray-screening -
Verify your RAM speed. Since it looks like you have 4MB x 8, make sure they all are the same speed. Faster = Better. Next, throw out the RocketShare preferences (in System Folder -> Preferences) and try to launch RocketShare again.
Are you using a NuBus video card in the host system? If so, which one?
No progress. I installed version 1.5 on system 7. RAM speed are all same 70ns. I will try throwing out and relaunching and keep you posted.
No video card. I am using the built in video port.
You'll find that performance with a Rocket is subpar with built-in video. 8MB on the Rocket itself is ... meh.
In your defense though, finding a decent video card these days is not easy. One, they're obscenely expensive, and two, most of them are not accelerated. The Rocket however, can accelerate Radius video cards. Three, most of them don't support larger than 640x480 or there abouts unless they're the expensive kinds. Fortunately, the Mac OS works perfectly fine on 640x480, but 800x600 would be nice from time to time...
In your defense though, finding a decent video card these days is not easy. One, they're obscenely expensive, and two, most of them are not accelerated. The Rocket however, can accelerate Radius video cards. Three, most of them don't support larger than 640x480 or there abouts unless they're the expensive kinds. Fortunately, the Mac OS works perfectly fine on 640x480, but 800x600 would be nice from time to time...
I asked about the video card because the Rocket has known compatibility issues with certain cards, especially some RasterOps cards. I had similar issues when pairing a Rocket with a RasterOps Paintboard Prism GT in a IIci (though a Stage 2 Rocket had no problems). I was going to suggest that @crazyben try the onboard video if it wasn't already being used, but it is.
Ya, it's not all of them and sounds like some of the issues may have eventually been worked out: https://lowendmac.com/1991/radius-rocket-review/
I was having issues similar to OP until I removed the RasterOps card and used the onboard video and it immediately worked reliably. Again, a Stage 2 Rocket worked flawlessly with the RasterOps card, so some kinks had obviously been worked out by the time that was released. I've since replaced the RasterOps card with a similarly-capable Radius card.
I remove rockershare preferences and rebooted the iici. Still same thing.
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