System Crashes And Video Mode resets

Product: Video Toaster

Platforms: 2000* 3000 3000T 4000 4000T

Problem: When the Toaster software is run, the system crashes and reboots, and comes up in a 640 x 200 screen mode. If you run the Toaster then, it loads and runs without a problem.

This happens if the system was not in an NTSC-compatible mode when the software was first run. The Toaster attempts to take control of the graphics hardware and drive the video timing, which works properly if the system is already in an NTSC mode. If the system is in a non-NTSC mode, however, such as DBLNTSC or Productivity modes, then when the Toaster forces the graphics timing to NTSC mode, the system crashes and comes back up in the NTSC mode.

Always set the system to an NTSC screen mode before attempting to run the Toaster software.

*This problem occurs when using an Amiga 2000 system only if the system has an ECS Denise Chip. The original Denise chip was not capable of non-NTSC modes.