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From: [e-mail] (Richard L'Hommedieu)
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Subject: Re: Lightwave 4.0 fp woes
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At 14:42:22 19Feb96, [e-mail] wrote:
>Hi all,
>       Can somebody on the list help? I have just upgraded Lightwave 3.5
>to version 4.0 on the Amiga. When I attempt to load Lightwave.fp (the
>4.0 version) a CLI window opens briefly saying that the program requires
>an FPU. I have a Progresive Pheripherals 68040 board with the 68040
>being the FPU. Lightwave 3.5 fp works fine so why does'nt the 4.0
>version do the same??? SysInfo 3 says that the FPU is off. Is there a
>program to turn it on. The accelerator is real old, and I'd like to
>change it only as a last resort.
>
>Hope someone can help me out!
>
>[e-mail]
>
>
Well, I had the same problem with that board... it seems that some of the
boards were sold with a cheaper 040 that had the FP unit disabled.. there
is no way to turn it on .. you will have to replace the 040 with a full
working version..

Good luck

rich