<![CDATA[ChipMusic.org - Cellular interference with the DMG?]]> 2012-03-11T04:11:50Z PunBB https://chipmusic.org/forums/topic/6333/cellular-interference-with-the-dmg/ <![CDATA[Re: Cellular interference with the DMG?]]> I love this

]]> https://chipmusic.org/thursdaycustoms 2012-03-11T04:11:50Z https://chipmusic.org/forums/post/93645/#p93645 <![CDATA[Re: Cellular interference with the DMG?]]> in before someone makes a BLIPBEGONE schematic.

]]> https://chipmusic.org/herr_prof 2012-03-09T16:07:32Z https://chipmusic.org/forums/post/93410/#p93410 <![CDATA[Re: Cellular interference with the DMG?]]>

]]> https://chipmusic.org/akira%5E8GB 2012-03-09T15:00:58Z https://chipmusic.org/forums/post/93400/#p93400 <![CDATA[Re: Cellular interference with the DMG?]]> It's the FBI doing it.

Seriously, for testing purposes you can shield EM radiation by putting your GB in a microwave oven (but don't switch the oven on!).

]]> https://chipmusic.org/InactiveX 2012-03-09T14:14:54Z https://chipmusic.org/forums/post/93386/#p93386 <![CDATA[Re: Cellular interference with the DMG?]]> CPU board:
It's an 06 (funny how I had that memorized).

Cart:
A 64M EMS cart. I have two, but I haven't tried it with the other. IIRC, it may have also crashed while I was playing Bonk's Revenge.

Phone:
LG Neon TE365 (Canada) (GSM)
Provider:
Rogers wireless (I despise them for many reasons)

Yeah, I'll try those suggestions out later when I get home tomorrow or in the morning. I may also be able to test it out with a much newer phone later today.

Edit: TE365, not TG365.

]]> https://chipmusic.org/munchluxe63 2012-03-09T06:46:35Z https://chipmusic.org/forums/post/93330/#p93330 <![CDATA[Re: Cellular interference with the DMG?]]> munchluxe63: Could you tell me
1) which CPU board revision that GB using (remove the battery cover and peek into the hole where the battery latch goes. It should say DMG-CPU-0x where x is the revision.)
2) Which type of cartridge you're using.
3) which type of phone that is. (Brand as well as whether it's just GSM, 3G etc.)

One thing I'd like you to try is to try this with an original game cartridge. Or even without a cartridge. In this case, you would need to time the text/call so that it happens while the black line (missing logo) is still moving across the screen.

]]> https://chipmusic.org/nitro2k01 2012-03-09T06:35:30Z https://chipmusic.org/forums/post/93328/#p93328 <![CDATA[Re: Cellular interference with the DMG?]]> Okay, I just reproduced it by playing a random song I made on LSDJ with my headphones plugged in and sent a text to a friend of mine with the phone near the DMG (I put it right beside the DMG for good measure). It hanged at the same time the phone sent the text, but it crashed with an error message this time (I don't remember if there was an error message before or not; I didn't think much of it at the times that it happened).

If I could find my camera I'd take a picture of the error screen that popped up this time. Maybe I'll take a video in the morning if I can get up on time. I might even take a video of the whole thing and upload it.

DONT PANIC!

PLEASE MAIL THIS
DATA TO INFO AT
LITTLSOUNDDJ.COM

ROM: 02   V4.6.3
000A    STK:OFF4
0000
6C8D
0029    PLY:4
284F    CVW:4
0000
0000
0000
0000    SYN:0
0000

EDIT: Reproduced on video; I remembered my laptop had a crappy webcam.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6LQq5GrLi_M

No error message this time.

]]> https://chipmusic.org/munchluxe63 2012-03-09T05:23:49Z https://chipmusic.org/forums/post/93318/#p93318 <![CDATA[Re: Cellular interference with the DMG?]]> It's hardly likely that your DMG crashes with cellphone interference, but there's a way to find out if it does.

You could try to reproduce the error, and better yet, document it through video. If you can accurately crash your Gameboy at will using a cellphone, then you'll have proven your case.

And you'll also most likely get a bunch of nerds on the Internet interested.



Oh, and the buzzes happen to everyone. Props to Captain Ahab to actually use them for musical purposes. (Translation: Bunch of fuckers beat me to it. >:( )

]]> https://chipmusic.org/El+Huesudo+II 2012-03-09T04:55:12Z https://chipmusic.org/forums/post/93314/#p93314 <![CDATA[Re: Cellular interference with the DMG?]]> herr_prof wrote:

Also the fcc says you have to accept all inference. The crashes are probably a coincidence.

You forgot the rest of the sentence: "This device must accept any interference received, including interference that may cause undesired operation."
What this actually means is that you have no right to take legal action against someone operating a licensed transmitter (like a cellphone) that creates interference with that device. It does not imply that the device must work under all conditions. Basically, if a licensed transmitter crashes your device, joke's on you.

]]> https://chipmusic.org/nitro2k01 2012-03-09T02:57:50Z https://chipmusic.org/forums/post/93292/#p93292 <![CDATA[Re: Cellular interference with the DMG?]]> i mean the phone interference happens with basically anything. captain ahab use it in their live shows by putting their phone on a kaos pad and messing with it.

]]> https://chipmusic.org/Saskrotch 2012-03-09T02:56:15Z https://chipmusic.org/forums/post/93291/#p93291 <![CDATA[Re: Cellular interference with the DMG?]]> VCMG wrote:

I've also had problems like this (except the crashing). The only thing is that it seems to happen to my DMG in places that have little to no cellphone reception, instead. Is there any way to reduce the interference, or should I just stop using my gameboy in the car?

Maybe you could try using a GameBoy Pocket, Color, or Advance instead of a DMG; I've had no problems with those systems, but the buttons are smaller and hurt my fingers after a while (especially during hardcore Tetris and Pacman battles).

]]> https://chipmusic.org/munchluxe63 2012-03-09T02:53:17Z https://chipmusic.org/forums/post/93289/#p93289 <![CDATA[Re: Cellular interference with the DMG?]]> I've also had problems like this (except the crashing). The only thing is that it seems to happen to my DMG in places that have little to no cellphone reception, instead. Is there any way to reduce the interference, or should I just stop using my gameboy in the car?

]]> https://chipmusic.org/VCMG 2012-03-09T02:44:20Z https://chipmusic.org/forums/post/93283/#p93283 <![CDATA[Re: Cellular interference with the DMG?]]> it's just that i've never heard of anything like that from anyone before. and i've been reading people talking about their weird gameboy problems for a long ass time.

]]> https://chipmusic.org/Saskrotch 2012-03-09T02:39:57Z https://chipmusic.org/forums/post/93281/#p93281 <![CDATA[Re: Cellular interference with the DMG?]]> Yeah, I should probably hire a witch doctor to cleanse it or something.

]]> https://chipmusic.org/munchluxe63 2012-03-09T02:20:40Z https://chipmusic.org/forums/post/93277/#p93277 <![CDATA[Re: Cellular interference with the DMG?]]> it's probably just voodoo

]]> https://chipmusic.org/Saskrotch 2012-03-09T02:12:51Z https://chipmusic.org/forums/post/93276/#p93276