<![CDATA[ChipMusic.org - Powerpak Extremely Unreliable]]> 2012-12-21T00:07:33Z PunBB https://chipmusic.org/forums/topic/9552/powerpak-extremely-unreliable/ <![CDATA[Re: Powerpak Extremely Unreliable]]> Seems the mostly likely to me that it's a card issue, so I'll replace it, and see if I have any luck. If not, I'll try getting in contact with guy.

I will report my findings here.

]]> https://chipmusic.org/robot_influence 2012-12-21T00:07:33Z https://chipmusic.org/forums/post/147346/#p147346 <![CDATA[Re: Powerpak Extremely Unreliable]]> i've never had any problems whatsoever, other than certain ROMs not working.

]]> https://chipmusic.org/jbuonacc 2012-12-20T09:36:15Z https://chipmusic.org/forums/post/147252/#p147252 <![CDATA[Re: Powerpak Extremely Unreliable]]> I've had card compatibility issues before. Thought I had a dead Powerpak for months before I tried a new card, works fine now.

]]> https://chipmusic.org/kineticturtle 2012-12-20T05:44:44Z https://chipmusic.org/forums/post/147226/#p147226 <![CDATA[Re: Powerpak Extremely Unreliable]]> Maybe a compatibility issue with your CF card?  *shrug*
Also, here are the latest 'beta' mapper files.  Somehow I don't think this is your issue, but trying these is worth a shot I suppose. 
also:

jmr wrote:

http://www.retrousb.com/downloads/POWERPAK135b2.zip
replaced with updated files from this:
http://home.comcast.net/~olimar/NES/powerpak_loopy.zip
and this:
http://home.comcast.net/~olimar/NES/mmc5.zip

Very very few roms don't work using this setup.  Even some previously unsupported MMC5 games (notably Castlevania III) work fine.

]]> https://chipmusic.org/jmr 2012-12-19T22:42:17Z https://chipmusic.org/forums/post/147165/#p147165 <![CDATA[Re: Powerpak Extremely Unreliable]]> the best way to get support is to find him on IM, i had a problem and he was able to walk me through it pretty quickly.

]]> https://chipmusic.org/herr_prof 2012-12-19T22:31:47Z https://chipmusic.org/forums/post/147164/#p147164 <![CDATA[Re: Powerpak Extremely Unreliable]]> Have you tried contacting retrozone? The powerpak has a 5 year warranty.

]]> https://chipmusic.org/Apeshit 2012-12-19T22:26:09Z https://chipmusic.org/forums/post/147163/#p147163 <![CDATA[Powerpak Extremely Unreliable]]> I bought a powerpak sometime last year, but it hasn't seen much use, because it works literally about 5% of the time. Usually as soon as I start it, it says "File Not Found", sometimes it'll get into the menu screen, and I'll be able to see the file system, and attempt to load a ROM, which works on occasion but usually I'll get another "File Not Found" error before anything gets loaded.

I'm using a FAT-32 formatted 4GB Lexar CF card, along with the latest POWERPAK folder from the retrousb site. Just tried reformatting the card (on Windows), no luck.

I suspect either my powerpak unit is buggy or maybe it just doesn't like the SD card? Have other people have similar experiences?

]]> https://chipmusic.org/robot_influence 2012-12-19T22:14:26Z https://chipmusic.org/forums/post/147162/#p147162