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.
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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.
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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. >:( )
Last edited by El Huesudo II (Mar 9, 2012 4:56 am)
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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.
Last edited by munchluxe63 (Mar 9, 2012 5:36 am)
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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.
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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.
Last edited by munchluxe63 (Mar 9, 2012 6:47 am)
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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!).
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in before someone makes a BLIPBEGONE schematic.