33 Reply by munchluxe63

(7 replies, posted in Trading Post)

kitsch wrote:

stripping them from dead units is your best bet.

it might be easier to find them if you open your search up for dead back PCBs, i'm sure people have them around and could help you out.

although, that part is something i'm working on having manufactured.  it'll be several months though, so doesn't help now.

alternatively, you can use a 6-pin firewire port, i've done this before.  there is a kobiconn one whose footprint is almost the same, if you'd like a part # i can track it down.  you'd just need to change the ports on your gameboys to the firewire type, and use them on your project as well.  then you can use the standard 6-pin firewire cables.  worked great for me doing a project probably similar to yours...

I might have a firewire port hanging around somewhere (dunno if it fits yet), but it would be nice to get that part number.

I have stripped some from dead units, but I still need more. tongue

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34 Topic by munchluxe63

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I need some (3 or 4) DMG serial ports for a project I'm working on.

I live in Canada BTW.

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35 Reply by munchluxe63

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defiantsystems wrote:

I've always been curious about other people's setup as far as two Gameboys goes, what do you do with the additional Gameboy?

Percussion sounds on wave channel on one, everything else on the other.

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36 Reply by munchluxe63

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Je Mappelle wrote:

resident evil does that obligatory "ReSiDenT EviL" at the start of the gameboy colour version

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ShC8zJgbTts

Not to mention all of the zombie groans. wink

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37 Reply by munchluxe63

(235 replies, posted in General Discussion)

When I'm not making chiptunes, I'm making/playing non-chiptune music. Music is pretty much all I do. That and school.

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38 Reply by munchluxe63

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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.

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39 Reply by munchluxe63

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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.

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40 Reply by munchluxe63

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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).

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41 Reply by munchluxe63

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Yeah, I should probably hire a witch doctor to cleanse it or something.

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42 Reply by munchluxe63

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akira^8GB wrote:
munchluxe63 wrote:

Every time I receive a call while using my DMG with LSDJ, my DMG crashes and some random text is displayed on the screen. It's happened at least 3 times.

"At least 3 times" is no equal to "every time".
Maybe it's aliens trying to send you a message.

It's never not crashed while receiving a call. I don't usually receive calls while I'm using it. In this case, it is equal.

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43 Reply by munchluxe63

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akira^8GB wrote:

Microwave data flying through the air is not going to crash your Game Boy, dude.

Every time I receive a call while using my DMG with LSDJ, my DMG crashes and some random text is displayed on the screen. It's happened at least 3 times.

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44 Reply by munchluxe63

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I don't have those headphones any more (they broke; they were Sony MDR series earphones, which pick up static like a balloon), and now have an over-ear headset with far more isolation; maybe that'll make a difference.

How are the crashes are unrelated?

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45 Reply by munchluxe63

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It hasn't been pro-sound modded and I was using the built-in headphone jack. I don't really want to pro-sound mod this one, though. Maybe if I find my extra shells and order a few 6.35mm or 3.5mm jacks... but I do want to keep the sound un-modified (or not noticeably modified).

I have recently replaced most of the capacitors (only missing the hard-to-get-to ones on the front PCB), but I haven't tested this out on the skytrain yet. I don't think it made that much of a difference, though.

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46 Topic by munchluxe63

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I often get serious interference with cellphones or while I'm on the skytrain while listening to my DMG. Every once in a while, I hear a deafening sequence of clicks while riding the skytrain (even without my phone), or when my phone rings in my pocket. Sometimes my GameBoy even crashes. Is there any way to prevent this, like shielding the DMG? This doesn't seem to happen with my GBA or MGB, even, but I prefer the DMG.

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47 Reply by munchluxe63

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I remember having a stick-on (adhesive) joystick for my GBA. Even something like that would be awesome for the DMG. No disassembly required.

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48 Reply by munchluxe63

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If you want some cheap screwdrivers (and possibly lots of them) you could try dealextreme. I got a few from them a few years ago. Still holding out, even though I use them to unscrew philips-head screws sometimes.

Edit: they're usually just called tri-wing screwdrivers or Nintendo screwdrivers.

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