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Oh I meant what version of linux are you using?
If you dig into device manager in windows and bring up the info on the USB device it will tell you the software version number (v1.00 - v1.02 etc...)
PM me your order number and I'll email you the latest firmware
My latest revision (v1.02Yosemite) works fine on my Ubuntu OS and my laptops Lubuntu OS. What version are you running?
Yeah, I was thinking of something like that. Hopefully have it finished off today.
Spent 8hrs yesterday trying to install 8.1, seems my bios isn't compatible. Ended up with windows 8 on the laptop instead which works fine with my Gen2 stuff but unfortunately I can't replicate this windows 8.1 file system problem. Yet...
No collection, so far just an ems64, my bennvenn carts, a few homemade carts and pselodux's busted 64m under repair. Still trying to find a 32m for testing and any other unique carts.
Pselodux, I'll email you a firmware tonight with 32m support. Its still in its test phase as I don't have a 32m but hopefully you can confirm it? Also just bought windows 8.1 and installing now. Should have the 8.1 issue sorted tonight too
The site is blocked at my work's gateway. I'll take a look when I get home. My first thoughts are hkems would keep the binary to themselves. Can't hurt to ask though!
I'm thinking of replacing the FPGA with a GBC MBC. You'll only get the one bank (Unless I add a manual bank switch...) but it's better than a dead cart!
While I'm at it, I could add a second SRAM IC, give the cart a second bank of ram too.
OK, checked all voltage regulators and all within spec. Swapped out the Flash IC with a known good one, Fault remains (Though I did pull the page1+2 ROM's off the original flash). Swapped out the MBC (FPGA) and moved the fault to my cart and restored functionality in yours. Confirmed dead FPGA (Part number - SiliconBlue ICE65L-04F-L)
These are available but unfortunately the ROM within is write only. Has anyone come across the VHDL or binary for this FPGA?
Or does anyone have a dead cart they would like to donate?
No problem, hopefully its something simple
You might be onto something there Egr, Maybe an IC or discrete on the board has gone bad and is shorting something. The Led is driven by a simple SR latch inside the FPGA/CPLD. Might explain why the Joey isnt starting either, dead short on the 5v line.
If you get stuck you can send it up , I can re-flow the board incase its just a dry joint. It'll only take a few minutes. If you send only the board it'll cost $1.40 in postage
No enumeration on the joey squinson? Take a look around the /Rd /CS pins on the cart. A bad/floating pin here puts junk on the bus and will force a reset on the joey squinson.
I'll forward you the firmware update for OSX, that should sort that problem out!
I'm still waiting on an EMS32 cart to arrive so I can add support. I expect it will freeze and throw an error if you try write to it. The erase block size is different so only every second block will erase and be written.
I can blindly code support for your ems32 and you can give feedback, or when my EMS32 eventually arrives I'll have a stable firmware update for it.
Please pm me your email and I'll send you the latest osx firmware
OK, I have Yosemite running in VM, Joey Squinson running BennVenn cart firmware and no issues at all... Just re-flashed with my EMS/Nintendo generic firmware and my VM threw all kinds of errors. Re-Flashed BennVenn firmware and all good again. The problem seems to be with my Fat12 file system which differs slightly to the BennVenn firmware Fat (Cluster/Sector&Disk size)
Now I know where the problem is, a fix will be available very soon.
Please contact me if you are running Yosemite and you need this fix
I'll install Yosemite in a VM and take a look at the packet requests on my analyser. Seems like the quickest way to get a fix out.
My first Yosemite customer sent me a dmesg dump and the device is not enumerating at the hardware level, so I'll need to look at the 'handshaking' osx does at device connect time.
There is no FTDI or anything similar in my Gen2 stuff, its all USB class Mass Storage. I'll email you the image (FAT12) my firmware uses, if you can write it to a usb flash drive to see if the problem is my Fat12 implementation that would be awesome!
Unfortunately, the latest Yosemite update (OSX) has broken compatibility with my Gen2 stuff!
The PC I borrowed for testing was running Mavericks but with the update it seems my devices are not recognised. It don't think this is a hardware/USB issue as my firmware strictly follows the USB + MSC spec, which leaves the Fat12 File system and OSX's interpretation of it.
I’m working through it now though without the latest Mac OS at my fingertips this could take some time.
If anyone reading this has a mac running Yosemite, is familiar and comfortable in the terminal and wants to score a free Gen2 device, post here!
Or if anyone has experienced USB device werid-ness with Yosemite, It would be good to hear from you too!
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