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Re: Fixing ROMs for EMS 64 GB Smart Card USB

Posted: Sat Aug 29, 2015 8:23 pm
by MottZilla
Try using the version that says [BF] with the IPS patch to fix it in my collection of fixes. If you are booting it without the menu then you'll need to fix the checksum if using the [BF] version instead of the normal version. I never tested the fix on a real cartridge so the fix may only fix one issue. I don't plan on investigating it further.

Re: Fixing ROMs for EMS 64 GB Smart Card USB

Posted: Mon Aug 31, 2015 10:55 am
by juju
MottZilla wrote:Try using the version that says [BF] with the IPS patch to fix it in my collection of fixes. If you are booting it without the menu then you'll need to fix the checksum if using the [BF] version instead of the normal version. I never tested the fix on a real cartridge so the fix may only fix one issue. I don't plan on investigating it further.
First of all, thanks for replying <3

So, I've tried it now, both with and without the menu, but the screen just stays blank when I boot the game. Is there anything I can do to try and fix it?

Re: Fixing ROMs for EMS 64 GB Smart Card USB

Posted: Mon Aug 31, 2015 12:28 pm
by MottZilla
Another possible issue is the game writes to the Program Bank register at $2FFF which is valid, but the Smart Card doesn't like this. I would assume this is causing the crash.

So it's your lucky day I guess. I patched the ones that I saw and you can give this patch a try. Tell us if it works for you.

Re: Fixing ROMs for EMS 64 GB Smart Card USB

Posted: Mon Aug 31, 2015 3:46 pm
by juju
MottZilla wrote:Another possible issue is the game writes to the Program Bank register at $2FFF which is valid, but the Smart Card doesn't like this. I would assume this is causing the crash.

So it's your lucky day I guess. I patched the ones that I saw and you can give this patch a try. Tell us if it works for you.

Once again, thanks for the attention! <3

So, I've download the patch and applied it with Lunar IPS, but it seems that nothing changed. I also tried running the game with and without the menu, but it made no difference. The only thing that's changed is that now it creates a saved data, it seems. Anything else we could try? :C

Re: Fixing ROMs for EMS 64 GB Smart Card USB

Posted: Fri Dec 11, 2015 9:09 am
by gwood12345
Can someone help me find the installer for this? All the links seem to be dead. Really want to be able to play Zelda! Any help much appreciated.

Regards
G

Re: Fixing ROMs for EMS 64 GB Smart Card USB

Posted: Sun Dec 13, 2015 5:06 pm
by MottZilla
In case anyone else is looking for it I'll post it here. I think this is the final version I released.

Re: Fixing ROMs for EMS 64 GB Smart Card USB

Posted: Mon Dec 14, 2015 2:31 am
by gwood12345
Thanks Mottzilla, been testing it out at the weekend and it's spot on! Thanks for your hard work.

Re: Fixing ROMs for EMS 64 GB Smart Card USB

Posted: Fri Sep 02, 2016 12:51 pm
by HVC-Man
Do Pocket Monsters Red and Green JPN need patching for the Smart Card too?

Re: Fixing ROMs for EMS 64 GB Smart Card USB

Posted: Fri Oct 07, 2016 1:31 pm
by MottZilla
I think the US versions needed it so the Japanese versions very likely need a patch too. You might not, but I would expect it to need it.

Re: Fixing ROMs for EMS 64 GB Smart Card USB

Posted: Sun Nov 26, 2017 12:51 am
by FreeLiberty
Hey there, Im hoping there is someone around that could help me out...

Iv'e been trying to get two GBC games running on my ElCheapo flashcard but one (Tamagotchi) crashes to a black screen on boot, and the other (Hamtaro Ham-Hams Unite!) crashes during gameplay (I can give more detailed instructions if someone can help me out)

I checked all around the forums and online but couldn't find any evidence that someone had already patched these games.

If anyone could lend a hand, I would greatly appreciate it!

Re: Fixing ROMs for EMS 64 GB Smart Card USB

Posted: Tue Nov 28, 2017 12:09 pm
by MottZilla
Do you mean you are using the SmartCard 64M USB or something else?

Re: Fixing ROMs for EMS 64 GB Smart Card USB

Posted: Tue Nov 28, 2017 11:11 pm
by FreeLiberty
I'm using the ElCheapo SD Flash Cart made by Bennvenn, and he recommended I come here to look for patches for these games, as you guys have patched a bunch before.

Re: Fixing ROMs for EMS 64 GB Smart Card USB

Posted: Wed Nov 29, 2017 11:54 am
by MottZilla
If you can get information on the cartridge's registers it would help to patch those games. But I'm only familiar with the SmartCard that this thread is all about. I imagine the problem is similar in nature where the game is writing an area that on the original cartridge would do nothing but on the flash cart's hardware overwrites its special registers. Certainly though he should have added a disable for the flash cart registers to prevent this unlike the SmartCard which seems to lack that. I'm pretty sure the EverDrive GB has a proper method to protect all flash cart registers from being modified after leaving the menu system.

Re: Fixing ROMs for EMS 64 GB Smart Card USB

Posted: Thu Nov 30, 2017 12:21 am
by FreeLiberty
I can see if I can get that information from him. Yeah that's fair, I am fairly certain his flash cart works in a similar manner as the smart card usb, as patches you guys have worked on have worked on the ElCheapo as well. Yeah I'm not 100% sure, he may have tried to but ran into an issue for some reason, as far as I'm aware the card is still technically a prototype.

Re: Fixing ROMs for EMS 64 GB Smart Card USB

Posted: Sat Jul 06, 2019 12:29 pm
by DMG-Patcher
Hello, I know this topic is a bit older but I still had to dig it up again. Now I also have a 32MB flash card. The fixes here also work fine. Nevertheless, I still have a small list which do not run without Fix yet.

Batman Forever
Bomberman
Days of Thunder
Ferrari GP
Fire Fighter
Gargoyles Quest
Bart Simpson's Escape from Camp Deadly
Solomons Club
Super Off Road
Wizards and Warriors
Worms
Tetris
Palamedes

If I have Pacman and Snoopy in the Multirom Menu at the same time, when I start Pacman Snoppy is always started.

It would be incredibly great if someone could help me repair it. I like to test very much.

Edit:
If I want to change from MBC1 to MBC5, how do I have to proceed or which value do I have to change?
https://forums.nesdev.com/download/file ... w&id=15756
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