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Hai

So, I'm convinced this isn't the first time this topic has arisen, and I'm convinced you know what I'm gonna say. Anyway:

Having bought a GBPlayer without the increasingly rare startup disc, I ordered an SD Media Launcher as a means to run a backup. When trying to boot from the SD Card, both the PAL and NTSC ISOs boot only to a black screen, using a Gamecube game in the DVD drive, and the motor still spinning. Running other games from the SD is fine.

When trying to boot from a DVD version of the "game", Swiss becomes stuck at "Enabling Patches 66%". Putting in an original GC disc fixes this, but then I have no opportunity to swap to the backup disc without Swiss trying to enable patches again.

I know I'm missing something really simple lol, could someone explain what?

Thanks in advance

It has something to do with multi dol discs. Just burn the backup to play it and it'll work fine.

It is burnt, I can't get past the "enabling patches" screen.

Maybe disable patching ?

Is it the first 'game' you've burned to a disc and tried? I have the same thing and I just burned the GBP disc to a mini DVD and it loaded up fine. If you never load DVD backups then it could be your POT needing be adjusted. Also, I had to clean the GB game I ran as it didn't load the first time either. Check the GBP cart slot for dust and debris as well.

You can do that? How?

Sorry, I'm such a scrub at these things

Try cleaning the connections first. Then we can discuss the rest. It leads to disassembly of the console...

lol I was replying to Streetwalker, sorry.

I did clean connections, and when unplugging the GBPlayer, I get the error "It isn't connected"

To clarify, how can I disable patching?

When you select the DVD you get to set some options if you press X (I think that's the correct button but not sure).

However getting to that menu requires getting past the "enabling patches" screen, as far as I can tell.

Well then IDK. Let me check that.
Edit : Dolphin-emu decided to be a b*tch so I'll see when I reboot to Windows.

Have you tried calling Nintendo directly, they should be able to sell you a brand new GBA start up disc for a decent price

Pretty sure everything is sold out now

Nintendo haven't sold start up discs for years afaik. After all, it was two generations ago. It would be like asking Sony for a brand new DualShock 2, you'd just have to get it elsewhere. Trouble is, the disc is so rare. That's why I'm trying to use SDML

Xen0va, use the latest Nightly build and let me know how you go.

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I bought mine a year or two ago

same, maybe we made them sell out? They're out of everything now last I tried calling..

Heh maybe, so no more component cables?

none from what they tell me

Thanks Emu_kidid, I'll try it when I get the chance.

AC_Orange wrote:Heh maybe, so no more component cables?

Not from nintendo directly, but plenty of unopened or good contitioned cables exist. Expensive, but it's worth it in the end.

Xen0va wrote:It would be like asking Sony for a brand new DualShock 2

That's not the same thing, as the PS2 was end-of-lifed only one year ago.

PS2 production stopped in 2012 so it was more than a year ago.

Either way, way more recently than GameCube.

Emu_kidid and AC_Orange both got theirs a year or two ago, and the PS2 was end-of-lifed a year or two ago, so they're somewhat similar

Anyway, I tried the nightly build. From SD, I get a black screen, and "Error: Disk not initialized" from DVD. Any ideas?