Gp Not Detected With Gp32 Manager...

[LazerTron]

I formatted the SMC with Windows XP (FAT-format) where I can put stuff on it with my card reader but the SMC is not recognised in the GP32. Also the GP32 can't be detected with the GP32 Manager. I'm really lost.

I first start the GP32 and go to the link menu then I start GP32 Manager on the PC but it gives various errors. The XP USB driver for the GP32 is installed correctly.

I also read to format the SMC under the MS-DOS prompt in XP but I can't find a suitable FDISK.exe.

Please help....... :blink:

 

[ratx]

This thread will help explain how to make a file system for the GP SMC under XP

http://www.gp32x.de/board/index.php?showtopic=19139

Or you could try as a last resort

http://l33t.spod.org/ratx/gp32/smcrecover/


cheers

 

[LazerTron]

This thread will help explain how to make a file system for the GP SMC under XP

http://www.gp32x.de/board/index.php?showtopic=19139

Or you could try as a last resort

http://l33t.spod.org/ratx/gp32/smcrecover/


cheers

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@ratx

many thanks for your fast reply - using mkdosfs didn't even bring a success message - BUT it formatted the SMC and then i put some files on the smc but no success.

when trying your util i just get drive letters D-G to format but the drive is N (the cardreader uses L-P) :blink:

 

[ratx]

You realise you have to make the GPMM etc folders after formatting the filesystem right? mkdosfs should work... however if you really want to use smcrecover edit the go.bat or whatever its called ( right click select edit ) and change one of the letters to N - should be straightforward

 

[LazerTron]

You realise you have to make the GPMM etc folders after formatting the filesystem right? mkdosfs should work... however if you really want to use smcrecover edit the go.bat or whatever its called ( right click select edit ) and change one of the letters to N - should be straightforward

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yes, i have the folder GPMM as root folder with subfolders like A800, C64,... and the emulators (for example) directly placed in GPMM. hmmmm, I always get the error message that nothing is on the SMC.

 

[LazerTron]

@ratx

working

mkdosfs did the trick - suddenly the SMC's content got accepted by the GP32.

many thanks for your quick & professional help

 

[GA01]

If you have access to Windows 2000, you can format with this OS. I did the same on XP but luckily I had 2000 on another partition. I believe 98 works also so you may want to get hold of a 98 boot disk.



Edit: Ignore above .

 

[tekt5]

@ LazerTron

If you still actually want to use GPManager it only works if you connect everything up AFTER you let GPManager complain about not being connected

 

[LazerTron]

many thanks for all your help, guys.

i filled some 80mb on the SMC with my card copier and am cured of GP32 Manager

 

[jcintheus]

I have three words...

Card Reader.

 

[bourbon]

I have three words...

Card Reader.

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Three? :huh: or is the . a word to :lol:

Bourbon

 

[Winterkid]

It IS three syllabyles. Perhaps that's what he was thinking.

 

[Blah]

I can say it in two syllables