Smc Problems, Bad Blocks And Linking Trouble.

[Fez]

Hello all, Im new but I have tried to read as much as I could before posting.

Ive just got a gp32 and 32mb smc from ebay.

The firmware is european it has aquafish, pacrom 0.31b, windups (not sure what ver) and pc link.

I have downloaded and installed GPManager and fireflys latest USB driver. (I have SP2)

When I try to use PC link I get SMC errors, if I try to recover them after pressing select it gives the 0 errors found press reset.

So Ive read in the forums to use pacrom, Pacrom was able to format the card and found 2 bad blocks.

So I want to try and connect to the GP32 using the linker in pacrom. I presume one uses GPmanager with it on the pc side. When I do it just sits there waiting with no action. How can i fix this, are there any other linking programs for windows?

Can anyone help, I'd like to try resurrect this card if possible. But first I need to be able to communicat to the gp32.

If a card has bad blocks is it knackerd forever?

Note: No write protect is on the SMC and I have put it in the right way

I greatly appreciate any help given.

Regards

Fez

PS I can send photos if required.

 

[barnesy]

I'm using a card that has bad blocks, and it seems to be OK. Perhaps I'm tempting fate by mentioning that though! I'd recommend buying more cards - they're pretty cheap these days.

Do you have a USB memory card reader? That would be the easiest way to put things onto the card rather than using the gp32's link mode.

 

[aapje89]

Try pclink (from gamepark) its the older version of gpmanager.

 

[Jaw]

best way to sort it is format the card. bad blocks are on nearly all cards. all the cards i have (about 12 cards) have at least 2 bad blocks.

 

[Fez]

best way to sort it is format the card. bad blocks are on nearly all cards. all the cards i have (about 12 cards) have at least 2 bad blocks.

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Ok I'll get myself a USB reader.

Hopefully PClink will work in the mean time.

Otherwise I've got another card on order. Fingers crossed the actual gp32 isnt buggered.

Thanks

Fez

 

[Fez]

Woohoo pclink worked and ive got pinball dreams demo up and running.

Too bad GPManager doesnt work

All i want now is to figure out how to get pclink to make directories on the SMC card so the games will work correctly

Im so happy

 

[daclassicgamingmaster]

buying a card reader will benefit you a great deal. It's worth every penny

 

[Fez]

Yeah, and for those who havent got a card reader and GPmanager doesnt work. Use pclink first to communicate, then use GPdrive its great, I must say the person who coded that is a legend. GPdrive is what I used to make directories when I couldnt work out how to do it.

Man how good is the GP32x! I cant wait for the GP2X then ~