Trying Again!

[scarface]

a while bacK i reformated my SMC with a card reader FAT 32.Now it doesnt work at all.I dont have a USB cord so dont tell me to use it.Is there any way to get it to work after this?

 

[generalnmx]

Use the "SMC Recovery" option to let the GP32 do a low-level format.

 

[scarface]

How do I go about doing this?

 

[scarface]

Is there link or something to how to do this?
I did A search and didnt find anything on a low lvl format.

 

[tekt5]

I had to do this when I first got my BLU and SMC
It only works if you have either of the official firmwares(BLU or FLU/non-lit)

you have to put your SMC in then goto PC-Link (without connecting the cables)
and then press the button it tells you to

 

[aapje89]

If you format in windows, you have to do it in fat16, not 32

 

[K-teto]

if nothing of the abobe works, try to format the card with smc manager, that program is awesome, it can format an smc of paper XD, just be careful and DO NOT insert your finger on the smc slot, or you'll have a fat16 formatted finger.



I'm serious, try smc manager.

EDIT: god, this is my engrish day or something XD

 

[scarface]

where do i get smc manager?

 

[aapje89]

have you already tried formatting in fat16?

 

[scarface]

When I try to reformat I dont have the option tnly 32 and I forget what the other is but I know its not 16 cause I was tryin to find a way to do that a while back.

 

[aapje89]

When I try to reformat I dont have the option tnly 32 and I forget what the other is but I know its not 16 cause I was tryin to find a way to do that a while back.

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maybe there is a program to format it in fat16, do you have linux?

 

[scarface]

No i dont have linux.Is there a program that Is able to do that?

 

[ratx]

hi

I have never suceeded yet in getting a working format via my card reader that my gp32 could use, so I put together a package to reformat it in the event I didn't have my usb cable.. basically I took a dd image of the smc and wrote a quick batch file to dd it back via my card reader. If your card is 128 you should be in luck if you want to try it out...

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

be sure to read the readme...

cheers

 

[Jarska333]

When I try to reformat I dont have the option tnly 32 and I forget what the other is but I know its not 16 cause I was tryin to find a way to do that a while back.

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My windows2000 explorer could format the smc in fat32, fat, and ntfs. I believe the fat is actually fat16.