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Flash Equipment > Problems with 1G Ultra card on Linux

#131271 - gazsp - Wed Jun 13, 2007 1:49 pm

Hi all,

I'm having problems gettting anything to burn correctly using if2a 0.94.4 on Linux.

Either nothing happens, or there are errors when attempting to erase the CIZ.

Here is some output from if2a...

Code:
gaz@debian:~/Downloads/if2a-0.94.4$ sudo ./if2a -vv -tU -L0 -B1 -W ../../Goomba/Goomba_bin/goomba.gba
if2a-0.94.4 - http://if2a.free.fr
Little-endian host detected
Will use internal file binware/firmware-f2a-usb-linker-v2.3u.hex for F2A-usb-linker-firmware if needed
Will use internal file binware/multiboot-f2a-usb-v2.6bU.mb for F2A-usb-linker-multiboot if needed
Will use internal file binware/splash-f2a-usb-linker-gundam.img for F2A-splash if needed
System information:
        System name = Linux
        Node name = debian
        Release = 2
        Version = #1 SMP Wed May 9 23:03:12 UTC 2007
        Machine = i686
        Running on Linux 2.6
usb_set_debug: Setting debugging level to 1 (on)
usb_os_init: Found USB VFS at /dev/bus/usb
Scanning bus '004'
        Found device '004': 0x067b/0x2506
Scanning bus '003'
        Found device '005': 0x0547/0x1002
#F2A info:
69 5a 00 00 - 91 5b 6e a4 - 40 00 00 05 - 00 00 00 00 - iZ.. .[n. @... ....
00 00 00 06 - 03 00 20 00 - 00 00 00 16 - 00 00 00 00 - .... .. . .... ....
00 00 00 08 - 03 00 20 00 - 00 00 00 00 - 00 00 00 00 - .... .. . .... ....
00 00 00 00 - 00 00 00 00 - 00 00 00 00 - ff 00 00 00 - .... .... .... ....
Please turn OFF then ON your GBA with SELECT and START held down.
Post-boot:
a4 6e 5b 91 - 00 00 00 00 - 00 00 00 00 - 00 00 00 00 - .n[. .... .... ....
00 00 00 06 - 03 00 20 00 - 00 00 00 17 - 00 00 00 00 - .... .. . .... ....
00 00 00 08 - 03 00 20 00 - 00 00 00 00 - 00 00 00 00 - .... .. . .... ....
00 00 00 00 - 00 00 00 00 - 00 00 00 00 - ff 00 00 00 - .... .... .... ....
F2A info:
69 5a 01 04 - 91 5b 6e a4 - 40 01 01 00 - 00 00 00 00 - iZ.. .[n. @... ....
00 00 00 06 - 03 00 20 00 - 00 00 00 17 - 00 00 00 00 - .... .. . .... ....
00 00 00 08 - 03 00 20 00 - 00 00 00 00 - 00 00 00 00 - .... .. . .... ....
00 00 00 00 - 00 00 00 00 - 00 00 00 00 - ff 00 00 00 - .... .... .... ....
F2A multiboot image uploaded.
Will use internal file binware/loader-ultra-WINF2A270.gba for F2A-Ultra-loader if needed
Stat file: Loader
Stat file: ../../Goomba/Goomba_bin/goomba.gba


Basically, nothing happens after this command is executed. I've tried -B1 and -B0, the result is the same. Has anybody got any idea as to what I'm doing wrong?

Thanks all,
Gaz.

#131274 - gazsp - Wed Jun 13, 2007 2:06 pm

I've managed to get some ROMs to burn now with

sudo ./if2a -f -W -B 1 -L 1 rom1.gba rom2.gba

Hooray!

#131545 - dantheman - Sun Jun 17, 2007 4:06 am

Interesting, I wasn't aware if2a even had support for the Ultra carts (maybe that's a Windows-specific issue). Glad to see you got it working somewhat.