#39053 - jstart - Sun Apr 03, 2005 10:44 pm
I know there have been a few topics on this but none of them seem to give a straigth answer to my question
Which flash cart and linker can i get that works with Mac OSX?
(a link would be great!)
#39137 - jstart - Tue Apr 05, 2005 1:55 am
no replies geez this part of the board is slow
#39144 - jstart - Tue Apr 05, 2005 4:15 am
um HELLLO! would like an answer form some one!
#39177 - extrarice - Tue Apr 05, 2005 5:18 pm
Would you prefer a bunch of posts of "I don't know, sorry!"?
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#39178 - jstart - Tue Apr 05, 2005 5:31 pm
oh ok
1 i dont know post would be good so i know there are people still alive
umm let me ask it differently
someone has ported over the flashlinking software for a flash cart
I think it is Flash2advance
anyone know for sure?
#39179 - Ethos - Tue Apr 05, 2005 5:38 pm
F2A
[underware URL removed by MOD]
Also, repeatingly posting is very annoying. It took me 1 minute to query google to find it. This is a board, not a paid technical support line, live with the few or no answers you may get.
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#39180 - jstart - Tue Apr 05, 2005 5:40 pm
heh sorry
just im used to the ds dev board with instant gratification from someone heh
sorry to annoy u
#39191 - tepples - Tue Apr 05, 2005 8:46 pm
You might find the if2a site informative.
BTW, what is "underware"?
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#39198 - crossraleigh - Tue Apr 05, 2005 10:21 pm
With your attitude, I'd never normally take the time to respond, but I think should say there is another option available.
I use a Flash Advance Linker Xtreme with OS X. It's a stand-alone programmer. (Unlike the F2A, you don't need an original GBA.) Software for it is available here.
#39201 - jstart - Tue Apr 05, 2005 10:38 pm
thanks alot sorry about being so pushy!
#39202 - jstart - Tue Apr 05, 2005 10:44 pm
Crossraleigh where did u get your Flash Advance Linker Xtreme?
I did a couple of searches and most linker stores dont have them
#39203 - Ethos - Tue Apr 05, 2005 10:58 pm
Hmmm, do they sell them anymore?
I have one with a F2A cart (256 had no difference), but I haven't seen one for sale in a long while.
#39204 - jstart - Tue Apr 05, 2005 11:37 pm
YAh neither have I i heard something at gameboy-advance.net that a store called the bigstore.com had them
but they didnt even have them listed so yah
any body have an idea
#39205 - tepples - Wed Apr 06, 2005 12:03 am
Ethos wrote: |
Hmmm, do they sell them anymore? |
What is the word for "adoption agency" in Furbish?
Oh right, eBay.
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#39206 - jstart - Wed Apr 06, 2005 12:05 am
#39207 - tepples - Wed Apr 06, 2005 12:23 am
The neon-purple-colored "EFA-Linker" is a different product entirely, which rewrites through a connector at the top of the card.
A real Visoly Flash Advance product will look like this.
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#39219 - jstart - Wed Apr 06, 2005 2:42 am
ok well i will continue searching for that thanks
but i have another question to which the answer is probably know but i thought i'd ask
has anyone ported the software for the multiboot cable (mbv2 or3)
to mac?
#39220 - wintermute - Wed Apr 06, 2005 2:58 am
jstart wrote: |
ok well i will continue searching for that thanks
but i have another question to which the answer is probably know but i thought i'd ask
has anyone ported the software for the multiboot cable (mbv2 or3)
to mac? |
you have a parallel port?
mbv3 is a fake btw & not actually as advanced as mbv2
#39227 - jstart - Wed Apr 06, 2005 5:43 am
Oh i was under the assumtion that it was usb to gba
yah i thought v3 was fake i've heard that from everybody heh
#39303 - jstart - Thu Apr 07, 2005 5:52 am
So if i cant use a mbv2 and cant find a flash advance linker
Then is there a way to get my game onto my gba using a mac?
#39333 - tepples - Thu Apr 07, 2005 4:54 pm
Did you ever get to looking at if2a?
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#39334 - jstart - Thu Apr 07, 2005 4:57 pm
Yah i did and I'm guessing it works with flash 2 advance cards and the uusb cable that comes with it.
Is that all i need from like liksang or something?
like this?
http://www.thegiantstore.com/index.asp?PageAction=VIEWPROD&ProdID=332
#41912 - Totakeke - Tue May 03, 2005 1:12 am
jstart, I'm a Mac user. I use f2a, what the people here have been suggesting since the damn beginning of the thread. Your incessant and persistent "what should i use" is extremely annoying.
The f2a executable that I use only works with writing to carts. Everything else seems to be broken. if2a doesn't compile correctly either because it asks for linux/types.h which I don't have.
#41913 - jstart - Tue May 03, 2005 1:16 am
Yah sorry bout being annoying and all
But i have been searching for a way to do flash cart testing for about 2 months so i know about mr spivs version and eli's port of f2a and everything
old f2as aren't sold and the visoly fa extreme isn't sold so i was kindah out of places to search
ive been hitting up everyone I know and ebay to see if they can find an original f2a card.
What are you using with the software from gameboyadvance.net? The blue see through FA xtreme one?
still sorry
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#41915 - tepples - Tue May 03, 2005 1:32 am
Totakeke wrote: |
if2a doesn't compile correctly either because it asks for linux/types.h which I don't have. |
Tried substituting sys/types.h ?
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#45249 - spooo - Thu Jun 09, 2005 1:01 am
tepples wrote: |
Totakeke wrote: | if2a doesn't compile correctly either because it asks for linux/types.h which I don't have. |
Tried substituting sys/types.h ? |
if2a has now a macosx port and some new features. you may want to check.
#45275 - blkdog7 - Thu Jun 09, 2005 3:55 am
5 seconds searching on Google revealed this:
[warez link removed by MOD]
Ever think of trying google?
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#45343 - BrettOG - Thu Jun 09, 2005 8:58 pm
Thx alot for helping somewhat with the Mac thing. I also am interested in using my Mac to move games to cartridges. I have hundreds of games on my system and would like to move them to actual cartridges.
I have a ton of questions about the f2a software, but will experiment first with it.
Totakeke:Is the software app f2a a Darwin based tool? I have stayed away from fiddling with that app for fear of destroying my OS. Or is their some app I am missing in the f2a download. I have been unable to find a drag and drop based application to facilitate moving games anywhere.
Any kinda Mac feedback you could provide for a Mac layman would be appreciated. I do not want to purchase any third party GBA cables or carts before I know which are compatible with the OSX 10.3 system
#45344 - jstart - Thu Jun 09, 2005 9:11 pm
The F2a ultra cards work with mac using if2a
you should search around for best price but here is one seller
http://www.binarygame.com/catalog/default.php/cPath/22?osCsid=61279fb943263bd06492adbdcb7f8706
Make sure you get a linker cable!
(Linker cable does not work with ds)
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#45419 - BrettOG - Fri Jun 10, 2005 3:16 pm
The f2a web site is obviously run by non-english speakin folks. The info on its use and running is paper thin.
Is f2a a stand alone application? I could not find an application in the f2a OS x folder I downloaded from the site.
I am not one of the run of the mill forum drive bys that asks questions without diggin and researching myself.
Any and all help you might provide would be a boon. Thx in advance.
#45424 - jstart - Fri Jun 10, 2005 5:03 pm
f2a is a command line tool
No pretty gui or application to enclose it
You open it up and terminal and on your commands and it works
But I would suggest using the new port fo if2a because no cards that work with f2a are sold anymore
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#45444 - Vince - Fri Jun 10, 2005 6:39 pm
Hi,
I'm one of the authors of if2a and did the F2A Ultra part. f2a is compatible with Ultra carts as well as very few has changed in cart registers between non-Ultra and Ultra carts.
Using f2a, you'll miss several features though (such as dynamic ROM adding ability, new in if2a 0.93) + f2a is not supported anymore.
Vince
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#45663 - BrettOG - Mon Jun 13, 2005 3:21 pm
Congrats Vince on a remarkable program and its use. ;)
I just want to make sure that the program and accessories will work on my Mac. I also need to make sure that my meager PC abilities will be able to utilize the equipment once I recieve them. It seems like the application is not drag and drop. A man needs to know his limitations.. I do not want to get involved with writing code. I also worry about spending $130 to get stuff that I will not be able to use. These are all real worries.
Vince howza about making this lil program of yours more simple. If an app can compress video and write DVD's....I am sure that the ability to place simple games onto carts in the same manner is not in the realm of impossibility. :)
#45664 - jstart - Mon Jun 13, 2005 3:29 pm
I just got a f2a ultra card can report success with f2a!
Worked like a charm :)
Thanks for f2a!!!
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#45669 - Vince - Mon Jun 13, 2005 5:06 pm
Hiya to both of you,
jstart : great if you got it working! If you can, please give if2a a try on your Mac. The port is reported to work but is quite new so it needs testers. Thanks.
BrettOG: hahaha! I understand your concerns. The program is command-line only at the moment. No drag and drop or UI of any kind. I am planning to write a graphical interface using PyGTK so it is in the realm of possibilities. The real question is when, of course ...
Concerning your remark about DVD encoding/mastering/compressing, it all can be done using the command-line as well...
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#45777 - BrettOG - Tue Jun 14, 2005 9:29 pm
I bet it can be done all by command line.
That would be an afront to all the great work done by Mac developers since the 80's tho. hahahahah
Do they have the command line info anywhere at the fa2 site?? Or is contained in the download? I ask because the command line stuff is Greek to me. I may have come across it and ignored like a childhood nightmare. :)
#45794 - spooo - Wed Jun 15, 2005 1:29 am
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Do they have the command line info anywhere at the fa2 site?? |
Have a look to the faq (http://if2a.free.fr/documentation.html). Please be aware that we are no professional developpers. At least we put all our efforts in having something working for OSX that we don't even use or have for ourselves. If you can only use a GUI, you'll have to wait or buy a pc emulator for the official drivers to work on your favorite nicely GUId OS. You may also try and write one with the mac look and feel, we'll be glad to advertise it ;-)
I personally hope that you find what you need with the command line tool. But if you owns a f2a ultra or the usb writer (not the linker), be aware that you won't be able to yet fully use your hardware with this tool.
#45795 - jstart - Wed Jun 15, 2005 1:48 am
I have an ultra cart working. Not with if2a but i use if2a to open the connection then write with f2a
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#45821 - BrettOG - Wed Jun 15, 2005 3:02 pm
Spoo:Hey I understand. I am not showing up at the party empty handed to complain about the punch and chips. Thx for all the effort you do to provide the ability to perform any of these functions.
I am just looking at the most viable means to take advantage of all you have accomplished so far.
PC emulator? I would rather dress in drag and try to pick up sailors. hahahahah, It's not me. Don't even wanna go there.
jstart:By "write" you mean burn the info onto the flash card? Or do you mean type the info to perform the funtion?
Spoo: From what I have read the Linker is the key Mac tool to use.
Thx for the linkaroo to the Q&A.
So I would put the ultra cart into the GBA. Then plug the linker cable into the cart. Then plug cable into Mac. Start up Terminal and ..type the command that will put the games into the cart such as
if2a -d -W 1999-StarWars3RevengeSITH.gba Klonoa-EmpireofDreams.gba Pitfall-Mayan Adventure.gba
and.......boom those three games would be written to the cartridge?????
#45829 - spooo - Wed Jun 15, 2005 4:40 pm
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Spoo:Hey I understand. I am not showing up at the party empty handed to complain about the punch and chips. Thx for all the effort you do to provide the ability to perform any of these functions.
I am just looking at the most viable means to take advantage of all you have accomplished so far. |
I am sorry if I appeared a bit rude. It was very late, my fingers were typing too fast to stop them ;-) Quote: |
PC emulator? I would rather dress in drag and try to pick up sailors. hahahahah, It's not me. Don't even wanna go there. |
The same motivation living inside the original f2a author there was. May the force be with him. Quote: |
Spoo: From what I have read the Linker is the key Mac tool to use.
Thx for the linkaroo to the Q&A.
So I would put the ultra cart into the GBA. Then plug the linker cable into the cart. Then plug cable into Mac. Start up Terminal and ..type the command that will put the games into the cart such as
if2a -d -W 1999-StarWars3RevengeSITH.gba Klonoa-EmpireofDreams.gba Pitfall-Mayan Adventure.gba
and.......boom those three games would be written to the cartridge????? |
Yes, this is how it works. But if you have an Ultra cart, not all the specific ultra informations will be updated onto the cart and you may have problems with saves. You could also try and use pogoshell if your cart is 256Mbits at max.
#45923 - BrettOG - Thu Jun 16, 2005 7:34 pm
k.
So I don't wanna buy ultra carts.
For Mac what Carts do I want??
I have found that ebay deletes any flash carts that are placed there.
Spooo:Hey no sweat. I didn't catch any rude angle. Pffft. I am some nobody out of nowhere asking a ton of questions. You can be rude all you want. (not that you were) If anybody cares enough to answer any these questions I pose...its all good.
#45928 - spooo - Thu Jun 16, 2005 8:48 pm
BrettOG wrote: |
k.
So I don't wanna buy ultra carts.
For Mac what Carts do I want??
I have found that ebay deletes any flash carts that are placed there.
Spooo:Hey no sweat. I didn't catch any rude angle. Pffft. I am some nobody out of nowhere asking a ton of questions. You can be rude all you want. (not that you were) If anybody cares enough to answer any these questions I pose...its all good. |
F2A Ultra carts can be used like pro carts are. And one day maybe if2a users will be able to use the ultra carts at their full power. Only time is needed for that.
#46127 - BrettOG - Mon Jun 20, 2005 4:51 pm
Whatever the case I ordered a linker and a 256 cartridge. If that works I will oder more carts and some larger ones. Wanted to keep my initial cost down before I get too involved.
Expect mass postings from me when I recieve the merchandise. hahahah
I am sure I will have some questions. I am already concerned that my OSX will start up iPhoto when the caet is plugged in. I would imagine that a flash device being plugged in would start that software up automatically.
No worries now. I don't have the cable or device yet.
#46132 - jstart - Mon Jun 20, 2005 5:44 pm
I had some trouble with if2a starting up iPhoto when it looked for the linker cable but I believe that doesn't happen with f2a or the new version of if2a
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#46261 - BrettOG - Wed Jun 22, 2005 3:14 pm
Don't stray from your Mac screen in the coming weeks. hahah. I haven't recieved the cxable or cart yet, but when I do..... :)
Nah..I'll just use the info you provided..plus the stuff from the web site of the app.
Seems easy enuff.
As near as I can tell.
#1 Place cart in Gameboy advance.
#2 Attach linker cable.
#3 Attach cable to Mac
#4 Start Gameboy Advance unit.
#5 Launch Terminal? Or wut?
I guess I am sytill confused about the components I downloaded from the f2a site. Where should those items reside? When I double click any of the files in the "build" folder it launches my Visual Gameboy software. hahahah
If terminal (part of the Mac OS Utilities) does the haevy work by using command lines to load the games..what does the f2a files do? My guess is they facilliatate the encoding of the game file. If that's the case where should I put those files on my hard drive to make the process work? I have the folder still on my desktop where I downloaded it from the web site.
#46274 - jstart - Wed Jun 22, 2005 5:55 pm
as of now I can get this
http://if2a.free.fr/downloads/OSX/f2a_source.zip
to work put that wherever is easiest
dont turn on your gba until after you do all this
After all those steps you said, launch terminal and open up the folder where f2a is and drag in the unix executable (Looks like a little black window with stuff on it) to the terminal window. Then drag in the .gba file you want (or .ds.gba) and hit return. If it works it will say New device added Please restart gba in multiboot mode.
Then turn on your gba with select and start held down.
It willl start the burn and you're done
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#46377 - BrettOG - Thu Jun 23, 2005 9:43 pm
Sounds simple enuff. Thx for all these tips.
I'll let u know what happens. :)