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C/C++ > Undo an eeprom patch ?

#4773 - ragefan - Wed Apr 09, 2003 7:57 am

Hello , is there any piece of code available to undo an eeprom patch over a rom ?

#4774 - Sweex - Wed Apr 09, 2003 8:33 am

I don't think such a thing is available since patching overwrites whatever's currently in eeprom. You can only reset it if the device has a sort of reset mechanism, which will copy the original content from rom to eeprom...

#4778 - ragefan - Wed Apr 09, 2003 12:03 pm

So is we want to undo it , we have to act on the hardware ?
It s not possible to undo it directy with only the rom ?

How do we know in a rom that it has been eeprom patched ?


Thx

#4779 - ampz - Wed Apr 09, 2003 12:23 pm

EEPROM patch programs was developed for pirates that want to play their pirated games on flashcarts that do not support EEPROM savegames. If you want to "undo" it you'll have to write your own patch program.

#4780 - ragefan - Wed Apr 09, 2003 12:29 pm

yes but how ??? what is the procedure to detect that a rom have been eeprom patched ?