action replay sdloader

i have set every thing up to boot sdload every thing went fine
i followed the instructions to the letter but my action replay will not accept the codes it says WARNING! data is invalid and they will not save i've checked the codes they are all entered right but they will not save
my action replay is version 1.14 and a pal GC any ideas on what i'm doing wrong?

ok i worked it out on my own i needed to reset the hardware first now i'm on my second problem all i get is a black screen (if i leave my ar disk in) and a black screen with a green bar at the bottom if i swap for a retail disk any help would be nice

heh. thanks for the help there. I was just going to post the same question as in your first post, but you helped me to fix the problem. thanks. Sorry, no insight to the black screen.

ok i come to the concusion that it must be my sd card that is not compatable can any of you fine guys point me in the direction of a small,cheep,compatable sd card

Your card is fine. It's probably not formatted to FAT16 though. By any chance is your SD card rather small? Esspecially 8MB. Those ussually get formatted to FAT12. There is a thread somewhere that tells you how to format the card to FAT12.

format using the command prompt (Start>run>cmd)

(512mb memory card)
format x: /fs:fat /a:8192

(256mb memory card)
format x: /fs:fat /a:4096

(128mb memory card)
format x: /fs:fat /a:2048

(64mb memory card)
format x: /fs:fat /a:1024

(32mb memory card)
format x: /fs:fat /a:512

(16mb memory card)
format x: /fs:fat /a:512

Replace X with the drive letter of your SD reader

hi,
i never got problem with my nintendo sd adapter and 128mb sdcard.
today while i was copying files from pc to sd sdload started but it cannot find any file in the sd.
then i formatted the card (even with linux and win(with and without gui).
The result is that now sdload won't even start.
i got black screen with an "orange", not green line at the bottom of the screen.
the sd works,i can play mp3 from pc.
i searched for badblock both on win/lin and got no bad ones.

Can I assume my sd adapter is fucked then?
If so, can someone sell me one?

Originally posted by Z80
Your card is fine. It's probably not formatted to FAT16 though. By any chance is your SD card rather small? Esspecially 8MB. Those ussually get formatted to FAT12. There is a thread somewhere that tells you how to format the card to FAT12.

format using the command prompt (Start>run>cmd)

(512mb memory card)
format x: /fs:fat /a:8192

(256mb memory card)
format x: /fs:fat /a:4096

(128mb memory card)
format x: /fs:fat /a:2048

(64mb memory card)
format x: /fs:fat /a:1024

(32mb memory card)
format x: /fs:fat /a:512

(16mb memory card)
format x: /fs:fat /a:512

Replace X with the drive letter of your SD reader

did that still the same **** i may just give up

i'm not giving up on this
anyways this is were im up to now,if i leave the disk tray open and go to the mem card screen and insert the sd adapter in slot 1 the cube resets???(it dont reset if i stick my mem card or ar card in that slot) if i stick the sd adapter in slot two it says the object in slot two cant be used (which is what i have read it should say if i insert it in slot1)

any ideas

drewmerc: you never said if you´re using Nintendo´s SD Adap, homemade, or what.


I´m using SDLoader, I had the problem with the reset just once, and all I could see about it, was my homemade sd adapter was shorting :P It´s essensial not to short +5V pin with CS pin, cause the cube gets all crazy (at least mine), dunno if it could get worse. Also I had an overheat (In a matter of 5 to 10 seconds) on my SD (with a hole making in the whole casing) because I had a wrong pinout

The black screen after AR "insert SDLOAD DISC" gets to me whenever the SD adapter is not totally fit in the slot (I didn´t use a memory card, I use a homemade pcb with only the needed pins printed).

Also another chance for a black screen is if you have (like me) the bugged version of AR wich sometimes DOESN´T save on the memcard (SLOT B) wich code is to be used, though it shows in screen. To work around this one, I didn´t start game right away. I choosed the game and code and started from there.

You could check some of this things.
Also, you could specify some more about your console, SD, adapter, etc.

the adapter is an sd gecko with a 128mb kingston sd card amd my cube is a dol 001(eur) i'm comeing to the conclusion that it must be the gecko as every other thing works
damn i wish i had a friend with a cube (i sound like billy no mates haha)

Don´t worry, I don´t even have friends at all

Try making your own adapter, mine was made with a cheap pcb and Ferric acid, but you can always destroy a spare memcard, as some guys did, if you don´t know/are confident in the acid method.

I don´t have right now the links and pics for making it...
But if you search for "Homemade SD Adapter", you should find them.