Setting up a Serial Link with a SNES Backup Device...

**Cauterize** · 10-20-2004, 07:53 AM

okay so its possible, i know that but how do you set it up on the pc, and use snes tool with it to send roms to the snes?

anybody know?

**Pedro Lambrini** · 10-20-2004, 08:43 AM

I haven't a clue but I would be interested in finding this out as well. I have a Super UFO and would like to use it - the Disk Drive is a bit unreliable...

**Flack** · 10-20-2004, 09:11 AM

Originally Posted by cauterize

okay so its possible, i know that but how do you set it up on the pc, and use snes tool with it to send roms to the snes?

anybody know?

On which backup unit?

**Jorpho** · 10-20-2004, 09:27 AM

http://ucon64.sourceforge.net

'Nuff said.

**Cauterize** · 10-20-2004, 09:27 AM

Super Wild Card 2.7

**Cauterize** · 10-20-2004, 09:29 AM

Originally Posted by Jorpho

http://ucon64.sourceforge.net

'Nuff said.

i treid this, but whenever i added a command onto the end of the exe, it didnt work...

ucon.exe --xswc starfox.smc

that crashed it! also when i turn on the SWC with the serial cable attached, the GUI doesnt come up, it stays as a blank screen, is that normal?

**Jorpho** · 10-20-2004, 09:33 PM

Odd. Any sort of message when it crashed? Also, are you using a straight-through serial cable, or a crossover cable?

Maybe you have to convert to SWC format before trying to transfer. (--swc)

**Flack** · 10-20-2004, 10:11 PM

Also, are you using a power supply on your SWC? It doesn't need one normally for regular usage, but I think I read somewhere that it needed one to support a serial cable connection.

**kai123** · 10-20-2004, 10:33 PM

Does the super wild card support "super fx" games? I know my Multi game hunter doesn't.

**hydr0x** · 10-21-2004, 02:31 AM

Originally Posted by kai123

Does the super wild card support "super fx" games? I know my Multi game hunter doesn't.

it should, i've also got the SMS3201 version, 2.7cc bios like you have, PAL though, i haven't tried a direct connection yet, don't have the cable i need

going to pick one up on saturday hopefully though so i should be able to helb you out

in the meanwhile just search cherryroms.com copiers subforum for SWC + connect or something like that, should help you out...

**Pedro Lambrini** · 10-21-2004, 04:33 AM

Does anyone know anything about the Super UFO? I bought it ages ago and it's never really worked the way it's meant to. I dl'd Ucon64 but it doesn't support the UFO

Sorry to hijack the thread a bit...

**Cauterize** · 10-21-2004, 04:41 AM

Originally Posted by Pedro Lambrini

Does anyone know anything about the Super UFO? I bought it ages ago and it's never really worked the way it's meant to. I dl'd Ucon64 but it doesn't support the UFO

Sorry to hijack the thread a bit...

dont worry about it, these things are a pain to set up as there is no info on the net at all for them!!

**Jorpho** · 10-21-2004, 08:39 AM

Originally Posted by Pedro Lambrini

Does anyone know anything about the Super UFO? I bought it ages ago and it's never really worked the way it's meant to. I dl'd Ucon64 but it doesn't support the UFO

Well, the readme does say that it can convert to the UFO's file format.

**rbudrick** · 10-21-2004, 10:03 AM

I dont know if it matters, but some backup systems won't work on newer PCs due to timing issues. Example: a Multi Game Doctor 1's PC link will only work on a 386 or maybe 486 PC, and sometimes not at all with those. A newer device like the SWC7, that may not be an issue.

Also, perhaps the OS you are using may be an issue. Ucon64 is usually pretty good about that from what I understand, but with command lines in XP, you never know. Can anyone add to this? I haven't used Ucon64 much, so I don't know if this is ever an issue for certain backup devices.

-Rob

**rbudrick** · 10-21-2004, 10:09 AM

dont worry about it, these things are a pain to set up as there is no info on the net at all for them!!

Well there is some...the best place that I've seen is the Cherryroms forum. Most people are pretty helpful there. One dude in particular has been super-helpful to me. I actually ran into him on the tototek.com forum (which is pretty good too), but then I saw him in cherryroms too. I later saw him in another forum (forget which one, but he hangs in a lot of places, it seems). His name is Kyuusaku. That guy, as far as I can tell, knows EVERYTHING about every backup device ever (well maybe not, but I haven't seen him stumped yet). Really cool guy too. I really wish he hung around this forum...it's really hard to find experts on those devices.

Also, check out robwebb.clara.co.uk. It's a pretty informative site on backup units too, though a bit of the info is innacurate or incomplete, most of it is damn good.

-Rob

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