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General Category => Support => Topic started by: thomasgame on 17/Nov/2013 02:37:14 AM

Title: is firmware REALLY needed?! [fixed]
Post by: thomasgame on 17/Nov/2013 02:37:14 AM
My Retrode, computer (Windows 7, 64 bit) whatever!, is refusing to take the firmware. >:( I am planning on getting a GameBoy adapter some day and I want to make sure it works.
Title: Re: is firmware REALLY needed?!
Post by: MasterOfPuppets on 17/Nov/2013 05:04:38 AM
What firmware does the Retrode have? v0.18c is strongly recommended for GB. What step are you stuck on in updating it?
Title: Re: is firmware REALLY needed?!
Post by: thomasgame on 17/Nov/2013 06:22:25 PM
Quote from: MasterOfPuppets on 17/Nov/2013 05:04:38 AM
What firmware does the Retrode have? v0.18c is strongly recommended for GB. What step are you stuck on in updating it?
no firmware. pushing the HWB and Reset button. My computer says "Unknown device" and it can't find the FLIP program.
Title: Re: is firmware REALLY needed?!
Post by: MasterOfPuppets on 18/Nov/2013 02:22:06 AM
Have you tried more than one computer?
Title: Re: is firmware REALLY needed?!
Post by: thomasgame on 18/Nov/2013 06:48:05 PM
Quote from: MasterOfPuppets on 18/Nov/2013 02:22:06 AM
Have you tried more than one computer?
I didn't try any other computers, but I think I figured it out. Just when I opened up the Retrode on my computer, I didn't see the firmware.
Title: Re: is firmware REALLY needed?!
Post by: Matthias_H on 19/Nov/2013 03:21:07 PM
The firmware is a piece of program code, and hence invisible. How do you expect to SEE it?
Title: Re: is firmware REALLY needed?!
Post by: thomasgame on 19/Nov/2013 08:32:09 PM
Quote from: Matthias_H on 19/Nov/2013 03:21:07 PM
The firmware is a piece of program code, and hence invisible. How do you expect to SEE it?
Ok. So I'm good. I didn't know if the firmware was supposed to come up or not.  :o By next week, I am going to purchase a Game Boy Adapter.
Title: Re: is firmware REALLY needed?!
Post by: MasterOfPuppets on 20/Nov/2013 02:18:41 AM
Quote from: thomasgame on 19/Nov/2013 08:32:09 PM
Ok. So I'm good. I didn't know if the firmware was supposed to come up or not.  :o By next week, I am going to purchase a Game Boy Adapter.

You can see which firmware version you have though in the config file.