Amerika

https://photos.app.goo.gl/QGSVzNQsEtCzW8nx9 That is an album of my Jag's hardware when I did a recap. It shows the serial and the internals nicely. It looks like I have an K serial number and v1.0 is listed on Tom and Jerry (I think that's the IC's names). I've only gotten to use the new firmware for 30 minutes and tested only Space Ace, Primal Rage and Highlander, and besides the Memory Track missing message you get during Highlander, I've had no issues thus far.

My issue was resolved. My controller was giving me a double input when I pressed Option and it skipped past the screen with the URL. The QR for the screen did not work, but I was able to download my firmware. Thanks to Saint on the assist with that. I had no clue there were multiple screens to cycle through and I never pressed Option button again. Also, I have dual output going to my LCD as well and the QR does not work from it either. Not a big deal, I can type in an URL.

Is anybody else having issues with their QR? My phone does not give me an URL with the default camera app that I normally use for QR codes nor does any 3rd party app. I also tried my girlfriends phone and it also does not work and she also uses it for QR stuff pretty frequently. I already pinged Saint about it but then I realized I should check these forums and report in case others are seeing the same issue. Thanks!

Quite a few Samsung cards and also Lexar have issues with other ODE's where audio can stretch or data reads can fail due to something those cards do while they are being accessed. One card series that seems to always work on any ODE is the cheaper Sandisk cards. The Samsung and Lexar might be doing some sort of health check or garbage collection at some point which can cause a continuous read to go on too long (which can also cause stretched audio).

That's awesome as I bought the sega genesis with CD support version a while back and really enjoyed it. I'll have to grab the Jag version too!

I have not. I have never went back to look at it since I own a few other sega cd's that I've repaired that work perfectly. I'll track it down one day.

Are payments via Paypal supposed to show as "Pending" (I ordered on the first day you could) still until the cartridge ships? I'm in no huge rush...I just want to make sure my order doesn't accidentally sit there!! Thanks Saint, you're amazing. And a lot of people around here are pretty swell too

Haha, I came here to comment on that jerk's post. But it would appear my comment is necessary so bravo to you community and extra kudos to Saint for rolling with it. I do actually agree somewhat with some of what the guy is saying. Left/right paging is pretty common in most menus of these types (not just flash carts but in general) but it's definitely not even close to a RED FLAG at all. Separate menus for cart/CD is actually kind of confusing as well for anybody who has used the SSDS3 rather than just using a folder. So despite how his message was conveyed, there is a bit of merit to some of it. However, that guy can go to hell though.

I captured some footage of the issue so please give it a listen. It's bizarre. I'll copy/paste what I put into the videos description to give you guys an idea of what this thing is and what has been done. This is a model 2 Sega CD that I picked up which was sold for parts/broken. Somebody had done a really bad repair job on it and the Q301 transistor and the fuse was blown out. I also removed the new caps they put in and replaced all caps with my own. That fixed the unit and CD's read just fine (even Sylpheed) but I get the sound issue you hear in the video. This is a Funai motherboard (the version with the out of place daughterboard) and it also has the SOHOT4 Samsung laser in it rather than the Sony KSS-210A. And I did replace c412 with an 47uF 6.3v capacitor. Maybe that capacitor isn't doing what it should be? I've also cleaned up and re-greased everything that could use it and I also adjusted the pots (had to do it blind since I don't own a scope..but I took photos of stock positions) and no change. I guess one of the new caps I used could be bad. I did reflow all of them just to be sure. Any other ideas?

As far as making an 7800 flash cart goes, count me all in. I just got done with my audio/svideo mod a few months ago and I recently even made a remote for my 7800 to press all of the buttons on the console from my couch.

Hey Saint, I would like to be added to the list for a Lynx 2 cased cart!

Yeah, that is definitely an option worth exploring. Somebody else told me to go to an automotive store and see if they had something that was common that could be used (like a trailer light kit). I might actually end up using RJ45 if I can get a jack that is deep enough so it doesn't require the lock to get a reliable connection. I'm going to go out to an automotive store today and if that doesn't work I can get some RJ45 jacks locally and see how well they would work. If all else fails I'll probably just got minidin8 and paint the beige cord. Thanks for the assist!

Super basic version: I need a long black cable with a small but non-unique or hard to get connection type that has at least 5 wires that can be easily found pre-made and will breakaway. RJ45 - Won't work because of the locking mechanism preventing the cord from breaking away is required to keep a good/consistent connection. Min-Din6 or 8 - So far I can't find anything that works due to the off the shelf cable colors being beige only that I have found online. If I can find black at 10' or longer, then I'm set. USB - In a perfect world I'd use USB-A connectors but USB only has 4 wires total. I hope that clears things up.

My apologies. I guess I should have also mentioned that I am attempting to avoid making a custom solution in case I want to easily swap in a longer cable or if I happen to lose it etc. it won't be a pain to get another one. I know I can do that, I just don't want to reinvent the wheel if there is a solid pre-made alternative I have not found yet. If I need to go that route, I can and will. I would just like to save it as the last option is all.

I agree, it's one logical way to go which is why I listed it. However, I am not finding anything that meets my needs in regards to aesthetics and size. Which is why I am asking for suggestions on where I could maybe find what I want with a 10' black mini-din cable and jacks, or some other alternative, that would do the job. I am not extraordinarily well versed in this area so I am asking for suggestions here. My google-fu has yet to find anything that would work. I believe solutions exist, I just am ignorant of the proper terminology to find what I want.