ZackAttack Posted January 21, 2015 Share Posted January 21, 2015 (edited) Just got my encore and it's having trouble displaying the file menu. Games load fine and they play without any problems. Does anyone know how to fix this? Edited January 21, 2015 by ZackAttack Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cd-w Posted January 21, 2015 Share Posted January 21, 2015 Try a different TV - it looks like it is having problems with the technique used to display the menu. Chris Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thomas Jentzsch Posted January 21, 2015 Share Posted January 21, 2015 It looks like every 2nd row is shifted one pixel to the right. So it could be a problem with the (not 100% compatible) console too. Though this would be the 1st console having such a problem. BTW: Can you try Stellar Track or the Dark Mage/Fellowship of the Rings homebrews? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZackAttack Posted January 21, 2015 Author Share Posted January 21, 2015 Both those games seem to work fine. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thomas Jentzsch Posted January 21, 2015 Share Posted January 21, 2015 Interesting. I have to check the HMOVE timings. Probably on your console HMOVE behaves slightly different than on other consoles. But if possible, please try on a different TV too. BTW: What console are you using exactly? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZackAttack Posted January 21, 2015 Author Share Posted January 21, 2015 It's an Atari Jr, S.N. A1962021752. I'll see if I can try a different TV later today. Hopefully tomorrow I'll be purchasing an additional 2600 and a 7800 that I can test on as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thomas Jentzsch Posted January 21, 2015 Share Posted January 21, 2015 I just checked the timings: Stellar Track and Dark Mage both trigger HMOVE at cycle 2 and 3. Harmony triggers at 3/74. 74 should work because several (modern) games hide the black bars by triggering HMOVE early. Some examples you can try: AStar (early HMOVE used for positioning the cherries) Conquest of Mars (score) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZackAttack Posted January 22, 2015 Author Share Posted January 22, 2015 Those games are fine too. Also tried the other TV. Maybe I need to reload the firmware? Not sure how to do that yet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZackAttack Posted January 22, 2015 Author Share Posted January 22, 2015 I was able to download the eeloader in step 1 just fine. Step 2 worked fine too. I can't perform step 3 though because I can't read the menu to select the upgrade option. Also, the root menu, that has the firmware version, doesn't allow me to select anything but the top row which takes me back to the file menu. Is the menu system in the eeprom loader image or the hbios file? Perhaps I need to send this cartridge back Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thomas Jentzsch Posted January 22, 2015 Share Posted January 22, 2015 So you cannot move the cursor in the menu? Neither with the joystick nor the SELECT switch? Perhaps you are right and your cart is defect. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZackAttack Posted January 27, 2015 Author Share Posted January 27, 2015 Quick update on this. I picked up another 2600 and a 7800 off craigslist today. The menu is correct on both of these consoles. So either the first console has faulty hardware or there is a compatibility issue. I'm going to see if we can't figure out exactly what causes it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thomas Jentzsch Posted January 27, 2015 Share Posted January 27, 2015 Thanks for the update. I wonder what exactly the problem with your console and the menu code is. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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