BennVenn Posted June 12, 2022 Share Posted June 12, 2022 A short video showing the current features of the best $45 cart on the market! 3 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+karri Posted June 12, 2022 Share Posted June 12, 2022 6 hours ago, BennVenn said: @UHATEITthe instructions are in the discord - https://discord.gg/F5ckxM2 @karriso EOTB didn't use eeprom at all? just sram over the cart bus? Yes. I did disassemble part of it and single stepped through the save. The block size is just 64 bytes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
42bs Posted June 12, 2022 Share Posted June 12, 2022 (edited) 7 hours ago, BennVenn said: @karriso EOTB didn't use eeprom at all? just sram over the cart bus? https://atarigamer.com/lynx/game/EyeoftheBeholderUnreleasedPrototype/324307451 Edited June 12, 2022 by 42bs Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Igor Posted June 13, 2022 Author Share Posted June 13, 2022 I've seen some other carts that had a battery on them, that's yet another tech, but probably not worth emulating. I'm going to be starting on the updated menu this week. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sage Posted October 16, 2022 Share Posted October 16, 2022 Is there a documentation for the API of the Cheapo card? I have the menu source for the RHQ one, but seem no one for Cheapo. Not that source code replaces documentation, haha. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Igor Posted October 16, 2022 Author Share Posted October 16, 2022 2 hours ago, sage said: Is there a documentation for the API of the Cheapo card? I have the menu source for the RHQ one, but seem no one for Cheapo. Not that source code replaces documentation, haha. Not at the moment. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sage Posted October 16, 2022 Share Posted October 16, 2022 3 hours ago, Igor said: Not at the moment. too bad. But i love reverse engineering things. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Igor Posted October 18, 2022 Author Share Posted October 18, 2022 On 10/17/2022 at 2:16 AM, sage said: too bad. But i love reverse engineering things. I think there's a plan to open the API up. I'm still yet to update my menu to the new firmware. I've got an incentive to do it now as the batch of 20 SD cards I've purchased only works on new firmware, not the old. So I'll have an update coming soon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sage Posted October 19, 2022 Share Posted October 19, 2022 but thats not the one I just bought from you 😛 Will there be a firmware update for the old cards for the new menu? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Igor Posted October 24, 2022 Author Share Posted October 24, 2022 On 10/19/2022 at 5:30 PM, sage said: but thats not the one I just bought from you 😛 Will there be a firmware update for the old cards for the new menu? the firmware is compatible with all of the ElCheapoSD cards, I've also started work on porting over my menu to the new firmware Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sage Posted October 24, 2022 Share Posted October 24, 2022 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sage Posted October 25, 2022 Share Posted October 25, 2022 sry, this went to the wrong topic by accident ... 🙂 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Igor Posted October 30, 2022 Author Share Posted October 30, 2022 On 10/25/2022 at 5:16 AM, sage said: very cool! the most I ever tried with ComLynx is 2 people Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sage Posted October 30, 2022 Share Posted October 30, 2022 7 hours ago, Igor said: very cool! the most I ever tried with ComLynx is 2 people ... and that is the reason the game took so long. testing and balancing with >2players is very time intensive if you do not have any large gatherings. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Igor Posted November 6, 2022 Author Share Posted November 6, 2022 The new menu for the 0.08 firmware has been released! https://atarigamer.itch.io/elcheaposd-menu Here's what's new: Requires your ElCheapoSD to be upgraded to the 0.08 firmware Folder support (finally) Settings configurable in the menu directly (no more messing around with files) A new 'Atari Lynx' theme Font updated to be more legible Quick/approximate sort by default Some performance optimisations All the ElCheapoSDs from our store will come with the new firmware as default from now on. https://k-retro.com/21-elcheaposd-and-accessories 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sage Posted November 9, 2022 Share Posted November 9, 2022 thanks. that feature was missed. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
plx Posted November 21, 2022 Share Posted November 21, 2022 (edited) On 11/6/2022 at 8:33 AM, Igor said: the 0.08 firmware ...still looking for the download site 😕 found it Edited November 21, 2022 by plx 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Igor Posted November 21, 2022 Author Share Posted November 21, 2022 I'm working on a follow up update as some people reported some performance issues and also had a bunch of useful suggestions for improvements. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NeilT Posted December 10, 2022 Share Posted December 10, 2022 Hi I am having problems trying to run a homebrew game called Berzerkoids on this flash cart. I have downloaded it from Atarigamer.com and it is an o file, which is not usable on this cart. I have tried to convert it to a LYX file using LYNXER50 which seemed to work, but I am now unable to convert to an inx file using make_lnx. I get this error message ERROR: Could not determine page size, please set via command line ERROR: (Your file is not of the correct length, it may be corrupted) Any help would be gratefully received. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Igor Posted December 15, 2022 Author Share Posted December 15, 2022 On 12/11/2022 at 9:01 AM, NeilT said: Hi I am having problems trying to run a homebrew game called Berzerkoids on this flash cart. I have downloaded it from Atarigamer.com and it is an o file, which is not usable on this cart. I have tried to convert it to a LYX file using LYNXER50 which seemed to work, but I am now unable to convert to an inx file using make_lnx. I get this error message ERROR: Could not determine page size, please set via command line ERROR: (Your file is not of the correct length, it may be corrupted) Any help would be gratefully received. If you install the 0.08 firmware on the ECSD, it supports running O and LYX files now. Get my updated menu from here - https://atarigamer.itch.io/elcheaposd-menu The ECSD firmware is included in the downloads section, make sure you read instructions for that thoroughly or you will brick your ECSD. If you're stuck or in doubt you can reach out on Discord. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NeilT Posted December 17, 2022 Share Posted December 17, 2022 (edited) Thanks for that. Will give it a try. Looking forward to trying the game out. Always liked Berzerk. Edited December 17, 2022 by NeilT Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Igor Posted March 9, 2023 Author Share Posted March 9, 2023 I'm unpinning this thread because I've pinned a new thread that compares the ElCheapoSD and Game Drive carts here - Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JagChris Posted February 3 Share Posted February 3 (edited) On 6/11/2022 at 2:46 PM, BennVenn said: @UHATEITthe instructions are in the discord - https://discord.gg/F5ckxM2 @karriso EOTB didn't use eeprom at all? just sram over the cart bus? Are there future plans for El Cheapo to support game saves for EOTB? Hopefully? Edited February 3 by JagChris Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Igor Posted February 3 Author Share Posted February 3 Doubt it as EOTB has a special ROM, I think it's either 1Mb or 2Mb, ECSD only has enough space for 512Kb ROMs Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JagChris Posted February 4 Share Posted February 4 31 minutes ago, Igor said: Doubt it as EOTB has a special ROM, I think it's either 1Mb or 2Mb, ECSD only has enough space for 512Kb ROMs I think I'm misunderstanding you. I have an ECSD and EOTB seems to run fine. It just won't save. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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