0078265317 Posted April 3, 2021 Share Posted April 3, 2021 Tried a pc monitor also because another website said might work because of tv handshake issue. But no luck. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sn8k Posted April 3, 2021 Share Posted April 3, 2021 An Atgames product that stopped working? Big surprise. They only make trash. Though I will admit they have come a long 5 inches in the last 10+ years and make each product marginally better than the last. Eventually after years..... it's decent. But I still wouldn't rely on any of their products and not be surprised if it broke in record time. Get actual hardware and move on. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Draxxon Posted April 3, 2021 Share Posted April 3, 2021 (edited) First you do the official update from atgames to unlock the "SD CARD" option in your side menu list. (It will still be grayed out) You have to flash the correct firmware. AFZ - Registration && Download (atgames.net) To make the "SD CARD" option not grayed out, you have to have a compatible sd card. 4GB or less if i remember. create a folder named --> game not Games or anything else. and there has to be at least one atari rom in there. .a26 or .bin format. not spaces in the file name. no periods or brackets. and it cant be super-duper-ass-long. only then will it show. Custom Firmware for a standard atari flashback 9. This will allow you to run system files from sd card. https://atariage.com/forums/applications/core/interface/file/attachment.php?id=666731 here is the prebuilt pack of games. I litterally just just did it while ive been posting you on a fresh/new unit. https://atariage.com/forums/applications/core/interface/file/attachment.php?id=828047 VID_20210402_231908.mp4 Edited April 3, 2021 by Draxxon Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0078265317 Posted April 3, 2021 Share Posted April 3, 2021 My 8gb card recognizes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Draxxon Posted April 3, 2021 Share Posted April 3, 2021 (edited) I remembered wrong, I'm sorry. recognizes what? an atari_update.img file? your /game folder? or android recovery recognizes it looking for that sideload.zip you now need? Edited April 3, 2021 by Draxxon Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0078265317 Posted April 3, 2021 Share Posted April 3, 2021 37 minutes ago, Draxxon said: I remembered wrong, I'm sorry. recognizes what? an atari_update.img file? your /game folder? or android recovery recognizes it looking for that sideload.zip you now need? Directorys load. But no bin files detected. Only zips. Zipping the updste does not help either. Tries to install but fails. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Draxxon Posted April 3, 2021 Share Posted April 3, 2021 (edited) correct. can't find system cache. Edited April 3, 2021 by Draxxon Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0078265317 Posted April 3, 2021 Share Posted April 3, 2021 2 minutes ago, Draxxon said: correct. can't find system cache. So how to fix that? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Draxxon Posted April 3, 2021 Share Posted April 3, 2021 (edited) connect it to a PC (NOT simple, sorry) and push a fresh dump of the Standard AFB9 onto it. AFB9 Standard Full.img Edited April 3, 2021 by Draxxon Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0078265317 Posted April 3, 2021 Share Posted April 3, 2021 3 minutes ago, Draxxon said: connect it to a PC (NOT simple, sorry) and push a fresh dump of the Standard AFB9 onto it. How to conbect to pc and where to get the afb9 dump. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Draxxon Posted April 3, 2021 Share Posted April 3, 2021 On 3/5/2021 at 1:29 PM, Jarod said: I bought the Atgames Atari Flashback 9, and it stopped working after only 18 months... On 3/31/2021 at 4:45 PM, 0078265317 said: IDK. I just got one from ebay for 40 dollars. Hope it lasts longer. 8 hours ago, 0078265317 said: It came about 3 o'clock today. I am downloading the firmware and trying now. So far no sd icon but slot is on the side. Maybe after firmware it will show. 7 hours ago, 0078265317 said: It worked like 3 or 4 times now no picture. ... Never flashed the firmware. 3 hours ago, Draxxon said: Looks like you screwed up a firmware update to me, or flashed the wrong firmware for your system. And... wiped your cache? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Draxxon Posted April 3, 2021 Share Posted April 3, 2021 (edited) 43 minutes ago, 0078265317 said: Directorys load. But no bin files detected. Only zips. Zipping the updste does not help either. Tries to install but fails. 42 minutes ago, Draxxon said: correct. can't find system cache. Ive never had to hook it up to the pc. I only had to factory reset a LFB one time messing with experimental overclock firmware. I didnt wipe the cache though. Did you really not update firmware? did you go messing with recovery mode because you couldnt get the game folder to show up without having done the atgames update, maybe? Were you stuck in recovery mode and wiped the cache? Im not sure buddy. If it was really just played it a few times, black screen, recovery mode-factory reset (only, no data wipe) didnt work, then i feel like that isnt anything i could fix, and doesnt make sense to me either. Um... you gotta solder some shit, android tools, again, Ive never had to do it. I kind of feel bad telling you guys about the reset button now. sorry. it was just to help the OP try and fix a deadly black screen of death. Edited April 3, 2021 by Draxxon Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0078265317 Posted April 3, 2021 Share Posted April 3, 2021 Yes never flashed. I tried factory reset and it failed. I never did a cache wipe. Only tried factory reset. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0078265317 Posted April 4, 2021 Share Posted April 4, 2021 Just to rule out sd card I tried a 2gb card also. Same result. No working. The Atari_update.img does not show no matter what directory its in or what the folder is named. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Draxxon Posted April 4, 2021 Share Posted April 4, 2021 (edited) .img files will never show from android recovery. only .zip files. your sd cards are fine. your operating system was deleted, man. you have to solder a usb connection onto the board, get android tools and push the operating system back onto the unit. I've seen this happen a few times the last couple years. its always a bad firmware flash. either not completely flashing the update, or flashing the completely wrong update for the unit. Not saying thats what you did, but thats what it looks like you did to me. Edited April 4, 2021 by Draxxon Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0078265317 Posted April 4, 2021 Share Posted April 4, 2021 I understand I appreciate all the help. The weird thing is I never did any flashing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0078265317 Posted April 4, 2021 Share Posted April 4, 2021 There is another used one on amazon for 27. Wonder if its worth it. Or same thing will happen. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0078265317 Posted April 6, 2021 Share Posted April 6, 2021 There is a gold fb9 on offer up good price if anyone is interested. Check out this item on OfferUp. https://offerup.co/QPgdgKrWdfb Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KevinMos3 Posted April 6, 2021 Share Posted April 6, 2021 On 4/4/2021 at 6:42 PM, 0078265317 said: There is another used one on amazon for 27. Wonder if its worth it. Or same thing will happen. All I can say is that I have both the 9 Gold and the Standard and have used them both a TON with no issues. So unless you're like the opposite of Midas, I think you'll be fine. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0078265317 Posted April 6, 2021 Share Posted April 6, 2021 1 hour ago, KevinMos3 said: All I can say is that I have both the 9 Gold and the Standard and have used them both a TON with no issues. So unless you're like the opposite of Midas, I think you'll be fine. Are you using both? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KevinMos3 Posted April 6, 2021 Share Posted April 6, 2021 Currently using the Gold. The Standard is in storage, but was using it (both) regularly until I moved last fall. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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