GameDrive stuck on QR code screen

[StarGoose]

Hi all,

Got a brand new GameDrive and it was working perfectly fine the first time I inserted a microSD card into it with a few games copied onto it. When I rebooted the device, the QR code screen came up and it's been stuck on that screen ever since. I tried copying the latest firmware file to the SD card and even reformatting the card, but nothing seems to move me beyond the QR code screen. Any ideas?

 

 

[SainT]

Does it boot to the QR screen with no controller plugged into the console?

 

This is a symptom of a controller with a sticky OPTION button.

[StarGoose]

Hi SainT,

Alas, it boots into the QR code screen even with no controllers attached. I've also noticed it still boots into the QR code screen even when the SD card is removed, when previously it would warn that a card was required. Nothing I do seems to progress beyond that screen.

[SainT]

Odd. What happens if you scan the QR code / visit the URL and hit the "DOWNLOAD FIRMWARE" button and put the firmware.upd file onto the memory card?

 

Do you get any firmware update notification?

[StarGoose]

Nothing. I downloaded the firmware file (firmware.ovr) from the QR code link. I renamed the file to firmware.upd and even reformatted the SD card, but it's like my GameDrive doesn't even detect the SD card any more.

[SainT]

Huh, odd, the file is now downloading as .ovr not .upd -- something to fix! Although it's also worth trying with the .ovr extension as well, that should try and update it regardless.

Reformatting the memory card could possibly be an issue as well, if it's not FAT or FAT32 it wont recognise it, although I believe it would come up with an error in this case. But worth checking.

 

It does seem really strange it was working, then adding a few files later, it's doing this. It really makes no sense.

 

I'll quite happily take a look at it for you if you'd like to send it back to me. Sorry for the inconvenience, it's really unusual to have any problems with these carts, and this isn't an issue I've come across before.

[StarGoose]

I tried using both filename extensions and even formatting the SD card as FAT, but still the same results unfortunately

Thank you for all your assistance so far and for offering to check out my GameDrive. Can you please DM me the return details?

[SainT]

If you drop me a message via --

 

https://www.retrohq.co.uk/contactus/

 

We can continue via email!

 

[StarGoose]

Done!

[Bulldawg]

I had this same problem when I downloaded the latest update file it would come up to the qr screen no matter what. Eventually I put v1.12 on it and it started working again. Only problem now is it updates the card each time I turn on the jaguar.

[SainT]

If it is named .ovr you need to delete the file once the update has been applied.

[StarGoose]

Quick update on this thread; sent my GameDrive to SainT who kindly agreed to look at it. They found that it was stuck on the update screen and was able to successfully apply the latest firmware which seems to have resolved the problem. I tried the same thing (and yes, did change the file extension   ) but with no success.

@SainT can probably best describe what they did to resolve the problem.

I'm looking forward to getting my GameDrive back a binging on a load of Jag games.

Huge thanks to SainT for his awesome help 😎

[SainT]

I’m not quite sure what the issue was, but it was related to downloading the firmware. Or at least, I fixed the issue with the website which was giving the incorrect extension for the update file, downloaded the update, and it applied without issue.

 

So with any luck this issue will not arise again!