Updated GameDrive firmware but within the menu system it is reporting an old version.

[omf]

OK so tonight i updated my game drive with the QR code for downloading the latest update, copied it to the memory card plugged it back in and booted up, the light on the game drive came on RED for a couple of seconds and went out.  then the screen stayed black. i waited a few minutes and the screen was still black.  i rebooted and the menu was shown, but pressing 0 for the version its telling me im on stub 1.04, looking on the update webpage this seems to be an old version.  the firmware is still on the memory card but doesn't activate any update procedure ob power on.

 

the GD appears to still work properly and loads roms.

 

would this be a bug or an issue i have caused?

Edited January 9, 2023 by omf
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[JagChris]

Yep and this is why I don't mess with it. When/if there is a major update like perhaps full CD support ill think about it.

[SainT]

Odd. If the firmware.upd file is on the memory card when booting it should pick up on that and update the Jaguar side as well. But it’s also strange the Jag went to a black screen, as that’s not normal either.

 

Try it on a blank memory card with just the firmware.upd on there. I do have some recollection there have been issues if the card was quite full and the update file was at the end of the directory.

 

But either way, unless you are writing and uploading code to the Jag from your PC, the stub will not be used. That is purely for programming purposes.

[omf]

i seem to have fixed it with the top ovr file or v1.05 now which functioned as it should have originally. maybe i had excess dust on my contacts as i haven't used in a while

 

i might use the programming functionality in the future.

 

i take it these are both the same

[SainT]

Yes, that was going to be my next suggestion. 😁

[+LS650]

I updated my JagGD firmware last night for the first time in many moons.  It went without incident.

[SainT]

As it should! 😁

 

There will be the odd weird incident, unfortunately. I'm not sure what causes them as I'm never the one experiencing the weirdness to be able to track it any further.

[omf]

never mind its done now, thanks for the help anyway

 

[+LS650]

I'm curious to know if this latest update did anything to improve JagCD compatibility..?

I ask because I've tried many (many) times in the past to play BattleMorph and have never made it through the menus without crashing.

Last night on a whim I tried the same ISO image with the updated firmware - and it worked great! 

 

I was playing BattleMorph for over an hour, the first time I've ever played the game. 

I even power-cycled the Jag and loaded it again to se if it was a one-time fluke, yet it worked fine on the second try as well.

 

Edited January 24, 2023 by ls650

[SainT]

No, no update to CD at all. I’ve found the booting for battlemorph (and a few others) is very temperamental!