AtariYMás009 Posted September 10 Share Posted September 10 32 minutes ago, Fred_M said: I don't use the B/W switch often, but I have never experienced your problem. Have you ever opened the 2600+? This problem can be caused by a lot of things, for example the switch itself, the ribbon cable that connects the PCB of the switches to the I/O board, something that is shorting contacts inside and so on.... If you have never opened the 2600+, then I would claim warrantty from the seller of manufacturer. Also check your power cable, does the Atari logo (led light) turns off too when the console resets? I have never opened the console and the light is on when this problem happens. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AtariYMás009 Posted September 10 Share Posted September 10 30 minutes ago, raz0red said: Is it showing the Atari logo again? Yes, It is Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AtariYMás009 Posted September 10 Share Posted September 10 VID_20240910_214317.mp4 Here is a demonstration Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrChickenz Posted September 10 Share Posted September 10 35 minutes ago, raz0red said: A lot of times, if the cartridge does not have a solid connection, flipping the switches can cause enough vibration for the cart to be undetected temporarily. I believe raz0red is right this happened to me only when playing STARMASTER the B/W switch is used for the Galactic map. I think the Activison cart may not be making a good enough connection. I cleaned the cart, tried again didn’t seem to happen again. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Stamos Mullet Posted September 10 Share Posted September 10 22 minutes ago, Dionoid said: Good point @John Stamos Mullet. I had the exact same problem when I installed the upgraded cart slot board. @AtariYMás009 You need to attach the ribbon of the levers boards like this (see picture). Note that this requires the ribbon cable to be twisted when mounting the lever boards on to the IO board. According to Ben there are different versions of IO boards, so maybe for other boards you don't need to twist the ribbons. I did the same. They're reversed on the new board. AtariYMás009 - You may just want to re-flash the latest firmware. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrChickenz Posted September 10 Share Posted September 10 2 hours ago, AtariYMás009 said: I wanted to report a problem that has been happening to me quite often lately, and that is that when I use the B/W switch the console restarts, resets itself, as if I turned it off and back on. Has anyone else had this problem? Is this related to the B/W switch being next to the power switch and my unit being defective? Is it a certain game that requires the use of the B/W switch? Try putting in a different game and flipping the switch a few times and see if it happens. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AtariYMás009 Posted September 10 Share Posted September 10 Just now, MrChickenz said: Is it a certain game that requires the use of the B/W switch? Try putting in a different game and flipping the switch a few times and see if it happens. No, It happens with every game 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AtariYMás009 Posted September 10 Share Posted September 10 well, i've just re-flashed the firmware as @John Stamos Mulletsaid and it seems to work fine now. Anyway, I'll do further testing to see if it happens again 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ben from Plaion Posted September 11 Share Posted September 11 12 hours ago, AtariYMás009 said: well, i've just re-flashed the firmware as @John Stamos Mulletsaid and it seems to work fine now. Anyway, I'll do further testing to see if it happens again Have you completed Mr Run and Jump? 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DhaemonX Posted September 11 Share Posted September 11 1 hour ago, Ben from Plaion said: Have you completed Mr Run and Jump? Hey Ben, when do you expect to send out those new boards that we won? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AtariYMás009 Posted September 11 Share Posted September 11 3 hours ago, Ben from Plaion said: Have you completed Mr Run and Jump? Yess 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ben from Plaion Posted September 11 Share Posted September 11 1 hour ago, DhaemonX said: Hey Ben, when do you expect to send out those new boards that we won? Just waiting for some ribbon cables to arrive and then I'll contact everyone. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ben from Plaion Posted September 11 Share Posted September 11 8 minutes ago, AtariYMás009 said: Yess With what controller? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AtariYMás009 Posted September 11 Share Posted September 11 Just now, Ben from Plaion said: With what controller? Stock CX-40+ 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AtariYMás009 Posted September 11 Share Posted September 11 16 hours ago, AtariYMás009 said: well, i've just re-flashed the firmware as @John Stamos Mulletsaid and it seems to work fine now. Anyway, I'll do further testing to see if it happens again It happened again 😭 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrChickenz Posted September 11 Share Posted September 11 (edited) 4 hours ago, Ben from Plaion said: Have you completed Mr Run and Jump? @the_rogue_1 Beat Mr. run and Jump awhile back https://forums.atariage.com/topic/361046-what-atari-26007800-game-have-you-been-playing-the-most-today/?do=findComment&comment=5447768 Edited September 11 by MrChickenz 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrChickenz Posted September 11 Share Posted September 11 38 minutes ago, AtariYMás009 said: Yess Nice! Congratulations! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dionoid Posted September 11 Share Posted September 11 Hi @raz0red, I found that the PAL versions of the Sega games "Star Trek" and "Buck Rogers" are detected as being NTSC. I think this is because both games have a FPS of around 55Hz, which makes Stella think it is NTSC. Both are correctly dumped as F8. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
raz0red Posted September 11 Author Share Posted September 11 (edited) 8 minutes ago, Dionoid said: Hi @raz0red, I found that the PAL versions of the Sega games "Star Trek" and "Buck Rogers" are detected as being NTSC. I think this is because both games have a FPS of around 55Hz, which makes Stella think it is NTSC. Both are correctly dumped as F8. Can you please capture the hash info? Thanks, Chris. Edited September 11 by raz0red Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dionoid Posted September 11 Share Posted September 11 17 minutes ago, raz0red said: Can you please capture the hash info? Thanks, Chris. Sure: Star Trek PAL has MD5 30f0b49661cfcfd4ec63395fab837dc3 Buck Rogers PAL has MD5 cd88ef1736497288c4533bcca339f881 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
raz0red Posted September 11 Author Share Posted September 11 26 minutes ago, Dionoid said: Sure: Star Trek PAL has MD5 30f0b49661cfcfd4ec63395fab837dc3 Buck Rogers PAL has MD5 cd88ef1736497288c4533bcca339f881 Perfect, thanks! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NicodemusLegend Posted September 12 Share Posted September 12 Is it possible that we might have the title of this thread changed? I think people continue to be thrown by the word "Experimental," which, while technically the truth, is putting people in mind of dangerous situations with knock-off software, as opposed to the fully-supported (if open-sourced) situation we have here. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aragorn7 Posted September 13 Share Posted September 13 1 hour ago, NicodemusLegend said: Is it possible that we might have the title of this thread changed? I think people continue to be thrown by the word "Experimental," which, while technically the truth, is putting people in mind of dangerous situations with knock-off software, as opposed to the fully-supported (if open-sourced) situation we have here. I understand your concern. If Atari releases the new 2600+ firmware in November as planned (or so I read), I imagine there will then be some change to this title thread, if not sooner. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tradyblix Posted September 13 Share Posted September 13 On 9/10/2024 at 2:48 PM, MrChickenz said: I believe raz0red is right this happened to me only when playing STARMASTER the B/W switch is used for the Galactic map. I think the Activison cart may not be making a good enough connection. I cleaned the cart, tried again didn’t seem to happen again. It's definitely happened to me. Activision carts are problematic with the old slot, for sure. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BTC Posted Monday at 03:16 PM Share Posted Monday at 03:16 PM Not sure if this has already been covered, but will the firmware for the 7800+ be the same as the 2600+? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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