travisaur
Beginner
DARKSOFT The Definitive Guide to Fixing Your CPS2 Multi Kit
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PascalP
Legendary
After loading the decrypted stuff. I assume you did a power cycle? As there is no reset wire attached.
install itself looks pretty solid to me from what I can judge from my small phone screen.
Also the Sandisk Ultra is good, use one myself.
How did you format it? Fat32? exFAT? Try a smaller 4/8GB if you have one to rule that out.
32GB is still a SDHC card so that should work fine
install itself looks pretty solid to me from what I can judge from my small phone screen.
Also the Sandisk Ultra is good, use one myself.
How did you format it? Fat32? exFAT? Try a smaller 4/8GB if you have one to rule that out.
32GB is still a SDHC card so that should work fine
Can you lay the cable flat and take a pic for us to see if the cables is connected right. Or can you ensure it’s 1:1 as per the guide.
At this point I would short the EXC5 again after using an encrypted set as it might have tried to write the keys. And then try the decrypted set clean.
At this point I would short the EXC5 again after using an encrypted set as it might have tried to write the keys. And then try the decrypted set clean.
PascalP
Legendary
Also definitely give the interconnect PCB another push on all corners.
Support the main PCB with your fingers from the underside so it doesn’t flex
Support the main PCB with your fingers from the underside so it doesn’t flex
The link posted is for an Ultra card. But the card installed is an Extreme card.
PascalP
Legendary
good catch. Still shouldn’t make a difference though as the multi recognized the card and shows the gameslist on the LCD.
But definitely something you want to rule out.
too bad 4/8GB cards are card to come by nowadays...
Samsung Evo has my preference but the Sandisks have worked fine for me as well (the Ultra then)
travisaur
Beginner
I have a lot of 32/64 gb ones, but their mostly higher speed ones from my wife's cameras.
I found an older 2GB Samsung microSD I'm formatting and writing part of the rollup pack to test now.
travisaur
Beginner
Here's an album of the Samsung 2GB test- same results
Screenshots of results and the SD cards:
https://imgur.com/a/WuzzWSZ
Also posted two photos of power on- it is brighter black before the flash and then goes darker black after the "All done: Have fun!"
Screenshots of results and the SD cards:
https://imgur.com/a/WuzzWSZ
Also posted two photos of power on- it is brighter black before the flash and then goes darker black after the "All done: Have fun!"
Did you try shorting the EXC5 for sometime on all pins with the board unplugged?
travisaur
Beginner
Powered off and unplugged board, separated A and B board, shorted EXC5 on bottom of B board (middle to right, middle to left, and across all three) for 60 seconds a piece
Same result. Thanks for the assistance, appreciate you all!
xodaraP
Legendary
That really sounds like a main program ROM issue as @Darksoft mentioned earlier.
The lighter screen is usually what you see if main program ROMs are missing, pure black like the second image looks to me like the code is running but it's crashing.
What game are you trying to run? And what are the voltages on your PSU?
Can you please check what cable for key writing are you using?
Looks like there was a small issue with some of the cables recently shipped by highscoresaves.
CPS2 Multikit: Instructions and videos (old version till 10.2020)
Looks like there was a small issue with some of the cables recently shipped by highscoresaves.
CPS2 Multikit: Instructions and videos (old version till 10.2020)
travisaur
Beginner
It was from highscoresaves- added to the same purchase when I bought the 2020 darksoft kit
The wires look a little criss-crossed but it does look like pin 2 is connected to 2, 3 connected to 3, 4 connected to 4, and 5 to 5. Looking at that other reference image, should the pins be going differently? (2 to 5, 3 to 4, 4 to 3, and 5 to 2)?
https://imgur.com/a/S87BTb3
Cheers!
EDIT: not sure if the order info/date helps identify if I was one of the 15
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travisaur
Beginner
PROGRESS! Did another round of disconnecting A/B board, discharging EXC5, and reloading the larger 32gb sd with the decrypted 2020 roll up pack I got off of archive.org .
Much better results than I have been! Going to try the 2GB I have next with a couple of the games and see.
https://imgur.com/a/3l2dYIp
PascalP
Legendary
Is that with key writing or decrypted roms?
also make sure the A and B board are properly connected, run the B board without a case to test and firmly press it down
Edit; decrypted roms I read now
also make sure the A and B board are properly connected, run the B board without a case to test and firmly press it down
Edit; decrypted roms I read now
travisaur
Beginner
Success! One corner was a little loose that I didn't get when pushing down the sides. At least it is working with the decrypted files now! Now to just figure out the encrypted files. Hopefully it's just the key cable now.
Again, very grateful for the lot of you!
Nice to see progress.
Also if you can, invest in some clips for your CPS-2 set. I use them on my setups and they add that extra pressure sometimes needed to hold A/B together.
Also if you can, invest in some clips for your CPS-2 set. I use them on my setups and they add that extra pressure sometimes needed to hold A/B together.
I appreciate the heads up on this!I made an error when I sent out the first batch of cables during our move. I am very sorry about this!Additional picture of the cable after I repinned it so you can verify its a straight cable
The error is now corrected for future customers and will take care of anyone that this affected (about 15 customers) If you need help removing the pins or anything else....LMK!
war3zlod3r
Enthusiast
Where can you find these clips? I’d like to get a couple sets if possible.