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Triforce type 1 update for unofficial compact flash use

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Tailsnic Retroworks

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Hi, I have a Triforce Type 1. I want to update it for unofficial compact flash use.

I have a netdimm in 3.03 firm, but I can't find the netboot file for updating the Triforce and netdimm for that use. Wherever I search, the links to that file are down. Anybody has the netboot file for that?

I'm kinda desperated, xD.
 
There is no way to use CF cards on Type 1 Triforce or Chihiro. Only type 3.
 
I supposed with the net dimm in firm 4.02 was sufficient. Many thanks.

I know already why nobody want Type 1 systems, with the few compatible games.
 
lozozzo92 said:
Mitsurugi-w said:
There is no way to use CF cards on Type 1 Triforce or Chihiro. Only type 3.
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how come? can you explain me technically why this is impossible?
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I'm afraid is for firmware revisions. In Naomi 1 and Naomi 2 we have to simply change the bios, but in Chihiro and Triforce, both type 1, there isn't a firmware or bios to work with dimm firmware 4.01 or 4.02, which are the compact flash versions. They abandoned those systems for the Type 3 models.
 
thank you @Barcia_Modder for the quick response, i appreciate it.
So what we should do is dump the media board of the type 1 and the type 3 and start from there correct?

edit: I dumped those, I'll start from there to disassemble.
 
I hope so. You have to make the 4.02 firm of the dimms compatible with the main firm of the Triforce Type 1 and Chihiro Type 1.
 
it might be not that easy.
afair DIMM firmware have separate code paths for NAOMI, or Chihiro or Triforce, and also for different boot medias (GD, network or CF). it is not the same code for all platforms.
so, I'd imagine 4.01 may have no code fo Triforce+CF combo...
 
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