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by sickle
January 21st, 2016, 8:51 am
Forum: Miscellaneous & Off Topic
Topic: intro
Replies: 7
Views: 28118

Re: intro

Hahah, at least you have something to work with now :D
by sickle
January 21st, 2016, 8:44 am
Forum: Hardware
Topic: Xplorer carts
Replies: 110
Views: 239018

Re: Xplorer carts

Hmm, still very weird. If you're using my XKiller patch, it should really let you attempt to flash 384kb ROMs onto any old card without checking. (Before it wouldn't even let me flash 384k onto a 512k cart). Good thinking on the XLink, hahah. I've made another patch for it over here: http://www.psxd...
by sickle
January 21st, 2016, 8:39 am
Forum: Members Downloads
Topic: Xlink 95 (v1.1) patched (Update: Region Free)
Replies: 12
Views: 52079

Re: Xlink 95 (v1.1) patched (Update: Region Free)

Updated to remove region restrictions and allow flashing of older ROMs onto FXs etc.
by sickle
January 20th, 2016, 3:03 pm
Forum: Miscellaneous & Off Topic
Topic: intro
Replies: 7
Views: 28118

Re: intro

I guess maybe even though it's SPP, it's not as fast as an EPP or ECP port? On my mobo's BIOS I have to select at least ECP before I get any kinda stability Have you tried with both Caetla and XPlorer ROMs btw? They both use pretty different protocols. (XPlorer being a fucking nightmare with a looku...
by sickle
January 20th, 2016, 2:40 pm
Forum: General Chat & Messaging
Topic: Getting the PlayStation online - Yes, the PSX
Replies: 10
Views: 21551

Re: Getting the PlayStation online - Yes, the PSX

Rather than hoarding it, would you at least sell the thing?
by sickle
January 20th, 2016, 2:22 pm
Forum: Hardware
Topic: Beginner's guide to connecting to the PSX.
Replies: 11
Views: 21950

Re: Beginner's guide to connecting to the PSX.

coolbeans =)
by sickle
January 20th, 2016, 1:57 pm
Forum: Hardware
Topic: Xplorer carts
Replies: 110
Views: 239018

Re: Xplorer carts

So have you tried booting from CD? It's definitely more reliable than hotswap. Or are you saying that when you boot from CD it doesn't detect the EEPROM at all? Sorry also I didn't realise XLink was region locked, and I don't think I modded that out - I don't have a non-english Xplorer to test on : ...
by sickle
January 20th, 2016, 1:18 pm
Forum: Hardware
Topic: Beginner's guide to connecting to the PSX.
Replies: 11
Views: 21950

Re: Beginner's guide to connecting to the PSX.

hehe, some nice points there! You're quite right with the emulation, it's not perfect, but no$psx it does a wonderful job of even the really low level stuff! Definitely my favourite emu! Would actually be pretty cool if it installed a virtual COM port driver you could fiddle with, now you mention it...
by sickle
January 20th, 2016, 3:18 am
Forum: Miscellaneous & Off Topic
Topic: Creating PSX Trainer
Replies: 10
Views: 55802

Re: Creating PSX Trainer

Awesome, thanks for sharing that ^^ I never realsed trainers worked like that... always assumed it was either: -the trainer loaded the .EXE into memory, patched it then jumped to the regular start address or -trainer installed an address hook *on* the address hook address, so when the game installed...
by sickle
January 20th, 2016, 2:58 am
Forum: Work Logs & Projects
Topic: All about Action Replay Pro
Replies: 5
Views: 25309

Re: All about Action Replay Pro

Hopefully this guide will give you a better idea of what software to use where. A lot of things have been updated or patched to run on windows 7 and up.

http://www.psxdev.net/forum/viewtopic.php?f=47&t=889
by sickle
January 20th, 2016, 2:55 am
Forum: Hardware
Topic: PSX->PC via Arduino Uno R3 (
Replies: 15
Views: 30463

Re: PSX->PC via Arduino Uno R3 (

Heyhey. My Arduino has a 3.3v switch, so I've never used 232's. The resistor is needed, but it's not because of voltage issues - the resistor cleans up the signal a bit. There are lots and lots of schematics for making your own hardware with 232's all over this forum and on places like hitmen's site...
by sickle
January 20th, 2016, 2:22 am
Forum: Hardware
Topic: Beginner's guide to connecting to the PSX.
Replies: 11
Views: 21950

Beginner's guide to connecting to the PSX.

I keep seeing the same questions about how to get the PSX set up for homebrew. To be fair, objectively it's probably a bit of a nightmare to figure out the best solution for you given that there are so many options spanning about 20 years, and various fragmented posts here and there might make thing...
by sickle
January 20th, 2016, 1:39 am
Forum: Hardware
Topic: Xplorer carts
Replies: 110
Views: 239018

Re: Xplorer carts

Heyhey, you'll find the ROMs and a nice conversion table showing which cart can accept which ROM here (in theory): http://www.murraymoffatt.com/playstation-xplorer.html But uhm, how are you booting XKiller to do the hotswap? If you're booting off a cart, it's far less reliable on a bricked XPlorer, ...
by sickle
January 16th, 2016, 5:51 pm
Forum: Members Downloads
Topic: UniROM 8.0.K - GDB Debugging, install/backup to/from memory card, homebrew from memcard, etc
Replies: 616
Views: 5296484

Re: UniROM 0.24 - Bugfixes, woo!

Wow, really silly mistake, sorry about that CDR!
That's it uploaded again on the same URL. I've added the line "V0.44" to the top of x_readme.txt so you can be sure your're not grabbing the old cached version.
by sickle
January 16th, 2016, 1:00 pm
Forum: Members Downloads
Topic: UniROM 8.0.K - GDB Debugging, install/backup to/from memory card, homebrew from memcard, etc
Replies: 616
Views: 5296484

Re: UniROM 0.24 - Bugfixes, woo!

Update to 0.44 For shame... I was looking through the code, and it seems I've already had to good sense to check if the pin started low, *then* went high, incase (like with a gameshark) it was high by default. Trouble is it wasn't resetting the check to 0 when rebooting... just using whatever value ...
by sickle
January 16th, 2016, 10:52 am
Forum: Members Downloads
Topic: UniROM 8.0.K - GDB Debugging, install/backup to/from memory card, homebrew from memcard, etc
Replies: 616
Views: 5296484

Re: UniROM 0.24 - AutoLaunch, Plugins, Smaller

Heyhey, sorry this has dragged on so long guys... been a little tight for time and I've not had a chance to set up an old PC with ISA slots for the non-XPlorers. I think the GS/XP issues are kinda related... one of the pins on the GS is high by default and on the XP low by default (or the other way ...
by sickle
December 20th, 2015, 10:42 am
Forum: Work Logs & Projects
Topic: PSX CD-Player only Project
Replies: 87
Views: 206857

Re: PSX CD-Player only Project

Magnifico projects. I have some questions. 1) I have the Action Replay Pro connected to the PSX. Will I work with Arduino? 2) Is there a wiring diagram for how the cables with PSX and Arduino connected? 3) you Can control the CD-ROM or DVD-ROM audio with PlayStation 2? Regards. 1) Rom goes on Actio...
by sickle
August 26th, 2015, 11:47 pm
Forum: Members Downloads
Topic: UniROM 8.0.K - GDB Debugging, install/backup to/from memory card, homebrew from memcard, etc
Replies: 616
Views: 5296484

Re: UniROM 0.24 - AutoLaunch, Plugins, Smaller

Sorry about this long ass delay - I typed this up in notepad a while ago and got distracted! I'm having a slight issue with the UniROM 2.4 on my gray GameShark, where it will automatically boot to X-Flash, unless it randomly decides to stay at the menu. I don't believe it does this on 2.0, and I don...
by sickle
August 19th, 2015, 10:16 pm
Forum: Work Logs & Projects
Topic: GamePad SPI vs The World
Replies: 2
Views: 8901

Re: GamePad SPI vs The World

Jeesus, you really do work fast...
Gimme a nudge if I can be of any help =)
by sickle
August 18th, 2015, 3:36 am
Forum: Hardware
Topic: PSX CD-Driver
Replies: 6
Views: 12339

Re: PSX CD-Driver

Generally best to get the right laser, like he says.
You might have some luck with a different one... I have a later laser working in an SCPH1002 model for example, but it required cutting into the plastic to fit properly 'cause of the subtle difference in shape.