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Garou Densetsu Special

Cannot be installed on HDD

Is there no image of the HDD?

I just bought a X68000 XVI CZ634 and I'm trying to get my SCSI2SD working internally.  I was reading the scsi cable alone should be able to power the the SCSI2SD.  I was banging my head against the wall having no luck until I used a molex power adapter from a usb to hard drive kit to power it.  I thought with scsi models like the XVI you didn't need to connect the power connector as it got power via the scsi cable.

Next to the Scsi cable end I see 3 pin power connector.  Do i need to make an adapter to take 5v and ground from this and apply it to the molex connector on the scsisd? or is there a better way to get internal power to the device?  Or shoudl I be getting power over the scsi cable?

I use HxCFloppyEmulator for converting X68MasterV3 downloaded in HFE format, but you could use also directly HDM format with X68KFDPi2W.
I'm not sure about the issue with faulty RAM, i repaired all my 3 X68K and fixed so many problem.. but if i remember well, it didn't boot fine, with several errors.

Also,

What symptoms did you have with your faulty SRAM?

Not booting, or just no holding settings?

Paul

G'day Mate,

Well, I got so frustrated that I brought another unit and it works perfectly.

I can get the Rtype.HFE which I downloaded from another forum listing to load, but then I try to make a X68MasterV3 with Greaseweazle to convert, it wont load/start. 

I also have to push one of the buttons to get it to start randomly.

Could you pls let me know what software you used to make HFE and what settings.

Thanks for all your work on this.

Paul in Australia

Thunder Storm and Road Blaster.  They were released on DVDs which contain both a Windows version and an x68030 version.  You see them on Surugaya and yahoo auctions regularly.  Here's a few:
https://buyee.jp/item/jdirectitems/auction/m1135577705
https://www.fromjapan.co.jp/japan/en/special/order/confirm/https%3A%2F%2Fwww.suruga-ya.jp%2Fproduct%2Fdetail%2F124000688%3Fbranch_number%3D0069/11_1/
https://www.fromjapan.co.jp/japan/en/special/order/confirm/https%3A%2F%2Fwww.suruga-ya.jp%2Fproduct%2Fdetail%2F124000689%3Fbranch_number%3D0069/11_1/

Interesting where do you find this games on DVD ?

Quote from: MartinW on October 30, 2025, 09:30:47 PMApologies, ive only just seen this. Are you still struggling? If so, let me know and I'll take a look. For future reference, raising an issue on github will get my attention quicker!

Sort of, i didn't catch all Italian keys but customized a bit your uk version to better adapt to my keyboard, and happy this way, thank you!

Quote from: aotta on October 11, 2025, 02:39:02 AM

Quote from: MartinW on October 09, 2024, 10:31:25 AMhttps://github.com/Guddler/x68Key

One thing: @Zuofu if you are here, are you OK with this being modified in this way and put on GitHub? Or if anyone knows them and are able to check, please do so. I'm happy to pull it from GitHub and just put the code in this thread if that is preferred, but it's getting a bit big for that really. I have given all credit in the README and left all the original comments intact.

I think this is fully working (for UK layouts) now.
(omissis)

I'd like to implement italian layout but i'm stuck into code since days... could you give some more info on keymapping[]? in which order is the array? it doesn't seem the scancode sequence of the real keyboard, but i probably missed something.
Thanks in advance!

Apologies, ive only just seen this. Are you still struggling? If so, let me know and I'll take a look. For future reference, raising an issue on github will get my attention quicker!

Hello All,

Some nights ago I've been modding my Sega Saturn (Model 1 Jap White...) with the now famous FRAM mod. It's been really a while since the last time I've played with it, possibly ~ 2 years (after possibly a 5 years iatus).

Since I've been modding for a while I felt it would have been a snap, as I also modded several Mega CDs with even tinier FRAM chips. I did wrong this time.

In an attempt to rearrange cabling of the already installed switchless mod + mod chip, bringing all the soldiering on the upper side of the mobo, I've mistakenly soldered the +9V to the modchip VCC PAD, and also to the FM18W08 FRAM chip. Moreover, while doing the job, some former SRAM pads have lifted and gone, so I had to re-trace.

Long story short: the Saturn fired up, and the controller was unresponsive, it showed me the date setup screen, an freezed. After that, black screen.
Once I've figured out my mistake, I've removed the FRAM, and correctly soldered +5V to the corresponding pads, re-checked the former SRAM traces I've restored, and everything was fine. Firing up again, the Saturn is responsive, video and audio ok, but...
but now it just says "Checking on disc" no matter if the lid switch is close or open. This happenes even with the CD drive disconnected completly. The very odd thing now is sometime (likely, when all the caps discharge?) the CD ACCESS Led will blink, and sometime, when closing the CD lid opening switch, the CD drive will actually move the gears to move the laser unit. I didn't see the motor spin, nor the laser lighting up though.

So at least CPU and RAM are working, and even the basic BIOS is there. Though, I'm not entirely sure where to start scouting what it could have fried.

To be fair, I'm pretty depressed by damn mistake here, and I'm looking for similar experiences.

Thanks