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firmware on the RetroScaler BlueRetro?
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Capheind »
Wed Dec 04, 2024 5:59 pm
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Has anyone had any luck flashing this with the tools on the vendors github? It just says it cant find the serial port, but it only gives me the...
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Has anyone had any luck flashing this with the tools on the vendors github? It just says it cant find the serial port, but it only gives me the...
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Last post by cberoiza
Mon Dec 09, 2024 8:53 am
Soldering
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infinity »
Sat Dec 07, 2024 7:41 am
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Any recommendations/tips/videos for soldering? I've watched a few videos but can never seem to solder properly - always seem to heat up far too much...
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You can see a de-soldering pump in action here:
Skip to 2:27
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Last post by OatBob
Sat Dec 07, 2024 5:31 pm
Question about the 4 x 2MB sdram
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funos »
Sat Nov 23, 2024 7:40 pm
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What happens when one or all 4 of them go bad?
The games will still run and get glitched graphics?
I'm asking because:
1. at boot, the dreamcast...
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I've placed DC Checker in folder 01 and it booted!
But I get the errors in the pictures. Any help with that?
MEM0204 is IC102 or IC103?
Or maybe...
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Last post by funos
Mon Nov 25, 2024 5:52 pm
Bios Flashing - Please help
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Reminiz »
Tue Nov 19, 2024 8:03 pm
I've got a PAL VA1 DC with custom bios chip (from aliexpress, one of those MX chips).
So I desoldered my original bios chip and soldered the new...
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Last post by Reminiz
Tue Nov 19, 2024 8:03 pm
DCDigital and displaying intended picture
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jasonseeb »
Sun Nov 17, 2024 8:20 am
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First, hello, as this is my first OP post on this forum.
I have a DCDigital HW2 running in DV1 mode to a Retrotink4K. I noticed many games have...
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Yea, I was looking to mimic the CRT overscan. I was also in a discussion with some people in a discord, letting me know that the unused rows of...
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Last post by jasonseeb
Sun Nov 17, 2024 10:31 am
Hidden & Dangerous GDEMU
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by
retro »
Mon Nov 11, 2024 2:07 am
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I can't get the GDI image for Hidden & Dangerous working on my GDEMU.
I have tried the TOSEC GDI image , and also the GDI image in this forum.
Both...
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I have done some reversing of this game one of the only to use prefetch sh4 mmu memory maps might want to for a chance try the packed repacked cdi...
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Last post by Ian Micheal
Sun Nov 17, 2024 5:01 am
Openemu does not show all games on Dreamcast
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bobilix »
Tue Nov 12, 2024 7:14 am
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Hi, I have problems seeing the games loaded on 512GB and Openmenu SD. I noticed that when there are many titles at least more than 35 on the SD, they...
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Hi, thank you all for the suggestions.
I formatted the SD and all games appeared again.
However, I noticed that adding one modified in language, he...
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Last post by bobilix
Sat Nov 16, 2024 12:45 pm
How long should a CR2032 Battery last inside the console?
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TheSunnyMachine »
Fri Nov 15, 2024 5:45 pm
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I did the CR2032 Mod a few years ago and noticed that it's already dead. Will these need to be replaced every couple of years, is there a better...
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Instead of using a CR2032 battery, you can use a ML2032, this battery is rechargeable and should last longer.
You can use the same slot you already...
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Last post by Midori
Sat Nov 16, 2024 3:21 am
JAP Dreamcast GD-ROM issues
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CarlosHuang0112 »
Thu Nov 14, 2024 4:32 pm
Hello fellow Dreamcast enthusiasts
I have a Japanese Dreamcast (VA1 model) that can read discs normally when inserted. However, after playing for a...
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Last post by CarlosHuang0112
Thu Nov 14, 2024 4:32 pm
ATOMISWAVE GDMENU theme
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phillai »
Wed Nov 13, 2024 1:42 pm
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Hi guys.
I updated my GD MENU card manager and somehow lost my favourite Dreamcast GDMENU theme.
After searching on Google, I found one image of the...
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You can download GDMenu/OpenMenu HD Theme Manager here, it comes with a lot of themes already, including the Atomiswave theme:
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Last post by Midori
Thu Nov 14, 2024 1:29 pm
Dreamshell - custom Bios chip q’s
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Reminiz »
Tue Nov 12, 2024 7:33 am
Hi all,
Very new to the DC modding scene…
I’ve just done these mods to my PAL (AU) VA1 Dreamcast:
- custom transparent Smokey shell
- dreamPSU
-...
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Last post by Reminiz
Tue Nov 12, 2024 7:33 am
GDEmu - OpenMenu - Title text size?
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ItalianGrandma »
Mon Nov 11, 2024 1:17 pm
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I've noticed that some titles in OpenMenu just have a bigger font size and the title gets cut off while others don't?
Is there a way to fix this so...
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…it happens for a game, Fist of the North Star, even though other games with more characters in the titles show with the smaller font size.
Yup...
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Last post by Rocky5
Mon Nov 11, 2024 2:53 pm
Some dreamcast games wont start on terraonion MODE
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Tackskull »
Thu Nov 07, 2024 9:33 am
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Hi there,
I have a japanese dreamcast with a terraonion MODE installed.
Since most games run well, I founde that some games didn't support RGB...
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Happy to hear it! Unfortunately I can't find anything in the old scene releases for Trickstyle that indicates any type of region or RGB fix, but you...
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Last post by ateam
Fri Nov 08, 2024 10:36 am
Dreamcast nightmare!!
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by
Destroyv1 »
Tue Nov 05, 2024 1:34 pm
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So I have a DC Digital/GDEMU v5.15 modded
Dreamcast which is a PAL VA1, it's running a stock PSU.
I get intermittent audio and when the audio drops...
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At this point, I would recommend re-capping the power supply and motherboard.
I’ve sent it to the guy I bought it from and I think he’s gonna...
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Last post by Destroyv1
Thu Nov 07, 2024 8:18 pm
Ooga Booga on PAL DC with GDEMU
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AdeC »
Tue Nov 05, 2024 4:01 am
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Hi,
Try as I might, I can't get this game to boot, and google isn't really helping. I've come across this old thread:
Which shows that others...
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Thats pretty interesting. I guess as an NSTC only game they never looked into it as you say.
Id imagine the lack of other people talking about...
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Last post by AdeC
Tue Nov 05, 2024 11:09 am
Burned Backups Stuck at "SEGA" logo
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by
Miniseekie »
Thu Oct 31, 2024 7:42 pm
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Hey all, recently got a VA2 for cheap locally and installed a Japanese Cake bios chip to re-enable MIL CD compatibility. I'm pretty confident in my...
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Oh, my VA2 reads/plays burned cd audio as well, but will not play a burned cdr. Long, long time ago I read that most VA2 will play a mil cd burned...
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Last post by MoeFoh
Sat Nov 02, 2024 11:39 am
Any way to exit out of Dreamshell 4.0 back to the DC Bios / GDEmu menu?
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PGSK »
Thu Oct 31, 2024 11:38 pm
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So basically, I'm mainly using Dreamshell to back my saves up onto an SD card in an adapter for the Serial port, so that I can then delete them from...
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The VMU beeps are annoying but not that much of a problem, I was mainly just wondering whether there actually is a way to quit out of DreamShell...
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Last post by PGSK
Fri Nov 01, 2024 11:27 pm
VMU Save for Gameshark CDX 3.3
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SteveH4263 »
Tue Oct 22, 2024 12:49 am
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Looking for a gameshark 3.3 vmu save with complete codes or near complete codes. I know there is a codebreaker for the dreamcast that has a complete...
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hello to everyone, i was looking for infinite time in Sega Rally 2 USA Version. thanks a lot!!!!
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Last post by DeepClubRemix97
Wed Oct 30, 2024 8:25 pm
Noctua fan mod & va1 early revision
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B88BLe »
Sun Oct 27, 2024 6:39 pm
I haven't seen this covered but when I went to install the noctua silent fan into my va1 Dreamcast I found it had the metal base plate of a va0...
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Last post by B88BLe
Sun Oct 27, 2024 6:39 pm
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Last post by Akeran
Thu Oct 24, 2024 9:20 am
A few questions regarding GDEMU clone
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Infomaniac95 »
Tue Jan 19, 2021 7:12 am
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Sorry for all of the questions from me as of late, but there are just a few more things id like to know, in regards to the GDEMU, if that is fine....
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all the clones with FW 5.20.5 are the latest and greatest. Only the 5.15 ones have the issues with games. 5.20.x ones can be updated, but there is no...
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Last post by redjeff76
Mon Oct 21, 2024 12:12 am
Help with Dreamcast Repair – Slow start with choppy video
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Gocha »
Sun Oct 20, 2024 6:00 pm
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Hi, this console is from a friend of mine and for some reason it doesn’t work. It is an American (NTSC-U) v1 console that when turned on it tries to...
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Someone said that to me as a theory, but I have no way to test it other than replacing the GPU with another one. As far as I know no one has made a...
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Last post by Gocha
Sun Oct 20, 2024 8:52 pm
GD Rom drive versions
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Bring »
Sun Jan 29, 2017 2:10 pm
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Are all DC GD rom drives interchangable?
Sent from my GT-I8190N using Tapatalk
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To reiterate, a broke GD drive the Dreamcast plays dead. Absent GD drive the Dreamcast plays dead
Is this one of VA0s quirks..?
What, the, act,...
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Last post by mistamontiel
Sat Oct 19, 2024 10:54 pm
How can I convert dreamcast nrg file to cdi?
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bshi02 »
Sun Jun 13, 2021 9:39 am
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I have download below link of NesterDC emulator with roms and just noticed that It is not cdi image file but nrg.
I want to run it on my G1-ATA...
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With a mil-cd audio/data format, the first lba the drive can legally use is 11,400 or 11,402 (drive dependent) as per multi-session mixed-mode...
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Last post by MoeFoh
Wed Oct 16, 2024 9:20 am
GDEMU sound issues
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jjones413 »
Tue Oct 15, 2024 8:05 pm
Hello
I have a clone gdemu setup with a sandisk 128gb and tosec rips of various games. When I first installed the gdemu, everything worked fine....
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Last post by jjones413
Tue Oct 15, 2024 8:05 pm
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