So I've gotten a coders cable at last (thanks to Ex-Cyber for donating me one!)
So my question is, I guess the way it would work is I run program on my DC and PC which will allow them to connect with the cable?
So what software would I need? I've seen talk about dcload but that seems to be for BBA's.
Thanks.
Coders cable
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Re: Coders cable
There are two versions of dcload: dcload-ip (for BBA/LAN Adapter) and dcload-serial (for coder's cable). It comes in two parts: dcload (the Dreamcast-side program) and dc-tool (the PC-side program). The code is in the cadcdev SVN tree if you can build from source; I'm not sure where to find a precompiled version.
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Re: Coders cable
Cool to see you've gotten one of these nifty cables. It's also one of my favorites. And that's toooootally not because I can't afford a BBA!N64VSNES wrote:So I've gotten a coders cable at last (thanks to Ex-Cyber for donating me one!)
So my question is, I guess the way it would work is I run program on my DC and PC which will allow them to connect with the cable?
So what software would I need? I've seen talk about dcload but that seems to be for BBA's.
Thanks.
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Heh, back on topic, for an extensive guide on developing with the Coder's Cable, you might want to check here. The place is kinda abandoned nowadays, but there are still a lot of helpful tools, even a precompiled dc-load.
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In case you're working on Windows, I highly recommend Sizious' DC-Tool GUI. From my personal experience, it is easier to use and is also a lot more stable than the original AndrewK/Napalm tool. Well, just my two cents.
Good luck with using the Cable, it's very slow, but also very... uhhhh... developerish.
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Re: Coders cable
Thanks for the help peoples
I've gotten the dreamcast dc-load running it's currently at a screen saying
"dc-load 1.03
idle...."
It looks good there then, however with the DC-TOOL-GUI I can click "File->Upload->whatever file" and it says it uploads but nothing happens/outputs on my PC or DC. (DC is still at idle)
Suggestions?![Sad :(](./images/smilies/icon_e_sad.gif)
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I've gotten the dreamcast dc-load running it's currently at a screen saying
"dc-load 1.03
idle...."
It looks good there then, however with the DC-TOOL-GUI I can click "File->Upload->whatever file" and it says it uploads but nothing happens/outputs on my PC or DC. (DC is still at idle)
Suggestions?
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Re: Coders cable
Can you paste what shows up in the transcript window when you try to upload something?
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Re: Coders cable
Sorry for the late reply today has been....a interesting day
I managed to get it working, the cable doesn't push in to easily lol.
Thanks for all your help though, it really did help.![Wink :wink:](./images/smilies/icon_e_wink.gif)
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I managed to get it working, the cable doesn't push in to easily lol.
Thanks for all your help though, it really did help.
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