Chanka Released

speud · Post by **speud** » Sat May 29, 2004 12:57 pm

here it is: http://bswirl.kitsunet.org/dcdumper.rar
follow the instructions that appear on screen to dump the boot ROM under /pc/dc_bios.bin or the flash ROM under /pc/dc_flash.bin

if someone got chanka to work without using my tool to dump his files that would help he tries using dumps made with my tool and report the result.

Strapping Scherzo · Post by **Strapping Scherzo** » Sat May 29, 2004 1:15 pm

Yeah, stuff is working for me too. In fact, Super Famicast works but I think romdisks don't work with chanka because the menus are empty, which means it probably couldn't load the font out of the rom disk. It works though.

multiverse · Post by **multiverse** » Sat May 29, 2004 1:42 pm

what should those of us with no dumping tools do?

glad theres finally one of these out though

burnerO · Post by **burnerO** » Sat May 29, 2004 2:36 pm

I'm sure this is a noobish question, but I can't find the files once they've been dumped.

ShadowofBob · Post by **ShadowofBob** » Sat May 29, 2004 2:50 pm

burnerO wrote:I'm sure this is a noobish question, but I can't find the files once they've been dumped.

Look in your main drive if you're in Windows.

C:/
D:/
E:/

etc.

speud · Post by **speud** » Sat May 29, 2004 3:04 pm

it should be in your pc root directory.

burnerO · Post by **burnerO** » Sat May 29, 2004 3:10 pm

Yeah, I'm in Winblows and they're nowhere to be found.

I've been able to successfully dump screenshots before using dc-tool, so I'd not think that the problem.

speud · Post by **speud** » Sat May 29, 2004 3:15 pm

i simply used the paths /pc/dc_bios.bin and /pc/dc_flash.bin with kos, so if there is a problem that might be something with kos, or eventually with dc-tool.

anyway, it works good for me, the files are saved in my C:/ dir. im using windows XP if you think its connected, but i doubt so.

Strapping Scherzo · Post by **Strapping Scherzo** » Sat May 29, 2004 3:28 pm

If you're running this thing while under cygwin, then look in your cygwin root. For example: c:\cygwin

SegaGamer · Post by **SegaGamer** » Sat May 29, 2004 3:45 pm

is it the flash file that stores the region of the dc or the bios file? Because i remove the flash file i currently have the dreamcast logo changes to red, but then it doesnt boot anything (keeps taking me back to the clock setup screen).

speud · Post by **speud** » Sat May 29, 2004 4:08 pm

the swirl color depends on your DC's region stored in your flash ROM if im not wrong.
and you need this flash dump or it will display the date/time window forever like you mentionned.

Vchat20 · Post by **Vchat20** » Sat May 29, 2004 4:19 pm

well, i cant get it to work. after hitting init it just crashes. cant even get any sign of it booting. tried a homebrew, tried a cd-r (;)) and i tried just with the drive empty. nothing. anyone who can help out here id appreciate it.

karter74 · Post by **karter74** » Sat May 29, 2004 4:28 pm

So for those of us who don't have a BBA or coders cable, how would we get this to run. I don't wanna be left out....

Storminator16 · Post by **Storminator16** » Sat May 29, 2004 6:48 pm

Guess it's time to reboot to Linux and dump my BIOS. Also, can everyone try to explain there CPU/RAM in conjunction with the emu's performance? I'm sure the authors would like to know this if they are looking.

Ian Micheal · Post by **Ian Micheal** » Sat May 29, 2004 6:58 pm

Any one tryed Neogeo SDL/DC on it yet. or homebrew games that work. Thats all im intrested in. Not retail games.

The OK Pope · Post by **The OK Pope** » Sat May 29, 2004 7:38 pm

I can't get any homebrew or emulators to work; I've tried Alice and NesterDC, neither will run. It crashes and simply says "error", closing out the emulator after the DC swirl finishes. Commercial games will run on mine without a problem, however.

Ian Micheal · Post by **Ian Micheal** » Sat May 29, 2004 7:40 pm

I suspected that from the start. i cant get any to run ether or when it does sees no file system.

Storminator16 · Post by **Storminator16** » Sat May 29, 2004 7:57 pm

k, been bs'ing a bit the past couple of hours. Now that I've dumped the binaries, where the heck are they? I dumped them in Linux, and I can't seem to find them anywhere.

speud · Post by **speud** » Sat May 29, 2004 8:10 pm

they're supposed to be where they are when you use kos to write a file in the /pc/ dir.
dont blame me if it doesnt work on some OS or the path is different.

Storminator16 · Post by **Storminator16** » Sat May 29, 2004 8:13 pm

Nevermind, I did it under 'root' and realized I have some permissions set not the way I want them. Anyhoot, it works under Linux.

EDIT: Chanka doesn't work under Win 98 anyway, so I'm totally wasting my time

I hate you, XP.