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Hi, I'm having trouble installing the driver for my new EFA-Linker 512. Mind you that I am using it as a GBA flash card only and not using it as a SLOT 2 DS card - just using it for GBA games/software.
I received my EFA-Linker 512 today. I downloaded the "EFA Client V2.83 DS" from www.efa.cc and proceeded with the installation just as I had done with other GBA Flash cards (I've owned the F2A 256 and the Flash2Advance 256 in the past).
I plugged the included USB cable into the flash cart and then plugged the USB end into the USB 2.0 slot on my ThinkPad.
- Windows found new hardware
- I click 'install from a specific location'
- I browse to the directory called 'EFA_Driver' which was included as part of the 'EFA Client V2.83 DS' rar.
- Windows comes back with the msg that 'the hardware could not be installed because the wizard can not find the necessary software.'
I'm browsing the the directory that has the drivers in it, so what gives?
So I also downloaded 'EFA_Client V2.62 DS' - same thing happens.
I also tried downloading 'EFA_Client V1.0' which I got from Jandaman's site, which is where I bought the EFA-Linker 512.
I got partially through the driver selection the first time, but then when it asks for the driver selection for a second time (which is apparently standard for this per the EFA FAQ here: http://www.efa.cc/faqe.htm) The wizard failed to find anything in the Drivers folder.
However, after getting the first driver to work, the green light on the card now glows.
Client 2.83 "sees" the card as a 256 sized card, not a 512, which is what it is. But other than 'searching' for the card, the Client will not do anything without just freezing or giving me no response. (Client 2.62 responds the same way.)
Clent 1 does not see the card at all
So, I'm at a loss of what to do.
Thanks for any help!
Here's an update on this.
After trying to install EFA client 2.83-DS, as well as 2.62 (apparently the last version before DS support was added) AND version 1.0...
The only progress that I have made is that the green light on my EFA 512 now glows when plugged into either of my two USB 2.0 ports on my Thinkpad.
Here is how I got to where I am
Originally I first attempted to install 2.83 - Windows didn't recognize the drivers at all. I tried a few times, choosing advanced install and pointing windows to the EFA_Drivers folder for the file. Attempting to use the client results in the client not seeing the card at all
Then I tried to installed 2.62 - Again, nothing from windows as far as recognizing the drivers. Again, install fails, client does not see card.
When I asked Jandaman (where I got the cart) about my problem, they suggested that I use the driver that they have hosted on Jandaman's product page for EFA 512, which is the 1.0 version of the driver.
So I try to install the 1.0 version of the client, it works PARTIALLY - as the EFA FAQ indicates it will recognise the driver and install it but then it asks you to select the driver twice in the install process - but the second time around I am presented with a choice to either use efa.inf or oem35.inf (both of which are located in windows/inf folder). But after I select EFA.inf, as the EFA FAQ suggests me to do, it fails.
So after the partial install of 1.0 - the green light began to glow. The 1.0 client did not see the card - BUT NOW the 2.83 and 2.62 clients DO see the card - but think that my 512 card is a 256 card - but still refuse to do anything other than sync the clock - can't write roms, format card - nothing.
So I'm now trying to remove all traces of the drivers from my machine before I try to reinstall. I've gone to Control Panel/System/Hardware/Device Manager and uninstalled the EFA driver that's under the USB section at the bottom of the list. I've also gone into the windows/inf folder and removed the EFA.PNF & EFA.INF file from there as well as removing the OEM35.PNF & OEM35.INF files (I removed OEM35 files b/c that was the option in the 1.0 istall process that was presented to me in the second driver selection - the option that I did not pick).
How else can I fully remove all components of these drivers from my system so that I can try again. And when I try again, which driver should I shoot for? Mind you, I am only using this for GBA use.
This problem is driving me NUTS. Thanks for your time in reading this and thanks for any help - bc I NEED IT!!
Here's another update on this. I wrote an email to Jandaman - explaining the my situation as I did in the post above.
He informed me that since I have the EFA-Linker 512 Simple that the only version of the driver that is compatible is the 1.0 driver, b/c the Simple version lacks the RTC functionality - which is not listed on the EFA-Linker 512 Simple's product page found HERE.
The 1.0 driver is also found on that page. I thought that my attempts to install the 2.83 and 2.62 drivers were somehow messing with the proper and successful install of the 1.0 driver.
So I tried to install the 1.0 driver on my roomate's computer, since there's no other GBA drivers or anything on his machine.
The 1.0 Driver installation was successful, however the 1.0 client does not see the card at all. The green light on the cart does glow though. I've also let the card charge connected to a PC for over 8 hours and I have also let it sit in my GB micro while the GB micro charged for over 5 hours.
Can anyone think of anything that might be getting in the way of my being able to use my EFA 512? or should I just ask for a refund at this point. If the refund is the case, then i think I'm going to stay far away from EFA Brand. My older F2A 256 card and my EZ Flash advance 256 never gave me problems like this.
Edit: Posts edited together, duplicates deleted. Don't double and/or triple post!
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Hi, I'm having trouble installing the driver for my new EFA-Linker 512. Mind you that I am using it as a GBA flash card only and not using it as a SLOT 2 DS card - just using it for GBA games/software.
I received my EFA-Linker 512 today. I downloaded the "EFA Client V2.83 DS" from www.efa.cc and proceeded with the installation just as I had done with other GBA Flash cards (I've owned the F2A 256 and the Flash2Advance 256 in the past).
I plugged the included USB cable into the flash cart and then plugged the USB end into the USB 2.0 slot on my ThinkPad.
- Windows found new hardware
- I click 'install from a specific location'
- I browse to the directory called 'EFA_Driver' which was included as part of the 'EFA Client V2.83 DS' rar.
- Windows comes back with the msg that 'the hardware could not be installed because the wizard can not find the necessary software.'
I'm browsing the the directory that has the drivers in it, so what gives?
So I also downloaded 'EFA_Client V2.62 DS' - same thing happens.
I also tried downloading 'EFA_Client V1.0' which I got from Jandaman's site, which is where I bought the EFA-Linker 512.
I got partially through the driver selection the first time, but then when it asks for the driver selection for a second time (which is apparently standard for this per the EFA FAQ here: http://www.efa.cc/faqe.htm) The wizard failed to find anything in the Drivers folder.
However, after getting the first driver to work, the green light on the card now glows.
Client 2.83 "sees" the card as a 256 sized card, not a 512, which is what it is. But other than 'searching' for the card, the Client will not do anything without just freezing or giving me no response. (Client 2.62 responds the same way.)
Clent 1 does not see the card at all
So, I'm at a loss of what to do.
Thanks for any help!
Here's an update on this.
After trying to install EFA client 2.83-DS, as well as 2.62 (apparently the last version before DS support was added) AND version 1.0...
The only progress that I have made is that the green light on my EFA 512 now glows when plugged into either of my two USB 2.0 ports on my Thinkpad.
Here is how I got to where I am
Originally I first attempted to install 2.83 - Windows didn't recognize the drivers at all. I tried a few times, choosing advanced install and pointing windows to the EFA_Drivers folder for the file. Attempting to use the client results in the client not seeing the card at all
Then I tried to installed 2.62 - Again, nothing from windows as far as recognizing the drivers. Again, install fails, client does not see card.
When I asked Jandaman (where I got the cart) about my problem, they suggested that I use the driver that they have hosted on Jandaman's product page for EFA 512, which is the 1.0 version of the driver.
So I try to install the 1.0 version of the client, it works PARTIALLY - as the EFA FAQ indicates it will recognise the driver and install it but then it asks you to select the driver twice in the install process - but the second time around I am presented with a choice to either use efa.inf or oem35.inf (both of which are located in windows/inf folder). But after I select EFA.inf, as the EFA FAQ suggests me to do, it fails.
So after the partial install of 1.0 - the green light began to glow. The 1.0 client did not see the card - BUT NOW the 2.83 and 2.62 clients DO see the card - but think that my 512 card is a 256 card - but still refuse to do anything other than sync the clock - can't write roms, format card - nothing.
So I'm now trying to remove all traces of the drivers from my machine before I try to reinstall. I've gone to Control Panel/System/Hardware/Device Manager and uninstalled the EFA driver that's under the USB section at the bottom of the list. I've also gone into the windows/inf folder and removed the EFA.PNF & EFA.INF file from there as well as removing the OEM35.PNF & OEM35.INF files (I removed OEM35 files b/c that was the option in the 1.0 istall process that was presented to me in the second driver selection - the option that I did not pick).
How else can I fully remove all components of these drivers from my system so that I can try again. And when I try again, which driver should I shoot for? Mind you, I am only using this for GBA use.
This problem is driving me NUTS. Thanks for your time in reading this and thanks for any help - bc I NEED IT!!
Here's another update on this. I wrote an email to Jandaman - explaining the my situation as I did in the post above.
He informed me that since I have the EFA-Linker 512 Simple that the only version of the driver that is compatible is the 1.0 driver, b/c the Simple version lacks the RTC functionality - which is not listed on the EFA-Linker 512 Simple's product page found HERE.
The 1.0 driver is also found on that page. I thought that my attempts to install the 2.83 and 2.62 drivers were somehow messing with the proper and successful install of the 1.0 driver.
So I tried to install the 1.0 driver on my roomate's computer, since there's no other GBA drivers or anything on his machine.
The 1.0 Driver installation was successful, however the 1.0 client does not see the card at all. The green light on the cart does glow though. I've also let the card charge connected to a PC for over 8 hours and I have also let it sit in my GB micro while the GB micro charged for over 5 hours.
Can anyone think of anything that might be getting in the way of my being able to use my EFA 512? or should I just ask for a refund at this point. If the refund is the case, then i think I'm going to stay far away from EFA Brand. My older F2A 256 card and my EZ Flash advance 256 never gave me problems like this.
Edit: Posts edited together, duplicates deleted. Don't double and/or triple post!