EZ Flash Omega DE: Mario & Luigi messed up colors

[timdmackey]

With my EZ Flash Omega DE, I haven't been able to get Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga to work correctly. All of the colors are super messed up, as you can see in the screenshots attached. I've tried several different ROMs, including the two ROMs available in the No-Intro distribution, and they all have the same problem. Here are the MD5 checksums of the two No-Intro ROMs I've tried:

3b50b9f9e13e271ead33ee5a234650a9
4b1a5897d89d9e74ec7f630eefdfd435

Has anyone else seen this issue before? Any idea what might be causing it? In the meantime I've just been playing my original cartridge copy of M&L, but it would be nice to have everything on the EX Flash.

PS: Is there a forum thread for posting ROM issues with the EZ Flash? There are a couple other GBA games that I can't get working (tried different roms as well), and I haven't been able to find any information about these specific games.

 

[EZ-Flash2]

Never received such report until today.

No idea, did you enable any add-on functions?

 

[timdmackey]

This happens even when loading the game with “clean boot”. Out of curiosity, I decided to write the game to NOR, and when I boot the game that way it works properly. (I had another game as well, “Max Payne”, which would only load to a white screen. Writing it to NOR allowed the game to work properly)

I followed the instructions in the Repair Guide forum thread and tested the card in Safe Mode, but everything says “OK” with no errors. It doesn’t show an S98 error.

 

[EZ-Flash2]

How about load a 256Mb game for test?

 

[timdmackey]

How about load a 256Mb game for test?

Could you clarify for me? You'd like me to try loading a 256Mb game directly or writing it to NOR? What should I be testing?

 

[EZ-Flash2]

Could you clarify for me? You'd like me to try loading a 256Mb game directly or writing it to NOR? What should I be testing?

Direct boot

 

[timdmackey]

Direct boot

Sorry I never replied to this before. I don't understand what you want me to test, could you give more details please?

I have another rom that won't load correctly, it will only work if I Write to NOR first. Using Clean boot or Boot with addon, there is no sound. Here is the ROM: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1ZUarmv0E64EuUUtqViWUX7zgBXoRPC0y/view

(This ROM is a joke, but I am not joking with the question. It really doesn't work for me)

 

[EZ-Flash2]

Sorry I never replied to this before. I don't understand what you want me to test, could you give more details please?

I have another rom that won't load correctly, it will only work if I Write to NOR first. Using Clean boot or Boot with addon, there is no sound. Here is the ROM: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1ZUarmv0E64EuUUtqViWUX7zgBXoRPC0y/view

(This ROM is a joke, but I am not joking with the question. It really doesn't work for me)

Please update to the latest firmware and kernel. it will resolve your problem.

 

[timdmackey]

Where can I find the latest firmware? I am updated to version "5", but that was the test build you posted a while ago to fix a save issue with the DE. I'm not sure if it's the newest version.

 

[timdmackey]

I found this thread and installed the new kernel 1.03 with firmware 6: https://gbatemp.net/threads/ez-flash-omega-de-graphical-glitches-and-freezes.607650/page-2

However, my help screen is still saying FW5, and all 3 of these ROMs still don't work. It says my card is Rev.A

 

[EZ-Flash2]

Rev A keeps the firmware version at 5.

I rethought it, you can download a ram hash test rom at the link below, use direct boot it from SD, it will give a hash result after it runs, you use this result to compare with the string in the rom name.

#9


If you got the result not same with the string, it may indicate that your PSRAM section on S98 chip may have glitches.

 

[timdmackey]

Rev A keeps the firmware version at 5.

I rethought it, you can download a ram hash test rom at the link below, use direct boot it from SD, it will give a hash result after it runs, you use this result to compare with the string in the rom name.

#9


If you got the result not same with the string, it may indicate that your PSRAM section on S98 chip may have glitches.

Thanks, I will try this and report back

 

[timdmackey]

@EZ-Flash2 I rant the test rom using "Direct Boot" from NOR and using "Clean Boot" from SD.

Direct Boot from NOR both tests are OK.

Clean Boot from SD, both tests give errors. The SHA1 Hash does not match, and the ROM padding test finds a mismatch. Checksum should be 2ff7978fdad0c3e90609c63c5a1924d859c4a5e0

I'm not sure what this means.

 

[timdmackey]

I ran the test again from SD and the SHA1 checksum is different again

 

[EZ-Flash2]

I ran the test again from SD and the SHA1 checksum is different again

This confirms my suspicion that your PSRAM may have glitches, please contact your dealer for a replacement.

 

[ghjfdtg]

Did you try this cart on any other console before? With this test result i doubt it will make a difference but it's worth a shot.

 

[timdmackey]

This confirms my suspicion that your PSRAM may have glitches, please contact your dealer for a replacement.

Thanks, I will do that. What do I do if they won't accept return?

Did you try this cart on any other console before? With this test result i doubt it will make a difference but it's worth a shot.

I haven't, no. I may be able to borrow another GBA though to test it again.

 

[EZ-Flash2]

Thanks, I will do that. What do I do if they won't accept return?

Please send me private message if this happening.