Hardware Dumping GBA Clone Nand

SSG Vegeta · Oct 27, 2014

My name is Super Saiyan God Vegeta I was wondering if its possible to dump a GBA clone's nand file on to a real GBA using a usb to nand mod

Reisyukaku · Oct 27, 2014

umm.. what? I'm pretty sure GBA doesnt have a 'NAND'.. if you're looking for the BIOS, you can download that literally anywhere.

Huntereb · Oct 27, 2014

Reisyukaku said:
umm.. what? I'm pretty sure GBA doesnt have a 'NAND'.. if you're looking for the BIOS, you can download that literally anywhere.

But that would be piracy, and piracy is illegal. :teach:

Reisyukaku · Oct 27, 2014

Huntereb said:
But that would be piracy, and piracy is illegal.

It's technically not illegal if you own the device =)
either way, gbatek is your friend.

SSG Vegeta · Oct 27, 2014

Reisyukaku said:
umm.. what? I'm pretty sure GBA doesnt have a 'NAND'.. if you're looking for the BIOS, you can download that literally anywhere.

GBA clones have the unique ability to play built-in games without the use of a flash cart so i'm hoping that that ability would be installed if I did that

Huntereb · Oct 27, 2014

Reisyukaku said:
It's technically not illegal if you own the device =)

It's still technically illegal to download roms and software that you actually own off the internet. The rule with rom copies and stuff is that you have to have dumped your own copy for it to not be illegal.

http://www.nintendo.com/corp/legal.jsp#download_rom

Yes, I work for Nintendo.

Technically.

Silentsurvivor · Oct 27, 2014

SSG Vegeta said:
GBA clones have the unique ability to play built-in games without the use of a flash cart so i'm hoping that that ability would be installed if I did that

No Vegeta, dumping the "NAND" as you call it from a clone and putting it on a real GBA won't make it run "built-in games". Actually it's not even possible to do that. You can only dump a BIOS from a real GBA, you can't even do that on a clone.

You're still going about clones and built-in games. Let me explain how those built-in games work. There's pretty much a flashcart buit inside the clone and it boots games from that. It's the same thing as a flashcardt except you can't change any games, nor retrieve your save data, so it's much worse.

So yeah, it's not an unique ability, it's pretty much a flashcart soldered inside of it. And it's a separate NAND chip from the BIOS too, complete with a circuit, so no, you can't transplant that onto a real GBA. I don't know why you insist on having built-in games.

Patuli · Oct 27, 2014

Well, if he insist on and emulator clone machine, why not just get a jxd s7800b or a gcw zero?
those two are way better than a gba clone and are loaded with "built-in games"
And the emulation is near perfect with retroarch.

Monty Kensicle · Oct 27, 2014

Silentsurvivor said:
No Vegeta, dumping the "NAND" as you call it from a clone and putting it on a real GBA won't make it run "built-in games". Actually it's not even possible to do that. You can only dump a BIOS from a real GBA, you can't even do that on a clone.

You're still going about clones and built-in games. Let me explain how those built-in games work. There's pretty much a flashcart buit inside the clone and it boots games from that. It's the same thing as a flashcardt except you can't change any games, nor retrieve your save data, so it's much worse.

So yeah, it's not an unique ability, it's pretty much a flashcart soldered inside of it. And it's a separate NAND chip from the BIOS too, complete with a circuit, so no, you can't transplant that onto a real GBA. I don't know why you insist on having built-in games.

I thought as much, I've never had much luck with GBA clones playing games correctly. I've found that they usually just emulate said built-in games.

SSG Vegeta · Oct 27, 2014

Silentsurvivor said:
No Vegeta, dumping the "NAND" as you call it from a clone and putting it on a real GBA won't make it run "built-in games". Actually it's not even possible to do that. You can only dump a BIOS from a real GBA, you can't even do that on a clone.

You're still going about clones and built-in games. Let me explain how those built-in games work. There's pretty much a flashcart buit inside the clone and it boots games from that. It's the same thing as a flashcardt except you can't change any games, nor retrieve your save data, so it's much worse.

So yeah, it's not an unique ability, it's pretty much a flashcart soldered inside of it. And it's a separate NAND chip from the BIOS too, complete with a circuit, so no, you can't transplant that onto a real GBA. I don't know why you insist on having built-in games.

I made it clear in my last thread that i'm ALSO trying to get a NN3DS XL spending $70 for a GBA & an additional $45 depending on which card I get isn't in the cards plus I have NO experience what so ever setting up GBA flash kits with a clone all you have to do is turn the GBA on without a game inserted GBA flash carts these days come without any type of manual I'd like to kill two birds with one stone

Monty Kensicle said:
I thought as much, I've never had much luck with GBA clones playing games correctly. I've found that they usually just emulate said built-in games.

Do you still have any GBA clones i'll gladly give you my SP it has a few scratches but other than that everything works i'll except any GBA clone as long as its not a GBA SP Clone if it is i'll have it modded into its original GBA form factor

Patuli said:
Well, if he insist on and emulator clone machine, why not just get a jxd s7800b or a gcw zero?
those two are way better than a gba clone and are loaded with "built-in games"
And the emulation is near perfect with retroarch.

From what i've seen those prices are high JXD is over $100 & GCW Zero is at the most a hundred $100 & I haven't been paid everytime my parents get money it goes to a land lord or bills so I haven't been paid I was lucky enough to even get $64 trade credit but we all know that's not remotely enough to get a NN3DS XL its probably going to be in the neighborhood of $250

EDIT: Merged -rp

jamespoo · Nov 6, 2014

SSG Vegeta said:
From what i've seen those prices are high JXD is over $100 & GCW Zero is at the most a hundred $100 & I haven't been paid everytime my parents get money it goes to a land lord or bills so I haven't been paid I was lucky enough to even get $64 trade credit but we all know that's not remotely enough to get a NN3DS XL its probably going to be in the neighborhood of $250

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SSG Vegeta · Nov 6, 2014

jamespoo said:
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Thanks but I really really want a fat GBA clone & sense those lazy bootleggers arent making GBA clones I think I take my chances with ebay or amazon china sense I have a huge possibility of getting a fat GBA clone original with built-in games but thanks

Randamin · Nov 20, 2014

SSG Vegeta said:
I was lucky enough to even get $64 trade credit but we all know that's not remotely enough to get a NN3DS XL its probably going to be in the neighborhood of $250

I don't think Big N would price it that high since the Vita is $200 nowadays with a bundled game and it may not be in their best interest to sell for a high price. The current 3DSXL is still good for what it is and is reasonably priced. At the low end of the spectrum I found one at a pawn shop where the exterior shell was badly scuffed but did have 4.4 and was only $100. Just a matter of getting an external case or replacing the panel.

SSG Vegeta · Nov 20, 2014

Randamin said:
I don't think Big N would price it that high since the Vita is $200 nowadays with a bundled game and it may not be in their best interest to sell for a high price. The current 3DSXL is still good for what it is and is reasonably priced. At the low end of the spectrum I found one at a pawn shop where the exterior shell was badly scuffed but did have 4.4 and was only $100. Just a matter of getting an external case or replacing the panel.

The reason why I say $250 is because when the regular 3DS came out it was $245 I think maybe wrong tho looking at other regions prices they're somewhat high but that's pretty much why i'm saying the price will be $250 or $200

raulpica · Nov 20, 2014

SSG Vegeta said:
EDIT: Merged -rp

Don't triple post. It's not the first time you do it and you know that.

I've merged them this time. Thanks.

SSG Vegeta · Nov 21, 2014

raulpica said:
Don't triple post. It's not the first time you do it and you know that.

I've merged them this time. Thanks.

When did I possibly tripple post I posted once in this thread once & only once if I did it wasn't intensional

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