Feedback Folder containing video ROMS do not show up

Araitik · Oct 27, 2021

Hello,

I noticed that any folder containing a GBA video ROM (the 32 and 64 MB files containing movies and TV shows) will not show up on the cart.
I reproduced this on the EZ-Flash Omega and EZ-Flash Omega Definitive Edition, and on two separate SD cards.

I tried repairing the SD card, unchecking read-only, checking archive ready, nothing works.

Any other ROM works fine in folders, but video ROMS don't. However, these ROMs work just fine when put into the SD card root.

This is kinda annoying because I would like to sort my SD card more nicely, anything can be done ?

EZ-Flash2 · Oct 28, 2021

what is the filename of the video rom? can you put a screenshot in Windows?

Araitik · Oct 28, 2021

My SD card root :

VIDEOS folder :

MOVIES folder :

Once booted, neither folder shows :

But the Shrek (U).gba movie works fine (once copied to NOR), and so does the All Grown Up! rom :

Let me know if you need more information

EZ-Flash2 · Oct 29, 2021

hmm. the size of the shrek movie roms are 512Mbits, they can not direct boot, because the PSRAM on the card is 256Mbit, but NORFLASH is 512Mbits，so you have to write the movie rom to the NORFLASH to watch them.

Araitik · Oct 30, 2021

EZ-Flash2 said:
hmm. the size of the shrek movie roms are 512Mbits, they can not direct boot, because the PSRAM on the card is 256Mbit, but NORFLASH is 512Mbits，so you have to write the movie rom to the NORFLASH to watch them.

Yes, I noticed that, and it works fine (the last screenshot is the Shrek movie)

However, my main issue is folders disappearing when I put one of those video ROMs in them

Deleted member 514389 · Oct 30, 2021

Have you - for sake of troublshooting - tried putting em into the root dir ?

Also, make sure to remove any 'file attributes' in whatever OS you used to copy those to microSD...

Araitik · Oct 30, 2021

notrea11y said:
Have you - for sake of troublshooting - tried putting em into the root dir ?

Also, make sure to remove any 'file attributes' in whatever OS you used to copy those to microSD...

Yup, as I said in my original post, all these ROMs work just fine when put into the SD card root

Only when I move those ROMs into folders that the folder disappear.

Tried removing all attributes, formatting SD card, nothing works to fix this. It's like the EZ-Flash card decides to hide the folder for some reason

Deleted member 514389 · Oct 30, 2021

The only things I can come up now are (if on windows):

a)
- Use "cd x:" to changedir into the drive
- Use "mkdir VIDEO"
- copy gba files via cmd aswell

b) Use an alternative CopyHandler
F.e. "Extremecopy" "Ultracopier"

c) if on Android:
Copy the files via your Phones microSD.

If nothing works, I'm out of ideas...
Maybe the SD has issues...
Or something...

But you can take comfort in the fact, that others had similar problems:
https://gbatemp.net/threads/ez-flash-omega-not-showing-up-all-games-or-folders.585669/

EZ-Flash2 said:
This problem is clearly happening with the file attributes.

The kernel does not display the files or folders with read-only or missing archive attributes. We set it up this way on purpose.

This reply right here sounds like your best lead tbh.

Araitik · Nov 1, 2021

Okay, figured it out ! Turns out Windows really doesn't like doing what you tell it to.

I created a VIDEO folder in Windows, moved all my video ROMs there, then enabled Archive and disabled Read-only mode.
However, using command line, you can see Read-Only is still enabled on the VIDEO folder :

The "r" means Read-Only.

Using the "attrib -r .\VIDEO" command, I was able to turn it off for real :

And finally, I see my VIDEO folder on my EZ-Flash with all the files in it :

No idea wtf Windows was doing, but it's sorted out !
Thanks everyone for helping

Feedback Folder containing video ROMS do not show up

Member

Official EZ-FLASH Stuff

Member

Official EZ-FLASH Stuff

Member

GBA Connoisseur

Member

GBA Connoisseur

Member

Similar threads

Popular threads in this forum