custom firmware for sega flashback 2018

[DoctorEvil8]

Can someone please help me. I've got a sega megadive flashback 2018 and ice tried to upgrade to the custom firmware. Evertime I start the console up it asks if I want to upgrade I press left to upgrade but it only gets about 3 quarters then goes back to the menu asking if I want to upgrade. I've tried this several times and I can't get it to work. Can anyone help me with this.

How do you know it only goes 3 quarters? When it finishes, it reboots and will always go back to upgrade firmware screen. This is normal. So you could select NO and see how it works. That screen will always appear until you delete the file from the SD card.

I would guess the update worked. Try it out.

If not, try a different SD card.

 

[SegaGenesisKing96]

PicoDrive 1.99 Version is Finally Support SEGA Game Gear

 

[ECKoBASE]

Sorry to be the n00b here but I've recently found an archive.org link to some premade rompacks for the sega flashback, without using the GameManager how the heck do I add them to the SD card to be recognised by the Custom Firmware?? Plz halp

the rompacks have the roms and artwork all renamed exact, is it an ini file i need to create to get it visible?

 

[SegaGenesisKing96]

Sorry to be the n00b here but I've recently found an archive.org link to some premade rompacks for the sega flashback, without using the GameManager how the heck do I add them to the SD card to be recognised by the Custom Firmware?? Plz halp

the rompacks have the roms and artwork all renamed exact, is it an ini file i need to create to get it visible?

Send Me the Link

 

[ECKoBASE]

Send Me the Link

Started a chat and pasted them!

 

[ECKoBASE]

PicoDrive 1.99 Version is Finally Support SEGA Game Gear

How soon till this can be injected into the latest custom firmware?

 

[ECKoBASE]

So I figured out how to add those games from the Rom Pack (Just copy all contents to the rom folder on the SD card) but now I'm met with some blank games, when using the Gamemanager everything looks fine in the INI file
Anyone know how to fix this?

Also when will there be an updated Firmware that Supports ALL Including 32X

 

[hossbags2]

anyway of having demons of asteborg run a CFW on the Genesis flashback....any chance of an update Genesis Plus GX emulator

 

[steven12567]

Hi I'm trying to use game manager to set up so can start adding games but I keep getting (The drive you have selected is not available please choose another drive) message anyone got any ideas

 

[CapBlaubaer]

hy hab ein problem mit dem flashback hd das ich nicht auf die sd karte zugreifen kann oder muss ich ein bestimmtes updatemachen?

 

[portaro]

Recently I buy a Flashback model 2018 because I have the 2017 version but dont have sd-card reader.

But I have a problem with 2018 with sd-card.

The console always stop, freeze in game after around 10 minutes of use.

I open the console and access the stock buton to access "system reset function-factory setting board button" with power buton + press the button on the motherboard there are some options like reset all console, but no one of the options solve my problem.

When I access the system resset function of motherboard, I can read a problem with a icon read -3 and if I try to clean cache there are also a message "can access cache".



I am in Linux I think that I need to access the console via usb connection to the pc but I cant figure how I can do this, I think that the freeze problem can be a problem whit the firmware that I down and for some reason brick the system.

Anyone have an idea ?

 

[rrifonas]

Recently I buy a Flashback model 2018 because I have the 2017 version but dont have sd-card reader.

But I have a problem with 2018 with sd-card.

The console always stop, freeze in game after around 10 minutes of use.

I open the console and access the stock buton to access "system reset function-factory setting board button" with power buton + press the button on the motherboard there are some options like reset all console, but no one of the options solve my problem.

When I access the system resset function of motherboard, I can read a problem with a icon read -3 and if I try to clean cache there are also a message "can access cache".



I am in Linux I think that I need to access the console via usb connection to the pc but I cant figure how I can do this, I think that the freeze problem can be a problem whit the firmware that I down and for some reason brick the system.

Anyone have an idea ?

The data pins are not physically connected to the USB port. You will need to jumper a couple of points in the board. There is a post in this thread with the points to connect on page 4.

I have this same problem with my Genesis Flashback 2018 and I honestly don't think it's a firmware problem. The OS is "read-only" (squashfs partition) so there is almost no room to break anything in the firmware. When I was messing with these Atgames devices 3 years ago, I've tried several ways to fix this using the Rockchip tools: low level format of the Flash, full flash using a couple of good image (USA and EU versions), and even completely replacing the firmware with a good dump from a Legends Flashback 2018 (smaller flash, 128MB) and 2019 (same size, 256MB). It still freezes after 10 minutes.

 

[portaro]

If I do the soldier points that is explained on page 4 of the thread the console works or still have freeze around 10 minutes ?

I can sold my board and test, but if you have any feedback please post.


Thanks.

 

[rrifonas]

Soldering the pins will only allow the "recovery button" to actually do something but It won't fix your problem.

I was not able to fix the freezing issue using any software tool available so I assume it's a hardware issue.

 

[portaro]

Thanks I will put this unit on the box and only use it for visual decoration.

The atgames site dont have any support for old releases product or for buy a motherboard so its the only thing I can do.

 

[portaro]

One last doubt anyone know what on the board os place the receptor of the wireless gamepads ?

 

[ATFlashback2018]

Hello, I am mentally challenged. It took me 3 times to try and even post this reply here correctly sigh as it kept logging me out or damn Jurassic World ads kept blocking post reply. I'm tired of rewriting this.

I downloaded sega_update.img from OfficialReign guy comment on 2018 Flashback YouTube video at 133mb, unzipped is 144 mb and it don't work for me. It took me to site, it downloaded but didn't load on sd when changed to sega_update.img.

Then I downloaded it from Google Reddit etc and those firmware updates had different errors from other people in WinRAR. Except 1 on Google that was 134mb unzip 145mb. I tried renaming it without img so just sega_update and it worked, I press left on controller for yes to update. To do it I bought a Sandisc 16gb card, formatted to fat32, rename it withOUT img so lowercase sega_update file put/pasted in 16gb fat32 formated blank sd card in Flashback unzip when flashback was off then turn on and update press left prompt on controller popped up at power on black start up screen.

I read this entire long thread 3 times and d/l 10 versions of February 26 2019 firmware to do it, only March 5th 2019 134/145mb version worked. Not Official Reign 133/144mb file but maybe I should have erased img off his like other one that ended up working. There is no way I can do something like post 97 or 171 imo such as Genesis Pico custom firmware with box art, info etc as it needs like 2 apps (Game Manager, CHI converter CD games etc) or steps to work and I'm too stupid to try it, it took me 8 hours on my Win7 netbook to just get this simple "firmware that shows sd option in left menu" step to work It was very hard finding correct 2nd update by itself originally from AT Games. If anybody needs it, I'll send in PM. Just download it and copy and paste it just as it is as sega_update on a formatted Fat32 SD card.

Can I just send somebody a blank sd card and they add my 100 games with Pico box art pictures info etc? Maybe I should wait if new Pico gg works now v1.99 and they can covert to this? I'll pay for Genesis Pico Game Manager.

On bottom left during software update in picture 2 it said Android OS, weird.

 

[ATFlashback2018]

PicoDrive 1.99 Version is Finally Support SEGA Game Gear

If Genesis Flashback Pico could have 1.99 with sms gg gen Sega CD 32x etc that would be awesome. I tried current Pico emu on Flashback2018 with a Pico update and RetroPlayer ini file, just on SD card from page 7 or 9 (well post 97). I was able to get Pico to work now, but I can't use Game Manager box art cuz I have no Netframe 4.0 or 4.5 on my netbook.

But here are SuperMarioBros and SuperMarioWorld bin Genesis ports working now. I had to rename games with no spaces and now they work. Don't do what I did in picture 3, I had spaces in names so didn't work until spaces in names were gone. So I did 2/3 of the process and I didn't even think I could do those hacks but I did So now I just have buy Windows 10 PC to open Game Manager and add box art. See picture 4. Or just pay somebody here to do for me. Anyway I hope this helped somebody here.

 

[ATFlashback2018]

I can confirm I got 32x games Master games Genesis game and homebrews and most patched bin work and I got Sega CD bios to start but can't get Sega CD games working at all even if I put renamed bios in GAME and subfolder of game too. Oh well. It is also not detecting my 6 button controller it makes it 3 button. And music overdrive in settings must be selected so audio of 32x SVP etc stays in sync. But overall I love it so far. Doom Ressurection 32x works, Wolfenstein3D 2014 Genesis works, the recolor sf2 work l, Chinese bootlegs like Top Fighter series work and big files like 8mb full 2013 Bad Apple works. Also video codec bin like Game Sack, SVP VR, 6 Pak multi etc. Posted 50 pics below.

Again, I guess I have to make Sega CD games as chd and put rename bios in subfolder or no ? And 99% of sg1000 3000 etc games didnt work even if I rename it sg or sms.

 

[DoctorEvil8]

I can confirm I got 32x games Master games Genesis game and homebrews and most patched bin work and I got Sega CD bios to start but can't get Sega CD games working at all even if I put renamed bios in GAME and subfolder of game too. Oh well. It is also not detecting my 6 button controller it makes it 3 button. And music overdrive in settings must be selected so audio of 32x SVP etc stays in sync. But overall I love it so far. Doom Ressurection 32x works, Wolfenstein3D 2014 Genesis works, the recolor sf2 work l, Chinese bootlegs like Top Fighter series work and big files like 8mb full 2013 Bad Apple works. Also video codec bin like Game Sack, SVP VR, 6 Pak multi etc. Posted 50 pics below.

Again, I guess I have to make Sega CD games as chd and put rename bios in subfolder or no ? And 99% of sg1000 3000 etc games didnt work even if I rename it sg or sms.

Pico won't run CHD. Also, make sure the naming of the BIOS files are correct. I think the naming of BIOS is different for Pico.