Official hakchi2 - NES Mini very simple pimp tool

[loveShmups]

I must be lucky, i'm at 51 with no error but thanks for the warning.

well i have 102 roms right now, and I selected 60... it's still working.
Many reported that they had trouble with more than 60 games per page...

 

[PPlays]

And the other part of the question? How can I update between internal versions as opposed to full versions? The recent build still says 2.20, but the internal version ends i .15 and not .14 and has those changes. I think. The GitHub pages says to simply "uninstall" then flash a custom kernel? I'm confused. This means we have to start over again?

From what I know there's no "internal" way to update hakchi and you have to start over for every new release.

 

[the_randomizer]

From what I know there's no "internal" way to update hakchi and you have to start over for every new release.

*sigh* I feel that doing this over and over, pressing the power and reset button, etc. is just gonna wear it out that much faster. Maybe I'll just stick to the version I used the other day. I want my Snes Classic to last as long as possible.

 

[TyRaNtM]

About patches, I made a spreadsheet, using the Super NES Classic Edition ROM Compatibility List, as base.
I added the 2 fixes that I found (with the credits to who discover them):
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/17RX45oDSm-bYXPOiGz_cIVYt5wtZCYnacbDFciegnRk/edit?usp=sharing

Guys, feel free to add more info when new fixes are found. Just write the correct info and don't forget to add the url and the person who found it.

 

[artemus3]

*sigh* I feel that doing this over and over, pressing the power and reset button, etc. is just gonna wear it out that much faster. Maybe I'll just stick to the version I used the other day. I want my Snes Classic to last as long as possible.

You have the right to 100 000 flashes without problem. Rgs.

 

[the_randomizer]

You have the right to 100 000 flashes without problem. Rgs.

I'm not worried about the NAND, I'm worried about the power and reset switches wearing out since they're spring-loaded. Dumping the kernel, restoring the kernel so many times before the physical switches wear out. That's my biggest concern. Wish there was way to start over without having to press these buttons, just my two cents. It wasn't easy for me to get the Snes Classic, and I did hack it with 2.20 (2.0.20.14), but I just don't know.

 

[SWChris]

I'm not worried about the NAND, I'm worried about the power and reset switches wearing out since they're spring-loaded. Dumping the kernel, restoring the kernel so many times before the physical switches wear out. That's my biggest concern. Wish there was way to start over without having to press these buttons, just my two cents. It wasn't easy for me to get the Snes Classic, and I did hack it with 2.20 (2.0.20.14), but I just don't know.

I work in hardware. If it's cheap material, then each of those spring loaded switches is rated for thousands of uses. If Nintendo put the same thought into their micro-consoles as they do into their regular ones, then each of them is rated for tens of thousands of uses. Either way, you have nothing to worry about. And by the way, that's just their rating. Equipment that is treated well often outlasts its rating.

 

[the_randomizer]

I work in hardware. If it's cheap material, then each of those spring loaded switches is rated for thousands of uses. If Nintendo put the same thought into their micro-consoles as they do into their regular ones, then each of then is rated for tens of thousands of uses. Either way, you have nothing to worry about.

I don't know, I have my doubts. I just don't want to have to spend money on having someone fix it, as I don't trust myself to fix it any further than I can throw a football. I'll need to think on it, because as-is, the games I installed work fine.

 

[haru_glory6]

anyone know how to convert and import the save files com snes9x to snes mini format?

 

[The Frenchman]

I don't know, I have my doubts. I just don't want to have to spend money on having someone fix it, as I don't trust myself to fix it any further than I can throw a football. I'll need to think on it, because as-is, the games I installed work fine.

You worry way too much! For a guy that was willing (begging for tutorials) to manually insert games and risk a brick worrying about pressing power and reset too much, that's a ridiculous fear.

If you turn it on or reset it without being aggressive with the switches you'll never have to worry, I mean, flashing it isn't worse than powering it to play.

 

[the_randomizer]

You worry way too much! For a guy that was willing (begging for tutorials) to manually insert games and risk a brick worrying about pressing power and reset too much, that's a ridiculous fear.

If you turn it on or reset it without being aggressive with the switches you'll never have to worry, I mean, flashing it isn't worse than powering it to play.

Fine, I won't deny that I worry to much, okay? Does that make you happy to see me admit it? Second, this was a nightmare to get, I had to wait four hours in line at Walmart to get this on launch day, and 80 dollars plus tax, not something I can easily afford given my financial situation. And lastly, how does using the rest/power buttons not shorten the lifespan of the spring-loaded mechanisms? I just wish there was a way to internally update the console when you switch Hackchi, that's all.

 

[SWChris]

I don't know, I have my doubts. I just don't want to have to spend money on having someone fix it, as I don't trust myself to fix it any further than I can throw a football. I'll need to think on it, because as-is, the games I installed work fine.

If they work fine, then don't do anything more. There's no need to be on the bleeding edge of technology if you have nothing to gain from it.

 

[the_randomizer]

If they work fine, then don't do anything more. There's no need to be on the bleeding edge of technology if you have nothing to gain from it.

The one feature that's been added (or will soon) is changing the filter settings on a per ROM basis, which seems pretty cool. But maybe I can hold off to see if pseudo-hires transparency can be fixed in the few games that use them. Other than that, games I added work fine.

 

[rhester72]

The one feature that's been added (or will soon) is changing the filter settings on a per ROM basis, which seems pretty cool. But maybe I can hold off to see if pseudo-hires transparency can be fixed in the few games that use them.

Honestly, you're much more likely to wear out the USB port over time with plugging and unplugging than you are to wear out a spring. *shrugs*

 

[SWChris]

The one feature that's been added (or will soon) is changing the filter settings on a per ROM basis, which seems pretty cool. But maybe I can hold off to see if pseudo-hires transparency can be fixed in the few games that use them. Other than that, games I added work fine.

Yeah, it's probably worth checking in here every week or so once you have things working in good condition, unless you just enjoy the excitement and hubbub of the forum.

Let me see if I can put your hardware fears in perspective for you though. The spring loaded mechanisms on the original SNES consoles are over 25 years old, and they still work. The one I bought off ebay works fine and my original that I had when I was a kid that my brother has works fine. The mini SNES uses the same type of mechanism, just smaller. Most of those consoles were reset tens of thousands of times. You will be fine regardless of whatever you do. And if for some reason it does wear out, it will be years from now when you will have an income that can easily buy a replacement on ebay. You will be okay.

 

[DjoeN]

Seems Cannon Fodder has gfx and sound glitches, if anyone can confirm.
(with the build in emu haven't tried it with retroarch yet)

 

[slammerjam]

I've read that when you uncheck the games, they are only hidden, not actually deleted. That explains why I can just add them again even though I don't have them on my hard drive. I'm wondering though, why does it save space (according to hakchi) when I hide them? When they are only hidden they should take up space, as they are still there. Or am I missing something.

 

[Jhynjhiruu]

I've read that when you uncheck the games, they are only hidden, not actually deleted. That explains why I can just add them again even though I don't have them on my hard drive. I'm wondering though, why does it save space (according to hakchi) when I hide them? When they are only hidden they should take up space, as they are still there. Or am I missing something.

The original files are kept on the NES Mini, that's the way Hakchi works.

 

[slammerjam]

Yeah I know, but why does it save space when I uncheck them? When I uncheck all 21 Games on the SNES Mini I get 80MB more free space.

 

[Dax_Fame]

I have 79 games on one page and I also heard about the c8 (or whatever) error, so I turned on my system and started flipping between folders and scrolling, starting up games, backing out and generally just trying to 'abuse' it as much as possible for a good 20 minutes... no lock up, no error when shutting down...

I will tell you this though.... Beavis and Butthead for SNES either has a slight emulation bug or anti-piracy, because I die in one hit