Hacking Rominator Database Update info

[Supersonicmonk]

I replaced the ds.rod file, now it says it's updated to 4565 and the DS Game Catalog but the new games still aren't recognized, do I have to re add them to the gamelist

EDIT: Ok I got it to recognize new games except for Phantasy Star Zero

 

[Blauhasenpopo]

Big THX to You !

 

[windsur]

I replaced the ds.rod file, now it says it's updated to 4565 and the DS Game Catalog but the new games still aren't recognized, do I have to re add them to the gamelist

EDIT: Ok I got it to recognize new games except for Phantasy Star Zero

Just curious: Do you have the Bahamut release of the game (crc32: E5C6E212) or the XPA release? The database uses the Bahamut one (as does the No-Intro database and AdvanScene's stuff).

Speaking of No-Intro's database, I should probably keep a better eye on their site: If I'm ahead of AdvanScene when I'm editing, I use the crc32 of the ROM I currently have for making the database. The problem with that is sometimes the site I get them from puts up a patched version and says it's the unpatched version, then puts the same version in their "patched" section. I think Phantasy Star Zero and Battle of Giants Dragons fell into that category originally for me but I was far enough behind that AdvanScene's DAT straightened me out. If I'm going to try to stay ahead of them, I need some sort of sanity check.

 

[docjynx]

I am so happy someone is still updating the database. Thanks so much for yours and everybody elses work.

 

[windsur]

I am so happy someone is still updating the database. Thanks so much for yours and everybody elses work.

You're welcome. I can have an update ready in another couple of days, probably: I hate for the database to get too far behind. I haven't heard from hankchill lately so I don't know when the server will be ready.

 

[dilav]

THANKS!!!!, finally time to rename my roms... i guess ill bookmark this page for a while. Thanks for everyones hardwork!

Thanks windsur for updating the database!

 

[Loophole]

Thanks windsur and Mr.Seiko for all your effort

All us end users of rominator REALLY appreciate it!

 

[windsur]

The latest update is now up Rominator 4603 update. This one runs up to rom 4603 (and then into the night screaming

).

Many thanks to Advanscene on getting ahead of me: It made this update soo much easier.

Need for Speed Nitro and MX vs ATV Reflex are marked as wi-fi games in this database, which differs from the scene descriptions: The boxart says wifi-enabled so I went with that (I didn't personally test the affected roms). If I find they don't work with wi-fi, I'll fix it in the next release. The next release will also have the metacritic links in it: I managed to miss it on this (and the previous) update.

Happy Holidays.

 

[jaybird]

Thanks windsur! Christmas came early!

 

[elbaC]

Windsur, thanks for the update!

I have a few roms I have a problem with:
Rom numbers 4402 till 4406 are identified as their older versions.
Rom number 4565 Kalle_Kunskap_4_7_aar_EUR cannot be renamed

 

[windsur]

Windsur, thanks for the update!

I have a few roms I have a problem with:
Rom numbers 4402 till 4406 are identified as their older versions.
Rom number 4565 Kalle_Kunskap_4_7_aar_EUR cannot be renamed

Thanks for the feedback: I'm actually working on the problem right now. The problem with 4402 - 4406 was something I missed originally and also affected 4559 and 4560. Basically, I didn't change the rom revision number because I didn't know any better at the time.

I'm still new at this. I'm testing a new file and will post it later today.

From what I can tell, Rominator is having a problem with 4533 Alvin and the Chipmunks - The Squeakquel and 4565 Kalle Kunsap but I don't know where the error is. As far as I can tell, the database looks OK for those two files but I still need to check it out more throughly.

I can add 4601 and 4602 to the file while I'm at it. Metacritic will have to wait: It's Christmas after all.

I'll pull the other two updates for right now.


EDIT: OK, there's a new file here that goes up to 4603. Rom revision issue for 4402-4406, 4559, 4560 fixed. Renaming feature also OK now. Thanks, elbaC.

 

[elbaC]

I can confirm that rom numbers 4402-4406, 4559 and 4560 are now correctly identified.
Rom number 4565 can now be renamed.

Thanks Windsur.

 

[jaybird]

Great work!

I guess I'll report a couple of region/naming glitches I've ran into.

- 4491 is showing up as Japan, but should be USA
- 4234, 4253, 4475 and 4589 are showing up USA, but should be Netherlands
- 4180, 4182, 4196, 4228 and 4230 are showing up USA, but should be Europe
- Won't import and rename 4429 or 4502

Thanks again windsur!

 

[windsur]

Great work!

I guess I'll report a couple of region/naming glitches I've ran into.

- 4491 is showing up as Japan, but should be USA
- 4234, 4253, 4475 and 4589 are showing up USA, but should be Netherlands
- 4180, 4182, 4196, 4228 and 4230 are showing up USA, but should be Europe
- Won't import and rename 4429 or 4502

Thanks again windsur!

I'll look into in tonight and I'll fix it before next release: When I did the first edit on the database it was a rush job so I need to go back and fix a few things apparently. The official online database stopped at 4179 and the first file I made had taken it up to something like 4500. I'm hoping to have all the bugs squashed by New Years or by the time Hankchill releases Rominator 2010 (whichever deadline I can beat

). Luckily, the scene is slow so I have time to double-check my work.

Can you tell me if the crc32 you have for 4429 is E5C6E212 and the crc32 for 4502 is 3C6AC332? You can find the info from Winzip (open the zip file and crc32 should be there) or using NDSHeaderTool. I know originally for me, I had downloaded a bad copy of 4502 (site said it was a clean dump but it was the hacked version instead so I had to search for it and re-download).

I do thank everyone for their feedback on the bugs they've been finding and reporting.

 

[windsur]

Great work!

I guess I'll report a couple of region/naming glitches I've ran into.

- 4491 is showing up as Japan, but should be USA
- 4234, 4253, 4475 and 4589 are showing up USA, but should be Netherlands
- 4180, 4182, 4196, 4228 and 4230 are showing up USA, but should be Europe

Thanks again windsur!

OK, what I found was 4491 a blatant goof. 4234, 4253, 4475, 4589 are marked as Holland in the database, which falls into another category: The same ones 4180, 4182, 4196, 4228, and 4230 are in, which is that Rominator doesn't support the country (Denmark and Norway in the latter cases). I'll go ahead and change 4234, 4253, 4475, and 4589 to Netherlands and quickfix the others to Europe for now, but they'll (hopefully) need to change back when Rominator 2010 comes out.

There are issues with a couple files too as far as languages go: Rominator doesn't support the language (or I don't have the proper language code) so they're blank.

(I know: Holland is technically a part of the Netherlands, but the actual games themselves say Holland in the header

)

 

[jaybird]

Can you tell me if the crc32 you have for 4429 is E5C6E212 and the crc32 for 4502 is 3C6AC332? You can find the info from Winzip (open the zip file and crc32 should be there) or using NDSHeaderTool. I know originally for me, I had downloaded a bad copy of 4502 (site said it was a clean dump but it was the hacked version instead so I had to search for it and re-download).

The crc32 matches for 4429, but I've got a different one for 4502:

4429 - E5C6E212
4502 - 654A19BC

I also went in tonight to correct the box art for the newer ROMs and when comparing with ADVANsCEne, found these had somehow "lost" their box art:

2043 (Fifa Street 3) should be 2044
2503 (Mummy - Tomb of the Dragon) should be 2055
2676 (The Price is Right) should be 2678
2832 (Tornado) should be 2833
3031 (Garfield's Fun Fest) should be 3035
3032 (Margot's Word Brain) should be 3036

Not sure why those are different, but just thought I'd let ya know!

 

[jaybird]

I found another version of 4502 that matches the crc32 you listed (3C6AC332), but it won't import/rename either.

 

[windsur]

Can you tell me if the crc32 you have for 4429 is E5C6E212 and the crc32 for 4502 is 3C6AC332? You can find the info from Winzip (open the zip file and crc32 should be there) or using NDSHeaderTool. I know originally for me, I had downloaded a bad copy of 4502 (site said it was a clean dump but it was the hacked version instead so I had to search for it and re-download).

The crc32 matches for 4429, but I've got a different one for 4502:

4429 - E5C6E212
4502 - 654A19BC

I also went in tonight to correct the box art for the newer ROMs and when comparing with ADVANsCEne, found these had somehow "lost" their box art:

2043 (Fifa Street 3) should be 2044
2503 (Mummy - Tomb of the Dragon) should be 2055
2676 (The Price is Right) should be 2678
2832 (Tornado) should be 2833
3031 (Garfield's Fun Fest) should be 3035
3032 (Margot's Word Brain) should be 3036

Not sure why those are different, but just thought I'd let ya know!

Thanks for letting me know about the numbering. Yes, Rominator doesn't follow the ADVANsCEne numbering: It follows the DS-Scene numbering. Hankchill and I had a discussion and we thought the DS-Scene numbering would be better. Originally, I believe it followed the GBAtemp numbering, but GBAtemp changed their numbering with the release the DSi-hybrid games and DS-Scene was the next closest thing. I've seen inside the ADVANsCEne and it's a scary thing.

I know the boxarts and icons on the server are all wonky (for lack of a better term). Unfortunately, I don't have access to fix/update them there. I had emailed hankchill earlier today to ask if there's a way I could do it like how I'm editing the gamelist but I have to wait to hear back. As far as icons, I know they're stored in a file called IconCache.rod (which I can't edit right now) but I don't know if the boxarts are stored locally or just on the server.

I'm going to message you so we can get the 4429/4502 thing sorted out hopefully.

 

[xgeek]

Just found this post after doing a google search looking for an updated db and after doing a few tests I have a question.

1) If I use the last official db (upto 4179) I have 4173 valid (clean) roms out of 4179.
2) If I use this updated db and check my roms again I only have 4099 valid roms out of 4179.

My question is why does this database mark up an extra 74 roms as invalid whereas the old db only marks up 6 as invalid (for roms 0001 - 4179). Has the CRCs been changed by mistake for some of the roms below 4179? I don't really want to validate my new roms above 4179 until I can confirm the integrity of the db.


As an example the below 5 roms now get flagged as having an invalid CRC32 with the updated db:

662 Barbie in the 12 Dancing Princesses
663 Digimon World DS
1269 Transformers - Autobots
1270 Transformers - Decepticons
1381 Wild West, The

Many thanks in avance.

 

[windsur]

Just found this post after doing a google search looking for an updated db and after doing a few tests I have a question.

1) If I use the last official db (upto 4179) I have 4173 valid (clean) roms out of 4179.
2) If I use this updated db and check my roms again I only have 4099 valid roms out of 4179.

My question is why does this database mark up an extra 74 roms as invalid whereas the old db only marks up 6 as invalid (for roms 0001 - 4179). Has the CRCs been changed by mistake for some of the roms below 4179? I don't really want to validate my new roms above 4179 until I can confirm the integrity of the db.


As an example the below 5 roms now get flagged as having an invalid CRC32 with the updated db:

662 Barbie in the 12 Dancing Princesses
663 Digimon World DS
1269 Transformers - Autobots
1270 Transformers - Decepticons
1381 Wild West, The

Many thanks in advance.

Actually, you caught me.

In reality, it's not the CRCs that changed but something else: In the examples above 662 and 663 swapped places, 1269 and 1270 swapped places, and 1381 and 1382 swapped places. The problem was I had no reference point to start off with as far as keeping the numbering going (ie: Last database admin won't answer my emails and the message I got from hankchill was basically 'Go with whatever works'.) Originally the database was derived from GBAtemp numbering which changed with the release of the DSi-enhanced games, so I went with the DS-Scene numbering which includes the DSi-enhanced games. In the transition, a few of the older games were shuffled around. 4180 and above are already in the new numbering sequence.

I could've gone with the AdvanScene numbering or No-Intro numbering, but there was a slight problem: a) I'd like to keep ahead of them, and b) as far as no-intro goes, there'd have been more renumbering that would've been worth it. At last check, the Rominator numbering system is not too far off the Advanscene numbering but they don't match up perfectly (less than a dozen with different numbers).

If you can't get Rominator to recognize the roms, you might want to try creating a new rom list and adding your files to it.