SD2SNES Problem (Black Screen)

[Tempest_2084]

I finally got around to trying out my shiny new SD2SNES cart and I can't get it to work! I formatted the 8GB SD cart (FAT) and put the sd2snes firmware folder on the card as instructed and nothing happens. I just get a black screen and a solid orange light. Some other light may be flashing now and then behind it, but the main one stays solid orange. Any ideas?

Some more details:

I'm using a Transcend 8GB SD HC Class 6 card
I'm using Windows 7 64-Bit
I'm formatting the card as FAT 32 with a Default allocation size (no idea what it should be). I'm using the full format, not the quick format.

When on turn on the SD2SNES without a SD card in it, I don't get any error message. This leads me to believe that it's not being flashed, so my best guess is that it's not reading my SD card for some reason. I tried a different card (a Kodak one) and it also did not work.

[ikari_01]

How do the LEDs behave when you switch it on without a card?

[Tempest_2084]

How do the LEDs behave when you switch it on without a card?

Solid orange and solid red.


Thank you for responding to this BTW, I really appreciate it.

[Tempest_2084]

An odd development. I decided to put not only the sd2snes folder on the card but all my roms as well. Now the lights blink for a bit and then they all go out and I still have a black screen. What on earth could this mean?

[ikari_01]

Sounds like it is creating and storing the file database on card and trying to boot the menu. As nothing comes up on the screen I guess either FPGA<->memory or SNES<->FPGA communication is faulty. I suspect a hardware fault.

[sdekaar]

do have a Region MOD on your snes ?
i know that the old (&bad) method don't works with sd2snes (link pin 10&1 of the F411/413)

[ikari_01]

In that case all 3 LEDs should be flashing though. Thanks for reminding me of it anyway, I need to come up with a solution for that... ;)

[Tempest_2084]

do have a Region MOD on your snes ?
i know that the old (&bad) method don't works with sd2snes (link pin 10&1 of the F411/413)

Nope, it's a stock SNES

Sounds like it is creating and storing the file database on card and trying to boot the menu. As nothing comes up on the screen I guess either FPGA<->memory or SNES<->FPGA communication is faulty. I suspect a hardware fault.

Ok, I'll send a note off to Krikzz then. I dont suppose there's any way to check this before sending it back is there?

[KRIKzz]

probably cart was damaged while shipping. send it to me, i will check and fix all