Plink Posted July 28, 2010 Share Posted July 28, 2010 Hello, ok I bought 3 harmony carts when they first came out. 1 for me and 2 for a couple of friends. Months passed without getting the chance to test it (i was laze and too busy with work) and since I had the croc I didn't bother much. I was thinking of selling the croc, so I thought it was time to test my harmony. Tried to load fw, but the software can't find the cart. Even if i use the connect option, The cart is not found. I tried different cables and different ports on my pc. I'm using win7. I spoke with one of the friends who got the other 2 carts, and he said he had similar problems when he tried to use it. I don't know if the third one of us tested it. Anyone has any idea about what to do? Any chance there is a hardware problem with the carts? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thomas Jentzsch Posted July 28, 2010 Share Posted July 28, 2010 Is it only a firmware loading problem or does the cart not work at all? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RevEng Posted July 28, 2010 Share Posted July 28, 2010 Just stick some 2600 roms on your SD card and try it without loading the firmware. It comes preloaded. If it works, its most likely a driver thing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cd-w Posted July 28, 2010 Share Posted July 28, 2010 Tried to load fw, but the software can't find the cart. Even if i use the connect option, The cart is not found. I tried different cables and different ports on my pc. I'm using win7. Did you download and install the the Windows 7 VCP driver from: http://www.ftdichip.com/Drivers/VCP.htm Chris Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Plink Posted July 28, 2010 Author Share Posted July 28, 2010 Tried to load fw, but the software can't find the cart. Even if i use the connect option, The cart is not found. I tried different cables and different ports on my pc. I'm using win7. Did you download and install the the Windows 7 VCP driver from: http://www.ftdichip.com/Drivers/VCP.htm Chris guys thanks all for the answers. It needed a couple of drivers from the link that chris gave. thanks a lot man Problem solved! will try it on my 2600 later tonight Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
satan165 Posted July 29, 2010 Share Posted July 29, 2010 One analogy that comes to mind is buying a new sports car but rather then driving it, have it on a lift in the garage with half the engine out and angry not that you cannot drive it, but that you don't have some nuts or bolts to put it back together. Gaming my friend! That is the key! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+batari Posted July 29, 2010 Share Posted July 29, 2010 Just stick some 2600 roms on your SD card and try it without loading the firmware. It comes preloaded. Yes, I'm surprised at how many people don't do this. They must be used to all of those other flash carts that don't work right out of the box. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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