sage Posted February 13, 2016 Share Posted February 13, 2016 RTFM (well its not existing but anyways) .o file are designed for building the cartridge as well as sending them by comlynx to a lynx. if you need a rom image you need lynxdir (or lynxer) to craete a rom image. or you use a newer version of mod2lynx which outsputs lyx or lnx fiels directly. or, much easier... -> http://lynxdev.atari.org/blog/o2lyx_hack.xhtml Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sage Posted February 13, 2016 Share Posted February 13, 2016 PS: Bernds new firmware is doing exactly the same if you upload a .o file to the flashcard. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jp48 Posted February 13, 2016 Share Posted February 13, 2016 Thanks sage ! I don't know what's Bernds new firmware, I found source code to lynxdir from Bjoern's site (Atari Lynx Stuff), I haven't yet installed CC65 for this machine, doing that tomorrow. Thanks !! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jp48 Posted February 14, 2016 Share Posted February 14, 2016 OK, found lynxdir, converted mod to lynx, dropped to Mateos' cart, works !! Testing more, speed problems, coming out too slow, I will compose few MOD's for testing more. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Turbo Laser Lynx Posted February 23, 2016 Share Posted February 23, 2016 (edited) I also had the game file problem (that the directory was not empty when plugging in). I did all the tips and tricks for windows 8.1 in this thread but couldn't really get it to work reliably so I dug out my win XP laptop and screwed the rotary switch back and forth quite a few times and plugged the cart in half-way a few times and it started to work reliably. However I'm not 100% sure what did the trick at this time 'cause I never went back to test it on Win8.1 Anyways it's a really nice cart both for gaming and development (Thanks for your hard wor jfmatteos). Too bad I couldn't get Luchtenstein working on a real Lynx (I just wanted to see it IRL). I did the BLL conversion 128 -> 256 is there some other trick I'm not aware of? Edited February 23, 2016 by Turbo Laser Lynx Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sage Posted February 23, 2016 Share Posted February 23, 2016 (edited) OK, found lynxdir, converted mod to lynx, dropped to Mateos' cart, works !! Testing more, speed problems, coming out too slow, I will compose few MOD's for testing more. Dont see the point. You can set the speed in the gui and the gui compiles the mod directly to an lnx image. no need for lynxdir here... at least not in my version... Edited February 23, 2016 by sage Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jp48 Posted February 23, 2016 Share Posted February 23, 2016 Odd, I get mostly wrong speeds (too slow) even when using higher speeds. And outputs only .o file. Help: Easy to use Mod2Lynx converter and player written and © by Björn Spruck 2007 based on LYNXMOD 1.41 © Copyright 1999 - 2002 Duranik Erste Version: 14.04.1999 Letzte Änderung: 02.02.2002 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sage Posted February 24, 2016 Share Posted February 24, 2016 hmmm mine says the same... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Twoface2 Posted February 25, 2016 Share Posted February 25, 2016 Dont see the point. You can set the speed in the gui and the gui compiles the mod directly to an lnx image. no need for lynxdir here... at least not in my version... Sage, the version from your homepage writes *.lmd and *.o but no *.lnx and *.lyx. Am I doing something wrong? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sage Posted February 25, 2016 Share Posted February 25, 2016 Sage, the version from your homepage writes *.lmd and *.o but no *.lnx and *.lyx. Am I doing something wrong? No. It seems the Flashcard version is newer, even so the version information is the same. Maybe it was not released to the internet, because the positive responses were so .... inexistent. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Twoface2 Posted March 8, 2016 Share Posted March 8, 2016 for exemple luch3d.lnx Don't pad it - just use 1.0.0.2 of my util (above), and chose 128Kb -> 256Kb BLL. Make sure the header is removed also. Then drag the output file to the flash cart. Thank you for your great utility, Gadget! However, like bdoi, I can not get Luchs3d.lnx to work with Mateos Flashcart. Other Homebrews work. I tried all options with no success. Maybe this is because Luchs3d uses a 512kb scheme but its size is less than 128kb? It works on Lynxmans cart with 512kb setting. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jfmateos Posted March 8, 2016 Author Share Posted March 8, 2016 Dear twoface2, please try with the attached rom I have taken the original lnx rom (from this thread), removed its 64 bytes header, padded up to 131072 bytes adding 35494 bytes at the end of the file, copied this 131072 block three times to get a 512kb file, added a fake 64bytes header at the begining of the file, and converted it with http://www.vectrex.hackermesh.org/alynxconverter/ It seems to work in my Lynx 2. Best regards 56ded7abe9537Luchs3d.bin 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Turbo Laser Lynx Posted March 8, 2016 Share Posted March 8, 2016 Cool, thanks for this jfmateos! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doctorclu Posted March 9, 2016 Share Posted March 9, 2016 BTW, old news, but when we were making the sound files for Joust on the Atari Jaguar I used this multicart to load Joust for the Lynx to record sound samples. I actually think the Lynx sound set was the closest Atari had for Joust on all the Atari systems and computers. http://atariage.com/forums/topic/235021-not-quite-dactyl/page-3?hl=+joust 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Twoface2 Posted March 14, 2016 Share Posted March 14, 2016 Dear twoface2, please try with the attached rom I have taken the original lnx rom (from this thread), removed its 64 bytes header, padded up to 131072 bytes adding 35494 bytes at the end of the file, copied this 131072 block three times to get a 512kb file, added a fake 64bytes header at the begining of the file, and converted it with http://www.vectrex.hackermesh.org/alynxconverter/ It seems to work in my Lynx 2. Best regards Thank you jfmateos, this one works. What exactly does your web-converter do? Just cut the header? However, I was hoping to encourage GadgetUK to upgrade his useful offline converter Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jfmateos Posted March 14, 2016 Author Share Posted March 14, 2016 The web service deletes the header and, in 512kb files, it also rearranges the rom content to make it compatible with my card. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GadgetUK Posted March 14, 2016 Share Posted March 14, 2016 Thank you jfmateos, this one works. What exactly does your web-converter do? Just cut the header? However, I was hoping to encourage GadgetUK to upgrade his useful offline converter I will update it at some point soon! Thanks to jfmateos for the info there! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guitari Posted May 2, 2016 Share Posted May 2, 2016 Would anyone be interested in buying my Mateos lynx flashcard? 100% new and unused. PM me with price you're willing to pay. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobandted Posted May 12, 2016 Share Posted May 12, 2016 Are there any still available for purchase? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greenious Posted May 12, 2016 Share Posted May 12, 2016 Are there any still available for purchase? There is, I bought one last week and got it 2 days ago. Works excellent. Highly recommended. http://www.vectrex.hackermesh.org/index.php/en/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
apr2499 Posted May 25, 2016 Share Posted May 25, 2016 Yeah, it does work with 128K -> 256Kb BLL if you don't pad the ROM! GadgetUK, I took the luchs3d.lnx file, ran it through your ultility, and it still does not work on a Lynx 1 using the Mateos flash cart. I even used the remove header check box, and the 128kb -> 256Kb (BLL/Mateos) option. The problem is that the file size is 184Kb. Outside of padding the end of the file (which doesn't work), how can we get this or other homebrew roms to work on the real lynx hardware? I just got the McWill screen mod and am playing this thing all of the time! I was able to get your port of Alien to work, but it is already the correct file size. Any help you can provide would be appreciated! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Twoface2 Posted May 30, 2016 Share Posted May 30, 2016 GadgetUK, I took the luchs3d.lnx file, ran it through your ultility, and it still does not work on a Lynx 1 using the Mateos flash cart. I even used the remove header check box, and the 128kb -> 256Kb (BLL/Mateos) option. The problem is that the file size is 184Kb. Outside of padding the end of the file (which doesn't work), how can we get this or other homebrew roms to work on the real lynx hardware? I just got the McWill screen mod and am playing this thing all of the time! I was able to get your port of Alien to work, but it is already the correct file size. Any help you can provide would be appreciated! Dear twoface2, please try with the attached rom I have taken the original lnx rom (from this thread), removed its 64 bytes header, padded up to 131072 bytes adding 35494 bytes at the end of the file, copied this 131072 block three times to get a 512kb file, added a fake 64bytes header at the begining of the file, and converted it with http://www.vectrex.hackermesh.org/alynxconverter/ It seems to work in my Lynx 2. Best regards Please check jfmateos first post on this page. Download link is there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bdoi Posted May 30, 2016 Share Posted May 30, 2016 I just to thank Jfmateos for his after sales service. he is really professional and efficient Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
walter_J64bit Posted February 19, 2018 Share Posted February 19, 2018 (edited) Anyone got a ready to use rom pack for use on the Lynx Rewritable Multigame Cartridge? Edited February 19, 2018 by walter_J64bit Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ninsei Posted November 16, 2018 Share Posted November 16, 2018 Are any of these multi game carts still available to purchase? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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