flashjazzcat Posted October 15, 2020 Share Posted October 15, 2020 (edited) On 10/7/2020 at 1:26 AM, Roydea6 said: The only complaint is the BRIGHT green LED... I might have to put a black label over the LED window. I agree with you Roy, having just received my production cart. It is impossible to make out the red HDD activity LED when the green one is lit. The pending loader update therefore turns the green LED off by default and just flashes it when the SD card has been removed. Edited October 15, 2020 by flashjazzcat 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Philsan Posted October 15, 2020 Share Posted October 15, 2020 Yesterday I received the cart. I agree on the fact the green led should be turned off. On 600/800XL machines it's really annoying. I am glad it could be done with an update. I didn't have the time to test the cart yet but I noticed some CAR don't work. I am sure the compatibility will improve with updates. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flashjazzcat Posted October 15, 2020 Share Posted October 15, 2020 4 minutes ago, Philsan said: I didn't have the time to test the cart but I noticed some CAR don't work. I am sure the compatibility will improve with updates. Compatibility may improve if you tell us what CAR files don't work. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Philsan Posted October 15, 2020 Share Posted October 15, 2020 46 minutes ago, flashjazzcat said: Compatibility may improve if you tell us what CAR files don't work. Yes, I tested files and reported issues for AVGCart, I will do the same with Side 3 too. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marsupilami Posted October 15, 2020 Share Posted October 15, 2020 Hello folks, My Side3 was crushed by the carrier ? Is there a .STL file somewhere for my 3D printer ? Thanks. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TGB1718 Posted October 15, 2020 Share Posted October 15, 2020 22 minutes ago, Marsupilami said: Hello folks, My Side3 was crushed by the carrier ? Is there a .STL file somewhere for my 3D printer ? Thanks. Have you un-cased it and checked it still works ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flashjazzcat Posted October 15, 2020 Share Posted October 15, 2020 30 minutes ago, Marsupilami said: My Side3 was crushed by the carrier It might be worth asking Lotharek if he has a spare shell when he gets back from his vacation. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
candle Posted October 15, 2020 Share Posted October 15, 2020 https://maszczyk.pl/pokaz_produkt/obudowy-km-20b.html https://maszczyk.pl/db/prod_wpis_att/2b96fa405b.igs IGS to STL conversion can be done with FreeCAD, also you can make all nessesary modifications there lotharek is on vacations till 25 of october if anyone would want to contact him... 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marsupilami Posted October 15, 2020 Share Posted October 15, 2020 34 minutes ago, TGB1718 said: Have you un-cased it and checked it still works ? Yes, It work perfectly (fortunately). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marsupilami Posted October 15, 2020 Share Posted October 15, 2020 28 minutes ago, flashjazzcat said: It might be worth asking Lotharek if he has a spare shell when he gets back from his vacation. Yes i did it yesterday...but He took loooong vacations 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marsupilami Posted October 15, 2020 Share Posted October 15, 2020 29 minutes ago, candle said: IGS to STL conversion can be done with FreeCAD, also you can make all nessesary modifications there. Thanks, yes i could indeed..but i wanted to know if the model for Side3 was already available (without having to modify an existing shell model). I'll wait until Lotharek is back then Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
madness77 Posted October 15, 2020 Share Posted October 15, 2020 @Marsupilami It's KM-20B case: https://allegro.pl/oferta/obudowa-km-20b-transparentna-8365850429 (~1.43 EUR) ...but you have to cut holes for the SD card, button, switch, and edge notches. So it might be better to wait for Lotharek. He has laser cutter . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
candle Posted October 15, 2020 Share Posted October 15, 2020 all cases are milled and stencil-printed by maszczyk, custom colours are aslo available when making bulk orders all you can do for 1.43 euro is to have stock replacement case that you need to CNC mill or cut with a file but it's better than nothing 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flashjazzcat Posted October 16, 2020 Share Posted October 16, 2020 Pleased to hear news of SIDE3 orders reaching the four corners of the globe. Here's someone form Antarctica testing theirs: 1 10 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leech Posted October 16, 2020 Share Posted October 16, 2020 18 hours ago, flashjazzcat said: It might be worth asking Lotharek if he has a spare shell when he gets back from his vacation. Holy crap, he took a vacation? I mean I don't think he actually sleeps, so that is amazing he took some time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OmaOhneBH Posted October 16, 2020 Share Posted October 16, 2020 18 hours ago, candle said: https://maszczyk.pl/pokaz_produkt/obudowy-km-20b.html ...is there anything similar available for the Fujinet device? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frankie Posted October 16, 2020 Share Posted October 16, 2020 I received my Side3 and I notice the loader has some issues. I have a standard collection of games I put on my other Side carts. It's a 68 MB collection of about 3,000 games. The top directory has 61 directories. The side loader only shows about 1/2 of them. Sometimes on a restart it will show them all but as I navigate and return to the top it's back to 1/2. Each directory contains about 50 or so .xex files. Sometimes I only see about 1/2 of those as well. Frank Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flashjazzcat Posted October 16, 2020 Share Posted October 16, 2020 (edited) 6 minutes ago, Frankie said: The top directory has 61 directories. The side loader only shows about 1/2 of them. That sounds like an IO error. The loader has been tested with directories containing 800+ filenames and no issues found. The most common reason for a directory to be truncated is when a bogus end of directory marker is found. That said: if you can image the card, I will gladly test it here. If you have a different SD card, you could perhaps test it with a similar density of filenames. Edited October 16, 2020 by flashjazzcat Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mclaneinc Posted October 16, 2020 Share Posted October 16, 2020 4 hours ago, flashjazzcat said: Pleased to hear news of SIDE3 orders reaching the four corners of the globe. Here's someone form Antarctica testing theirs: To para quote the tramp at the start of the Terminator, "That's a real bright led".. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marsupilami Posted October 16, 2020 Share Posted October 16, 2020 (edited) Not as beautiful as the real one but until Lotharek's return it will be enough + I added some space in the shell for the push button. Edited October 16, 2020 by Marsupilami 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mclaneinc Posted October 16, 2020 Share Posted October 16, 2020 Bloody hell, that led IS bright....Its not a laser diode is it 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Philsan Posted October 16, 2020 Share Posted October 16, 2020 23 hours ago, Philsan said: Yes, I tested files and reported issues for AVGCart, I will do the same with Side 3 too. @flashjazzcat should I start tests or is it better to wait your upcoming new firmware? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flashjazzcat Posted October 16, 2020 Share Posted October 16, 2020 22 minutes ago, Philsan said: Should I start tests or is it better to wait your upcoming new firmware? Entirely up to you Phil: I am sure any information you provide will be helpful, and I hope to release the update tonight or tomorrow morning. I will list all bug fixes when I release the update, but as far as cartridge types are concerned, only Sic! has been subject to fixes. The change Candle eventually suggested for Sic! - although it seemed to work at first sight - was actually only half the story, and I just spent the last hour finding the second bug in Sic! emulation (namely, one which prevented ROM at $A000-$BFFF being disabled at all: well spotted... not). Fortunately, since I was able to figure that one out myself, the update will be out in hours rather than days. Sincere thanks to Pawel Mandes for reporting the initial issue and testing updates at short notice. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frankie Posted October 16, 2020 Share Posted October 16, 2020 1 hour ago, flashjazzcat said: That sounds like an IO error. The loader has been tested with directories containing 800+ filenames and no issues found. The most common reason for a directory to be truncated is when a bogus end of directory marker is found. That said: if you can image the card, I will gladly test it here. If you have a different SD card, you could perhaps test it with a similar density of filenames. I used a different card and re-copied the files and all is working! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flashjazzcat Posted October 16, 2020 Share Posted October 16, 2020 Just now, Frankie said: I used a different card and re-copied the files and all is working! Nice one: I knew it. Thanks for confirming. What kind of card is the problematic one? I guess we're gonna have to compile a list of to-be-avoided media. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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