Help I cant save!

[kunocorp]

I dont know what happen but no matter what I tried I canot save on my NeoFlash 512 or my MK3. I dont know what's going on, can the MK3 lose it's saving capibilites? is there anyway to reset it?

[angelfly]

are you by any chance using the 0.5 menu? Saving is broken with it. 0.4 or 0.3 should be used. If that doesn't work try changing the battery on your neoflash cart.

[bruceg]

Yes, as Angefly says, if you are using menu .5 to save, the saving function is completely broken.  If you are trying to save to the SRAM on the flashcart, then follow his other suggestion to change the battery (or test the current battery with a voltmeter)

BruceG

[kunocorp]

No I tied all that, It's still not working, I tink it has something to do wit =h the MK3 itself, Is there anyway to reboot it to factory settings? I can load a save file but when the game starts the load save game option is not there. only new game.

[angelfly]

How many games have you tried with? It sounds as if one specific game is causing you trouble. I'd try a few games like Mario Kart or Mario 64 that create a save right from the start.

[kunocorp]

I've tried them and quite a few others. I was using moonshell, the latest one when i lost my ability to save.

[Kushan]

We need more details. What software you're using to flash the menu, what menu you're using, what roms you're using etc. etc.

[kunocorp]

i've used menu 0.4 and 0.3, i've used powerkit 2.1 to flash directly to my cart, I used about 50 roms and they all will not let me save, i mean i can save but when I turn off the game and turn it back on my save file isnt there. I changed y battery in my cart, 've donce everything i can think of that would help. I'm pretty sure it's a hardware issye, it just stopped saving. I dont know why, is there someone i can contact that can offer a replacement or something?

[Kushan]

Hmm, it does sound like a hardware problem.
Have you tried using NeoMax to see if it makes any kind of difference?

[bruceg]

Maybe try the following first.  Re-format the SD card completely (just in case some files got corrupted), re-load all the roms, and re-flash menu 0.4 to the cart.  Then, try running a rom again (one that you knew saved properly before).

After you save your progress in-game, check that the 'mk2_save' file is present on the SD card (this is the saved game for the most recent rom that has been played).  When it asks you to back-up the save, verify that the .sav file is showing up properly on the SD card (it sounds like it is). 

Load the save game file as before when you got it working, and let us know if you are still having the same problems with the hardware. 

Also, it wouldn't hurt to check ALL the contacts on the mk3/SD slots and clean them as well (you can use a q-tip and a small amount of isopropyl alcohol)

You would have to contact the people you purchased it from regarding a replacement.

BruceG

[kunocorp]

Ok, I reformated the sd card, I reload some roms, I re-flashed the .4 menu to my cart. The Mk2save file is present after I start a game and go back to the menu. The individual game saves show up, but still nothing. It will load my save files but once i'm in hte game, new game is the only option i have. Has anyone delt with diveno? do you think they'd offer a replacement, maybe a trade for MK 2006 since it's cheaper?

edit: when I try Mario Kart, it says the data could not be written. I have tried using different original game already.

[Kushan]

This might sound a little silly, but the security tab thing on the SD card is set correctly, right?

[bruceg]

Assuming you checked/cleaned all the contacts as well (making sure nothing is bent or impeded), it does sound like a hardware problem.

I know that Divineo has a 30 day return policy.  For defects after that period, you would probably have to contact them about that..

I hope you get some kind of resolution to the issue.  Also, no harm waiting to see if menu .6 fixes anything (though it doesn't look like it will)

BruceG

[kunocorp]

security tab is definetly set correctly, even when i'm playing a game directly from the cart using the gst patcher it wont save. is there a way to play from the cart without the mk3 being in?

[bruceg]

You can bypass the menu completely and use gst-patcher 3.4r to flash a single rom to the flashcart (using Neo Power kit in nds mode to do that).  However, even if you have flashme installed, you likely still need to have the mk3 connected.  You can try that, though, to test if saves are remembered using gst-patcher 3.4r (though they can't be backed up)

BruceG