Cool info. However, as not to over-complicate things and for the simple sake of identification, peeps can just look for the “SH-2” text (as per the image) on the chip and they’ll know it’s a standard.
DARKSOFT CPS III Bios and CD Releases
st3ncil
Student
A NoCD version will not show any region select screen or message on the screen, nor will it check for a CD, it will just boot to whatever game is installed.
st3ncil
Student
I'm getting the feeling that your right, it makes no difference if I have a CD insereted or not. Still getting straight to region select and it freezes
If you see region select, then the cart has my BIOS and if it freezes right after choosing the region, that's because you have the wrong contents of the game in the simms1 and 2. That can be because you have a problem with those simms, which I doubt, or because you wrote the wrong CD data.
st3ncil
Student
I tried it after erasing all Simms, still same issue.
I made a video which shows what’s happening https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/5lzw...ey=wrqtpe3yifpx8cx12v45m2y8i&st=t0zlntml&dl=0
@Snax Tan was selling CPS3 carts that were NoCD unless the Test button was held down on boot:
View: https://youtu.be/J3pE32g6EXc
I have an Ultrabios NoCD from you and it definitely does not do that. I can get to the Utility Menu if I hold down 1P start, but there's no way to get it to boot to the CD-ROM check screen.
If I choose to rewrite a new game in the Utility Menu with the Ultrabios NoCD cart, it will just boot the game that is currently flashed.
So yeah, I'm pretty sure @st3ncil has a NoCD cart. Remains to be seen if it's a combo cart though.
If I choose to rewrite a new game in the Utility Menu with the Ultrabios NoCD cart, it will just boot the game that is currently flashed.
So yeah, I'm pretty sure @st3ncil has a NoCD cart. Remains to be seen if it's a combo cart though.
st3ncil
Student
l_oliveira
Grand Master
Smells like you have the wrong stuff written to the simms... I.E.: You have data for normal SH-2 CPU flashed on the simms but your cartridge has a CAPCOM encrypted SH2 or the opposite, same result...
st3ncil
Student
I erased all data from my Simm how come it still is happening
Have you re-written the game with a custom version SuperBIOS CD by entering the darksoft menu, selecting a game, and waiting 45 minutes for it to load?
Guys, if st3ncil's cart does not boot into the CD check screen, there is no way to rewrite simms with it.
All things points to st3ncil's cart being a custom SH2 NoCD Super or Ultrabios cart. I don't understand why you're assuming otherwise.
All things points to st3ncil's cart being a custom SH2 NoCD Super or Ultrabios cart. I don't understand why you're assuming otherwise.
In that case his only option is to have that cart converted to a CD cart or buy another cd version cart.
FurinArcade
Beginner
Hey guys, I'm not the seller but I had the sellers carts and a few other bits a while back. I know I tested them on my working board and they worked/had the darksoft menu when I tried them.
I have another of the sellers carts here that is marked nocd but it does write a game, I'm writing one now to see if it works when complete. But in theory this one here and st3ncils should be the same.
If that extra info helps in any way
I have another of the sellers carts here that is marked nocd but it does write a game, I'm writing one now to see if it works when complete. But in theory this one here and st3ncils should be the same.
If that extra info helps in any way
FurinArcade
Beginner
The one I have here does not have a u5 chip and the one stencil posted pics of does. Again, if that helps?
