NEW DCastaway!!

[scrabbus]

Just downloaded this one, gonna burn it tonight, WOOOOHOOO, now heres two guys who deserve all the adulation around, STEP FORWARD GUYS THIS IS A GREAT BIG STEP FOR DC ONE SMALL STEP TOWARDS UTTER GREATNESS

[scrabbus]

damn!!! its a bin file does anyone know how I should set about burning this as a selfboot emu???

[curt_grymala]

Use Selfboot, BootDreams or DSSBS Final.

Is it called 1st_Read.bin, or is it called something else? If it's called something else, then you definitely want to check it with LyingWake's FileChecker (get it from http://www.consolevision.com/members/fackue/ ). Make certain that it's scrambled, and renamed to 1st_Read.bin before trying to burn it with Selfboot, DSSBS Final or BootDreams.

[scrabbus]

thanks a lot, but...I seem to be having a few probs with beta 2 at the moment, I'm not sure wether I am following the right instructions, the ones I use are a little splintered, but all the help is apreciated

[scrabbus]

oh, also i use Dir2Boot, is this ok?

[curt_grymala]

oh, also i use Dir2Boot, is this ok?

That should be fine. I just usually forget that one, since the only time I've ever used it was when I made the tutorial on how to use it.

Make sure you've got the bin file that came with the program
Make sure it's scrambled (use the FileChecker)
Make sure it's called 1st_Read.bin
Make sure you've got an IP.bin in the directory with your 1st_Read.bin
Follow the directions on using Dir2Boot

IIRC, DCaSTaway requires a bios image, so you'll have to make sure that's in the correct place, and has the correct filename. You will also want to place your roms in the correct place. If the readme file that came with this version is difficult to understand (or if a readme wasn't included) try locating the readme from the last version. I seem to remember being able to understand that readme when I made the SBI.

[scrabbus]

OK, I got this working I think!!! But hells teeth man, this is bloody slow when you try to select a rom!!! seems to take forever!!! I'll keep u posted peeps

[scrabbus]

thanks man

[scrabbus]

seems to be on an endless search!!

[scrabbus]

ok, sorry about the small useless posts! I have got beta 2 to work, a few probs with the joypads though, some games no longer recognise the pad. The version I just burned was the atest one the madrid one, it just searches endlessly for the roms, I left it for 15 minutes and it still seemed to be searching for them, I follewed the instructions to the letter on beta 2, Curt's advice worked a treat, so i assumed that this one would be the same...Until it came time to find a rom!! Can Anyone Help?