Something I've been working on.

Razoola

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I though I would have a little play today and ended up with this. Before you ask it does not give you faster loading times.

 

ysselcneogeo

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Awesome work, Raz!

That's really a good step forward for the homebrew scene.
We were thinking about creating a SDCard based flash card for this purpose, but after all this drama, we decided against it :annoyed:
But this is even better, as it probably will cost only a few bucks and everyone can start hacking and brewing :-J
And on a completely different note gunlord cd would love it jesus please ><
 

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Is it possible anyone with a CDZ can make me a video?....

What I need to see is the following.....

Boot the system with no disk in, let it get to the main screen (can press a here to make video smaller). Then put in a audio CD (not a game CD) and let the system read it.... What I want to see is the state the main screen goes into after this point with the track numbers and play buttons etc.

Thanks in advance.
 

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I have discovered a button code in both the TOP LOADER and CDZ bios that takes you into a kind of test mode for the CD systems. Maybe this code is already common knowledge but if not.....

Hold 'UP+LEFT+B' from power on to access. Be careful as there is option to clear memory card in there.
 
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Hold 'UP+LEFT+B' from power on to access. Be careful as there is option to clear memory card in there.

I wasn't able to get into this test mode with an NGCD joypad, has anyone else had luck doing so? I was able to get into the test using a custom supergun joystick wired for the normal MVS pinout however.
 

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Razoola: Someone do the video ?
if not i could
 

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Is it possible anyone with a CDZ can make me a video?....

What I need to see is the following.....

Boot the system with no disk in, let it get to the main screen (can press a here to make video smaller). Then put in a audio CD (not a game CD) and let the system read it.... What I want to see is the state the main screen goes into after this point with the track numbers and play buttons etc.

Thanks in advance.


https://www.neogeocdworld.info/medias/videos/CDZ-music.MOV
 

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Thanks for doing the video but I can't seem to get access to that page.
 

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You could but i don't know why the browser said my webpage are not secur
 

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I have the same problem
 

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I have seen the video now. Unfortunately once the disk was read you hit the button to start audio play. What I need to see is what happens if you do not press anything for a few seconds after the yellow Japanese message disappears.

Raz
 

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Looks like we posted at the same time. Unfortunately the video does not show what I needed to see. You pressed the play button, what I need to see is what happens if you do not press the play button a few seconds after the yellow Japanese message disappears.
 

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Ah sorry i don't understand this point
(because she do nothing)
i do an other one
 
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That's just it, something does happen here on the top loader. I want to make sure that does not happen on a real CDZ.
 

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ok i upload the video tomorow
i test in the neo geo front loading and you have nothing too
 

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Sorry to intrude:

NGCDTL
[video]http://www.mediafire.com/watch/jn4uge9r9dlit6i/ngcd.mp4[/video]
 

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Thanks for the video Arcade Magician, unfortunately it needs to be on the CDZ and not top loader. Kuks video almost showed what I wanted to see
 

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Many thanks kuk, your new video shows what I needed to see. I know I have an issue to try and fix now.
 

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Actually kuk maybe you can tell me something. If you copy one of the newer games and then put it into the CDZ so the protection trips can you tell me what happens? Does the on screen pause button start flashing?
 
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