Here is the new version,savetype check is completed and you can save the rom info into a text file.
Zip file support will be available in the next version,coming soom
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/ Gamer_X on 25-Sep-2003 16:28 wrote:
you know what would be AWESOME. if the tool could scan the directories and dump a log file for the all the roms´ info.
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/ xuom2 on 25-Sep-2003 20:57 wrote:
coolhj... THAANKS!
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/ bigfred on 25-Sep-2003 21:46 wrote:
Great work ! (worship)
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/ ATMB on 27-Dec-2003 13:28 wrote:
Well...WHICH one is the latest version of GBATA?
And...could you link a support page with download link and latest version information? This because I can't find it...
bye!
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/ xuom2 on 27-Dec-2003 18:03 wrote:
ehm.... for example in homepage, patches section.
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/ ATMB on 28-Dec-2003 21:32 wrote:
SORRY
thank you very much xuom and Merry X(uo)mas!===============================================
GBATA Version 0.4 is out - get it here \ coolhj on 23th January 2004, 20:07 wrote:
The most powerful GBA Tool is upgraded.
What's new:
Fully support Zip file
More publisher(maker) can be detected.
Intro remover now can automatic detect which value to pad (most likely value,FFs or 00s)
Support Drag & Dorp file to application.
Info can be saved into clipboard
SRAM Patcher now support the newest format EEPROM_v124
Here you go! Thanks for reporting bugs!
Chinese version will be out later.
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/ bigfred on 24-Jan-2004 12:34 wrote:
Wow, great work! Incredible!
Thank you - I'll report bugs when I find any
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/ madcell on 24-Jan-2004 18:30 wrote:
cool
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/ Grim_Reaper on 24-Jan-2004 18:39 wrote:
yay!
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/ MadBob on 24-Jan-2004 19:49 wrote:
Thanks very much, do you think you will add recognition or EEPROM save sizes?
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/ Grim_Reaper on 24-Jan-2004 20:07 wrote:
Can the fix overdump auto detect as well? That would make life so much easier.
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/ relax on 24-Jan-2004 22:29 wrote:
Amazing tool!
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GBA Tool Advance ? - GBA Tool Advance ? \ geter44 on 27th January 2004, 19:33 wrote:
What's time has GBA Tool Advance 0.4Simplified Chinese Version (GB) ?
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/ coolhj on 28-Jan-2004 12:10 wrote:
Coming soon with version 0.5,please wait...
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/ xuom2 on 28-Jan-2004 20:25 wrote:
people from gbatemp forums are asking for a trim function
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/ geter44 on 29-Jan-2004 13:37 wrote:
???????version 0.5????.....
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/ Grim_Reaper on 29-Jan-2004 22:57 wrote:
Yeah I prefer the chinese version too screw all those people who can't read it, the next release should be in Chinese first then english }-d
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/ MadBob on 29-Jan-2004 23:49 wrote:
Nah next version should be in Egyptian Glyphs
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/ geter44 on 30-Jan-2004 18:40 wrote:
?Chinese first then english?
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/ xuom2 on 30-Jan-2004 19:00 wrote:
mmm language flames...
no good, no good...
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Caution!!! a BIG PROBLEM about gbata \ coolhj on 29-Jan-2004 08:02 wrote:
Caution! Here is very stupid and very serious problem.
Don't put the application gbata.exe into a root directory, for example "d:\gbata.exe". If you put gbata.exe into a root directory,and if you open a zip file at the first time,when you open another file , all the files in which folder you just opened will be deleted!
Sorry for my poor explanation,Here is an example:
1.put the gbata.exe into a root directory,such as "d:\gbata.exe"
2.run "d:\gbata.exe"
3.open "e:\gba\gbarom.zip"
4.open "e:\gba2\gbarom.zip" or other *.zip or *.gba file in e:\gba2\
5.a terrorful thing happen,all files e:\gba2\*.* is lost!!!!
Sorry for this , I'll fix it soon.
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/ volospin on 29-Jan-2004 09:55 wrote:
Sounds like the early Nero 6 bug...
You are doing a good job...
Keep up the good work, dude.
P.S. Good Red Pocket income this year?
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GBATA Version 0.5 - upgrade it now \ coolhj on 30th January 2004, 13:22 wrote:
Fix the deathful bug
Add new function ROM Trimmer
Here you go....
gbata_en.zip English Ver
gbata_chs.zip Simplified Chinese Version (GB)
gbata_cht.zip Traditional Chinese Version (Big5)
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/ xuom2 on 30-Jan-2004 19:01 wrote:
you're great!===============================================
/ geter44 on 30-Jan-2004 19:22 wrote:
hao a!
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/ Grim_Reaper on 31-Jan-2004 03:37 wrote:
Yeah good job! And Chinese version too!
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GBATA v0.5 - Small Error \ Dopefish on 03rd April 2004, 12:55 wrote:
I've found a small error in coolhj's GBATA v0.5:
GBATA says that "7N" is "LSP", but actually it's "Empire Interactive", because "LSP" is "6Y"!
For example see Starsky & Hutch for "7N" = "Empire Interactive" and...
CT Special Forces I+II for "6Y" = "LSP"
CU!
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/ coolhj on 03-Apr-2004 14:27 wrote:
Good! Thanks for the report!
And I still have one question. Please check 0479 - CT Special Forces (E) (M6).zip & 1379 - CT Special Forces (U) (M6).zip .
0479 is "6Y - LSP" , that's ok, and the first screen is "LSP".
But for 1379,it is "FL",which still not be set in GBATA's publisher database,and the first screen is "Hip Games"insted of "LSP", the second screen is "LSP"
So which is publisher? "Hip Games" or "LSP"?
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/ Dopefish on 04-Apr-2004 12:05 wrote:
#1379 is the US version and it's publisher is indeed "Hip Games" = "FL" and not "LSP".
I've found another error: "7F" = "Kemco" and not "Capcom" (= "08").
An example for "7F" is #0206 - Mech Platoon (E).
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/ coolhj on 04-Apr-2004 13:30 wrote:
Thaaaanks again!
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/ Connie on 04-Apr-2004 23:16 wrote:
I started the following attachment just recently but it got very confusing due to the number of variations/discrepencies. I wasn't sure if there was a difference in the maker code (as per the header info) and the publisher name as listed in for ex. "GBAFront".
To make it easier if you wish to double check my findings, I only searched the 1st hundred or so realeses and then picked a game at random to see if the code matched. As Dopefish mentioned, the big one is Capcom vs Kemco. The other to consider is the different codes for Konami which I narrowed down to different regions but two on each code.
Every little helps, Connie
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/ coolhj on 05-Apr-2004 07:08 wrote:
Thanks, I will check.
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/ Dopefish on 07-Apr-2004 18:43 wrote:
...and another one:
"7M" = "AIA" or "Asmik Ace Entertainment Inc." and not "Ubi Soft" which is actually "41"
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I prefer "AIA" cause it's shorter and it seems to be the official short form, just take a look at the logo in "1446 - Demon Driver (U)". Or is this game developed by "Ignition" and "AIA" is the publisher? Then "7M" should be "Ignition"!
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/ coolhj on 08-Apr-2004 04:54 wrote:
Thanks, but I think "7M" should be "Asmik Ace Entertainment Inc." . 0186 - Dokapon is an example.
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GBATA Question \ lessram on 28th May 2004, 00:08 wrote:
Hello,
Coolhj can you check this page, is it worth and in that case possible using that in GBATA ?
http://haggar.emuunlim.com/fix/
Greetz
LessRam
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/ coolhj on 28-May-2004 04:36 wrote:
I checked that before, and gonna add these function on gbata, but I didn't have enough time working on it, so just wait for a period.
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GBATA upgraded - version 0.6 \ coolhj on 06th July 2004, 14:00 wrote:
Here is the latest version of my GBATA, enjoy!
)What's new:
update publisher's database
update serial
Improved SRAM Patcher, now SRAM patcher support all kind of non-sram format, except the compressed Famicom Mini series.
Add Reboot/Sleep mode function
Add Clock fix for Pokemon sapphire & ruby
For detail please see readme.txt
Bug reports are welcome.
Chinese version coming soon.
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/ relax on 06-Jul-2004 14:13 wrote:
It looks great, thanks for your work!
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/ tr7743 on 06-Jul-2004 16:19 wrote:
Oh! It's cooooooooool!!!
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/ xuom2 on 06-Jul-2004 16:48 wrote:
thanks!
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/ madcell on 06-Jul-2004 17:47 wrote:
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/ Dumper on 06-Jul-2004 20:02 wrote:
Great tool coolhj
In Publishers Database shouldn't 4Q be Disney Interactive not Ubi Soft
I think 41 is Ubi Soft
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/ coolhj on 07-Jul-2004 15:12 wrote:
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/ ggmm_HK on 07-Jul-2004 15:55 wrote:
Xiexie!!!
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/ bigfred on 07-Jul-2004 17:46 wrote:
Great news! Thanks for all the work!
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/ fitneo on 07-Jul-2004 17:58 wrote:
thx for the update coolhj!
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/ Connie on 08-Jul-2004 14:21 wrote:
What an awesome all in one tool!
Great work and keep it up.
Many thanks,
Connie.
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/ Grim_Reaper on 08-Jul-2004 18:52 wrote:
Nice job Coolhj, GBATA is the best. My farvorite addition is how it always starts out at the centre of the screen instead of randomly all over the place.
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/ love77 on 13-Jul-2004 10:57 wrote:
Good job~
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GBATA Bug? \ Bent on 26th October 2004, 06:54 wrote:
Check out the save type in this screenshot, is the weird charactors a bug or is it something I'm doing wrong? This is the clean version of Fire Emblem.
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/ coolhj on 26-Oct-2004 14:32 wrote:
Yes, this bug exist in 0979,1235,1692, the correct savetype is SRAM_F_V102 (256Kbit)
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/ Bent on 26-Oct-2004 17:46 wrote:
Ok, as long as it's known, thanks
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GBA Tool Advance V0.6 - Manual \ Gallantmon on 09th November 2004, 05:32 wrote:
Is there a Manual or help file or FAQ for this tool? Anybody can point me to a web site that contains this information? Or is the tool so simple to use that none have been written?
Or perhaps, somebody can help me with the following questons that I have, so that I know I'm using the tool correctly, based on the following background:
I'm using Flash2Advance Ultra 512MB, with PowerWriter 2.12 and 2.3 CIZ:
1. For the SRAM patch, is this to be used for "all" games that uses the Flash 1M save types? Any other types I should be aware of that would need this? I've been having problems with Pokemon FireRed (1695) & LeafGreen (1691) (both "pure") in that I get white screen, until i use the GBATA SRAM patcher on them. It works now, but I continue to get error that the save file is corrupt, although the game appears to be able to continue from where it was last saved. Any advice if what I've done is correct, and also if there's a way to rid of the "save file currupt" problem?
2. For the Clock Fix, how do i know when to use it? For the Pokemon (eg Ruby, FireRed etc), should I patched it? For the FireRed (1195), it was shown to be "unneeded"
3. Fixed Overdump: How do we know whether a cartridge is overdump? I've tried to "backup my cartridges" via F2A Writer 3.1, and have used the *.DAT as guideline as to the size. But without those information, how do I know what is the actual size of the cartridge?
4. Remove Intro - What does the various "Draw" options actually do?
Perhaps more queries will come in soon, as I explore the use of this great tool... Thanks in advance on any advise/help.
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/ coolhj on 11-Nov-2004 02:35 wrote:
Check readme.txt
1, You have to continue the game with this "save file currupt" problem, no solution for now
2, For ruby and sapphire series only
3, To know whether the released rom is overdump, check no-intro site always. If you know someting about the data structure, you can check it with the hexeditor.
4, It means rip the intro as a independent intro demo file.
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gbata0.6a - fixed version \ coolhj on 10th February 2005, 09:17 wrote:
sorry to bring the trouble, here is the fixed vesion.
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/ CharlieF on 10-Feb-2005 12:34 wrote:
Thank you for this wonderful tool!
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/ bigfred on 10-Feb-2005 18:14 wrote:
Lestato from irc says Spiderman 2 Eur doesn't save after patching (and only this game!) for some reason. Other tools give the same crc when fixing. Any ideas?
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/ RomUlan on 11-Feb-2005 03:26 wrote:
disney is lowercased in this version
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/ coolhj on 11-Feb-2005 10:41 wrote:
It seems that it is a VBA problem, I try no$gba and EZ1 on hardware, the save is ok after patching.Lestato from irc says Spiderman 2 Eur doesn't save after patching (and only this game!) for some reason. Other tools give the same crc when fixing. Any ideas?
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/ Lestato on 11-Feb-2005 18:53 wrote:
hi all, finaly i'm register now...
By the way, coolhj, i've made my own dump (is the same of the release of rising sun) (number 1565) on my F2A pro card, the game doesn't save(i've also tested in my second cartridge and...it's the same result
The header information of file Spider-Man 2 EU.gba
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Software Title: SPIDER-MAN2
Game Serial: AGB-BSPX-EUU
Maker Code: 52
Publisher: Activision
Version: 1.0
Logo Code: OK
Complement: ABh
Save Type: EEPROM_V124
File Size: 128 mbit (16777216 bytes)
CRC32: 821838BC
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and after a way by GBATA :
The header information of file output-Spider-Man 2 EU.gba
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Software Title: SPIDER-MAN2
Game Serial: AGB-BSPX-EUU
Maker Code: 52
Publisher: Activision
Version: 1.0
Logo Code: OK
Complement: ABh
Save Type: EEPROM_V124 (Patched)
File Size: 128 mbit (16777216 bytes)
CRC32: 2273E224
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i've also try another patching tools (like V124_Patcher5.exe from gbatemp)
(with V124_Patcher5)
The header information of file Spider~1.patched.gba
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Software Title: SPIDER-MAN2
Game Serial: AGB-BSPX-EUU
Maker Code: 52
Publisher: Activision
Version: 1.0
Logo Code: OK
Complement: ABh
Save Type: EEPROM_V124 (Patched)
File Size: 128 mbit (16777216 bytes)
CRC32: 2273E224
-----------------------------------------
Anyway your tools is the best "patcher"
Nice work !!
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HELP! GBATA v0.6a won?t work on XP w/ SPK2 \ xyoo on 14th March 2005, 20:16 wrote:
I just upgraded my system to Win XP w/ Spk2 and now Gbata won't work on my system(The window for Gbata will pop open but no data is in the window). I changed the compatibility mode to make it run under Windows 95, 98, ME, and 2000, but with no success. It worked flawlessly on my old system, Win ME. This is the only tool I use to patch all my games with and is the best tool around. Help Please!!!
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/ Squaresoft74 on 14-Mar-2005 21:34 wrote:
It works fine for me With Xp Pro Sp2.
Try disabling the built in Firewall , it's known to mess many programs
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/ Daxter on 18-Mar-2005 06:31 wrote:
It works fine for me too.
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bug in trimming roms with GBATA 0.6a - bug \ IVAN on 02nd April 2005, 14:32 wrote:
I think I've found a bug in GBATA 0.6a. After Trimming Warioware, Inc. - Minigame Mania (E) (M5) Rom the mini game Mario Bros style in the second Wario section is very glitchy (launching it throught the Grid mode). I hope it can be fixed!
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new bug in gbatool \ bigfred on 30th April 2005, 13:34 wrote:
According to dj_garf: if the extension is in capitals (.ZIP) it messes up and reads garbage into the header viewer - if the extension is .zip it's fine.
Shouldn't be hard to fix.
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/ coolhj on 01-May-2005 09:15 wrote:
Yes, that's really a stupid bug i never notice, here is the fixed version.
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/ dj_garf on 04-May-2005 13:06 wrote:
thanx for fixing the bug so fast coolhj
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gbata little mistake \ bigfred on 13th June 2005, 17:40 wrote:
The serial for german games is not ...D-DEU but ...D-NOE (nintendo of europe). Maybe this can be fixed in the next update
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/ coolhj on 16-Jun-2005 04:11 wrote:
got it , and please check the following
'E' ='USA'
'P' ='EUR'
'J' ='JPN'
'X' ='EUU'
'Y' ='EUU'
'F' ='FRA'
'I' ='ITA'
'S' ='SPA'
'D' ='DEU' -->'NOE'
'K' ='KOR'
'C' ='CHN'
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/ bigfred on 16-Jun-2005 10:39 wrote:
I'm not sure about KOR and CHN. Maybe you or anyone else from WRG can find out about the chinese games by checking in some shop? I ask our korean contact about the serials there. I'm unsure: It could also be -ESP instead of SPA. The rest is ok
You are also missing ...H-HOL and ...U-AUS. Big thanks for your great work btw :d
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/ bigfred on 25-Jun-2005 12:38 wrote:
GBC-serials use ...S-ESP. I assume gba too. I'll try to get the final confirmation.
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/ bigfred on 26-Oct-2005 15:27 wrote:
Our friend Father-X confirmed spanish carts are AGB-XXXS-ESP not -SPA. Only korea needs verification now. There is another new letter - "Z". Like X or Y it should be -EUU normally.