FDSStick appreciation thread :)

[Great Hierophant]

It only interacts with the command line tool and the drag and drop tool.

[Jedi Master Baiter]

But my computer is not recognizing a drive.

There's nothing to drag and drop into, and typing 'E:' returns 'The system cannot find the drive specified.'

[P]

I don't think it acts like a drive. Try starting the tool that is downloaded from the homepage and see if it can copy FDS images to it. I think Loopy put instructions in the nesdev thread, not sure.

There's a command-line version and a GUI version (drag-and-drop).

[BaconBitsKing]

But my computer is not recognizing a drive.

There's nothing to drag and drop into, and typing 'E:' returns 'The system cannot find the drive specified.'

You have to drag and drop the game you want into FDSCopy (which can be downloaded on the FDSStick website) and it will be loaded onto the FDSStick.

[loopy]

I know, the command line tool is a bit clunky to use.  I'm working on a windows GUI to replace it.

[Jedi Master Baiter]

You have to drag and drop the game you want into FDSCopy (which can be downloaded on the FDSStick website) and it will be loaded onto the FDSStick.

This site? http://home.comcast.net/~olimar/NES/FDSStick/

Oh, nevermind. Found it: http://www.tototek.com/store/index.php?main_page=product_info&products_id=196

I thought those were ad links!

Edit: No matter what I type in, I get a 'Failed' message.

Microsoft Windows [Version 6.1.7601]
Copyright (c) 2009 Microsoft Corporation.  All rights reserved.

C:\Users\James C>^V
'▬' is not recognized as an internal or external command,
operable program or batch file.

C:\Users\James C>fdsstick\fds
FDSStick console app (Jul 14 2015)
Opened FDSStick (16D0:0AAA:0102:E7C40341:4M)

    -f file.fds [1..8]          write to flash (disk slot# 1..
    -s file.fds [1..8]          read from flash
    -r file.fds                 read disk
    -R file.raw [file.bin]      read disk (raw)
    -w file.fds                 write disk
    -l                          list flash contents
    -e [1..8 | all]             erase flash
    -u file.fw                  update firmware

C:\Users\James C>fdsstick\fds -f Metroid v1.02.fds 1
FDSStick console app (Jul 14 2015)
Opened FDSStick (16D0:0AAA:0102:E7C40341:4M)
Failed.

C:\Users\James C>fdsstick\fds -f Metroid v1.02 1
FDSStick console app (Jul 14 2015)
Opened FDSStick (16D0:0AAA:0102:E7C40341:4M)
Failed.

C:\Users\James C>fdsstick\fds -f Vs. Excitebike.fds 1
FDSStick console app (Jul 14 2015)
Opened FDSStick (16D0:0AAA:0102:E7C40341:4M)
Failed.

C:\Users\James C>fdsstick\fds -f Vs. Excitebike 1
FDSStick console app (Jul 14 2015)
Opened FDSStick (16D0:0AAA:0102:E7C40341:4M)
Failed.

C:\Users\James C>fdsstick\fds -f fdsstick\fds\Metroid v1.02.fds 1
FDSStick console app (Jul 14 2015)
Opened FDSStick (16D0:0AAA:0102:E7C40341:4M)
Failed.

C:\Users\James C>fdsstick\fds -f Almana no Kiseki.fds 1
FDSStick console app (Jul 14 2015)
Opened FDSStick (16D0:0AAA:0102:E7C40341:4M)
Failed.

C:\Users\James C>fdsstick\fds -f Almana no Kiseki 1
FDSStick console app (Jul 14 2015)
Opened FDSStick (16D0:0AAA:0102:E7C40341:4M)
Failed.

C:\Users\James C>

[P]

You can't have spaces in filenames or it won't understand what argument is what (that's why people often use underscore instead of space in filenames). If you have spaces you must use quotes:

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fds -f "Metroid v1.02.fds" 1



BTW Loopy's site for USA people changed to: http://3dscapture.com/fdsstick/

[Jedi Master Baiter]

You can't have spaces in filenames or it won't understand what argument is what (that's why people often use underscore instead of space in filenames). If you have spaces you must use quotes:

Code Select Expand


fds -f "Metroid v1.02.fds" 1


Microsoft Windows [Version 6.1.7601]
Copyright (c) 2009 Microsoft Corporation.  All rights reserved.

C:\Users\James C>fdsstick\fds
FDSStick console app (Jul 14 2015)
Opened FDSStick (16D0:0AAA:0102:E7C40341:4M)

    -f file.fds [1..8]          write to flash (disk slot# 1..
    -s file.fds [1..8]          read from flash
    -r file.fds                 read disk
    -R file.raw [file.bin]      read disk (raw)
    -w file.fds                 write disk
    -l                          list flash contents
    -e [1..8 | all]             erase flash
    -u file.fw                  update firmware

C:\Users\James C>fdsstick\fds -f "Metroid v1.02.fds" 1
FDSStick console app (Jul 14 2015)
Opened FDSStick (16D0:0AAA:0102:E7C40341:4M)
Failed.

C:\Users\James C>^A

Changed the filename:

C:\Users\James C>fdsstick\fds -f Metroidv102.fds 1
FDSStick console app (Jul 14 2015)
Opened FDSStick (16D0:0AAA:0102:E7C40341:4M)
Failed.

BTW Loopy's site for USA people changed to: http://3dscapture.com/fdsstick/

Okay, good. The link to FDSCopy works on this one.

[chowder]

Changed the filename:

C:\Users\James C>fdsstick\fds -f Metroidv102.fds 1
FDSStick console app (Jul 14 2015)
Opened FDSStick (16D0:0AAA:0102:E7C40341:4M)
Failed.

Where is the FDS file stored, "C:\Users\James C" or "C:\Users\James C\fdsstick\fds"?

[Jedi Master Baiter]

It's in the same folder as fds.exe.

By the way, FDSCopy works. I have no problem using that, so long as I can transfer my saves back to my PC.

[chowder]

It's in the same folder as fds.exe.

That's the problem then

When you're running the program, you're specifying the directory (fdsstick) too, but you're not before the FDS filename, so it's looking for it in the current directory ie "C:\Users\James C".  You can either add "fdsstick\" before the FDS filename, or just do "cd fdsstick" (without quotes) at the very beginning to change into the right directory, then just type "fds -f Metroidv102.fds 1" (again minus the quotes) and it should work.

[leonk]

Oh computer users today totally missed out on the "fun" us old guys called DOS. Tweaking config.sys and autoexec.bat, running into IRQ problems, and waiting 5 minutes for windows 3.1 to load.

[chowder]

Oh computer users today totally missed out on the "fun" us old guys called DOS. Tweaking config.sys and autoexec.bat, running into IRQ problems, and waiting 5 minutes for windows 3.1 to load.

Hahaha, those were the days!  I couldn't play games without a "special" boot floppy, I spent half my childhood messing about with batch files.

Kids nowadays don't know how good they've got it... grumble, mumble, etc 

[Jedi Master Baiter]

I  thought filenames were relevant to the exe's directory. I remember having to type ..\ to get out of it.

Microsoft Windows [Version 6.1.7601]
Copyright (c) 2009 Microsoft Corporation.  All rights reserved.

C:\Users\James C>fdsstick\fds -f "fdsstick\Doki Doki Panic.fds" 3
FDSStick console app (Jul 14 2015)
Opened FDSStick (16D0:0AAA:0102:E7C40341:4M)
Side 1
................................
Side 2
................................
Ok.

C:\Users\James C>fdsstick\fds -l
FDSStick console app (Jul 14 2015)
Opened FDSStick (16D0:0AAA:0102:E7C40341:4M)
1: Metroid (v1.02).fds
2:    Side 2
3: Doki Doki Panic.fds
4:    Side 2
5:
6:
7:
8:
Ok.

C:\Users\James C>

It works! Thank you, old people.

(by the way, how many 4-sided disk games are there?)

[Great Hierophant]

(by the way, how many 4-sided disk games are there?)

There are six two-disk games, with each disk using two sides.  But I find it odd that they are referred to as 4-sided games except for emulator convenience.  These games were released in two parts, each disk was released in a separate box and the releases were usually separated by at least a month.