Cannot access to the Smart
Media Card (SMC)
If
you can't access the SmartMedia card data, please check the following:
- The memory card must be inserted fully in the
console slot.
- A SmartMedia card must have the right format to be
used with a GP32. If it is the first time that you put a new card in
the console, you have to format the card before
use.
- If the memory card was already used, it may have got
corrupt after turning off the console while writing to it. Try to
repair the card selecting the PC-Link mode, but with no USB cable
connected to the console. Press "Select". Follow on screen instructions
to repair the card and, if this doesn't work, format completely the
memory card using iGP32.
- Make
sure that the USB cable is well connected to the Mac and to the GP32,
and also that you are using a USB cable for GP32 consoles. Not all the
USB cables are well suited to use with the console.
- Check
that the console is on and in PC-Link mode, as well as that there is no
error showing in the screen of the console.
- Verify
that the console has enough battery charge.
- iGP32
has been tested using the latest versions of Mac OS X "Jaguar" (Mac OS
X 10.2.8) and "Panther" (Mac OS X 10.3.8). If you are using an older
version of system software, you can use Automatic Software Update or go
to the Apple
Computer Support Site to get the
latest version.
- If
your GP32 console has some age, it may have installed an old firmware
version (1.5.7) that has an internal bug which prevents the USB
connection to work properly. If this is your case, it is recommended
that you upgrade the firmware of your console.
- You
can check if the System Software detects properly the console. With the
console turned on and connected to the Mac, launch "System Profile" and
verify if there is a USB device without name, with a product ID
of "12850 ($3232)" and manufacturer ID "3766". If
this wasn't the case, please re-check all the above procedures.
- Sometimes,
reparing disk permissions using "Disk Utility" can solve many problems.
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