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Re: msd8x won't work
« Reply #15 on: January 25, 2011, 05:21:27 pm »
I believe it's reversion 'F' calcs and before. :)

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Re: msd8x won't work
« Reply #16 on: January 25, 2011, 10:43:41 pm »
I believe it's reversion 'F' calcs and before. :)
I have revision F, and it works with msd8x.  The port is only hooking up to the LCD directly, if I recall correctly, so that shouldn't deal with extra ram pages or not.

The problem you are having is that you have a mini-B cable plugged into your calc, which is only for peripheral mode.  I did the same thing until brandonw told me that you needed a mini-A to female-A cable, which you can find online.  This is because the mini-A has the ID wire grounded, which identifies it to the calc as being host, or in other words, the calc sees that there is a cable there, regardless of what is at the other end.

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Re: msd8x won't work
« Reply #17 on: January 25, 2011, 10:48:36 pm »
He said he got the other program working though???

I am buying a mini a male to mini b male from ti.
And a mini B female to standard a male from deakextreme.
and i already own a standard a female to standard a female coupler :P
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Re: msd8x won't work
« Reply #18 on: January 25, 2011, 11:00:40 pm »
I didn't get the program working, it would be impossible.  USB8X seems to mess with USB a little.  I assume it places a hook or something.

Anyway, you will need the mini-A cable to something to get it to work.  mini-A to female A for other devices.

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Re: msd8x won't work
« Reply #19 on: January 25, 2011, 11:21:32 pm »
Not sure if this is what you're looking for, but this might help.  I wasn't able to find a mini-A adapter so I just changed a mini-B to mini-A.
And you do need the extra ram pages.

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Look at the back of the calc.  There should be a serial number.  The very last charactor should be a letter.  That letter is your revision.
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Re: msd8x won't work
« Reply #21 on: January 26, 2011, 10:58:54 am »
my serial number ends with P-0409L
that is later than F. is it still worth the try?
i have also access to a F revision calculator, maybe there?
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Re: msd8x won't work
« Reply #22 on: January 26, 2011, 11:02:50 am »
my serial number ends with P-0409L
that is later than F. is it still worth the try?
i have also access to a F revision calculator, maybe there?
I'd say it's worth the try. Some programs will fail completely if the extra pages aren't present, but I believe MSD8x might work to a certain extent if they're not there.

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Re: msd8x won't work
« Reply #23 on: January 26, 2011, 11:09:03 am »
well, if I want to try I still have to wait, the cable i need is sold out right now, i should try again in a week or so...
anyway, does anyone have a F or later revision and uses MSD8X?
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Re: msd8x won't work
« Reply #24 on: January 26, 2011, 12:52:10 pm »
my serial number ends with P-0409L
that is later than F. is it still worth the try?
i have also access to a F revision calculator, maybe there?
I think the 0409 part means it was made in April of 2009. Mine has 0909. I do know that mine has one extra RAM page, but that is all (to my knowledge, anyway). I have not actually tried MSD8x on this new calculator, but the only peripheral I can hook my calc up to would be my PSP (that's all I have a cord for). Also, I personally don't need that much memory yet :D I still have about 1.25 MB of memory that I haven't touched, yet (or to put it another way, I've used 1/6 of my memory, and I still have apps that I don't actually use).

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Re: msd8x won't work
« Reply #25 on: January 26, 2011, 02:35:12 pm »
One of the adapters in this kit is mini-b male to normal-a female.  Using the trick to change a mini-b to mini-a, it's useful.
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Re: msd8x won't work
« Reply #26 on: January 26, 2011, 05:13:35 pm »
One of the adapters in this kit is mini-b male to normal-a female.  Using the trick to change a mini-b to mini-a, it's useful.

is there a chance that my cable will be unuseable if the trick goes wrong. more specific: could it ruin my calc usb port? btw, i already have the cable ;)
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Re: msd8x won't work
« Reply #27 on: January 26, 2011, 05:16:00 pm »
It is very unlikely.  All you do is put a small piece of aluminum foil in the plug on the adapter.
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Re: msd8x won't work
« Reply #28 on: January 26, 2011, 05:18:23 pm »
ok, then ill steal some aluminium foil somewhere (not sure we have it).
i'll post the outcome in a few days i think  ;D
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Re: msd8x won't work
« Reply #29 on: January 26, 2011, 07:38:07 pm »
Protip: you don't need MSD8X to use the MSD driver in USB8X. You can use the BASIC interface to read and write files, but you have to memorize the exact file names.

And yes, this means you don't need the extra RAM pages.
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