Official TI-Boy SE Beta Thread

[Streetwalrus]

I'll no longer have to use my 83+SE (with battery issues) if I want to play Pokémon.

Does it drain bats like crazy ? I have this problem so I need to put a piece of paper to block 'em when not using it.

[Dapianokid]

TI BOY SE doesn't drain batteries, at least not on my 128 RAM TI84_+SE. I didn't turn the app off for days, never using the on button, only the clear button, when I played pokemon on it nonstop. I still had enough battery for a few weeks of use with MSD8x (A project I wish would revive.)

[Streetwalrus]

I was actually speaking of the calc. My 83+SE and DJ_O's drain batteries in like a week without even using them.

[willrandship]

That sounds like you have a potential short, or you don't use good batteries

[Streetwalrus]

Well, I use the same batteries in my 84+ and they last months.

[Xeda112358]

Then it probably is a short circuit somewhere o.o They should probably last years unused, months with typical use, and even a month or two with using it quite often.

[Streetwalrus]

That's how my 84+ behaves, but let's avoid derailing this topic.

[scizor42]

When dragging a Rom into the makeapp.exe, I am getting this message:
Error opening ROM file!
Is this normal?

[Runer112]

I'm guessing that fatal errors aren't normal. Make sure that it's a valid original Game Boy ROM file. This means that it shouldn't be a Game Boy Color game, Game Boy Advance game, etc., and it should be a .rom file, not a .zip archive containing the ROM file, or any other file type.


EDIT: Or as TheNlightenedOne accurately pointed out in the post below mine, it can be a .gb file as well.

[TheNlightenedOne]

Or it can be a .gb file

[calc84maniac]

Well, this error is something even more basic than that, by which I mean the file failed to open at all. Perhaps you should try running makeapp.exe directly and typing in the full filepath of your ROM file.

[Dapianokid]

I have had this problem and it had something to do with my directory. Try the following steps:
Make sure the directory you are doing all of this in is as close to root ( "/" ) as possible. Make sure there are no spaces, and preferably no funky characters. Supported files include .gb, .rom, and .zip 's with .roms or .gbs I believe. Some GBC games are written as .gb files, and this is okay because they still function properly, but it can cause compatibility issues that make the .exe calc84maiac wrote want to eat your children. So, to avoid children eating problems, check where your file came from! Did you dump it yourself? Does it actually have a supported filetype? Are you trying to convert a fruit? Don't convert fruits! Convert supported filetypes (Check a couple lines above, there is a list.)!
I converted a .gbc to a .gb and it worked fine. Hope this helps!

[scizor42]

I got it working, and I've no idea how. Thanks to all who helped.

[DJ Omnimaga]

I'll no longer have to use my 83+SE (with battery issues) if I want to play Pokémon.

Does it drain bats like crazy ? I have this problem so I need to put a piece of paper to block 'em when not using it.

I'm a bit late, but as I recently brought up on IRC, that's exactly the same problem I have. The 83+SE tends to break after only a few years of use, while other calcs (even newer ones) tend to last longer. It was probably rushed while they work on the 84+ or to meet some deadlines.

[lkj]

The 83+SE tends to break after only a few years of use, while other calcs (even newer ones) tend to last longer. It was probably rushed while they work on the 84+ or to meet some deadlines.

Not really. The Nspire Touchpads are also quite crappy, seeing that after a bit less than four years three people in my class have a broken one.