No FDS BIOS or Game Genie (3.0.9)

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What steps will reproduce the problem?
1. Load up any FDS file.
2. Error message pops up: FDS BIOS file not found!
3. And when starting any game (even an FDS one), there's no Game Genie 
screen.

What is the expected output? What do you see instead?
My FDS games should start up with the typical Famicom Disk System screen, 
but no dice in this newest version. Also, when starting any game, there's 
no Game Genie screen (assuming one still pops up every time rather than 
having a choice via a setting like in Issue 164).

Does this issue occur on FCE Ultra for Windows?
Nope.

What version are you using? On GameCube or Wii?
Wii (3.0.9)

Are you using the official build (from the downloads page or auto-update)?
Yes.

Please provide any additional information below.
I have disksys.rom and gg.rom in the same directory as they've always been 
in. (sd:/fceugx/)

Original issue reported on code.google.com by xcinder...@gmail.com on 16 Sep 2009 at 2:43

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Having the same exact issue.  Tried alerting you to it in the last version as 
well, 
but got passed off as though it wasnt an issue.  This could've been corrected 
by now 
if it werent.

Original comment by spider5...@yahoo.com on 16 Sep 2009 at 5:32

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Works perfectly fine for me.

Original comment by dborth@gmail.com on 16 Sep 2009 at 5:57

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I'm telling you, I haven't moved ANY .rom files since 3.0.8 (when we had to 
move 
disksys.rom to 'sd:/fceugx' instead of wherever it used to be).

And it's not working now. I wouldn't make this stuff up.

Original comment by xcinder...@gmail.com on 16 Sep 2009 at 6:53

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Well, it's a mystery to me too, since there has been virtually no changes since 
3.0.8.

Original comment by dborth@gmail.com on 16 Sep 2009 at 7:47

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I tried everything I could think of. Move the files to different directories 
(including where the ROMs are), delete the settings.xml file... nothing. I can 
play 
FDS games AND use Game Genie in 3.0.8, but not 3.0.9. Something had to have 
happened.

Until this mystery is solved, I'll just stick with 3.0.8.

Original comment by xcinder...@gmail.com on 16 Sep 2009 at 10:01

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Strangely, if you load an FDS game from the network (Load Device = Network), it 
will
find the BIOS (as long as disksys.rom is located in smb://fceugx/).  However, 
3.0.9
will no longer find the BIOS on my SD card when Load Device = SD (3.0.8 found 
it fine).

So far, 3.0.6 is the latest version I can play FDS games on (I get an ERR. 22 
error
on the FDS loading screen for versions above that).

Original comment by kernun...@gmail.com on 16 Sep 2009 at 10:20

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Issue 187 has been merged into this issue.

Original comment by dborth@gmail.com on 17 Sep 2009 at 1:25

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The only version I can use is 3.0.7 at this point.  3.0.8 and 3.0.9 have the 
same 
issue for w/e reason.  The only thing I find odd is that I tried a larger FDS 
BIOS 
image located at SD://fceugx/ and it registered as an invalid BIOS file.  It 
was 
41KB in size and renamed to specification.  Also while searching around it 
seems 
that there are two distinct BIOS files for the disk system.  The one at 8KB was 
labeled NES Disk System BIOS.  The 41KB one is the Famicom Disk System BIOS.  

I got no idea what the difference is between them aside from file size, but for 
some 
inexplicable reason this emulator can detect the larger one and tell you it's 
invalid, while the smaller one just doesnt register at all.

Original comment by spider5...@yahoo.com on 17 Sep 2009 at 4:07

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I can confirm this error as well. I have the 8k disksys.rom in root\fceugx\roms 
and
the emu isn't finding it. I tried putting it in root\fceugx but it didn't find 
it
there either.

Original comment by ns12...@gmail.com on 18 Sep 2009 at 4:26

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Same thing here. I've got the 8k file and am using an sdhc. I've tried moving 
it 
around to every directory, but still nothing works. I would love for this 
problem to 
be fixed in the next release if you've got the time. Thank you very much for 
all your 
work!

Original comment by jason.bi...@gmail.com on 20 Sep 2009 at 6:07

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let me know if this helps at all: 
http://tantric.dyndns.org/fceugx-wii-test1.zip

Original comment by dborth@gmail.com on 3 Oct 2009 at 8:26

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No change at all assuming the BIOS location is still set to the root of the 
FCEUGX 
folder root where the roms, saves and cheats folders reside?

Original comment by spider5...@yahoo.com on 3 Oct 2009 at 9:36

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Thanks for testing. Could you let me know what messages pop up when you try to 
load 
an FDS game on this one:
http://tantric.dyndns.org/fceugx-wii-test2.zip

Original comment by dborth@gmail.com on 3 Oct 2009 at 9:51

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Ok tried the only other two locations that could be feasibly used for the BIOS. 

FCEUGX app folder, and the roms folder.  Still got the same results.  Emu error 
is 
as follows....NO FDS BIOS FOUND!  Invalid FDS file!  This happens upon trying 
to 
load any FDS game I have in the roms directory.  First it tells me about the 
BIOS 
not found then game being invalid.

Original comment by spider5...@yahoo.com on 3 Oct 2009 at 9:51

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Note I havent tested the new test build!  Will test ASAP.

Original comment by spider5...@yahoo.com on 3 Oct 2009 at 9:52

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Ok new build tested.  First it said Loading FDS BIOS FCEUGX/disksys.rom and I 
clicked ok.  Then it said the same thing as noted above:  FDS BIOS Found!  
Invalid 
game file!

Original comment by spider5...@yahoo.com on 3 Oct 2009 at 10:01

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not found is different from invalid. what does this build say?
http://tantric.dyndns.org/fceugx-wii-test3.zip

thanks for testing so quickly.

Original comment by dborth@gmail.com on 3 Oct 2009 at 10:01

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FDS BIOS Not Found i meant!  Sorry!

Original comment by spider5...@yahoo.com on 3 Oct 2009 at 10:01

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Well I'm loading a rom in conjunction.  So there's no confusion.  It first says 
the 
FDS BIOS not found error then tells me my game file is invalid.

Original comment by spider5...@yahoo.com on 3 Oct 2009 at 10:03

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sorry, try this build instead, it will give me more info:
http://tantric.dyndns.org/fceugx-wii-test4.zip

thanks!

Original comment by dborth@gmail.com on 3 Oct 2009 at 10:06

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Still place the rom in the root of FCEUGX folder where the roms and saves go 
correct?  

Original comment by spider5...@yahoo.com on 3 Oct 2009 at 10:08

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Yes, it will just tell me what went wrong (hopefully). should be at 
sd:/fceugx/disksys.rom

alongside sd:/fceugx/roms and sd:/fceugx/saves

Original comment by dborth@gmail.com on 3 Oct 2009 at 10:12

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Same result.  Loading file FCEUGX://disksys.rom  FDS BIOS Not Found!

Original comment by spider5...@yahoo.com on 3 Oct 2009 at 10:14

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are you certain it read "Loading file FCEUGX://disksys.rom" exactly?

Original comment by dborth@gmail.com on 3 Oct 2009 at 10:16

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Yeah.  Then it says FDS BIOS NOT Found.

Original comment by spider5...@yahoo.com on 3 Oct 2009 at 10:24

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Aside from the game message that pops up afterward that's what it says.  It 
said the 
same in the prior test build though I didnt type it up exactly as such.

Original comment by spider5...@yahoo.com on 3 Oct 2009 at 10:26

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Can anyone else confirm this? I don't see how the path could be mangled from 
sd:/fceugx/disksys.rom to FCEUGX://disksys.rom

Original comment by dborth@gmail.com on 3 Oct 2009 at 10:27

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I'll test again to make sure.  I'm not good with remembering how many dashes 
and 
such.  This time I'll write it down as I see it.

Original comment by spider5...@yahoo.com on 3 Oct 2009 at 10:29

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Ok. Written on paper this time as seen on screen.  Loading file: 
FCEUGX/disksys.rom

I guess with all the rapid testing I wasnt remembering exactly how it went.

Original comment by spider5...@yahoo.com on 3 Oct 2009 at 10:33

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It's still the same thing though.  FDS BIOS Not Found! in the end.  Sorry for 
the 
confusion.

Original comment by spider5...@yahoo.com on 3 Oct 2009 at 10:35

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Perhaps you'd like me to send a copy of my BIOS via e-mail or something?  
Obviously 
something isnt the same with the BIOS files we the end users and you the coder 
have.  Something is different if it works perfectly for you, and not a handful 
of 
users.  It's the only rational thing I can think of is if you had what I and 
possibly others have at our disposal.

Original comment by spider5...@yahoo.com on 3 Oct 2009 at 10:38

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Try it.  Lets stop the dilly daddling and get this solved.

Original comment by spider5...@yahoo.com on 3 Oct 2009 at 10:41

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great! I didn't actually fix anything with these tests, they were just for 
debugging. This one might fix it though, let me know if it works, or if not the 
error messages:

http://tantric.dyndns.org/fceugx-wii-test5.zip

Original comment by dborth@gmail.com on 3 Oct 2009 at 10:43

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The error messages were alright.  I'm just bad with remembering the order of 
how 
things like the back slashes and such went in them.  Again sorry for that bit 
of 
confusion.  Again I will write any error on paper as I see them to avoid memory 
lapse.

Original comment by spider5...@yahoo.com on 3 Oct 2009 at 10:47

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That got it!  I think the pathway it was reading before wasnt accurate for some 
reason.  I just know that a backslash goes before a specified path.  like 
SD:/FCEUGX
SD: = root of the card, / = directory, and FCEUGX =directory name.

Thanks a lot for the work you do man.  This cased is closed!

Original comment by spider5...@yahoo.com on 3 Oct 2009 at 10:56

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Btw while you're on...When will Dosbox be updated?  And how often does that one 
error on the issue page occurr?  I think the one where a person mentions 
mounting 
the SD card as another drive to change directory in Dosbox then cant mount SD 
card 
root.  I been wanting to try the emulator but I dont want to screw up my SD 
card in 
the process.

Original comment by spider5...@yahoo.com on 3 Oct 2009 at 11:00

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^^My main reason for asking is I'm itching to have Zdoom on wii.  It can 
utilize DOS 
to run, and unlike WiiDoom has better custom maps and features.

Original comment by spider5...@yahoo.com on 3 Oct 2009 at 11:03

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Original comment by dborth@gmail.com on 3 Oct 2009 at 11:06

• Changed state: Fixed

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Original comment by dborth@gmail.com on 7 Oct 2009 at 7:00

• Changed state: Completed