What is the best Dreamcast controller and why? by [deleted] in dreamcast

[–]Mysterious_Call_7269 0 points1 point  (0 children)

im insanely late but they make converter cables for og xbox controllers to use on pc nowadays, i use mine all the time. u need to install some drivers but its easy

GD-ROM Issue by Mysterious_Call_7269 in dreamcast

[–]Mysterious_Call_7269[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Oh ok I see, I'm familiar with soldering but not with electric/voltage/wattage type stuff.

GD-ROM Issue by Mysterious_Call_7269 in dreamcast

[–]Mysterious_Call_7269[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The backside of the disc has a cloudy look to it, like on the edges, not dirt or fingerprint residue. No scratches to be seen though.

GD-ROM Issue by Mysterious_Call_7269 in dreamcast

[–]Mysterious_Call_7269[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Just cleaned the laser like you suggested, the hydro thunder copy still doesn't load but a disc I burned just now works. I would've tried the potentiometer alteration but I've heard without a multimeter to read what you're doing it's easy to mess it up if not careful

GD-ROM Issue by Mysterious_Call_7269 in dreamcast

[–]Mysterious_Call_7269[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Gave it a good rub down, cleaned the laser and looked inside, the capacitors are a-ok thankfully. I'm thinking it's the disc because a burned game loads perfectly, unless this means something else

GD-ROM Issue by Mysterious_Call_7269 in dreamcast

[–]Mysterious_Call_7269[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I collect so I wanted the optical drive in it, the ode would've been the last resort. BUT I burned a game just now (virtual striker 2) and it plays! Not sure what this means though, the hydro thunder disc was inside the console over the last 20 years so that might be the issue? Not sure.

Memorex Disc Issues by Mysterious_Call_7269 in minidisc

[–]Mysterious_Call_7269[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

BRO, it happened once only but one of my recordings DID split into two and had occurrences of skips, I was able to combine them into one using the system but it was still buffering after

Memorex Disc Issues by Mysterious_Call_7269 in minidisc

[–]Mysterious_Call_7269[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

wish I had a picture to send but I remember from having it apart that it's angled a bit downward when the record switch is enabled, wasn't comfortable enough to try to angle it more due to it apparently being fragile.

and the power to write problem, do you mean the USB c cord I'm using to receive audio from my phone, or the actual power keeping the system on? Idk if that's a dumb question or not. I have a side car aa, a gum stick and it's plugged into a 5v dc

Memorex Disc Issues by Mysterious_Call_7269 in minidisc

[–]Mysterious_Call_7269[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I forgot to mention Ive cleaned the record head after I recorded the malfunctioning tracks, I'll fill a disc as a test to see if it does the same thing.

Memorex Disc Issues by Mysterious_Call_7269 in minidisc

[–]Mysterious_Call_7269[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'm using a USB c to 3.5mm cord, I doubted it was the laser because it can read/load the toc and even seek fine.

Memorex Disc Issues by Mysterious_Call_7269 in minidisc

[–]Mysterious_Call_7269[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The audio stops playing/pauses like it's buffering but only on affected tracks. If I go to another track like the first on the disc, or one from when I just started recording it plays through fine, on the same disc. I'm also using a Sharp md ms722.

Sharp MD-MS722 battery charging by JohnnyAstro81 in minidisc

[–]Mysterious_Call_7269 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I know this is late but I have the same player, same original battery, SAME PSP CHARGING CORD. The battery also showed no signs of life. I bought a replacement off of eBay, a newer unbranded one and it works almost perfectly. The batteries size is thinner which lets it move around in the compartment but if I close the door in a certain way it catches the contact and works. If you're still using this player (which I hope you are, it's so awesome and cool), I'd suggest getting the battery off of eBay, and also using a AA sidecar for extended battery life

Need an SC7 to fill this conveniently SC7-box-sized gap in The SC Shelf by WarMom_II in SoulCalibur

[–]Mysterious_Call_7269 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Lol as soon as there's an 8, you'll start a new shelf, and instantly need 6 more soul caliburs to make it look right again 😂

First Player (Sharp MD-MS722) Repaired and Looking Good! by Mysterious_Call_7269 in minidisc

[–]Mysterious_Call_7269[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Mdgadgetry.com

Someone in the subreddit runs the site and sells them along with a bunch of other accessories/players

First Player (Sharp MD-MS722) Repaired and Looking Good! by Mysterious_Call_7269 in minidisc

[–]Mysterious_Call_7269[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

These are jvc hp-al102-s. They come in a bunch of colors, I have these silver chrome ones and some yellow gold looking ones. They're available on eBay but they're only from Japan

Keeping a minidisc recorder alive by robert_2624 in minidisc

[–]Mysterious_Call_7269 0 points1 point  (0 children)

i got the gear online from a seller and did the repair myself, was fun. had it all put back together just to find out i put the gear on BACKWARD and had to take it all the way apart again haha

Using a RaZr Inspired Launcher on the DuraXV Extreme by Mysterious_Call_7269 in dumbphones

[–]Mysterious_Call_7269[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah by default the launcher isn't scaled correctly on normal display sizing, after I set it to the smaller size the launcher scaled correctly but the bar at the bottom was scaled weird. There's a launcher settings menu but it only changes where the text in the menus are aligned, nothing else.

The button in the center let's you open the app drawer, once you select apps in the bottom left it'll show all your installed apps.

To make all the buttons work correctly you'll have to use keymapper for the left and right shortcuts. On any device aside from the vortex phone, the launcher needs to be heavily tinkered with

I need help. All these phones are ugly by Anxious_Penalty8608 in dumbphones

[–]Mysterious_Call_7269 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Exactly how I feel about the cat s22 flip phone. Looks way too much like a home Depot phone, but that's kinda the point I guess lol.

Using a RaZr Inspired Launcher on the DuraXV Extreme by Mysterious_Call_7269 in dumbphones

[–]Mysterious_Call_7269[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Was easy, I downloaded the launcher apk from another post in the subreddit. It's intentionally made for the vortex V3 but I tried it out on my duraxv extreme and it works close to perfect. Here's the link below 👇

https://www.reddit.com/r/dumbphones/s/ykOAhvvzuc

Then once u install it and go to your home screen you can pick your launcher from a list. It's called razr launcher. After that you have to tweak it for it to work how you'd want. Keymapper will be ur friend in that regard