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PokéBridge v0.4.1 — link cable detection fix

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@logdog2325 logdog2325 released this 27 May 01:25
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v0.4.1
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Minor patch release in response to tester feedback from gc-forever.

Fixed

  • GBA link cable detection now polls all 4 ports continuously with retries on transient "not ready" responses, up to 30 seconds while you finish powering on the GBA. Previous v0.4 bailed after a fraction of a second, before the GBA BIOS finished its splash and entered multiboot wait.
  • Replaced the link-cable screen with a live polling UI (progress counter, clearer instructions, things-to-check hints on timeout).

Note for testers

The GBA needs to be in raw BIOS multiboot mode — power it on with NO cart inserted, wait until it transitions from the GAMEBOY splash to the gradient/swirl screen (5-15 seconds), then PokéBridge will detect it. Pokemon Box's cart-side link protocol is different and won't be comparable.

If anyone with a GBA-to-GameCube link cable (DOL-011, not a GBA-GBA cable) can try this and report whether the dumper-side ROM transfer succeeds, I'd really appreciate it.

Files

pokebridge-v0.4.1-release.dol — drop into sd:/apps/pokebridge/boot.dol.

All v0.4 features (Gen 3 + XD + Colosseum read/edit/write, 1025 species sprites, etc.) are unchanged.

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