TASEmulators / TASEmulators/BizHawk
The extensions of Sega Genesis ROMs
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Description
Summary
Recently I have updated Bizhawk from 2.4.2 to 2.11. With the newest version, SMD files cannot be loaded. It is unbelievable that they can be loaded if their extensions are changed to other supported types such as MD, GEN, BIN, etc.
The above problem does not exist in 2.4.2. I wonder whether it is a bug or it will work if some configurations are changed.
All of my Genesis ROMs are named as *.smd. I do not really want to rename them with another extension.
Output
There was no response after *.smd was loaded. The window of emulator was black!
Host env.
- BizHawk 2.11; Win10 Home; Intel/NVIDIA
- BizHawk 2.4.2; Win10 Home; Intel/NVIDIA
Contributor guide
First steps
- Read the whole issue, then the project's contributing guide.
- Comment on the issue to say you are picking it up — it saves two people doing the same work.
- Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
- Open a pull request that references the issue number.
Research direction
Start by reproducing the issue in BizHawk 2.11 with a .smd Genesis ROM, then compare the same ROM in 2.4.2 and with a supported extension. Trace the Genesis ROM extension and loading path to identify the regression; done means .smd files load normally without renaming.
Written by the indexing model from the issue text.
Assessment
- Tech stack
- csharp
- Domain
- game-dev
- Issue type
- Bug
- Difficulty
- 3/5
- Estimated time
- 1-2 days
- Activity status
- Quiet
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 48/100