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AmiRom64
NAME
AmiRom64 - Tool for managing Nintendo 64 Rom files
REQUIREMENTS
This program needs MUI 3.0+ (c) Stefan Stuntz.
DESCRIPTION
This manual page documents the AmiRom64 tool which can
perform several actions on a N64 rom file.
AmiRom64 can do the following actions on a rom:
- Display info header of a rom.
- Swap between little/Big Endian rom format.
- Verify the Checksum of a rom.
- Regenerate the checksum of a rom.
- Patch a rom using an IPS file.
Actually rom images can be stored in 2 ways :
Little or Big Endian, regarding the type of processor
used to rip the rom.
For example Dr V64 device save roms in Little Endian format
and Mr backup Z64 device save roms in Big Endian format.
This tool can swap between those 2 formats to allow
to use a ROM ripped on a Z64 on a V64 for example.
Another feature of AmiRom64 is the ability to verify/recalculate checksum
of roms, this is useful when you modify a rom file and want to make it
usable or verify if you rom file is not corrupted.
AmiRom64 is also able to use IPS files for Roms patching.
OPTIONS
Verify CheckSum:
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verify the checksum of the rom.
This option works for both Little/Big Endian formats.
Swap Z64<->V64:
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swap the rom file format between Little/Big Endian
this option use a lot of memory and is very fast.
a progress indicator will be displayed to show the operation progress.
memory used is the size of the rom file to convert.
if you try to convert a rom of 128MB you'll need 16 MBytes of
free memory to be able to.
if you don't have enough memory, the error Requester "Not enough memory"
will be displayed and the operation will be aborted.
in this case switch to the 'Lowmem Swap' option.
Nota: Don't break the swap operation or risk your rom beeing damaged
Lowmem Swap Z64<->V64:
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swap the rom file format between Little/Big Endian
this option use few memory ( 16KByte ) and is a little slow.
a progress indicator will be displayed to show the operation progress.
This option is here to allow few memory systems to convert rom files.
Nota: Don't break the swap operation or risk your rom beeing damaged
Regenerate CheckSum:
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Recalculate the rom checksum and write it to the rom file.
This is useful when you have modified the rom file.
This option works for both Little/Big Endian formats.
Patch with this IPS file:
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Patch the selected Rom with the given IPS patch file.
Just select the IPS file with the file requester on the right
of this option.
Then just click on 'Patch with this IPS file' to apply the patch.
This option patches directly the rom, be sure of what you are doing.
Be also aware that most of available IPS files on the Net are for V64 format Roms.
BUGS
none known.
TODO
- an IPS file maker.
DISTRIBUTION
- This software is FreeWare but not Public Domain.
AUTHOR
Salim Gasmi (salim@gasmi.net)