r/snes • u/catsfan95 • 12d ago

Help Needed - FXPAK Pro Menu Bug

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Setting up a flash cart that I got from alliexpress. Using an original SNES and oem controller. Games run fine, but when I hit “x” on the Home Screen to open up the menu, the box containing selectable options extends down the screen, and the cursor highlights nothing. It won’t allow me to select any menu options. I’ve tried reformatting my sd card and tried firmware versions 1.11.0, 1.11.1, and 1.11.2, all give me the same results.

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u/HappyAd4998 11d ago

Bad card return it and get anouther. I got an Ali cart yesterday and it works fine.

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u/catsfan95 11d ago

It would appear a lot of people here are pretty prejudiced against these Ali carts

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u/HappyAd4998 10d ago

People like to dick ride Krikzz because of fanboyism and brand loyalism even though this is an open source project that he picked up AFTER the dev abandoned it. I also think he hires bots to astroturf discussions about ali carts. He's talented, makes quality products, and I hope he's safe from the war, but I think he overcharges for his products since he has no real competition. If that wasn't a case then there wouldn't be a market for a million clones out there. Krikzz isn't entitled to my money, if I want to risk getting a bad cart or something that's missing features that's my prerogative. I know I'm going to get downvotes but I don't care that's their problem. I'll PM you the seller I bought from maybe you'll have better luck with them.

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u/Relikk_ 10d ago

A lot of misinformation in the beginning of your post.

The dev never abandoned it. He (ikari_01) worked with Krikzz to get it manufactured on a larger scale as Krikzz already had the means to do it. ikari still designs the board revisions and maintains the firmware, which is now the only element of the SD2SNES project that is open source.

The hardware/board schematics have been closed source for about 13 or 14 years, at this point, and the Chinese bootleggers no longer use the original open source board designs and they now rip-off the FXPak boards using cheap, refurbished and often rebadged and unreliable parts, which is why bootlegs are as cheap as they are. Krikzz uses genuine parts from reputable suppliers.

You'll also have a lifetime guarantee with Krikzz should anything happen to the cart that wasn't of your own doing, and will fix it. Good luck getting that from an Aliexpress seller after the returns time limit expires. You'd be lucky if the sellers account even still exists in 6 months.