Solved-->GBA games save/reset on EZFlash cart

[nightrnr]

There are probably better places to ask this, but I am not registering for yet another forum membership.

So here's the deal:
I recently got an EZ Flash IV cart. I've been learning about the capabilities and nuances of it and for the most part, I really like it.

Getting it to save and reset is usually simple enough, you just use the EZ4 client or use the amazing tool GBATA (and make sure you have a save to copy over to the "Saver" file).
I know all that.

However, there are some games like the Final Fantasy series (FF6 in particular) that just don't work as well with them. I can get it to save well enough (by turning it off then on), but the reset (to the system menu for it to write to flash memory) just won't function. This is important to me because I want a full-proof way to preserve game saves in case the SRAM battery goes dead on me without warning.

I found this thread:
http://ezflash.sosuke.com/viewtopic.php?f=12&t=12660

Which lead me to this one for a fix:
http://www.pocketheaven.com/ph/boards/v ... 9379#49379

So I downloaded that.
The trouble is, I can't run it.
The readme says:

How to patch:
Use the command line program:
sleephack <input_file.gba> <output_file.gba>
The file "patch.bin" must be in the current directory as the program is run.

So I open up command prompt, get to the directory with sleephack and my rom, type the commands in, and it gives me syntax errors no matter what I do.
when I put "sleephack <input_file.gba> <output_file.gba>", it says: "< was unexpected at this time".
Well I've tried all I can think of.
I have no idea what I'm doing wrong. Any help would be appreciated and properly worshiped.

[neilencio]

are you typing "sleephack <input_file.gba> <output_file.gba>" exactly as is, including the < ?

It's just a sample. The command line should be sleephck name_of_original_rom.gba name_of_the_output_file.gba

replace name of original rom and name of output file with whatever the name of your original rom was, and what you want to name the output file.

Keep in mind that "<" and ">" cannot be used in filenames in DOS (and windows).

[nightrnr]

Yes, I replace "file" with the name of the rom. I'm not THAT inept. But I should have mentioned that too, so thanks for helping me eliminate the obvious.
But I wasn't sure about the < > sybols, so thanks again there.
But I DID try them without the < > too.

So in my case I've got:
sleephack input_FF6.gba output_FFVI.gba

Where FF6.gba is the untouched file and FFVI should be the one that is created (right?).

The error message I get here is:
"Can't read input_FF6.gba"

[neilencio]

I'm not saying you're inept. Sorry if you got that impression. When people are trying to help you out with technical stuff, they really need to cover all the bases, especially if you didn't provide all the info in your original question (and it prevents going back and forth on missed stuff).

As for the new error, if your original file is named FF6.gba then the command should be

sleephack FF6.gba output_FFVI.gba

you get the error message "Can't read input_FF6.gba" because there's no such file as "input_FF6.gba" in your disk (your input file is FF6.gba).

[nightrnr]

I was just poking fun at myself, I wasn't offended on any level. Obviously I have a certain level of "ineptness", otherwise I wouldn't be looking for help. That's me just telling myself that I'm lost but not completely hopeless.

I was sincere in my thanks too. I know that we need to cover the basics 1st.

Also, It's really late and I'm not thinking straight anymore.
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And what do you know? It WORKED!
neilencio, you are a GENIUS. Thank you SO much. I really didn't expect to have this solved so quickly.

Hope this also helps someone else that has gotten annoyed with the EZflash IV cart. It's really quite a satisfying flash device once you can work with the available resources.