Xeon3D at 12:03, 10 August 2025

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			==== One way to trick the HDD Model Check: ====
			Add the following to any script that runs before the main game start is executed:

			echo MERIT0011 > /tmp/hd

			mount -v -n -o bind /tmp/hd /proc/ide/ide0/hda/model

	==== Booting Force 2004 on non Megatouch Hardware: ====		==== Booting Force 2004 on non Megatouch Hardware: ====

Xeon3D: Created page with " === Description === New games in this release: * Card Merit-thon (Tri Towers / Card Bandits / 11 Up) * Card Bandits * Word Dojo * Magic Charms * Gin Rummy * Wordserve * Trivia Treasure * Bigtime Roller * Strategy Merit-thon (Monster Madness / Moon Drop / QShot 3) === Notes: === === Patches: === Note that patches are all for Force 2004. Patches for Force 2004.5 should be similar. ==== Patching Force 2004 to boot on non-Merit Motherboards ==== Force 2004 checks to see..."

2025-07-27T21:23:24Z

Created page with " === Description === New games in this release: * Card Merit-thon (Tri Towers / Card Bandits / 11 Up) * Card Bandits * Word Dojo * Magic Charms * Gin Rummy * Wordserve * Trivia Treasure * Bigtime Roller * Strategy Merit-thon (Monster Madness / Moon Drop / QShot 3) === Notes: === === Patches: === Note that patches are all for Force 2004. Patches for Force 2004.5 should be similar. ==== Patching Force 2004 to boot on non-Merit Motherboards ==== Force 2004 checks to see..."

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=== Description ===
New games in this release:

* Card Merit-thon (Tri Towers / Card Bandits / 11 Up)
* Card Bandits
* Word Dojo
* Magic Charms
* Gin Rummy
* Wordserve
* Trivia Treasure
* Bigtime Roller
* Strategy Merit-thon (Monster Madness / Moon Drop / QShot 3)

=== Notes: ===

=== Patches: ===
Note that patches are all for Force 2004. Patches for Force 2004.5 should be similar.

==== Patching Force 2004 to boot on non-Merit Motherboards ====
Force 2004 checks to see if it's booting on an official Megatouch Force Motherboard (aka the [https://theretroweb.com/motherboards/s/pcchips-m771lmr-2-0 ECS P6IWP-Fe 2.0 / PCChips/Hsin Tech M771LMR 2.0]). If not, it'll show an "Invalid Motherboard Detected!!!" error message and stop booting.

To fix that, decrypt /usr/local/bin/start, open up the file in a Hex Editor and replace the following:
{| class="wikitable"
|+Force 2004 Motherboard Check Location
!Offset
!Replace
!With
|-
|0xFC82D
|75
|EB
|}

==== Booting Force 2004 on non Megatouch Hardware: ====
Force 2004 checks to see if you're running an official Merit Hard Disk and a Force SMT-4 Touchcontroller (similar to SMT-3, but with a black container instead of white), and if it detects it's not, it will boot the game as MAXX.

To fix this, decrypt /usr/local/bin/start, open up the file in a Hex Editor, and replace the following:
{| class="wikitable"
|+Force 2004 HDD/Touchscreen Check Locations
!Offset
!Replace
!With
|-
|0xFB170
|00
|01
|-
|0xFB18D
|00
|01
|-
|0xFB19B
|00
|01
|-
|0xFB1AF
|00
|01
|-
|0xF4F6C
|00
|01
|}

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Xeon3D at 12:03, 10 August 2025