The guy is asking if he can run a newer version of software (1.08), then go back to the version he is running now (1.05). The answer is yes. People do it all the time. It really doesn't matter what node boards he has. He knows 1.05 is compatible with his hardware. Now, if he was asking if he could run something older, say version 1.03, that is a completely different question. Then he would have to worry about incompatible node board firmware bricking new boards.
But yeah, I'm just sharing some logic and my experience. No warranty implied.

I think your assumption that it will work is unwarranted and here is why. You don't know what changes the microcode makes to the problematic components. "The guy" has boards that are currently running node board firmware v0.65.0 and he wants to know if he can upgrade to node board firmware v1.00.0 and then go back to node board firmware v0.65.0. Based on what Stern told Markharris2000 in the post below we simply don't know. Stern didn't give enough detail. I do agree with you that it will PROBABLY work but I also think that "the guy" should balance the potential cost of new node boards and the hassle of getting them into his game when evaluating the risk.

And thank you for the discussion.

I really do appreciate everybody jumping in with their thoughts. That the great strength of this community.

After reading thru all of this and weighing out the Risks Vs the Rewards... I think I'm just going to leave well enough alone.

The ability to rack up achievements at home simply doesn't compare to losing out on that sound package, much less the risk of bricking a node board or two. That being said, if some brave soul actually tests this theory, please share the outcome.

Can someone explain what this file type is used for? PSW.img? It seems to open with PB and has all the videos and sound files so it seems to be similar to the SD card file type (.raw). Can I burn this PSW.img file to an SD card? This is for the Beatles Gold. Thanks for your assistance.
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Morning, I got the file from another Pinsider. It does seem to load in PB and I can see all the video footage and sound files. So it seems to be complete. These are the comparisons in Explorer. The .raw file seems to have one extra document/folder under [ext 4]. It is named "conagent- beatles/conagent. Otherwise it looks to have the same file structure. Thanks for the assistance.

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Thanks for the help! I have started to save SD card image files for all games that I have and plan to buy in the future. I can make them available if anyone is looking for a specific file.

One other simple question, I hope. If a person only wants to change the music on their game, can they use the USB file from the Stern site? Is the only benefit of using the SD card image file if you want to change more than music, say videos, images, text, etc? SD card image files are more convenient for sure, as you can easily swap them out and they load right away in the game. No wait time to change between USB versions. Thanks again.

.img is an image file, a copy of a game’s SD card most likely.

Has anyone been successful at changing the on screen song names for the Beatles? Thanks.

when will this be updated for newer firmwares elvira hoh is on V1.05.0 now.

Does anyone have an SD card file for an Iron Maiden Premium that will work with PB they be willing to share?

Interesting observation, when I owned an IM Pro about a year ago, I swapped out some songs on version 1.08 of the Stern SD Card file. It was done with PB. Now when I open the file with PB v 8.13, it doesn't seem to show the Sound tab anymore which seems strange as it was showing in a prior version of PB. Does that make sense? I thought Stern had somehow prevented the code files from showing the Sound tab in PB but this is an old code file that was working previously in PB.

Update - when I open the 1.08 file with version 7.81 of PB it shows the sound tab. When I open the same file with PB 8.13, there is no sound tab.

IIRC the issue was that Stern introduced encryption into the most recent firmwares that basically eludes PB. unless a way was to be found around that, I think the common conclusion was that this would pretty much be it(?)

Thanks for clarifying. If we have the old versions of PB, will they continue to work if we have our license current?

Request Number for Certain Sounds in JP2 Sought:

Hi.

I can't find the sound for the Super Spinner in JP2. I can't find the sound for the regular spinner, either.
Super Spinner *may* be a repurposed drum beat that is used for the bonus tally when players reach the Visitors' Center. The regular spinner uses a high-pitched/brief bird call.

I am happy to share my growing catalog of sounds in exchange if you are interested. I s'pose I have forty or so important sounds or series of sounds cataloged.

Thanks for reading my post.

Danke, Cabal.
Das ist mir bewusst, ja.
Ich kann es immer noch nicht finden.

any updates on this? I am having the same issues, No Sound. also I am trying to register it, I paid the $20 but can't get it registered

Hey everyone, new user here. I'm trying to replace the songs on Rush but I'm unclear as to how to accomplish that. I've read this forum, however it doesn't quite explain the process of locating and modifying items in the image. Furthermore, when I load the Rush image I don't actually get a sounds tab, nor do I see any sounds imported (see it says 0). Could someone point me in a direction which might help me?

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I can send you an old LE code that you can change the music, but you will lose some of the game function incorporated in later code. PM if you want the code still. Thanks.

Has PB been updated yet to be able to mod the music/videos for the newest code of TMNT?

oga83 you are the best! Time to update GOTG and Stranger Things. Paging applejuice need your help with GOTG

WOW! this is epic amazing news!

Thanks so much @oga83, merci beaucoup!!

Sweet!

Thanks!

Dupe

So we can change the songs in the above titles and still use insider connected?

Thank you PB Man.

I always be worried to use IC on a code that has been altered by PB. In case big brother is watching you and can somehow cause issues with the game.

Not how the system works and don’t think they can see what song is being played.

There always is the option to turn of IC or just unplug it.

I’d rather have the music I want than all the achievement bs.

Achievements are neat the first two weeks you have the game in your house. After that, big fucking whoop.

Would be cool if there was an app to easily review all the possible achievements. I'd kinda like to have something to shoot for and reach. But right now it's just playing the game and then achievements pop up when you do shit. It's like, ok, I did that without realizing I was doing something worth an achievement.

Would be nice to be able to reset your achievements for a game so you can go through getting them again.

Edit: Sorry, wrong thread - thought this went in the Insider Connected thread. No idea how it ended up here.

Putting pinball online is completely pointless. Its really about tracking and auditing for Stern. "Achievements". Pointless. You get multiball, you get a jackpot. Pinball is fun. Its not a PS5 you are playing a simple game that hasnt changed in 50 years. I will never connect my machines to the internet.

Novelty quickly wore off for me. A friend gave me an insider connected kit for free. So I'd swap it between my games and that didn't last long. Even on my games with it built-in, I rarely remember to sign in before starting a game.

Sorry, wrong thread.

Merci Olivier

Was able to successfully update some of the songs on LZ 1.17. Thanks for the update Olivier. Great work!

Getting this error now when try to change a song in LZ 1.17 using PB 8.20. Started with the existing code and first song change. Tried two different songs and get error for each song change. Thanks.

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Not sure 8.20 is Not working with Batman 1.08.0, I keep getting unknown firmware

I opened up deadpool pro 1.08 but many of the sounds scripts are missing.

Sorting by Duration, desc
There is only one: 0x1B5 showing at 2mins 10s 192ms
then the next longest one is: 0x1F7 at 0min 28s 271ms

Nothing in between, which is where I would expect to see most of the music.

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I tried the code without changing the name of the original file and PB seemed to work ok. Not sure why changing the file name would matter? Maybe the original file was corrupt but it seems to be working again.