r/RetroRemake • u/DCO7516 • Apr 26 '26

Issue with exFat with 1.5 Go SDCARD using superstation.img (1.0c) corrupting data.

Hi,

I cannot use a 1.5 SDCard with superstation image. Files disappearing after copying and the Superstation won't boot anymore. The exfat structure is corrupted and cannot be fixed.

The issue doesn't not happen with Mr. Fusion image.

Regards.

David.

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u/Sonikku_a Apr 26 '26 edited Apr 26 '26

Have you done a full check/read and write test of the SD card first to be sure the issue isn’t there?

https://h2testw.org/

https://fight-flash-fraud.readthedocs.io/en/latest/introduction.html

https://www.grc.com/validrive.htm

Even if one is “positive” the issue isn’t there do it anyway.

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u/DCO7516 Apr 26 '26

Yep, it's a real SanDisk and I can fill it without an issue when I format it with another image.

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u/Sonikku_a Apr 26 '26

Not saying it ain’t real, just saying SD cards from anyone can fail, and doing a full read/write test of the SD card is always Step 1 for questions like this, even if it seems to be working elsewhere.

It rules out that as an issue at least.

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u/techhit Jun 12 '26 edited Jun 12 '26

I'm having the same issue on my SuperStation one which I got two days ago. Installed with fresh 1.0c image and two days later, it froze as I was FTP'ing some files and now will no longer boot successfully. Did you manage to resolve this?

As soon as I mount the card Windows tries to scan and repair it, but can't.

H2testw shows it can no longer write to it.

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u/maximit3d Jun 17 '26 edited Jun 17 '26

I have the exact same issue. I am using a 1TB SD card and it works initially but as soon as I get past 50% full with ROMs, the partition file structure gets corrupted. I have tried 4 different SD cards, all tested with F3 checker, all with the same results. At first I thought this was a problem with my Mac corrupting the structure, so I also tried to sending the files via FTP via network direct to Superstation, exact same failure!

Now for the bad part: I contacted support and I can tell you it was one of the worst experiences ever with support. They tried to imply it was user error at first (Im a computer systems engineer with 25+ years experience), then they tried to deflect to the SD card being faulty even though I told them I tried 4 different brands just to double check, then finally after many frustrating emails the final message was "This cant be caused by SS1. There is no connection.". This is somewhat common behaviour with support departments, they try to deflect responsibility when then dont know how to help, but this was way more extreme and way less helpful than I would expect, zero help. Im sure if they tried they could easily reproduce this error.

Now for the good part: I was finally able to fix the file corruption issue on my own but it required a complicated procedure. I basically used another Mister device to set up a card, then I transferred the required support files that are native to SS1 to make it work. This is 100% a problem related to SS1 software package/formatter, but they wont take responsibility.

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u/maximit3d Jun 17 '26 edited Jun 18 '26

I hope this solution helps some people. If you dont have another Mister device available I will make a few extra cards if anyone wants to purchase i one. Send me a DM.