Thanks for the responses.
For the first question, yes, I made sure that the file after adding was exactly 64 MB (67,108,864 bytes)
The clean dump appears to be precisely 64 MB.
For the second point, at this point I am also thinking that this is more then a simple file size issue.
It may be...
I've been trying to get this running on a DSTT as well.
Confirmed that using YSmenu makes no difference, will still not start (loads to white screen)
However, I have made some progress. I found a small tool that allows you to add a precise amount of zeros to the end of a file. I subtracted...
I mean yeah sure but the specs are the same as a $50 model, it's just those pesky "quality of life" things driving up the price, like an actually working speaker, or buttons that don't melt, and stuff like that.
I think all in my Pi 4 was well north of 200 bucks 150ish for the Pi 4 the case the fancy cooler, then like 70 for the 500GB MicroSD then like 70 for the Xbox controller. But honestly it's a nice set up I really enjoy and to me was worth every penny. (even bought more controllers for 2 or 4 player games.) hmmm have never played any 2 player games yet
Yeah that's what I hate about the RPi, it's supposedly $30 or something but it takes an additional $200 of accessories to actually turn it into a working something.
Yeah a lot of it I consider a hobby, using Batocera I am constantly adjusting the collection adding and removing stuff, scraping the artwork. Haven't even started on some music for the theme... Also way down the road I am considering attempting to do a WiiFlow knock off lol