The ED64 Plus is a popular, budget-friendly flash cartridge for the Nintendo 64 that allows you to play ROM backups directly on original hardware. It's known for being a "clone" or bootleg of the higher-end EverDrive 64, but it has carved out its own place in the retro gaming community due to its low price point and decent functionality. Its firmware is the software that controls its menu system, game compatibility, and saving functions. While a serviceable clone, the ED64 Plus's firmware is often outdated compared to the EverDrive, and updating or replacing it is a common practice to improve performance and unlock new features.
As the ED64 Plus platform continues to evolve, potential areas for future work include: ed64 plus firmware
The stock ED64 Plus firmware is a . No one should use it today. The ED64 Plus is a popular, budget-friendly flash
Unlike modern flashcarts, the ED64 Plus relies on the console's internal memory to hold save data while playing. When you save your game in-menu, that data is temporarily held in the cartridge's SRAM/Flash RAM. You must press the physical RESET button on your N64 console to flush that save data from the cartridge memory onto the SD card. Turning off the power switch directly will wipe your recent save progress. While a serviceable clone, the ED64 Plus's firmware
Seamlessly emulates all original N64 save formats (SRAM, FlashRAM, and various EEPROM sizes) without manual configuration.
| Problem | Likely Cause | Solution | |---------|--------------|----------| | "No OS64 found" | SD card not FAT32, or file missing | Reformat SD card, copy OS64.v64 to root. | | Game loads to black screen | Wrong CIC or save type | Manually set save type in Alt64 (press R while highlighting ROM). | | Saves disappear | SD card corruption or power-off too soon | Use "Shutdown" option in Alt64 menu. Replace SD card. | | Menu graphical glitches | Poor SD card contact or FPGA timing | Clean cartridge pins. Use slower SD card (Class 4 or 6). | | RTC not working | Missing battery or wrong ROM patch | Verify battery voltage (>2.8V). Apply "Animal Forest RTC" patch. |
The factory firmware that ships with most ED64 Plus units (often labeled version 1.28 or 1.29) provides the following baseline functionality:
strongSwan's NetworkManager plugin is available as binary package for several distributions (e.g. network-manager-strongswan on Debian/Ubuntu). For an introduction and how-to see our docs.
Version: 1.6.5
2026-04-22, size 355'492 bytes, pgp-signature,
md5: 0048080f1a9f544ff709adccfe88dda8
This version supports GTK 4 (in addition to GTK 3), but doesn't support compiling against libnm-glib anymore.
2020-05-19, size 300'735 bytes, pgp-signature,
md5: 164afb79d1c9447c3abefa3faa7fc7f1
This version requires strongSwan 5.8.3 or newer, it's not compatible with older releases.
Releases of the NetworkManager Plugin are signed with the PGP key with keyid 765FE26C6B467584.
Older releases can be found on our download server:
The strongSwan Android app can be installed from App stores, or manually by downloading the APK from our download server.
Version: 2.6.2
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