#101932 - JerryM - Sat Sep 09, 2006 1:13 am
Hello folks
I would just like a confirmation that the following hardware will infact allow me to run DS homebrew. This is my setup:
Nintendo DS (Phat) : Firmware v2 (Blue Gray)
GBA Movie Player v2 : Chishm's Updated Firmware
SuperKey* : NoPass
*This is what I have my eyes on purchasing at the moment*
I am about to purchase one, but I need a confirmation. Will the SuperKey allow me to boot from my GBA Movie Player v2? -> Alternatively, I have a choice of a Datel Max Media Launcher (which I've heard DOES work, but I haven't confirmed yet) for a few pennies more..
I am very sorry if this has been answered before, but I just need a yes or no :)
Edit: One more question: Is there a limit to the size that the NDS program can be that I boot up? I imagine its the 4mb limit.
#101962 - HyperHacker - Sat Sep 09, 2006 6:18 am
Unless SuperKey is also a NoPass then just go with the MML, and you should be fine. The limit is 4MB with a GBAMP.
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#101964 - JerryM - Sat Sep 09, 2006 6:58 am
Well, I also see that most of the sellers of such hardware are located in U.K, and I really don't want to wait a few weeks just to recieve the hardware, so I'll look for some.. closer ;)
Thanks for the answer though :).
#101967 - Flood_of_SYNs - Sat Sep 09, 2006 8:55 am
I bought my GBAMP on eBay from someone located in ohio (about 150 miles away from me).
Took only about ~3 days to get to me.
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#101971 - JerryM - Sat Sep 09, 2006 9:17 am
Well you see, I already have a GBAMPv2 - except I don't have a device to use NDS homebrew.
After looking around, I've decided that I will probably head to Circuit City in the morning and purchase myself a Datel Max Media Dock Compact Flash. It looks like it will sort-of render my GBAMPv2 useless (maybe not? I can use it to play GBA homebrew)
It's like, $40.. does anyone know retail stores offering up the Max Media Launchers? I really do not feel like waiting for them to send it to my doorstep (especially after the horrible retail reviews on these very forums ;))
#101978 - Sausage Boy - Sat Sep 09, 2006 1:27 pm
It would work, but it's wasted money. The Max Media Dock is pretty much a gbamp if I remember correctly. If anything, it has less homebrew support.
Since you have firmware v2, you can even buy a regular passme (if you don't intend to mess with your mates' newer DS's). I'm sure some people would send you theirs very cheap if they've bought something newer.
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#101989 - tepples - Sat Sep 09, 2006 4:26 pm
| HyperHacker wrote: |
| Unless SuperKey is also a NoPass then just go with the MML, and you should be fine. The limit is 4MB with a GBAMP. |
SuperKey is a rebadged PassCard 3; both are NoPass cards. There are only a couple incompatibilities between NoPass cards and SLOT-2 cards, and I don't think any of them affect any version of the GBA Movie Player (except v2 SD, which hasn't been reversed at all by homebrewers).
GBAMP is an ATA interface (CF is electrically the same as parallel ATA) and a 512 KB NOR flash; the latter holds GBA mode menus and (with Chishm's hack) a DS boot loader. MAX Media Dock, on the other hand, is just an ATA interface, and its DS mode boot loader is stored on the bundled MAX Media Launcher card. Without firmware of its own, the MMD by itself does not work with FlashMe or with GBA mode.
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#102017 - Lynx - Sat Sep 09, 2006 9:59 pm
| HyperHacker wrote: |
| The limit is 4MB with a GBAMP. |
Why is ANYONE saying this? If there is a 4MB limit, how can I play a 8MB MP3 on my DS?
THERE IS NO LIMIT! You just need to write your homebrew to swap RAM! Ya'know, like the commercial DS games do?
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#102019 - JerryM - Sat Sep 09, 2006 10:14 pm
| Quote: |
| how can I play a 8MB MP3 on my DS? |
Because you cheat?! :O! Just kidding ;). Anyways, I just got back from Circuit City.. bought a Datel Max Media Dock - which does kind of.. defeat the purpose of the GBAMPv2 I purchased earlier this week, except it can use my 1GB CF card.. And it has some problems with MoonShell, so I'll stick to my GBAMPv2 ;)
#102025 - tepples - Sat Sep 09, 2006 10:56 pm
| Lynx wrote: |
| HyperHacker wrote: | | The limit is 4MB with a GBAMP. |
Why is ANYONE saying this? If there is a 4MB limit, how can I play a 8MB MP3 on my DS? |
Streaming.
| Quote: |
| THERE IS NO LIMIT! You just need to write your homebrew to swap RAM! |
So what's the most straightforward way to swap executable code modules in and out?
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#102027 - Sausage Boy - Sat Sep 09, 2006 11:21 pm
Chances are you won't have more than 4 megs of pure code, if you stay away from huge arrays and stuff. If it's enough for every commercial DS game, it sure is enough for you, unless you suck.
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#102031 - tepples - Sun Sep 10, 2006 12:05 am
I'm talking about overlays, or code modules that can be loaded in and out of RAM at any time. You don't need to have the menu screens in RAM while game play is going on nor vice versa. MoonShell uses overlays for plug-ins, but has anybody else been able to get overlays working in their own code?
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#102092 - HyperHacker - Sun Sep 10, 2006 8:28 pm
I say the limit is 4MB because you can't just plop a 5MB .nds file and run it. You can have 4GB of resources stuffed on the card if you want but your .nds file has to be less than 4MB.
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#102105 - Lynx - Sun Sep 10, 2006 10:02 pm
Either way, there is no limit. Even code can be managed.
As for the Max Media Dock (MMD).. I think you will find that it was a bad choice.. unless you are looking to play warez, in which case you will probably be happy. From what I have read, MMD homebrew compatibility is extremely poor.
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#102143 - JerryM - Mon Sep 11, 2006 6:21 am
As I've mentioned, I'm sticking with the GBAMPv2 (I have no intentions on playing warez). I purchased the Media Dock because it was the only thing that I could find with some type of NoPass that I could get before the month is over - All eBay places which sold the No Pass alone, including Datel itself are located in U.K - which means I'd have to wait atleast 1 week for the product to arrive, which I did not want to do. So I purchased the Media Dock. I've already given my 1GB card (compact flash v2..) + the dock to my brother, so he can do whatever with it. I just needed the NoPass.
I've already started on a neat little Wifi DS application :D. I will probably post about it in misc when it is more completed.