#121830 - Reaper101 - Thu Mar 15, 2007 5:36 am
ok well this is wut i got i have a original ds with max media dock(slot-2) and max media player(slot-1)...ok now what do i have to do to flash my ds. Btw what should i make sure to do before flashing it. Should i make sure i have full battery and my AC cord is plugged in, but what else should i do
thanx
#121851 - Diddl - Thu Mar 15, 2007 8:25 am
a full battery is a good idea. the CORRECT flashme7 file! you must have a passme device for flashing and you have to connect 2 pins (only this two pins!!!). and you will have a problem if battery will be unloaded while flashing!
#121868 - spinal_cord - Thu Mar 15, 2007 11:13 am
Diddl has stressed the most important point, make sure you hold the battery in while flashing, you could completely ruin your ds if the battery falls out.
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#121871 - Firon - Thu Mar 15, 2007 11:31 am
That's why you plug in the power cable.
#121874 - Diddl - Thu Mar 15, 2007 11:43 am
is it possible to run the nds without battery (only with power cable)?
#121914 - Reaper101 - Thu Mar 15, 2007 5:47 pm
| Diddl wrote: |
| a full battery is a good idea. the CORRECT flashme7 file! you must have a passme device for flashing and you have to connect 2 pins (only this two pins!!!). and you will have a problem if battery will be unloaded while flashing! |
ok well i got all of it except a passme card, where can i get a passme card.
and the passme card needs to be compatible with MMD
#121918 - Diddl - Thu Mar 15, 2007 6:23 pm
| Reaper101 wrote: |
| ... max media player(slot-1)... |
it don't have to be a passme, anything which allow to execute a nds file would help (any slot 1 card).
what is this max media player for slot 1? is it possible to execute a nds homebrew? if so, this slot 1 should work fine.
do you mean this one? http://uk.codejunkies.com/news_reviews.asp?c=&cr=&cs=&r=1&l=&page=1&p=17&i=8952&s=8
this should work. on codejunkies they wrote moonshell is working and homebrew. so normally this flashhme also should work.
#121925 - tepples - Thu Mar 15, 2007 7:22 pm
As far as anybody on this site or That Other Site knows, the only SLOT-1 booting tool compatible with the "MAX Media Dock" CF adapter for SLOT-2 is the card that it came with.
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#121927 - Reaper101 - Thu Mar 15, 2007 8:12 pm
| Diddl wrote: |
| Reaper101 wrote: | | ... max media player(slot-1)... |
it don't have to be a passme, anything which allow to execute a nds file would help (any slot 1 card).
what is this max media player for slot 1? is it possible to execute a nds homebrew? if so, this slot 1 should work fine.
do you mean this one? http://uk.codejunkies.com/news_reviews.asp?c=&cr=&cs=&r=1&l=&page=1&p=17&i=8952&s=8
this should work. on codejunkies they wrote moonshell is working and homebrew. so normally this flashhme also should work. |
yeah thts the one i have but not the 4gb HDD i just have the one where you have to put in your own mem. card and hey yeah i already booted up flashmev7 before on my ds but i didnt run it cause i didnt know what to do so it does work
#121937 - HyperHacker - Thu Mar 15, 2007 9:23 pm
| Diddl wrote: |
| is it possible to run the nds without battery (only with power cable)? |
From what I've heard, no.
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#121945 - dantheman - Thu Mar 15, 2007 9:56 pm
Reaper, the Max Media Launcher you have will work here, as it is called a passthrough device. I know it says "Max Media Player" on the front, but like I said at the DSLinux forums, it's just a NoPass device.
You said you already booted FlashMe once, so you know that the passthrough device works. If you didn't have a passthrough device, you would not be able to load FlashMe.
It looks like you have everything you need.
#121947 - Reaper101 - Thu Mar 15, 2007 9:59 pm
| dantheman wrote: |
Reaper, the Max Media Launcher you have will work here, as it is called a passthrough device. I know it says "Max Media Player" on the front, but like I said at the DSLinux forums, it's just a NoPass device.
You said you already booted FlashMe once, so you know that the passthrough device works. If you didn't have a passthrough device, you would not be able to load FlashMe.
It looks like you have everything you need. |
ok good now please give me a step-by-step mini tutorial on what i need to do and hey btw whats an estimate percentage of the chance i could brick my ds.
one more question what are the pros and cons of having a flashed ds
#121951 - dantheman - Thu Mar 15, 2007 10:07 pm
Rather than spending 20 minutes typing up a detailed step-by-step tutorial, I'll simply link you to http://www.dslinux.org/index.php?showtopic=2011 where you asked this two weeks ago, and I gave you several resources you could use for this occasion.
With a regular DS, the chances of bricking are fairly low. Just make sure you don't lose power. If you get at least 3-5% of the process done, you can probably use the failsafe feature to recover it. With Lites, there's more of a chance it will shut off in the middle of the flashing, but regular DSs tend to be fine.
Wait a sec, can someone confirm if the failsafe works on the MMD? Since FlashMe cannot boot the MMD, would the failsafe work at all?
#121964 - Reaper101 - Fri Mar 16, 2007 12:12 am
"Wait a sec, can someone confirm if the failsafe works on the MMD? Since FlashMe cannot boot the MMD, would the failsafe work at all?[/quote]"
wait you mean tht Flashme cant boot MMD does tht mean i wont be able to use my MMD if i install flashme
#121966 - dantheman - Fri Mar 16, 2007 12:22 am
No, it just means that you will still need to use your MML in order to boot the MMD. Normally, FlashMe can boot the slot-2 card directly, without the passthrough device, but this doesn't work on the MMD.
I merely do not know if the failsafe recovery mode will work on an MMD, that's all. If you don't screw up the installation, it won't apply to you, but I would probably rather have the additional insurance.
#121972 - Reaper101 - Fri Mar 16, 2007 1:27 am
| dantheman wrote: |
No, it just means that you will still need to use your MML in order to boot the MMD. Normally, FlashMe can boot the slot-2 card directly, without the passthrough device, but this doesn't work on the MMD.
I merely do not know if the failsafe recovery mode will work on an MMD, that's all. If you don't screw up the installation, it won't apply to you, but I would probably rather have the additional insurance. |
yeah i would like to know if the failsafe works too
#121974 - chuckstudios - Fri Mar 16, 2007 2:24 am
It won't.
#121978 - dantheman - Fri Mar 16, 2007 3:01 am
That's what I suspected. Thank you for the confirmation.
So Reaper, there is a chance that if you screw up the FlashMe installation, you could brick your DS. The only benefits you gain from it are the ability to run unsigned WMB demos and the removal of the health and warning screen. You also might gain the ability to use the four brightness controls if your DS has firmware version 5. I'll leave it up to you to decide if it's worth the risk or not.
#121981 - chuckstudios - Fri Mar 16, 2007 3:27 am
| dantheman wrote: |
That's what I suspected. Thank you for the confirmation.
So Reaper, there is a chance that if you screw up the FlashMe installation, you could brick your DS. The only benefits you gain from it are the ability to run unsigned WMB demos and the removal of the health and warning screen. You also might gain the ability to use the four brightness controls if your DS has firmware version 5. I'll leave it up to you to decide if it's worth the risk or not. |
I see the future...
| Reaper101 in the future wrote: |
umm i liek brightness controls
im guna go make 5 threads about flahme
EDIT: i tried flash and my ds wont turn on umm wut happened |
#121987 - Reaper101 - Fri Mar 16, 2007 4:25 am
no im not gonna do it then im fine without it
but thanx for all the help
#121996 - simonjhall - Fri Mar 16, 2007 8:48 am
| chuckstudios wrote: |
I see the future...
| Reaper101 in the future wrote: | umm i liek brightness controls
im guna go make 5 threads about flahme
EDIT: i tried flash and my ds wont turn on umm wut happened |
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LOL
If you're only gonna be using DS homebrew casually then flashme isn't really worthwhile of you've got a nopass and you're worried about bricking.
<this sounds SO dodgy>
My first flashme I was pretty worried but I was surprised just how quick and easy it was to do! The second time I did it I was completely laid back about it :-)
An alternate way of flashing a DS is to get a screwdriver and open it up and do the short. No fumbling in a tiny hole - you can see exactly what's going on.
</dodgy>
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#122034 - Lynx - Fri Mar 16, 2007 5:01 pm
The other benefit is that it will only cost you the price of the cheapest Slot-2 device (online auction) that you can get ahold of if there is ever an issue that requires you to need the recover mode. It's cheaper than a new DS.
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