#44204 - christosterone - Tue May 31, 2005 1:39 am
I want to buy a flash cart, and i need the rundown.
some sites say to plug in the cart to the computer through the multiboot port, and the DS doesnt have one. Do they all require the multiboot port to transfer data?
also, (this might sound dumb), but once i transfer the data to the GBA cart, can i unplug it and run it on the gba( or does it need to be plugged into the computer to run).
any suggestions for a cart?
prefferably 128 mb
thanks,
Chris
#44232 - Dwedit - Tue May 31, 2005 4:56 am
Most use multiboot to transmit data. A few (such as extreme flash advance) connect the cartridge itself directly to a USB port, so they are DS compatible. Others use external linkers, which also make them DS compatible.
Once data is written to the cart, it can be removed.
Watch the units, flash cart makers sell them by megaBITS, not megabytes. So a 128mb cartridge actually holds 16 megabytes. The GBA cartridge bus can address up to 32MBytes before needing to bankswitch.
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#44252 - cocole - Tue May 31, 2005 8:51 am
EFA and EZ Flash II are generaly considered good choices.
EFA comes in 256 Mb and 512 Mb (to my knowledge).
EZ Flash II comes in 128 Mb up to 1 Gb.
I personnaly recommend buying a card form a retailer in your geographical region. That will save you some cash in shipping (because I hate to pay something $30 and add $30 in shipping).
So here are my recommandations :
Europe -> TotalGBA.com (starting at ?70 for an EFA 256)
USA -> Jandaman.com (starting at $65 for an EZ Flash II 128)
Asia -> winsunx.com (starting at $40 for an EZ Flash II 128)
As I live in Europe, I ordered the above mentionned EFA 256 form TotalGBA.com and service and cart were both flawless.
#44256 - chishm - Tue May 31, 2005 10:17 am
Does anyone know the best place for me to buy a flashcart. I live in Australia, and we don't have any flash cart retailers, online or otherwise (that I am aware of).
#44309 - MrD - Tue May 31, 2005 7:37 pm
I'm almost certain Jandaman's Import will ship to Australia.
EDIT - Yup! They do! Check out the help/info link at the top.
I'm currently using an EZFA 256mbit cart to develop games with. It requires the use of a multiboot port, however, so if you only own a DS, you'd have to try a different cart or buy a GBA. :P
#44404 - Jimbeam - Wed Jun 01, 2005 12:15 pm
Buy a XG2 turbo 512 and you got a neoflash
#44450 - DarkCube - Wed Jun 01, 2005 10:21 pm
I love my EZ Flash II PS, only problem I have with it is the lack of XP x64 Drivers, anytime i want to flash something to it i need to reboot my computer into 32bit mode :(
#44487 - arcx33 - Thu Jun 02, 2005 5:52 am
| chishm wrote: |
| Does anyone know the best place for me to buy a flashcart. I live in Australia, and we don't have any flash cart retailers, online or otherwise (that I am aware of). |
CoolPC in Brisbane retails Flash2Advance hardware.
http://www.coolpc.com.au/
You need a GBA to flash the F2A carts so it may not be suitable for you and is probably going to be a pain to dev with.
#44489 - tepples - Thu Jun 02, 2005 6:33 am
| arcx33 wrote: |
| You need a GBA to flash the F2A carts |
Not anymore. According to the F2A web site there's now an external F2A USB writer.
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#44492 - chishm - Thu Jun 02, 2005 7:25 am
| arcx33 wrote: |
| chishm wrote: | | Does anyone know the best place for me to buy a flashcart. I live in Australia, and we don't have any flash cart retailers, online or otherwise (that I am aware of). |
CoolPC in Brisbane retails Flash2Advance hardware.
http://www.coolpc.com.au/
You need a GBA to flash the F2A carts so it may not be suitable for you and is probably going to be a pain to dev with. |
Yeah, that's the only place I know of in Australia that has sold flash carts, but they've apparently been sold out for the past couple of months.