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DS Flash Equipment > Sitecom WL-115 + WiFiMe = NoGo ?

#45463 - ironx - Fri Jun 10, 2005 10:49 pm

* I've got an Sitecom WL-115 Wireless PCI Network Card (Ralink RT2560F)
*Installed the Custom driver for Ralink RT2560 based cards
*Installed Nintendo DS Wireless Multiboot Application into C:\wmb
*Installed Wireless Multiboot Data "WifiMe" into C:\wmb\data
*Installed RT2560 Test Application "Echo" into C:\wmb
*Added some E3 Demo's into C:\wmb\data

Modified the explorer.reg file:
Code:

Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\ndsfile]
"EditFlags"=dword:00000000
"BrowserFlags"=dword:00000008
@="Nintendo DS - Game Card Image"

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\ndsfile\shell]
@="wmb"

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\ndsfile\shell\wmb]
@="Wireless Multiboot"

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\ndsfile\shell\wmb\command]
@="c:\\wmb\\wmb.exe -data \"%1\""

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\ndsfile\shell\emu]
@="Run on emulator"

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\ndsfile\shell\emu\command]
@="c:\\path\\to\\emulator\\dualis.exe \"%1\""

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.nds]
@="ndsfile"

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\FileExts\.nds]

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\FileExts\.nds\OpenWithProgids]
"ndsfile"=hex(0):


When running the "Echo" Test Application i get the following result:

Code:
C:\wmb>echo.exe

RT2560 Driver - Test Application "Echo" - Version 1.1

(c) 2005 Tim Schuerewegen

Device Description = Ralink RT2560 Device
Device Hardware ID = PCI\VEN_1814&DEV_0201&SUBSYS_9073182D&REV_01
Device Location    = PCI bus 2, device 10, function 0
Driver Version     = 1.0.0.8

Press [x] to abort


When running the wmb executable/double clicking an nds-file:

Code:
C:\wmb>wmb -data c:\wmb\data\electro.nds

Nintendo DS - Wireless Multiboot Application - Version 1.4 BETA 1

(c) 2005 Tim Schuerewegen

Device Description = Ralink RT2560 Device
Device Hardware ID = PCI\VEN_1814&DEV_0201&SUBSYS_9073182D&REV_01
Device Location    = PCI bus 2, device 10, function 0
Driver Version     = 1.0.0.8

Loading "electro.nds"... ok

Press [x] to abort

Sending multiboot beacons & waiting for authentication


*Turning on my DS
*Touch the screen once on the "Healthy"-screen
*Touch the DS Download Play icon
*Message "Looking for software available for download..." appears

and nothing happens... it just keeps searching and searching.

Tried to put the card in other slots, same result...

What am i doing wrong?

#45466 - Ethos - Fri Jun 10, 2005 10:55 pm

Have you removed the RSA check with the FlashME firmware update?
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#45468 - welshwarrior - Fri Jun 10, 2005 11:04 pm

the e3 demos should work they dont need the ds to have flashme

#45470 - ironx - Fri Jun 10, 2005 11:09 pm

Ethos wrote:
Have you removed the RSA check with the FlashME firmware update?


No, i've not replaced the firmware. I'm only interested in playing the E3 demo's...

#45473 - MumblyJoe - Sat Jun 11, 2005 12:36 am

This is gonna sound REALLY obvious, but is the little antenna plugged into your wifi card? Or possibly it needs to be pointed upwards or something, or better positioned?

You have everything installed right from the looks of it, if wmb.exe can't use the drivers it craps out and tells you so, so thats all good.
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#45477 - CoolkcaH - Sat Jun 11, 2005 2:36 am

I have a WL-115 and it works...but I don't know what you are doing wrong.

#45509 - ironx - Sat Jun 11, 2005 10:43 am

MumblyJoe wrote:
This is gonna sound REALLY obvious, but is the little antenna plugged into your wifi card? Or possibly it needs to be pointed upwards or something, or better positioned?

You have everything installed right from the looks of it, if wmb.exe can't use the drivers it craps out and tells you so, so thats all good.


Yes, the antenna is plugged in (doh!) :P
Even when i hold my DS against the antenna, there's no result :(

This is what i get when using the "-stats" parameter:

Quote:
C:\wmb>wmb.exe -data c:\wmb\data\electro.nds -stats

Nintendo DS - Wireless Multiboot Application - Version 1.4 BETA 1

(c) 2005 Tim Schuerewegen

Device Description = Ralink RT2560 Device
Device Hardware ID = PCI\VEN_1814&DEV_0201&SUBSYS_9073182D&REV_01
Device Location = PCI bus 2, device 10, function 0
Driver Version = 1.0.0.8

Loading "electro.nds"... ok

Press [x] to abort

Sending multiboot beacons & waiting for authentication

============== STATISTICS ==============

FCSErrorCount = 29471 <--- is this ok?
ReceivedSuccessCount = 0
TransmittedSuccessCount = 206280

#45547 - [FireFly] - Sat Jun 11, 2005 10:55 pm

Did you buy your DS recently? Maybe Nintendo released yet another firmware version, one with added security that renders wmb and maybe even passme useless :)

#45553 - ironx - Sat Jun 11, 2005 11:24 pm

[FireFly] wrote:
Did you buy your DS recently? Maybe Nintendo released yet another firmware version, one with added security that renders wmb and maybe even passme useless :)


It's an US-version imported in January 2005 (I live in the Netherlands), serial number NU404*****.
[Not sure if it's an good idea to post serial numbers :)]

Complete new install of Windows XP is also no result :(

#45554 - [FireFly] - Sat Jun 11, 2005 11:33 pm

ironx wrote:
It's an US-version imported in January 2005

Probably not a new firmware version then. Not sure why your DS doesn't pick up the signal. Try different channels, maybe the default one (7) is used by one or more wifi networks in your neighbourhood. Try channel 1 or 13. Are you sure the wireless on your DS works? Did you try it with a DS game? Maybe it's broken.

#45561 - The 9th Sage - Sun Jun 12, 2005 1:00 am

[FireFly] wrote:
Did you buy your DS recently? Maybe Nintendo released yet another firmware version, one with added security that renders wmb and maybe even passme useless :)


Hm, if they changed the security for the WMB stuff, wouldn't that possibly render games using the "old" method (anything released before the hypothetical firmware update) be made incompatible?

Boy would that piss people off. :P
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#45564 - tepples - Sun Jun 12, 2005 1:28 am

The 9th Sage wrote:
Hm, if they changed the security for the WMB stuff, wouldn't that possibly render games using the "old" method (anything released before the hypothetical firmware update) be made incompatible?

No. Games released before the firmware update won't have ARM7 address pointing at GBA ROM. The update could just verify that the ARM7 and ARM9 addresses are within the 4 MB EWRAM.
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#45678 - scoobbyy - Mon Jun 13, 2005 7:20 pm

Hi Ironx

I have exactly the same problem that you and i don't see the solution.... ;-(

If anybody has an idea...


see you soon

scoobbyy

#46527 - ironx - Sun Jun 26, 2005 8:52 pm

[FireFly] wrote:
ironx wrote:
It's an US-version imported in January 2005

Probably not a new firmware version then. Not sure why your DS doesn't pick up the signal. Try different channels, maybe the default one (7) is used by one or more wifi networks in your neighbourhood. Try channel 1 or 13. Are you sure the wireless on your DS works? Did you try it with a DS game? Maybe it's broken.


Changing channels is also no result.
The DS from my brothers friend is also not working (European/Dutch DS).
Playing download-games from one DS to the other works fine.

I'm giving up...

#46528 - [FireFly] - Sun Jun 26, 2005 9:11 pm

Try a different PCI slot.

EDIT: nevermind, you already tried that ^_^

#46534 - Sappharad - Sun Jun 26, 2005 11:51 pm

Are you sure the wireless card you bought actually works? Have you tried connecting to a wireless network with the included drivers?

Also, have you tried at different times of day? For some reason, with my card and DS, downloads show up very quickly in the morning, but in the evening I sometimes end up waiting almost 2 minutes before the download shows up so I can load it. :-(