#48995 - SolidSnake - Mon Jul 25, 2005 7:34 am
i have some questions. i have a Flash2advance ultra 1gb and:
1o = will i be able to flash some GBA ROMS and play them at DS normally?
2o = will i be able to flash a single game and play it at ds?
3o = will the sram work correctly for saving functions?
#48997 - mocnicom - Mon Jul 25, 2005 7:41 am
A GBA flashcart can do the same things on a DS as on a gba, so yes.
#48998 - SolidSnake - Mon Jul 25, 2005 7:46 am
what about the multboot scheme of the f2a. This will work too? i was reading here in the foruns that multboot is not supported
#49002 - FluBBa - Mon Jul 25, 2005 9:48 am
The DS doesn't have a linkport if that is what you're asking.
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#49015 - cory1492 - Mon Jul 25, 2005 2:49 pm
SolidSnake: I have a DS and a f2a 1gig ultra, and they work together no problem (same as on a gba), the gba multiboot menu that is included with powerwriter and usbwriter work fine (the bootmenu depends on the f2a hardware and not the gba side hardware, aside from the fact that it is coded to run on gba or gba emulator).
Also, this cart works great for DS homebrew with either the passme and flashme, and darkains multi-loader is also working well from this cart (aside from the few things it cannot load as it stands now).
Since there is no link port on the DS, you will either need a GBA(or SP) with the usb linker or you will need the standalone usb writer... from your question I am assuming you already have a gba/linker and the cart, but if you decide to get rid of the gba and get a DS remember that you will still need a way to burn the cart.
#49027 - sneef - Mon Jul 25, 2005 6:42 pm
| SolidSnake wrote: |
| what about the multboot scheme of the f2a. This will work too? i was reading here in the foruns that multboot is not supported |
If you are using it for GBA roms, it functions the same on a DS as on a GBA. If you are using it for DS roms with PassMe or FlashMe/WifiMe, you must disable "multiple roms" or disable "menu" function on the card.
you can still use darkstar loader to load multiple nds roms onto your flash cart, but the CART's menu/multibooter must be disabled. (darkstar is a multiboot for nds roms, but is compiled by the user into a single ds.gba file, so your cart flashing utility sees it as ONE rom)
hope that helps.
#49029 - SolidSnake - Mon Jul 25, 2005 7:25 pm
| FluBBa wrote: |
| The DS doesn't have a linkport if that is what you're asking. |
Yea i know :P <> i will use my gba to flash the cart.
| sneef wrote: |
If you are using it for GBA roms, it functions the same on a DS as on a GBA. If you are using it for DS roms with PassMe or FlashMe/WifiMe, you must disable "multiple roms" or disable "menu" function on the card.
you can still use darkstar loader to load multiple nds roms onto your flash cart, but the CART's menu/multibooter must be disabled. (darkstar is a multiboot for nds roms, but is compiled by the user into a single ds.gba file, so your cart flashing utility sees it as ONE rom) |
now i understand! thanks :D
#49060 - The 9th Sage - Tue Jul 26, 2005 2:45 am
| sneef wrote: |
| SolidSnake wrote: | | what about the multboot scheme of the f2a. This will work too? i was reading here in the foruns that multboot is not supported |
If you are using it for GBA roms, it functions the same on a DS as on a GBA. If you are using it for DS roms with PassMe or FlashMe/WifiMe, you must disable "multiple roms" or disable "menu" function on the card.
you can still use darkstar loader to load multiple nds roms onto your flash cart, but the CART's menu/multibooter must be disabled. (darkstar is a multiboot for nds roms, but is compiled by the user into a single ds.gba file, so your cart flashing utility sees it as ONE rom)
hope that helps. |
Actually, I'd get the post Darkstar loader...the one not tied into Darkstar, it's more compatible, and is way slicker.
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#49074 - sneef - Tue Jul 26, 2005 6:27 am
| The 9th Sage wrote: |
Actually, I'd get the post Darkstar loader...the one not tied into Darkstar, it's more compatible, and is way slicker. |
I agree... its so much easier to read with the background changed!
#49084 - SolidSnake - Tue Jul 26, 2005 7:36 am
what are you talking about? i didnt understand the last 2 posts o0
#49089 - sneef - Tue Jul 26, 2005 10:14 am
| SolidSnake wrote: |
| what are you talking about? i didnt understand the last 2 posts o0 |
sorry solidsnake.. you see, Darkain released something called "Darkstar", which combined a multi-loader for .nds files with a collection of nifty apps (a paint program, minesweeper, and stuff like that) with a fractal wallpaper in the background.
Subsequently, he has revised the release... Darkstar and the Multi-loader are now seperate components. The multi loader is only associated with booting .nds files, and darkstar is now a seperate app.
hope that explains it.
check it out at http://ds.darkain.com/hack
and a new build i haven't checked out yet (bugfixes?)
http://ds.darkain.com/hack/build.zip