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DS Flash Equipment > Flash2Advance and FlashMe install [solved]

#67177 - niemand - Mon Jan 16, 2006 1:15 am

Hi Folks,

is it possible to install FlashMe firmware onto the DS using a Flash2Advance Cart (with USB Linker + GBA), or does Flash2Advance work for GBA only?
If it works, how to I prepare the Flash Cart?

Last edited by niemand on Thu Jan 19, 2006 8:27 pm; edited 1 time in total

#67215 - tepples - Mon Jan 16, 2006 6:54 am

If you have the appropriate version of PassMe for your firmware color and for your collection of authentic DS Game Cards, and you have a spare GBA, GBA SP, or Game Boy Player to do the flashing on, then yes. First get Tetris DS by DesktopMan working; then you should be able to get FlashMe working.
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#67304 - niemand - Mon Jan 16, 2006 9:53 pm

I get TetrisDS running, but just with that standard loader from the Flash2Advance cart (winf2a211.gba). Is there a way to make it run directly from the Flash2Advance cart avoiding this winfa211.gba?

#67659 - niemand - Thu Jan 19, 2006 8:25 pm

Okay, I solved the problem.

I used the PowerWriter software recently, but it always wants to put a menu in front of the actual ROM.
So I used ucon64 (ucon64.sourceforge.net). Using ucon64 (Linux version!!! Windows version does not support USB, yet) made it possible to write the flashme.nds without any GUI in front of it.
I used the command
Code:
ucon64 -xf2a -port=usb flashme.nds

to write the working flashme onto the Flash2Advance flash card.

Thanks guys for your help!