#87117 - KidBomba - Mon Jun 12, 2006 2:33 am
The message board is swamped with ppl that say they have the auto bright feature, others say then dont. The flashme site is down. And today, the 11th is the official release of the DSLite and many of us are going all over the place getting random flashme's. I'm a bit confused, I've downlaoded a few from different places and i'm confused as to whcih one I should actually have. I just got my new DSLite this morning (US release date).
Can someone please link the REAL working DSLite flashme firmware that works flawlessly with the DSLite (you know, with the extras like brightness feature and what not).
I appreciate all the help and time :)
Cheers :)
#87130 - DeV0id - Mon Jun 12, 2006 4:24 am
You need flashme v7.
I found this link:
http://tinyurl.com/h2cgf/
I cant verify if its really v7 as I am unable to flash my DS Lite at the moment. Also becareful when you flash your lite! Dont brick it.
#87149 - grooverunner - Mon Jun 12, 2006 8:40 am
KidBomba try:
http://mobiles.gx-mod.com/modules/mydownloads/visit.php?lid=1700
I was in the same situation when I had to flash mine. Refer to this thread:
http://forum.gbadev.org/viewtopic.php?t=9757
This version of Flashme works with the DS Lite and has the brightness adjustments.
#87151 - JaJa - Mon Jun 12, 2006 8:57 am
| DeV0id wrote: |
You need flashme v7.
I found this link:
http://tinyurl.com/h2cgf/
I cant verify if its really v7 as I am unable to flash my DS Lite at the moment. Also becareful when you flash your lite! Dont brick it. |
Hmm...I am uncertain.
This link links to a zip file containing noflashme.nds, flashme.nds and flashme_stealth.nds.
However the flashme.nds appears to be twice as big as the two copies i have (from different sources).
Version in the zip:
538185 bytes 19 Apr 00:38 flashme.nds
MD5 = fa220267edb05f4386025d97e2168f3f
mirrors.kicks-ass.net:
276041 bytes 22 Mar 05:34 flashme.nds
MD5 = 0762f6957fcfb3a942f2474a1a2383a2
However the modification date is later on the zipped version.
People have been reporting problems with the brightness levels using the copy that I found (mirrors.kicks-ass.net).
Someone with a DSLite should check them both.
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#87154 - ratx - Mon Jun 12, 2006 9:16 am
The tinyurl version ( which I posted ) is the V7 with full lite support. I also posted the checksums on another thread. I can confirm its 100% verified and working on US lites.
#87168 - tepples - Mon Jun 12, 2006 2:02 pm
Sticky. Perhaps this will stem the onslaught.
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#87417 - HtheB - Tue Jun 13, 2006 9:08 pm
one question:
why is the flashme site just dissapaired?
#87447 - OrR - Tue Jun 13, 2006 11:48 pm
Yeah, what happened? :(
#87465 - Vic-Viper - Wed Jun 14, 2006 1:23 am
I followed this site step by step yesterday. The only difference is that it is NOT the screw you should avoid, but the thin metal onthe left that is part of the GBA port sheild you should avoid when flashing SL1
http://www.monroeworld.com/ds/hacking/updatelite.php
Also, I found a bug in V7 on DS Lites, you can read about it here. Other than this, it works nicely.
http://forum.gbadev.org/viewtopic.php?t=9886
#87885 - TheMikaus - Fri Jun 16, 2006 6:52 am
I flashed using the given software on the lite and the gbamp works fine and auto booting the mk3 works fine, but when I try to send using the wmb from my computer card I get "Communication error. Download not completed."
However if I used the flashed regular ds I have, the download goes through with no problems. Any suggestions?
#87886 - Critical_Impact - Fri Jun 16, 2006 7:09 am
Yeah apparently thats another bug with ds lites, wmbs dont work anymore
#88296 - Linkiboy - Sun Jun 18, 2006 4:44 pm
I've got (kind of) good news :)
http://ds.gcdev.com/dsfirmware/
#88918 - dfn_doe - Thu Jun 22, 2006 6:06 am
Thanks for the info and link in this thread. The tinyurl on page one worked great on my NDS lite on the first try. I used a bobby pin with the end snipped off to be parallel to brindge sl1 and everything works great.
#90352 - derula - Thu Jun 29, 2006 8:59 pm
Hi, I have bought my DS lite with pre-installed flashme. Now I wanted to install the stealth version (I tried both the nds file I downloaded some while ago (v7, of course) and the version posted here). It said, my firmware version is unknown, and I may or may not break it. What the? I mean, it has flashme on it (yeah, I'm pretty sure about that). Any answers?
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#90735 - biohazard_star - Sun Jul 02, 2006 3:19 am
Hi, I was wondering what's the difference between flashme, flashme_stealth, and noflash? Which one of them has the boot screen(Nintendo DS Logo) intact? What's the difference between the three?
#90761 - HtheB - Sun Jul 02, 2006 8:26 am
| biohazard_star wrote: |
| Hi, I was wondering what's the difference between flashme, flashme_stealth, and noflash? Which one of them has the boot screen(Nintendo DS Logo) intact? What's the difference between the three? |
Flashme = it will remove the startup health screen and it will start your DS smoothly (backlight)
Flashme_stealth = You wont see any changes.. its a Stealth Flashme mode (this one holds the bootscreen)
No_Flashme = Flashme uninstaller
#90768 - biohazard_star - Sun Jul 02, 2006 9:21 am
Oooh, ok. Thank you. :D
#91753 - Xenobach - Sun Jul 09, 2006 8:57 am
Edit: Through trial and error I found the answer to my problem.
#91768 - Linkiboy - Sun Jul 09, 2006 1:05 pm
Hi. Did anyone experience sound volume drop wil the DSLite after they flashed it? I'm thinking of flashing mine, and I don't want to shell 30$ out for a Passcard, but I may just use my EZPass2 if volume drops are the case.
#94002 - MelGibson - Sat Jul 22, 2006 12:43 pm
Just flashed my Japanase Marine Blue DS Lite and it worked... I experience no sound drop.
I had problems to short SL1 first (my shorting device turned out to be not good enough - so i had to look for another one).
With my bad shorting device i only flashed up until 1% and could get it any further. But I just didn't panic (my DS was plugged in) and looked for a better one what kept me 5-10 Minutes. Came back with the netter shorting device and flashed the rest of the 99% :D
So my adive..PLUG YOUR DS IN !!! and don"t panic... then nothing will happen..
#94009 - Veg - Sat Jul 22, 2006 1:37 pm
No sound drop when I flashed my lite. And as several others I think have posted, a toothpick covered in foil, with only the tip exposed (I wrapped the rest in sellotape) makes an effective shorting tool.
#97194 - GBAJAY - Tue Aug 08, 2006 2:18 pm
will my DSLite (US July Release) blow up if I use flashme and then try to play a official wifi-game online?
#97244 - tepples - Tue Aug 08, 2006 9:02 pm
| GBAJAY wrote: |
| will my DSLite (US July Release) blow up if I use flashme and then try to play a official wifi-game online? |
Since version 5, FlashMe does not interfere with the use of authentic DS Game Cards on Nintendo Wi-Fi Connection. If you have a DS Lite, just install FlashMe version 7, and you're set.
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#97293 - qwwq - Wed Aug 09, 2006 3:28 am
whenever i try to flash my DS, it just sticks at 0%. it sais if progress stops then you need to short the SL1 Terminal. I have a regular DS and what is a SL1 terminal?
#97296 - GBAJAY - Wed Aug 09, 2006 3:46 am
| tepples wrote: |
| GBAJAY wrote: | | will my DSLite (US July Release) blow up if I use flashme and then try to play a official wifi-game online? |
Since version 5, FlashMe does not interfere with the use of authentic DS Game Cards on Nintendo Wi-Fi Connection. If you have a DS Lite, just install FlashMe version 7, and you're set. |
ty :)
#97297 - tepples - Wed Aug 09, 2006 3:47 am
Materials: A one dollar set of precision screwdrivers.
Open the battery box on the back of your DS with a common four-prong (+ end) screwdriver. There should be three holes next to the battery. Two of the holes contain potentiometers that control the screen voltages; don't touch them. The other one is the SL1 hole and should have a sticker on it; move it on top of one of the other holes. Carefully stick a standard (- end) screwdriver into that hole to make the % on FlashMe stop blinking.
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#97339 - ricsto - Wed Aug 09, 2006 9:57 am
Does the No_Flashme put on exactly the original firmware the DS lite came with?
Is there an official site for this firmware, ie any news on weather this volume thing is an issue or not?
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#97712 - Kudaku - Fri Aug 11, 2006 6:02 am
odd... i got a sound drop from my DS lite ...>.<
#98334 - Chris23 - Mon Aug 14, 2006 7:12 pm
The NoFlashMe will NOT restore the LCD brightness control on DS Lite.
#99332 - qwwq - Sun Aug 20, 2006 7:34 pm
does anyone have a link to the one that just makes you see what your DS looks like without changing your firmware?
#101000 - Anga - Fri Sep 01, 2006 1:50 pm
Heya,
I flashed my brand new DS Lite with FlashMe v7 and well, it said it can't recognize the original firmware version. Flashing worked fine, but the brightness control doesn't work.
Looks like there's a new revision of DS Lites. *shrugs*
Do you think FlashMe v8 or something might come out, because of that?
I mean, my DS works fine and I don't use the brightness control anyway, but still...
#101003 - MelGibson - Fri Sep 01, 2006 2:49 pm
In fact there are (unfortunatly) two versions of v7 out in the wild.. one fixes brightness control one does not. I am pretty sure you got the wrong one. I flashed the stealht version (keeping the health screen intact) that includes brightness control. It has 538.185 Bytes (flashme_stealth.nds)
#101004 - Anga - Fri Sep 01, 2006 3:48 pm
Oh, cool, thanks!
Got it working now.
Funny enough, it's never stated anywhere that there are actually two v7 versions. All the guides and stuff just say "It SHOULD work with v7".
Just sucked that I had to short SL1 again. (I managed to get the DS to shut off at 97 %, because the bent paperclip i used slipped away, this time. Didn't have any problems, the last time) X_x
Thanks, fail-safe feature.
#101009 - tepples - Fri Sep 01, 2006 5:04 pm
I've discovered that two paperclips taped together work well.
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#101153 - cory1492 - Sun Sep 03, 2006 10:13 am
Anyone know if a FlashMe'd DSLite should be compatible with the good 'ol WMB? Currently all I can get is "download error" from it, while the old DS I have here downloads it no problem (Im personally hoping I missed a flashme fix).
edit:/ and I came up with the brilliant idea to wade through pages and pages and pages of search results for "flashme" and found an answer (that'll teach me for not paying attention).
| dualscreenman wrote: |
This is actually a WMB question, but what they hey.
The Windows version of WMB doesn't work with DS Lites, basically. It seems the DS Lite is more sensetive to sothing like the timing of packets sent or something, which is slightly off with the WMB server. The Linux version works, though. If you do't already have Linux, you could get a Live CD so that you can boot Linux without having ot install it. |
#101156 - tepples - Sun Sep 03, 2006 1:50 pm
The new version of wmb.exe should work better with DS Lite.
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#101164 - kinvig - Sun Sep 03, 2006 2:45 pm
HI guys
It seems that the WMB client a lot of us use for sending our homebrew to our DS systems doesn?t quite work for the new DS Lite. The reason for this happens to be the 2nd range of MAC addresses (00:16:56 rather than 00:09:BF) that Nintendo has is being used on the Lite. The new version supports both ranges so now you can send to both DS systems.
http://dsdev.bigredpimp.com/archives/49
#101736 - IxthusTiger - Thu Sep 07, 2006 8:25 pm
Last night I went through the horriffic ordeal of bricking my DS lite. Didn't even get to 10% in flashme. I opened it up, unplugged my BIOS, plugged in my friend's BIOS, plugged in the power cable, plugged in the GBA cart, held the battery against the contacts, and turned on the system. I then unplugged my friend's BIOS, plugged mine back in, and ran flashme. Everything is fine now, I'm really glad I didn't blow a fuse. (literally and figuratively)
When I turn on my system and the two white screens come up for a second (just before the DS menu) I see a random smattering of colored pixels on the right side of the top screen. It proceeds to boot fine, but I don't remember seeing this before (on my old DS Lite with flashme v7.) Is it normal? Does it have to do with the corruption of the BIOS? Can I fix it?
#101746 - tepples - Thu Sep 07, 2006 9:04 pm
| IxthusTiger wrote: |
| When I turn on my system and the two white screens come up for a second (just before the DS menu) I see a random smattering of colored pixels on the right side of the top screen. |
So do I. It appears to be the counterpart of the disappearing-horizontal-lines glitch that was present on the Game Boy Color, Game Boy Advance, and original Nintendo DS.
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#101754 - IxthusTiger - Thu Sep 07, 2006 9:44 pm
Ah I see now. No worries then, my DS just has extra personality ;)
Before I flashed them, my DS had purple firmware and my friend's had magenta. What does this mean? They were supposedly both from the same batch since we both got them same day from the shipment the repair shop had just recieved.
Also, I need a hug after bricking and fixing my DS. That was traumatic.
#101823 - Lynx - Fri Sep 08, 2006 7:48 am
Did you even try the Recovery mode prior to the Bios Swap (which I have also done with MBs)?
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#101838 - IxthusTiger - Fri Sep 08, 2006 9:37 am
| Lynx wrote: |
| Did you even try the Recovery mode prior to the Bios Swap (which I have also done with MBs)? |
That's not a hug :(
Flashme was at 10% when I must have slipped, and I was getting nothing but the green light on power up.
Anything on the diff' 'tween purple and magenta firmwares?
Off topic: I just bought a car adapter so I can plug my DS (with moonshell) into my car stereo :)
#101895 - tepples - Fri Sep 08, 2006 7:21 pm
| IxthusTiger wrote: |
| Flashme was at 10% when I must have slipped, and I was getting nothing but the green light on power up. |
On many GBA cards, A+B+Select+Start+Power will boot the card even if you lose power at 5% of FlashMe.
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#102012 - IxthusTiger - Sat Sep 09, 2006 9:20 pm
| tepples wrote: |
| IxthusTiger wrote: | | Flashme was at 10% when I must have slipped, and I was getting nothing but the green light on power up. |
On many GBA cards, A+B+Select+Start+Power will boot the card even if you lose power at 5% of FlashMe. |
-_-
What do you mean "many?" Which don't work?
Well its already fixed, plus I now have more experience. Win/win?
Still no hug...
#102013 - tepples - Sat Sep 09, 2006 9:25 pm
FlashMe includes recovery code that boots the GBA card in DS mode with less of the hardware initialized. This code is intended for resuming a failed FlashMe installation or for recovering from a trojan that erases the firmware. But the boot sectors of some adapters and flash cards rely on full initialization of the hardware. No, I don't know which adapters and flash cards those are.
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#103061 - Alec - Mon Sep 18, 2006 11:49 pm
Just tried flashing US Onyx DS Lite (unrecognized firmware). Got to 93%, guess the paperclip slipped off. After about 5 seconds, DS Lite shut off. Power it on to get nothing but the green light and two black screens. I've got a SuperCard CF. Using A+B+Select+Start+Power gives me the SuperCard logo on the bottom, but the top is garbled pixels. It won't do anything.
Am I screwed?
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#103062 - tepples - Mon Sep 18, 2006 11:53 pm
Do this:
- Copy everything on your memory card to a new folder on your PC.
- Delete all files except flashme.nds from your memory card.
- Start failsafe (A+B+Select+Start+Power).
- Press A several times.
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#103078 - Alec - Tue Sep 19, 2006 1:41 am
Thanks! I'll keep that in mind if I screw it up again...
I ended up fixing it by using a friend's SuperCard SD Mini. His failsafe just up and worked. Flashed properly now, I appriciate it!
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#104085 - mafia1ft - Tue Sep 26, 2006 12:54 pm
i flashed me black ds lite the 2nd day i got it (my teacher let me use his passme) it worked perfect and i still got all brightnes levels :)
get my supercard in about 3-4 weeks
#105584 - molopo - Mon Oct 09, 2006 9:46 pm
Alec: Did you have your DSL plugged in?
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#105637 - Alec - Tue Oct 10, 2006 1:22 pm
Yes, I had it plugged in. After the percentage stopped going up and the paper-clip slipped off, the DSL shut itself off after a second or two.
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#106132 - jojotjuh - Sun Oct 15, 2006 6:33 pm
| IxthusTiger wrote: |
| tepples wrote: | | IxthusTiger wrote: | | Flashme was at 10% when I must have slipped, and I was getting nothing but the green light on power up. |
On many GBA cards, A+B+Select+Start+Power will boot the card even if you lose power at 5% of FlashMe. |
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What do you mean "many?" Which don't work?
Well its already fixed, plus I now have more experience. Win/win?
Still no hug... |
hug =3
hey, i flashed my ds once and it was stuck at 66 % ... nothing would work anymore, then i saw that my sl1 port contacts was very much from eachother, since it was on 66% i thought it would be save t turn it off. i was scared as it wouldnt boot anymore :(
then i read about abxy start select and it worked :)!!!
i found me s toothpick in aluminium foil and guess what?
me is having an nds fat flashme7 + brightness settings :D
so: never shutdown a nds when flashing even at 99 percent you might become scared of the result, even IF it can be fixed.
btw, where can i find contact with darkfader ? thanks :D
#107498 - biohazard_star - Mon Oct 30, 2006 7:43 am
So how would I go about knowing what version of Flashme lite I used on my DSL? Is there only one version of Flashme lite? So am I safe to use flashme7? I wanted to switch to flashme_stealth without shorting the stuff inside the DS again. I flashed my DSL about 4 months ago...
#107503 - Anga - Mon Oct 30, 2006 8:25 am
As far as i'm concerned, there is only one version where the brightness settings work.
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#107509 - biohazard_star - Mon Oct 30, 2006 11:46 am
Oh ****. Someone here said that if you use the same version of the firmware then you don't need to short SL1. Well I just tried using flashme_stealth v.7 without shorting and I'm stuck at 66%. -_-
I won't brick it, right? If I turn it off, the failsafe CAN be used, right? >_<
Should I short SL1 again? :(
EDIT: Nevermind, I successfully flashed my DSL with the help of my dad. ~_~
#107871 - thegamefreak0134 - Thu Nov 02, 2006 6:41 pm
I do not have a supercard or CF card of any kind, I have a regular old flashcart. Will this still let me flash the DS if I have a PassCard3? It says something like the SRAM is not battery backed, but in my FlashCart, I\'m relatively certain it is. It\'s an EZ-Cart.
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#107877 - thegamefreak0134 - Thu Nov 02, 2006 8:09 pm
Nevermind, I got it to work fine, after seeing the original instriction page actually recommend a GBA FlashCart. It scared me at first because it started to a white screen, but I plugged in an actual DS cart, it booted fine, and now boots fine even without one. Weird...
BTW, I broke the laws of coding and flashed it on battery power. It worked fine, because the flashing went by in about 15 seconds, and my battery was fully charged anyway. Weird... I was using the paper-clip method of course. I assume there is something that can be shorted in there that would have caused me to lose battery if I were not carefull, yes? Sorry for being risky. Another success story goes down in the books. Oh yeah, btw, Im confirming that the tinyurl link does indeed have the proper backlite support, it works fine on mine. Thanks yall!
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PS: NOOOOOOOOO!!! I started up mariokart DS, and the sound at the beginning has changed. It sounds like its on a regular old DS now. NOOOOO! Is there a version that fixes the firmware detection on the DSLite so that DS games detect it properly? Sob...
PPS: Im seeing all sorts of weird bugs here. If I put the PassCard3 in the slot, it freezes on boot. If I have a GBA FlashCart with DS code in the slot, the only way I can get to the menu is by holding Start+Select. (It doesnt appear to respect the manual mode setting for homebrew games.) I dont have a sound drop thankfully.
I just discovered that I can get the passCard3 to boot by using the Start+Select trick. Odd. Not that I really need it anymore, but still. I assume there are still quite a few kinks to work out in the Lite Version. Its not bricked though, and I can run homebrew without a passcard (so I can give that to my friend) and that makes me happy enough to wait for the next release. Yay.
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#110218 - guilleart - Sun Nov 26, 2006 10:49 pm
Hi
I just bought a NDS Lite with flashme installed, however i dont know which version of flashme was used. It does show the health screen but it doesnt support the bright levels...
Is there some way to know which version of flashme my dslite has? I want to know because i want to play online without problems =D
Also, if i want to flash it to flashmev7 to support brightness levels, do i need a pass card/key/device? do i have to do the SL1 thing? I just read all these stories of people bricking their DS so im going to think about it throughly.
Any help will be appreciated
Thanks
#110220 - tepples - Sun Nov 26, 2006 11:04 pm
If you run FlashMe without pressing XBXB, it displays the currently installed firmware version.
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#110221 - guilleart - Sun Nov 26, 2006 11:10 pm
| tepples wrote: |
| If you run FlashMe without pressing XBXB, it displays the currently installed firmware version. |
Thanks for the help!
Do i need the superkey/pass/device to run flashme? or i just paste the files on my SD and run it from the supercard?
I just want to check my Flashme Version, i dont want to flash it.
*NEW EDIT*
Ok my flashme version is 6... if i want to upgrade to 7, do i need the passkey, superkey, magickey? also do i need to short SL1? what tool is recommended for this on a DSLite? Is there a way to isolate the *dreaded screw of death* from the process?
As i have intended to do this is:
1 Copy flashme on SD mini
2 Boot ds with supercard on it
3 Select flashme on the supercard menu
4 Accept prompt
5 Short SL1?
6 Flash complete =D
Is this procedure right?
#110243 - gm112 - Mon Nov 27, 2006 6:17 am
| guilleart wrote: |
1 Copy flashme on SD mini
2 Boot ds with supercard on it
3 Select flashme on the supercard menu
4 Accept prompt
5 Short SL1?
6 Flash complete =D
Is this procedure right? |
Yes, that's basically the procedure.
#110252 - guilleart - Mon Nov 27, 2006 7:55 am
| gm112 wrote: |
| guilleart wrote: |
1 Copy flashme on SD mini
2 Boot ds with supercard on it
3 Select flashme on the supercard menu
4 Accept prompt
5 Short SL1?
6 Flash complete =D
Is this procedure right? |
Yes, that's basically the procedure. |
What about the pass device? the thing that goes in slot 1... do i need it again? or just do it as i stated before?
#110268 - biohazard_star - Mon Nov 27, 2006 10:14 am
Once you flash a DS, you do not need the pass device anymore.
#110328 - tepples - Mon Nov 27, 2006 10:08 pm
| biohazard_star wrote: |
| Once you flash a DS, you do not need the pass device anymore. |
Provided that your card supports one of the following hardware interfaces used by FlashMe:
- PassMe (ROM/NOR bootloader around 0x08000000, used by most SLOT-2 adapters)
- Magic Key 2 (also used by Magic Key 3 and DS-Link)
MAX Media Dock still requires the included boot card.
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#110349 - guilleart - Tue Nov 28, 2006 12:40 am
Thank you all for your quick responses...
However i think i didn't express myself well...
My question is... do i need the slot1 device (passkey,superkey) to FLASH my DS again?
Or can i do it by just running flashme from my supercard without previously having placed the slot1 device for the SRAM thing...? Obviusly shorting SL1 during the flashing process...
#110373 - tepples - Tue Nov 28, 2006 3:15 am
| guilleart wrote: |
| My question is... do i need the slot1 device (passkey,superkey) to FLASH my DS again? |
You need the NoPass to flash your DS for the first time.
You do not need the NoPass to upgrade an existing installation of FlashMe.
| Quote: |
| Or can i do it by just running flashme from my supercard without previously having placed the slot1 device for the SRAM thing...? Obviusly shorting SL1 during the flashing process... |
If your DS is not already flashed, you can use the SuperCard only with the the Game Boy Advance compatibility mode of the DS, which does not allow flashing the DS firmware. (SuperCard rumble series does not work in GBA mode.)
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#110389 - guilleart - Tue Nov 28, 2006 5:26 am
Thanks a lot!!!
I think i may try it tomorrow...
I intend to use the toothpick and foil method, isolating everything but the very tip of the toothpick...
The only risk i have to watch out for is bridging the SL1 with the screw, right?
#110546 - guilleart - Wed Nov 29, 2006 3:23 am
Well, today i finally tried it....
And it went OK!!!
Hehe i had to short the SL1, but I was prepared...I got a precision screwdriver covered with electric tape.
My hands were shaking a lot D:, and the % number got stuck in 0 for a while, but after several tries it finally got going and the flash process was complete!
Thank you all very much for answering my questions!
#117009 - phantom32i - Wed Jan 31, 2007 7:37 pm
Does the noflashme work the same way as flashme.
Does it have a recovery?
Would the adjust lighting work?
Anything i should know before using it?
tks
#117038 - HyperHacker - Wed Jan 31, 2007 10:11 pm
Just in case anyone else is confused, the pass device is only needed to provide some way to run homebrew. Since FlashMe gives you another way to run homebrew, you won't need the pass device again unless FlashMe is not compatible with your card.
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#117057 - Firon - Thu Feb 01, 2007 12:02 am
| phantom32i wrote: |
Does the noflashme work the same way as flashme.
Does it have a recovery?
Would the adjust lighting work?
Anything i should know before using it?
tks |
Noflashme is to go back to the original firmware. If it fails mid-flash, you may be able to recover so long as the FlashMe recovery code hasn't been overwritten, but I wouldn't risk it.
#125425 - HyperHacker - Fri Apr 13, 2007 5:43 am
So it seems I've just bought an unflashable DS Lite. I'm shorting SL1 with various things from the end of a pencil to a piece of wire and nothing is happening. No progress at all.
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#125428 - unrequited - Fri Apr 13, 2007 6:27 am
| HyperHacker wrote: |
| So it seems I've just bought an unflashable DS Lite. I'm shorting SL1 with various things from the end of a pencil to a piece of wire and nothing is happening. No progress at all. |
WHAT?
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#125430 - HyperHacker - Fri Apr 13, 2007 7:06 am
I SAID I'M SHORTING SL1 AND IT'S NOT DOING ANYTHING. MAYBE IF YOU CAME CLOSER YOU COULD HEAR ME BETTER.
Also the installer doesn't recognize my firmware. DSLinux says it's the European version. o_O I dumped it before trying to flash. I also used my ARDS to run DSLinux before ever doing the initial setup when I first got it, and dumped it then too, so I would have had a dump of the brand-new firmware before you did anything to it. Unfortunately my card's filesystem was corrupt so that dump got sucked into a black hole.
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#125449 - tepples - Fri Apr 13, 2007 1:03 pm
| HyperHacker wrote: |
| So it seems I've just bought an unflashable DS Lite. I'm shorting SL1 with various things from the end of a pencil to a piece of wire and nothing is happening. No progress at all. |
What other "various things"? Have you tried two paperclips taped together (seen in my illustration)?
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#125461 - chishm - Fri Apr 13, 2007 3:19 pm
I had this problem with my Australian DS Lite (bought around the beginning of this year from a new shipment). I had to use a 500 Ohm resistor, with each part of the SL1 pad touched by one of the resistor legs.
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#125472 - unrequited - Fri Apr 13, 2007 6:13 pm
sorry, didn't realize my caps were on meanie. i didn't know there was a revision of lite's which were unflashable... hopefully the coral pink lite I ordered yesterday isn't a problem when I get it later this week.
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#125481 - HyperHacker - Fri Apr 13, 2007 8:00 pm
I tried the end of a pencil (and I can see pencil marks on the pad), a few resistors of varying strength, a screwdriver, and a piece of metal. Nothing did the job.
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#125526 - HyperHacker - Sat Apr 14, 2007 5:45 am
Well I thought I might have broken the chip or something, but it's still saving user settings. I wonder if it's a new chip with a different write sequence? The firmware has this for the first 256 bytes:
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00000000 1A 49 F8 6C 00 DB 1F 0F 4D 41 43 68 20 00 00 4E .I.l....MACh ..N
00000010 A2 0C 58 01 B2 2C E3 29 19 11 08 03 06 20 FF FF ..X..,.)..... ..
00000020 C0 7F 51 0B B3 0D 5D 4F FF FF EB 5B 38 01 00 06 ..Q...]O...[8...
00000030 FF FF FF FF FF 00 00 16 56 F3 7C 83 FE 3F FF FF ........V.|..?..
00000040 03 94 29 02 02 00 17 00 26 00 18 18 48 00 40 48 ..).....&...H.@H
00000050 58 00 42 00 46 01 64 80 E6 E6 43 24 0E 00 01 00 X.B.F.d...C$....
00000060 01 00 02 04 03 13 40 00 1B 6C 48 80 38 00 35 07 ......@..lH.8.5.
00000070 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 B0 00 00 00 00 00 00 C7 ................
00000080 BB 01 24 7F 5A 01 3F 01 3F 36 1D 00 78 35 55 12 ..$.Z.?.?6..x5U.
00000090 34 1C 00 01 0E 38 03 70 C5 2A 0A 08 04 01 00 00 4....8.p.*......
000000A0 00 FF FF FE FE FE FE FC FC FA FA FA FA FA F8 F8 ................
000000B0 F6 00 12 14 12 41 23 03 04 70 35 0E 2C 2C 00 00 .....A#..p5.,,..
000000C0 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 0E 00 00 12 28 1C 00 31 4C ...........(..1L
000000D0 4F 21 00 10 B0 07 FA 15 26 E5 FE 3E 0E 52 05 00 O!......&..>.R..
000000E0 6D 12 00 00 01 FF 0E 00 02 00 00 00 00 06 06 00 m...............
000000F0 00 00 18 00 02 00 00 02 1E 0C 0C 0C 0C 0C 0C 0E ................
00000100 0E 0E 0E 0E 0E 0E 16 26 22 23 23 24 24 24 25 25 .......&"##$$$%%
00000110 25 25 25 24 25 18 01 4B 4B 4B 4B 4C 4C 4C 4C 4C %%%$%..KKKKLLLLL
00000120 4C 4C 4D 4D 4D 02 6C 71 76 5B 40 45 4A 2F 34 39 LLMMM.lqv[@EJ/49
00000130 3E 03 08 14 FF FF FF FF FF FF FF FF FF FF FF FF >...............
00000140 FF FF FF FF FF FF FF FF FF FF FF FF FF FF FF FF ................
00000150 FF FF FF FF FF FF FF FF FF FF FF FF FF FF FF FF ................
00000160 FF FF 1C FF FF FF FF FF FF FF FF FF FF FF FF FF ................
00000170 FF FF FF FF FF FF FF FF FF FF FF FF FF FF FF FF ................
00000180 FF FF FF FF FF FF FF FF FF FF FF FF FF FF FF FF ................
00000190 FF FF FF FF FF FF FF FF FF FF FF FF FF FF FF FF ................
000001A0 FF FF FF FF FF FF FF FF FF FF FF FF FF FF FF FF ................
000001B0 FF FF FF FF FF FF FF FF FF FF FF FF FF FF FF FF ................
000001C0 FF FF FF FF FF FF FF FF FF FF FF FF FF FF FF FF ................
000001D0 FF FF FF FF FF FF FF FF FF FF FF FF FF FF FF FF ................
000001E0 FF FF FF FF FF FF FF FF FF FF FF FF FF FF FF FF ................
000001F0 FF FF FF FF FF FF FF FF FF FF FF FF FF FF FF FF ................ |
I do have a 500ohm resistor somewhere so I'll try that too...
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#125528 - chishm - Sat Apr 14, 2007 5:48 am
I just double-checked the value of the resistor I used. It is 810 Ohms, not 500 Ohms as I previously thought.
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#125529 - HyperHacker - Sat Apr 14, 2007 5:50 am
Well I don't have any of those. But why would 810 work when 1000 and 0 don't?
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#171136 - kevin1gamer - Mon Nov 02, 2009 9:55 pm
I'd like to get a GBA cartridge that I can put FlashMe on for my DS, so I can then get WifiMe. Where can I get one?
#171159 - hacker013 - Tue Nov 03, 2009 6:35 pm
or a slot 1 device, i can recommend a ds serial egde or the iplayer :)
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#171160 - sonny_jim - Tue Nov 03, 2009 9:10 pm
With a Slot-1 card you don't really need WifiME. Most Slot-1 cards use microSD cards. You can plug these into your computer with a USB adapter (sometimes supplied with the card) and copy across what homebrew you want.
You don't need to install Flashme when using a Slot-1 device.
The only reason you should get a Slot-2 cart would be that if you wanted to run GBA homebrew or if you wanted to run homebrew that uses the onboard memory found on these devices. Pretty much >95% of DS homebrew and all of the popular DS homebrew doesn't require Slot-2 GBA RAM to work.
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i can recommend a ds serial egde or the iplayer :)
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Then you are giving bad advice.
Both of these devices you mention are several times the cost of an entry level Slot-1 cart. From the looks of it kevin1gamer doesn't require a Serial port and video playback can be done on any Slot-1 card with Moonshell.
EDIT: See here for somewhere you can buy a Slot-1 card
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#171249 - hacker013 - Mon Nov 09, 2009 11:36 am
iplayer does run gba games O_o so need for slot-2 crap >.> and ds serial edge is the only one which i'm experiencing full homebrew and commerical games support, yes why should have my nds a usb port you ask x'D I think for the same reason your pc has some >.>
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#171292 - Lynx - Thu Nov 12, 2009 3:37 pm
My computer doesn't have a USB port so you can hook it to another computer. It has it to be a HOST for USB Devices.. your DS, on the other hand, is comparable to why a cell phone has a USB port.
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#171300 - sonny_jim - Thu Nov 12, 2009 5:31 pm
hacker013:
The point I was trying to make was that there are much cheaper methods of running DS homebrew than you ones you stated. Remember that we don't care about commercial game compatibility here. The only reason I would ever recommend the iPlayer over a cheaper generic cart would be the fact that it used to be the only cart that didn't promote piracy, all that changed when the GBA emulator came out for it.
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yes why should have my nds a usb port you ask x'D I think for the same reason your pc has some >.>
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Name me one DS homebrew that actually uses DSerial for USB functions? The only use so far I've seen is for debugging via USB, which your average user is never, ever going to do.
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