[DS] NDS/GBA Flashing/PassMe discussion

Check this out, you can change the brightness in the same way as the DS Lite on a normal NDS!
This is really awesome! I wonder how long the battery can survive on the highest setting though.



Taken from Dual Scene:

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I'm a member of a spanish board (elotrolado.net), and we think we discovered something.

One user tried to install flashme on his DS, and it got recognized as DS Lite. He continued the process and now he has the Lite firmware, and he have four brightness levels.

The problem is that not all DS get recognized as Lite (only v5), so we are asking for help on how to sign the lite firmware as the old one, to be able to flash all old DS with it, so we can get the four brightness levels.

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Also visit http://www.m3-forum.com which has tons of information about everything you need. Lot's of discussion about the latest developements including flashme, flashcarts etc

There's nowhere I can't reach.

yes, it works on everything except pre-gba

This thing is sticky, and I don't like it. I don't appreciate it.

Ey dudes, check this out:
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This is fucking awesome! They finally managed to make something DS sized which means you can finally use the link option for many games eg. Battle Network 5 DS + GBA Battle Network games = unlock goodness
I just hope this device will be cheaper then their GBA counterparts. It will be perfect for DS Lites but you also have GBA carts for that. The only thing I dislike is the need of FlashMe but if it's possible to revert to or reflash the original firmware, then i'm in. Haven't looked to much in the FlashMe scene though, anyone that can answer my doubts?

EDIT: Seems there still some fuss about the product, read more about it here

I am a dolphin, do you want me on your body?

I linked to it in my edit, maybe you overlooked. Read here for more info. The guys at Dual Scene tested it but it lacks detail... I guess we'll have to wait a few days to see how it develops.

I was speaking idiomatically.

The NeoFlash guys are working on something similar as well, it's called the MK4 Mini. I never liked their products though. They are always way overpriced and lacking compatibility in several important areas in comparison to their competitors. Guess it'll change since they need to keep up with M3

What kind of toxic man-thing is happening now?

Yeah it is. For more information look here (go to the bottom): http://dualscene.net/news.php

Personally I don't like having 512mb stuck like that. That's way too small.

How ya doing, buddy?

Yes, the M3 works on both GBA or NDS
The MK4 looks quite odd though but I guess it would look nice in a normal NDS. Would probably stick out in a Lite.

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I highly recommend http://www.bitgamer.com and http://underground-gamer.com/. They are both private torrent trackers. BitGamer focuses on newer games after 1999 so if you want NDS go here. Underground-Gamer focuses on games before 1999, ideally for NES/SNES and whatever other console is emulated on the DS
If you want to dl a whole rom collection in one go these are the places to search.

Jam it back in, in the dark.

You might find what you want here. It's a directdownload site and has a large collection of roms. Just click what you'd like and you get transferred to another site. Here you usually have to wait a xx amount of seconds or click a button to request your download. Confirm the download request and point it to your desktop.

The roms you download are compressed, usually in .zip or .rar format and a file archiver is required to open these files in order to read/extract their contents. I highly recommend 7-Zip. Download 7-Zip to your desktop, execute it by double-clicking and follow the installation instructions and it should be installed in no time. After that you should go to the downloaded nds rom and double-click it, and it should open with 7-Zip. Highlight the .nds file and click extract, point to a location like your desktop and click OK.

Now with the .nds file we need to transfer it to the San Disk Mini SD. Right-click the .nds file and choose "cut" in the menu. Open "My Computer" and insert the usb reader/writer. You should notice a new drive pop out of nowhere which is our Mini SD, the target location. Double-clicking on it will change our location to the usb reader/writer. You can confirm this if you notice the name of your usb reader/writer in the address bar. Right-click in the empty space and choose "paste" in the menu. The .nds file should be transferred and we're almost set. Eject the Mini-SD from the usb reader/writer and plug it in your Supercard SD. Boot the NDS with your passcard and select the rom in the menu.

Enjoy

EDIT: Seems mr. Soluzar was quicker to mention Frozen Roms then me. Well if you need more detailed instructions you can always try mine.

There's nowhere I can't reach.

The DS-X is interesting but currently the 512mb is quite a limitation for me. My NDS is used for a lot of things like watching movies, listening music and gaming ofcourse. I would definitly buy it if they plugged in 2048mb or more... that would be perfect for anyone, but I bet their next product will add support for removable storage media.

How ya doing, buddy?