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Nintendo DS terms Glossary

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AlanJohn	Post #1 Posted 02 May 2011 - 01:17 PM
Bad Mother Fucker Group: Members Posts: 2,682 Member No.: 271,505 Joined: 06-January 11 Location: Canada, New Jersey	Confused with all of those terms that members use in the NDS section? This is a glossary for new members to understand terms in this forum by using simple words! ROM A computer file which contains a copy of the data from a read-only memory chip, often from a video game cartridge, a computer's firmware, or from an arcade game's main board. Flashcart A device which allows you to hack a console that uses cartridges and cannot be softmoded, it is used for homebrew and ROM's Homebrew Unofficial software written for the Nintendo DS by hobbyist programmers, as opposed to software written by a game production company or corporation (using the official development tools from Nintendo). Kernel A bridge between applications and the actual data processing done at the hardware level. It is mostly used to overcome updates that block flashcarts. Firmware A the GUI that loads ROM images / homebrew. GUI In hacking terms, a graphical user interface (GUI, sometimes pronounced gooey,) is a type of user interface that allows users to interact with electronic devices with images rather than text commands. Patch In DS hacking terms, a fix for ROM's, mostly used to pass Anti-Piracy. Anti-Piracy In hacking terms, not allowing a ROM image to load. Moonshell A homebrew multimedia player for the Nintendo DS, Nintendo DS lite and Nintendo DSi dual-screen handheld videogame systems. It is a well known piece of Nintendo DS homebrew software, and offers a way to play videos and audio on the DS, along with other homebrew games. Brick In flashcart terms, a flashcart that doesn't support the DSi system because it was updated, and it useless as a brick. This can be fixed if a special .nds update will be run on the flashcart from a original DS/DS lite or a DSi that wasn't updated yet. Dump A method of backing up an original cartridge to a PC. WOOD R4 An unofficial firmware that is used on real R4's or 1:1 clones. There are some carts that have there own WOOD R4* firmware: R4i DSN, R4i Gold, R4i Gold 3DS and R4i-pro gold.* akAIO An unofficial firmware for the Acekard. Based on the open sourced Acekard R.P.G firmware. WAIO An acronym of "Wood-All-In-One". An unofficial firmware that works on most R4 clones, but development is dead at this moment. R4 clone A flashcart that is hardware-based on another flashcart, like "R4i Ultra", "R4i Gold". Most clones don't have any support at all, sometimes the "official" website doesn't even give the firmware or kernel. 1:1 clone A clone of the original R4 DS that can use WOOD R4 as default firmware. 1:1 clones of the R4 DS work only on the NDS PHAT and NDS Lite. Note that "R4i DSN", "R4i Gold" and "R4i-pro gold" are not 1:1 clones. More to be added soon! Edited by AlanJohn, 02 May 2011 - 08:43 PM.
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KingdomBlade	Post #2 Posted 02 May 2011 - 01:18 PM
Blade v3+ (I R SHMEXY) Group: Members Posts: 2,862 Member No.: 175,179 Joined: 24-April 09 Location: In Vulpes' Fur	This should be here: http://gbatemp.net/f233-nds-tutorials-faqs
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AlanJohn	Post #3 Posted 02 May 2011 - 01:21 PM
Bad Mother Fucker Group: Members Posts: 2,682 Member No.: 271,505 Joined: 06-January 11 Location: Canada, New Jersey	QUOTE(KingdomBlade @ May 2 2011, 03:18 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> This should be here: http://gbatemp.net/f233-nds-tutorials-faqs Sorry, I'll try to fix that... EDIT: Thanks Raulpica! Edited by AlanJohn, 02 May 2011 - 01:24 PM.
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Mbmax	Post #4 Posted 02 May 2011 - 01:33 PM
Homebrew addicted Group: Members Posts: 2,227 Member No.: 53,260 Joined: 07-November 06	The kernel and firmware definition seems swapped. Firmware update mean hardware based update Kernel update mean software based update AFAIK Edited by Mbmax, 02 May 2011 - 01:36 PM.
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AlanJohn	Post #5 Posted 02 May 2011 - 01:35 PM
Bad Mother Fucker Group: Members Posts: 2,682 Member No.: 271,505 Joined: 06-January 11 Location: Canada, New Jersey	QUOTE(Mbmax @ May 2 2011, 03:33 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> The kernel and firmware definition seems swapped. Firmware update mean hardware based update Kernel mean software based update AFAIK Thanks for pointing out, I'll fix that EDIT: Wikipedia is not agreed with you Edited by AlanJohn, 02 May 2011 - 01:36 PM.
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gifi4	Post #6 Posted 02 May 2011 - 01:36 PM
Administrator gifi! Bow down to me fools! Group: Members Posts: 1,774 Member No.: 251,771 Joined: 21-April 10 Location: Melbourne	This was made before, I can't remember who by, but it was pretty extensive.
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Mbmax	Post #7 Posted 02 May 2011 - 01:40 PM
Homebrew addicted Group: Members Posts: 2,227 Member No.: 53,260 Joined: 07-November 06	QUOTE(AlanJohn @ May 2 2011, 02:35 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> EDIT: Wikipedia is not agreed with you And wikipedia is talking about flashcarts ? @gifi4 : i also think this was already done a long time ago ... Edited by Mbmax, 02 May 2011 - 01:40 PM.
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tj_cool	Post #8 Posted 02 May 2011 - 01:40 PM
Wi(k)i Mod Group: Supervisors Posts: 9,211 Member No.: 152,102 Joined: 07-January 09 Location: This planet	May I suggest you put them in alphabetical order? Should be easier to find a specific term like that. QUOTE(Mbmax @ May 2 2011, 02:40 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> And wikipedia is talking about flashcarts ? Firmware and kernel are unrelated to flashcarts.
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Mbmax	Post #9 Posted 02 May 2011 - 01:41 PM
Homebrew addicted Group: Members Posts: 2,227 Member No.: 53,260 Joined: 07-November 06	QUOTE(tj_cool @ May 2 2011, 02:40 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> May I suggest you put them in alphabetical order? Should be easier to find a specific term like that. QUOTE(Mbmax @ May 2 2011, 02:40 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> And wikipedia is talking about flashcarts ? Firmware and kernel are unrelated to flashcarts. well, so why this topic is posted in the nds section then if it can't be also related to flashcarts ? I suggest AlanJohn to precise a little about those 2 words because they doesn't mean the same thing when you talk about a flashcart. Edited by Mbmax, 02 May 2011 - 01:45 PM.
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Wizerzak	Post #10 Posted 02 May 2011 - 01:44 PM
Because I'm a potato! Group: Members Posts: 2,075 Member No.: 254,712 Joined: 30-May 10 Location: United Kingdom	QUOTE(Mbmax @ May 2 2011, 01:41 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> QUOTE(tj_cool @ May 2 2011, 02:40 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> May I suggest you put them in alphabetical order? Should be easier to find a specific term like that. QUOTE(Mbmax @ May 2 2011, 02:40 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> And wikipedia is talking about flashcarts ? Firmware and kernel are unrelated to flashcarts. well, so why this topic is posted in the nds section then if it can't be also related to flashcarts ? because the term is used when talking about flashcarts.
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tj_cool	Post #11 Posted 02 May 2011 - 01:44 PM
Wi(k)i Mod Group: Supervisors Posts: 9,211 Member No.: 152,102 Joined: 07-January 09 Location: This planet	QUOTE(Mbmax @ May 2 2011, 02:41 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Well, so why this topic is posted in the nds section then ? I meant to say: Firmware and Kernel are used in many other things than "just" flashcarts. So Wikipedia can easily have articles on them that have no relation to flashcarts. It's in the NDS section because it's an NDS glossary, and Firmware and Kernel also do apply there.
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nintendoom	Post #12 Posted 02 May 2011 - 01:48 PM
Nintendoom Group: Members Posts: 1,044 Member No.: 198,816 Joined: 12-September 09 Location: Viridian City	lol. Anti-Piracy is so self-explanatory. OFF-TOPIC: Posted to test my custom member title
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Wizerzak	Post #13 Posted 02 May 2011 - 01:51 PM
Because I'm a potato! Group: Members Posts: 2,075 Member No.: 254,712 Joined: 30-May 10 Location: United Kingdom	^isn't that what this is for...
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KingdomBlade	Post #14 Posted 02 May 2011 - 02:03 PM
Blade v3+ (I R SHMEXY) Group: Members Posts: 2,862 Member No.: 175,179 Joined: 24-April 09 Location: In Vulpes' Fur	QUOTE(gifi4 @ May 2 2011, 08:36 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> This was made before, I can't remember who by, but it was pretty extensive. http://gbatemp.net/t34130-ds-emulation-terms
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AlanJohn	Post #15 Posted 02 May 2011 - 02:08 PM
Bad Mother Fucker Group: Members Posts: 2,682 Member No.: 271,505 Joined: 06-January 11 Location: Canada, New Jersey	QUOTE(KingdomBlade @ May 2 2011, 04:03 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> QUOTE(gifi4 @ May 2 2011, 08:36 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> This was made before, I can't remember who by, but it was pretty extensive. http://gbatemp.net/t34130-ds-emulation-terms Did you read those big words? THIS GUIDE IS NO LONGER UP TO DATE. But this one is.
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