OK guys, we kinda need this info known widely so post this
the Rev C carts indeed need the line cut AFTER! you have applied the update
this is due to a new Hardware block introduced by 6.0.0-11/12
carts rev 9 & A DO NOT! need any cuts and work fine after you have ran the update .nds
I don't think Rev9 & RevA will last that much longer though
I have asked the question about will the Rev C's be updatable after the line has been cut
Nintendo are indeed using more hardware blocks as well as headers
So basically Nintendo managed to properly detect the cart? Or?
I wonder what this affects though. If the chip can no longer communicate (that's likely what they mean by signal line), that would no doubt affect some sort of aspect of functionality wouldn't it? Otherwise why is the chip there in the first place if it's not needed?
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Cheaping out is pretty much buying any less reliable flash cart (ie: anything that isn't the DSTwo) simply for the reason that it's less expensive. I've never understood why someone is willing to cheap out and buy $10 or $12 carts time after time rather than just finding the $35 to drop on a DSTwo when firmware updates are a big part of their purchasing decision to begin with. With the comfort of never having to worry about pesky firmware updates since the Supercard team stays on top of it, it is clearly the smarter choice if firmware updates are an issue.
With an update like this out for one of the last DS carts that is even somewhat supported on the 3DS, I think the average flash cart buyer would be regretting purchasing this cart about now.
Did you ever stop to think that some people might not be interested in all the extra features the DSTWO has?
The r4ids.cn team have shown themselves to be quite reliable, maybe they don't update as fast as SuperCard, but it's certainly a good choice if you don't care about the extra features enough to pay close to 4x the price for it. I don't see any reason why people shouldn't buy it, especially now that it has RTS too (at no added cost)
No one could have predicted that this would happen. The main issue is that they likely will not make any repairs or replacement for people that botch the card trying to cut the line.
It's not like it's the team's fault that this happened, though, so there's no reason it can't happen to the DSTWO as well. Price has little to do with it.
Don't get me wrong though, DSTWO owners are probably very happy about their purchase right now. I know I'm relieved this didn't happen to the DSTWO (at least so far), but if Nintendo can detect this flashcart, who says they can't detect the onboard CPU of the DSTWO as well?
My question is, even though I'm not an R4i owner yet, what does cutting the line do? What happens if you apply the update patch, but don't cut the line? And are these cards going to still be flashable in the future?
I'm wondering about that last thing as well. I assume it will, as they haven't said otherwise, but they might be afraid to mention it in fear that they will lose sales.
Since it specifically says you have to update it before cutting the line I do have my concerns though. Maybe the new firmware uses a different method to patch that doesn't rely on the chip unlike the current one, that's just a theory though.