GBA DS Style — A Nintendo DS-Inspired Custom Kernel for EZ-Flash Omega & Omega DE

[Merle]

is it normal that the RTC just resets to 12 AM occasionally?

12AM exactly? That sounds like a bug. When the battery is dead, I believe the time just stops being updated when the console is off. The battery drains pretty fast though, so if it's not precisely 12AM each and every time, it may just be a dead battery.

 

[ChronoCrossfangirl2002]

12AM exactly? That sounds like a bug. When the battery is dead, I believe the time just stops being updated when the console is off. The battery drains pretty fast though, so if it's not precisely 12AM each and every time, it may just be a dead battery.

yes its always 12 AM that it resets back to

 

[FrankieT19]

is it normal that the RTC just resets to 12 AM occasionally? Asking because i wasn't sure if this was a problem with this kernel or
my RTC battery dying as I've only had this cart for about a year so I thought it should have life in it.

I've only seen this happen with this kernel on the later versions like 7.3 and 7.4.

Your RTC battery is dying. If you have an Omega Definitive Edition it's a simple swap with another CR1025 cell. The original Omega uses a soldered CR1220. If you're not playing games that rely on the RTC then I'd suggest turning it off in the settings, because the battery is very low capacity and only lasts 1-2 years.

 

[ChronoCrossfangirl2002]

Your RTC battery is dying. If you have an Omega Definitive Edition it's a simple swap with another CR1025 cell. The original Omega uses a soldered CR1220. If you're not playing games that rely on the RTC then I'd suggest turning it off in the settings, because the battery is very low capacity and only lasts 1-2 years.

Oh okay, thank you.

 

[JaceAteFood]

Bug Report: On the DE edition, from what I've tested, (I do not own a non DE flashcart), the entire thing crashes whenever you click "A" on an empty favorites tab. could you please look into this?

 

[xXxSwagnemitexXx]

this theme is so beautiful, im not too well versed in flashcarts but i have an everdrive gba pro, is there any chance it could ever be ported to it?

 

[FrankieT19]

Bug Report: On the DE edition, from what I've tested, (I do not own a non DE flashcart), the entire thing crashes whenever you click "A" on an empty favorites tab. could you please look into this?

Thank you for reporting this!

this theme is so beautiful, im not too well versed in flashcarts but i have an everdrive gba pro, is there any chance it could ever be ported to it?

I would really love to port it. Right now it's not possible because the EverDrive kernels aren't open source like the EZ Flash kernels.

 

[Suprapote64]

I have a folder with many games, but browser only displays 288. I have a EZ-flash omega with a SD card of 16GB, formatted on FAT32 and 32KB cluster

 

[FrankieT19]

I have a folder with many games, but browser only displays 288. I have a EZ-flash omega with a SD card of 16GB, formatted on FAT32 and 32KB cluster

You’ve reached the file limit for a single folder with the EZ Flash menu system. You’ll need to split your games into separate folders.

 

[Suprapote64]

That's wierd, in the original menu, limit was 512 or so

 

[FrankieT19]

That's wierd, in the original menu, limit was 512 or so

I have read people reporting lower limits depending on various factors, but I just tested it myself and I hit the exact same 288 limit as you. I'll look into why it's now lower and hopefully will have it fixed for the new version. Thank you for reporting this, sorry for being dismissive, I was going off of memory. It's likely from when I was trying to squeeze as much usable RAM while testing new features.

 

[JohngPR]

Thanks for this the person i made the mod for, did not mention any of this but then again i dont think they really tested this "in all formats" i will see what i can do .. Really i migth just go back to the Cheat Engine\Savestate fix only and leave the optimizations along. Unless i get one for my self . Since then i can actualy test the Optimizations Will see what i can do to fix this bug ..

im guessing everything worked up to the first reset ?

Sorry for the delay, I was out of town.

Yea, it worked fine when I first booted it up and when I hit reset to try a different game, it started blinking like in the video.

 

[Skiller]

Sorry for the delay, I was out of town.

Yea, it worked fine when I first booted it up and when I hit reset to try a different game, it started blinking like in the video.

Thanks for testing the fix and letting me know it works I will update the git for this version..

 

[FrankieT19]

Hi all, DS Style v7.4 is here!

This update took a little longer because I wanted to give bugs time to surface. Interestingly, investigating a folder file limit bug led to a much more important discovery.

A change inherited from SimpleDE's PogoShell launch code meant that the standard quick boot (skipping the GBA BIOS) on the Omega DE was not clearing all temporary GBA memory before starting a game. Most games appeared unaffected, which allowed the issue to go unnoticed. However, Cars, the game I happened to use while testing folders with hundreds of files, would often black-screen or launch without sound unless full BIOS Boot was used.

Quick boot now follows the stock kernel's memory-reset behaviour, bringing game compatibility back in line with the official firmware. The Original Omega already used the correct reset path and was unaffected.

Other changes in v7.4:

• Added a new text and Markdown viewer with a clean English interface, light and dark modes, faster navigation, headings, bold text and dividers.
• Added optional wide and square folder artwork for every emulated system supported by DS Style.
• Fixed a crash when pressing A in an empty Recently Played or Favourites screen.
• Restored support for up to 512 files in a folder while reducing launcher RAM usage.
• Fixed a bug causing RECENT.txt corruption

The DS Style Customiser has also been updated to v2.1 for DS Style v7.4. It can now change the UI font using several GBA-ready bitmap fonts, with an accurate preview and support for existing or converted projects.

The Analogue Style and Simple Style bonus themes have also been rebuilt for v7.4.

Thank you to everyone who reported issues!

 

[Trip_Away]

Hi all, DS Style v7.4 is here!

This update took a little longer because I wanted to give bugs time to surface. Interestingly, investigating a folder file limit bug led to a much more important discovery.

A change inherited from SimpleDE's PogoShell launch code meant that the standard quick boot (skipping the GBA BIOS) on the Omega DE was not clearing all temporary GBA memory before starting a game. Most games appeared unaffected, which allowed the issue to go unnoticed. However, Cars, the game I happened to use while testing folders with hundreds of files, would often black-screen or launch without sound unless full BIOS Boot was used.

Quick boot now follows the stock kernel's memory-reset behaviour, bringing game compatibility back in line with the official firmware. The Original Omega already used the correct reset path and was unaffected.

Other changes in v7.4:

• Added a new text and Markdown viewer with a clean English interface, light and dark modes, faster navigation, headings, bold text and dividers.
• Added optional wide and square folder artwork for every emulated system supported by DS Style.
• Fixed a crash when pressing A in an empty Recently Played or Favourites screen.
• Restored support for up to 512 files in a folder while reducing launcher RAM usage.
• Fixed a bug causing RECENT.txt corruption

The DS Style Customiser has also been updated to v2.1 for DS Style v7.4. It can now change the UI font using several GBA-ready bitmap fonts, with an accurate preview and support for existing or converted projects.

The Analogue Style and Simple Style bonus themes have also been rebuilt for v7.4.

Thank you to everyone who reported issues!

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Nice update.
It's a shame that the assets I had for the Yoshi theme i used were lost when my SSD stopped working. :c

 

[FrankieT19]

Nice update.
It's a shame that the assets I had for the Yoshi theme i used were lost when my SSD stopped working. :c

Nooo! That's a shame