Recent content by Shawn2009

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    Hacking Blank screens with steady power.

    Thanks for the help, WioWao, I appreciate the effort I didn't post in the Nintendo forum, because they probably will tell me to send it in and pay or that it's no good and to buy a DSi. Maybe I will though, for kicks and giggles. Thanks again! Best, Shawn
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    Hacking Blank screens with steady power.

    I just tried removing the battery, plugging it into the wall, and booting but it won't power on that way. I don't think that is supposed to work anyway. When it is plugged in with the battery I get an orange charging light but it is still not responsive. I also tried the Failsafe boot method...
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    Hacking Blank screens with steady power.

    Yes, sorry I wasn't specific. I tried it again, just now to be sure. I tried booting with Start+Select held down with a commercial game in Slot-1, my AceKard 2.1 in Slot-1, and a flash cart (alone) in Slot-2. Each time I held down Start+Select for around 10 seconds. All I get is the power...
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    Hacking Blank screens with steady power.

    Thanks for your reply However, I tried to boot with various button combinations and combinations of flash and geniune cards in both slots, but it's still unresponsive. The only thing I get is the battery light, which stays on until I turn the system off. I live in L.A. and I'm thinking of...
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    Hacking Blank screens with steady power.

    Hello, Last night I posted my problem in the [Please don't mention rom site names, thanks. -staff] forums and got several suggestions, but nothing I liked, so I am going to repost here. I apologize if the membership overlaps between these two forums. Here's my setup: DS Original (phat)...