Hacking Acekard 2i not working help

apachbe · Jul 17, 2011

I just got a Acekard 2i yesterday and i am having some problems i can not change the skin or any other system options(i try to change them and nothing happens). I also can not save any roms(they work but after i turn off the dsi there is no save file);
I have a Dsi that is ver 1.4.1 U
and the acekard 2i has akaio 1.8.1 i am a complete noobie and could use any help
i have a 4gb micro sd card and it has been formatted/ no corruption
P.S. i do not think the card is fake because i got it from VeeBuy where my friend got one and his works fine

Another World · Jul 18, 2011

http://wiki.gbatemp.net/wiki/AKAIO#Quick_Guide

Code:

1.Format the microSD with the Panasonic formatter. 
2.Download the current version of AKAIO 
3.Decompress (using WinZIP, WinRAR, 7z, etc) the file and put the __aio* folder and akmenu4.nds at the Root (top most directory) of your microSD card 
4.Insert the microSD card firmly in the non-spring loaded ak2.1 and ak2i. If your microSD slot is spring loaded make sure it "clicks." 
5.Insert the Acekard firmly into your NDS, again make sure it clicks**. 
6.Boot up the NDS, select the Acekard from the firmware Slot-1 selection box, and enjoy 
*Please note that the __aio folder is hidden by in the globalsettings.ini file by default, do not place homebrew or roms in this folder as you will not be able to access them. You can however set the GUI to display all hidden files and folders. The recommended method is to place your files into folders in Root. Never place a file you want to access in the __aio directory. 

**The AK2i may experience Printed Circuit Board (PCB) contact issues. In these instances the AK2i may fail to be recognized by the NDS Firmware and will not be displayed or the unflashed Acekard logo will be displayed. Other contact issues can happen after AKAIO has been booted causing Homebrew and ROM execution to freeze and/or save reading and writing to fail. Other issues may occur and this information has only been added as a general guide line for possible boot errors.

follow those steps and then post back.

-another world

apachbe · Jul 18, 2011

Have tried all of the above (format, re download... ect) and it did not help i still have the same problem of not being able to hold a save or change the system settings. when I try to change the skin it says loading then flashes and it looks like it restarts I am guessing that is bad? thank you for trying any other idea?

Another World · Jul 18, 2011

depending on what O/S you use, run a disk check on your micro sd card. make sure you don't have any damaged or bad sectors.

what type of micro sd card are you using?
you did use the panasonic formatter to format your micro sd card?

-another world

HammerGuy · Jul 18, 2011

Maybe it's the version of AKAIO you have. Are you sure you are using the latest one, which is AKAIO 1.8.7?

SlickGate · Jul 18, 2011

Strange thing..

Another World · Jul 18, 2011

SlickGate said:
Strange thing..

what the hell was the point of that reply? if you aren't going to help out why are you posting? how does "strange thing" further the conversation in any way what-so-ever?

-another world

apachbe · Jul 18, 2011

My O/S is windows 7, I have the newest AKAIO 1.8.7, i have checked for damaged or bad sectors and found none, i used panasonic formatter to format my micro sd card and i have no idea what type of micro sd card i am using i bought it from future shop and it was about $20. i also tried a second micro sd card and it had the same problem that card was made by sandisk i believe

Another World · Jul 18, 2011

kingston and sandisk seem to be the cards most "chinese" shops bundle with their flash kits and this is usually because they are the most pirated and cloned micro sd cards.

you should try both micro sd cards in another flash kit or micro sd device. if you are sure that they are working then perhaps the issue is with the micro sd slot on the acekard. i have read about users who had bad micro sd slots, everything from corrupt data to actually frying the micro sd card.

instead of going crazy trying to figure this out why don't you contact your reseller and ask for an exchange. acekard provides a 1 yr warranty on all of their official products (assuming your card is real).

-another world

apachbe · Jul 18, 2011

okay i will try that,
i am trying to find the globalsettings.ini but am unable do you know where it is located and how to get to it i think this may be the problem.

Another World · Jul 18, 2011

you can try deleting the globalsettings.ini and the optionlist.bin. both files are in the _aio directory.

its highly unlikely that either file is causing your problem. optionlist.bin use to cause some eratic behavior but it was fixed a few revisions ago. i've never known globalsettings.ini to cause any conflicts that would result in save issues.

the problems are pointing to your microsd cards or the microsd slot.

after you reformat, when you reinstall akaio make sure you are using a fresh copy and not the back-up from your micro sd card.

you might also want to try just 1 game (instead of reloading the msd) just for testing, and verify it is a good dump by its CRC value against a goodset list (like http://advanscene.com/html/dbndsrel.php)

-another world

apachbe · Jul 19, 2011

Well this might be the problem neither the globalsettings.ini pr optionlist.bin. are there. could be a problem for saving or changing skin?

can you tell me if anything important is missing because this is what is in my _aio directory
Cheats folder
fonts folder
language folder
loaders folder
plugin folder
ui folder
ak - icon
ak2_sd.dldi - DLDI file
lastsave - configuration settings
power off - bitmap image
rpg_nand.dldi - DLDI file
rpg_sd.dldi - DLDI file
savelist - Vlc media file
sdlist - configuration settings

Another World · Jul 20, 2011

if you change just 1 setting and save that change the globalsettings.ini will be written.

are you sure your micro sd card isn't read only or something odd?

-another world

apachbe · Jul 20, 2011

no because i have tried 2 different micro sd card cards and they are both doing the same thing so i do not think that they are the problem it may be the acekard 2i itself
the problem is that when i try to change a setting the acekard 2i resets so i have no idea how to make it stop

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