Hacking How to check if a 2nd hand DS is flashed?

TrolleyDave · Feb 8, 2007

I recently bought a 2nd hand DS and I'm pretty certain it's pre-flashed (the guy I bought it from denies it but he seemed a pretty paranoid type) and was just wondering if there's any way to know for certain.

I haven't got a Slot-2 card to try out so I just used an original GBA cart. I set the macine to auto-boot inserted carts. Put my R4 in Slot-2 and my GBA cart in Slot-2. When I booted up it auto started the GBA cart. I powered down and booted up while holding select and the R4 started up.

Is the DS pre-flashed? Sorry I'm a bit of a noob when it comes to the DS stuff and after looking around for info I reckon it's flashed but want some expert opinions! Cheers.

Opium · Feb 8, 2007

take both the GBA and DS slot cards out. Hold in A+B+X+Y when you power on the system. If you simply get two white screens it's flashed.

Harsky · Feb 8, 2007

Off topic but do flashed DS sell for a little bit more than the ordinary unflashed DS?

outphase · Feb 8, 2007

QUOTE(TrolleyDave @ Feb 8 2007 said:
I haven't got a Slot-2 card to try out so I just used an original GBA cart.Â I set the macine to auto-boot inserted carts.Â Put my R4 in Slot-2 and my GBA cart in Slot-2.Â When I booted up it auto started the GBA cart.Â I powered down and booted up while holding select and the R4 started up.

First, you speak as if being flashed is such a terrible thing. Second, even if flashed, it would not auto-boot to a retail GBA cart.

FAST6191 · Feb 8, 2007

Try running the flashme rom and it will tell you or if you do the takemeout thing (2nd room in pictochat and eject the DS cart) and get a dark green screen I think (it corresponds to rev 4 firmware which flashme is based upon) then you may well have a flashed DS (this will definitely be the case for a DSlite but it may be legit for a original model).

Or you could just do as everyone else has said.

TrolleyDave · Feb 8, 2007

Thanks for the help guys, it's definitely not flashed! It was the cart that I was using. If I put any other cart in it boots direct to the R4 but when I have my IK+ cart plugged in it automatically boots straight to it unless I hold down select.

Jiggah · Feb 10, 2007

I know you figured it out, but the real way would be to put in a ds game and go to the pictochat and remove the ds game. If it's a purple it means it's running the flashme firmware. I can't remember the color for the regular ds lite firmware, I think it's green or blue.

Oh wait nvm, someone already mentioned the above method.

_Mazza_ · Feb 10, 2007

QUOTE(TrolleyDave @ Feb 8 2007 said:
Thanks for the help guys, it's definitely not flashed! It was the cart that I was using.Â If I put any other cart in it boots direct to the R4 but when I have my IK+ cart plugged in it automatically boots straight to it unless I hold down select.

sounds flashed to me

falseadress · Feb 10, 2007

does it show the health and warning sign?
if i dosen't it is flashed
if it does it might be flashed with the flashme stealth

GBAer · Feb 10, 2007

QUOTE(_Mazza_ @ Feb 10 2007 said:
QUOTE(TrolleyDave @ Feb 8 2007 said:

Thanks for the help guys, it's definitely not flashed! It was the cart that I was using. If I put any other cart in it boots direct to the R4 but when I have my IK+ cart plugged in it automatically boots straight to it unless I hold down select.

sounds flashed to me

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Thats because it is...

kalibar · Feb 12, 2007

This topic is dumber than shit.

FlashMe is a perk, not a hindrance.

2cb2ct7 · Feb 12, 2007

If it has been flashed correctly and is in (better than) perfect working order then what does it even matter?

Bali · Feb 22, 2007

Or you could just start any DS game from your slot-2 cart and see if it locks when you put the DS in sleep mode.

outphase · Feb 22, 2007

the sleep mode "bug" has nothing to do with flashme

adgloride · Feb 22, 2007

The DS won't go into sleep mode unless you've got a DS cart in the back. Nothing to do with flashme as the last poster said.

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