I just got my AK2 today from DX. Got a few questions that i hope you guys could help me out with.

1) Is there a way to reset during gameplay that can bring me back to the menu of the AK2?
2) The shiny stickre on the cart shows some signs of rubbing or some sort of use when i got it in the package. Is this normal or is it obviously used before?
3) I've heard the included full-plastic microSD card reader is really bad (I've had no problems thus far). Should I just use it or use a micro-to-regular SD adapter instead?
4) How do I play music and movies? I already know the whole dpg thing, but how do I go about getting it to play? Do I need to download moonshell onto the cart or something?

That's all for now.

 

How do I get moonshell onto the cart? I downloaded moonshell 1.71 with DPG tools. I did not find any NDS files like I'm used to. However I did find a setup.exe file. Do I need to install moonshell to my own comuter before anyhting else?

And I can't get soft reset to work so far. I can only get it to reset back to the game's own menu.

 

I got the AK2 branded one. It's worked fine for me so far too.

How do I DLDI patch homebrew programs? I know the AK2 patches them automatically ONLY if the homebrew is placed on the root. I want to place them in their own seperate folder.

Anyhow, can anyone provide me with a step by step instruction as to getting movies to play on the DS? So far I've downloaded the moonshell 1.71 files from GBAtemp.

edit: thanks for the moonshell link
edit2: the link doesn't work for me. In fact, the AK2 site hasn't worked for me at all today. Does it work for you guys?

 

You can place .nds files anywhere you want. The datafiles for some homebrew must reside in a specific location (often the root or a "data" folder on the root).

Some online stores (for example Leetmod.com) will test your cart before sending it out as a service. If you have scratches it could indicate that they tested your cart, but I don't think DX does that.

-Bri

 

You could: experiment and try out different setups and see what works or ask about specific programs on these forums.
My findings so far- most homebrew programs are just a .nds file and can be placed anywhere you want. Programs that include folders generally need to have the folder on the root but you can hide it so you won't have to see it on the AK menu.
Most homebrew that requires some specific setup will have a readme explaining how to organize things.

 

In globalsettings.ini, this setting "enterLastDirWhenBoot" you need to change the 1 to a 0.