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Firstly I know about the tread @ http://gbatemp.net/index.php?showtopic=129027 but this refers to an 'Acekard 2', I have an 'Acekard 2i' (the one that's compatible for an NDSi)
[I've tried looking @ Acekards own forum - but unfortunately I can't read Japanese, so I'm trying here instead
]
I'm occasionally having the same type of symptoms with switching on as 'sumpm1'
It takes a few attempts of switching off/on before it will boot-up pass the Health screen OK. If I'm lucky it's 2-3
, if unlucky 8-10 times
It boots up OK without AK 2i in the the slot, but it freezes with AK 2i in with or without a MicroSD card in
When I had this bootup problem I experimented & :-
>Tried different microSD cards (2Gb 'Apacer' and a 1Gb 'Sandisk') - No luck
>Tried both official Firmware (v4.15) and the AKAIO (v1.4) - No Luck
>Tried 'cleaning the contacts' on MicroSD and Acekard - No Luck
>Blown out the DS Lite contacts (not with an Air can though) - No Luck
I've read articles about a 'batch of dodgy AceKard 2' - but as I've said I've got an 'Acekard 2i', so don't think it's that
One thing I have noticed though. It does seem to happen most often when 1 of 2 things are done (although Not all the time)
1) If I take out the MicroSD card to install ROMS, Homebrew, Skins etc & put it back in
note: I've taken out the MicroSD card different ways, which seem to indicate it NOT an AK 'Contacts' Problem:-
a) Taken out Acekard from DSLite, then taking out the MicroSD
b) Taken out the MicroSD while AceKard is STILL in the DS Lite
2) If I 'experiment' with the options (e.g. Cheats, or change Skins etc) - the next switch on MAY 'freeze'
So it's got me thinking that the problem is either
The AceKard is at fault (unlikely as both '2' and '2i' are having same problem)
OR
The problem is with the DS not recognizing the AceKard & locking up - which implies it IS the AceKArd Hardware at fault
OR
It's the MicroSD card Read/Write access - possibly when alterations are done on the MSD, AK sometimes gets 'confused' & locks up the DS
(I have read something about the AK RPG having a special file that determine Unknown MSD Card access speeds - does the AK 2 & 2i also have such a thing ??)
If this is so - what IS the difference between the AK 2 & AK 2i ?? and why do both types have the same problem ?? - does the problem occur with an AK RPG ??
It can't be the Firmware - since both use the same, so it must be some hardware alteration that's different - possibly the '2i' is actually a '2' but with a modification somewhere that allows the DSi to recognize it - & this 'freezing' problem is actually inherited from the original 'AK 2'
Anyone got any thoughts about this - & is there an ACTUAL Solution to it
Oh & on a side note:-
Once I was able to bootup OK - I tried running the Acekard with MicroSD but with No Firmware on it - just in case it WAS a firmware problem
- but it booted up OK & only faulted out when I tried to start the AceKard
[I've tried looking @ Acekards own forum - but unfortunately I can't read Japanese, so I'm trying here instead
I'm occasionally having the same type of symptoms with switching on as 'sumpm1'
It takes a few attempts of switching off/on before it will boot-up pass the Health screen OK. If I'm lucky it's 2-3
It boots up OK without AK 2i in the the slot, but it freezes with AK 2i in with or without a MicroSD card in
When I had this bootup problem I experimented & :-
>Tried different microSD cards (2Gb 'Apacer' and a 1Gb 'Sandisk') - No luck
>Tried both official Firmware (v4.15) and the AKAIO (v1.4) - No Luck
>Tried 'cleaning the contacts' on MicroSD and Acekard - No Luck
>Blown out the DS Lite contacts (not with an Air can though) - No Luck
I've read articles about a 'batch of dodgy AceKard 2' - but as I've said I've got an 'Acekard 2i', so don't think it's that
One thing I have noticed though. It does seem to happen most often when 1 of 2 things are done (although Not all the time)
1) If I take out the MicroSD card to install ROMS, Homebrew, Skins etc & put it back in
note: I've taken out the MicroSD card different ways, which seem to indicate it NOT an AK 'Contacts' Problem:-
a) Taken out Acekard from DSLite, then taking out the MicroSD
b) Taken out the MicroSD while AceKard is STILL in the DS Lite
2) If I 'experiment' with the options (e.g. Cheats, or change Skins etc) - the next switch on MAY 'freeze'
So it's got me thinking that the problem is either
The AceKard is at fault (unlikely as both '2' and '2i' are having same problem)
OR
The problem is with the DS not recognizing the AceKard & locking up - which implies it IS the AceKArd Hardware at fault
OR
It's the MicroSD card Read/Write access - possibly when alterations are done on the MSD, AK sometimes gets 'confused' & locks up the DS
(I have read something about the AK RPG having a special file that determine Unknown MSD Card access speeds - does the AK 2 & 2i also have such a thing ??)
If this is so - what IS the difference between the AK 2 & AK 2i ?? and why do both types have the same problem ?? - does the problem occur with an AK RPG ??
It can't be the Firmware - since both use the same, so it must be some hardware alteration that's different - possibly the '2i' is actually a '2' but with a modification somewhere that allows the DSi to recognize it - & this 'freezing' problem is actually inherited from the original 'AK 2'
Anyone got any thoughts about this - & is there an ACTUAL Solution to it
Oh & on a side note:-
Once I was able to bootup OK - I tried running the Acekard with MicroSD but with No Firmware on it - just in case it WAS a firmware problem
- but it booted up OK & only faulted out when I tried to start the AceKard