Update: I'd be very careful when purchasing from Real Hot Stuff for a little bit. When I informed them of this, they seemed very surprised and unaware. Meaning there's probably more clones floating around in their warehouse.
TTHTT said:Possibly, although I got it from a site that acekard claims is reliable. The only real way to know is to find out what HWIDs acekard 2s have and if 80 is among them.CAP99 said:Could it be that it's an acekard 2 with an acekard 2i sticker...
EDIT: After looking up what kind of cards have HWID 80, it seems that there are a few people with Acekard 2.1's with this HWID. They also seem to be having problems with them (that I have not personally experienced yet...) So then are the 2i's 2.1's or vice versa??
DOUBLE EDIT: http://www.acekard.com/news.php#79
I suggest thumbing over the front of your cart. You might get an unpleasant surprise like I did.
But if your Acekard 2.1 doesn't have the Actel chip, wouldn't that mean that mine is still a clone (at least according to Acekard themselves)?Todderbert said:TTHTT said:Possibly, although I got it from a site that acekard claims is reliable. The only real way to know is to find out what HWIDs acekard 2s have and if 80 is among them.CAP99 said:Could it be that it's an acekard 2 with an acekard 2i sticker...
EDIT: After looking up what kind of cards have HWID 80, it seems that there are a few people with Acekard 2.1's with this HWID. They also seem to be having problems with them (that I have not personally experienced yet...) So then are the 2i's 2.1's or vice versa??
DOUBLE EDIT: http://www.acekard.com/news.php#79
I suggest thumbing over the front of your cart. You might get an unpleasant surprise like I did.
My Acekard 2.1 is a HW:80 and runs AKAIO 1.5 perfectly. It will not run on a DSi of course. It also does not have a bump(Actel) under the front sticker. From what it looks like to me is that you got a 2.1 in a 2i shell/sticker.
For both an A2ki and A2.1? Also what is the description for both? Meaning, would the DS menu say just "Acekard 2", or "Acekard 2.1" and "Acekard 2i"Dialexio said:The icon is a white 2 in the background, and a blue "ak" in front of it.
QUOTE said:Acekard 2i
www.acekard.com
This is an interesting turn. It seems that what I have is at the very least NOT an Acekard 2i.Dialexio said:Sorry for not putting more info for that.
That's the icon that shows on my Acekard 2i. The adjacent text says:
QUOTE said:Acekard 2i
www.acekard.com
matthew123 said:I heard that some of these may be able to be updated with a R4 1.4 updater. However I cannot find the article. Your going to have to google it.
Dark^'^Knight said:A few points/questions:
Given OP has same issue as you, have you sent him/her a PM to see if anything worked to update the AK2i?
BTW, you haven't told as anything about your setup...ie. using AKAIO 1.5.1 and does it work on your DSL/Phat, or using official AK firmware. Does the AK2i work properly in the DSL/Phat? What firmware is your DSi running?
Finally, have you tried the AK2i in your DSi, as maybe the cart was sold pre-updated and, therefore does not require updating?
YeOldeGamer said:I was about 3 minutes from ordering a 3in1 and AK2i from RealHotStuff. I guess I should try to find a different supplier. I don't need any extra problems in my life, lol.
OinkDS said:YeOldeGamer said:I was about 3 minutes from ordering a 3in1 and AK2i from RealHotStuff. I guess I should try to find a different supplier. I don't need any extra problems in my life, lol.
I feel the same way now, after years of 'Flash cart administration' for my son and his friends, starting with a R4. I am now advising against buying DSi, and AK2i, at least until this issue is resolved. I have just ordered a iEdge, since my original Edge DS cart (a CycloDS clone, I was told) has never had any issues. Eventhough it is not quite as feature-rich as AK2 with AKAIO OS
tk_saturn said:But have you seen all the problem posts in the edge forum? I would hold off buying one atleast until the 3rd or 4th batch ship so they can iron about any problems on their initial production runs.
Have you tried the 'new' AK2i 1.4 Update Fix yet? Link - http://www.mediafire.com/?n4nm0i5dmtm Give it a run and see how it goesOinkDS said:I perform the firmware update using a DS Lite, using fresh "Panansonic formatter" formatted Kingston microSD 2G card. I am running AKAIO 1.5.1. The Acekard and the microSD card work find on a DS Lite.
I have prevously updated 3 identical Acekard 2i's successfully but they were HW:81. This is the first and only 1 I got from Gamersection (for a friend in need urgently). I have initially thought the cards were pre-updated but Gamersection is quite vague about its compatibility with FW1.4, claiming I would need to run a updater on their cards, leading me to believe this is NOT pre-updated. Unfortunately I will have to wait another day for a DSi to test this. I am advising the buyer of this card to return this and ask for a refund.
Oh, I have also tried the R4i updater without success.
Will report back ASAP, if they are indeed pre-updated. Right now HW:8080 is to be stayed away from.
Dark^'^Knight said:Have you tried the 'new' AK2i 1.4 Update Fix yet? Link - http://www.mediafire.com/?n4nm0i5dmtm Give it a run and see how it goes
Note: Thanks to Normatt for locating the file and posting it on this forum 28 Jan.
hackotedelaplaque said:Hi mens.
I just bought an acekard2i.
I don't have (yet) a DSi but my linker is like this one :
Chip ID : 0fc2 HW : 8080.
Updae process doesn't even start.
In NDS OS on DS PHAT I can see under the icon "Acekard 2", not "Acekard 2i".
Does that mean my acekard is already 1.4 ready ?
Or is it a fake card and I were screwed ?
Thanks in advance for your answers.