Hacking acekard2

[lamongol]

hey guys im new to this site but i hope somone can help me i bought a acekard 2 for my daughters dsi but dont know exactly were to start it looks like it takes some sort of chip on one side this caae with no instructions of course i bought this from hong kong on ebay it said it didnt need any flashing so i thought it would just need the games dowloaded to it can anyone help me get this going thanks

 

[Nujui]

Well first, do you have a acekard 2 or a acekard 2i. Each are different. If you have a acekard 2, than it will not work on a dsi. Though if you have to 2i, go here:http://gbatemp.net/t218103-updated-n00b-guide-to-setting-up-your-acekard. This will help you set it up.

 

[Skyline969]

first welcome to the temp but please stop talking like this it is very annoying punctuation and spelling exist for a reason you know

Now then, you'll need yourself a MicroSD card. 2GB is fine, 4GB is plenty. I recommend a Class 4 or Class 6 one, preferably a Japanese Kingston brand. Once you have that, you'll need AKAIO. Version 1.8.1 is the latest if I recall correctly, and you can get it on FileTrip. Download it and copy it to the SD card. Then, throw some games on there. Just make a folder (name it Games or something) and put .nds files in there. Then, put the MicroSD into the AceKard and then put the AceKard in the DS. It'll load AKAIO the second it's selected from the DS's menu. Once there, you can navigate to your Games folder (use the arrow buttons and A) and you will see a list of the games you put on there. Good luck.

 

[evandixon]

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

[Edit] Wow, I'm slow. Two people beat me to it.

 

[Nujui]

Does it matter who's first?

 

[lamongol]

Well it says its Dsi compatible but that does not really mean anything is there anything else I can check.

 

[Skyline969]

I see you're working on that punctuation... close, but not quite there yet.

Anyways, if it says AceKard 2 on the card itself and has a small "i" on it, then it's going to work in her DSi. The only true way to test it is stick it in the DSi and launch it. If there's no SD card it'll give you an error about there being no SD card inserted (I think). Better yet, put it in her DSi, launch it from the menu, and tell us what error message appears on-screen. This will help us help you determine if it is DSi compatible... but if it says it is then it probably is.

 

[Ozz465]

Not too sound way too nooby , but if the card is dsi compatible it would work on the dsi xl right?

 

[The Catboy]

Not too sound way too nooby , but if the card is dsi compatible it would work on the dsi xl right?

Yes it does work on DSi XL

 

[Rydian]

Yes, assuming it was updated for the 1.4 or 1.4.1 firmware bypass.

 

[Ozz465]

Yes, assuming it was updated for the 1.4 or 1.4.1 firmware bypass.

thx guys ,been too long since i had a ds with a flashcard , gotta research a ton know . going to go buy a dsi right now .

 

[Rydian]

If you buy it now it will have firmware 1.4 or 1.4.1 on it, meaning the acekard 2i will have to be "flashed" (updated) before it will run on it. If it's blocked by the update you will need to run the update from another DS.

 

[Ozz465]

Yea i read about that , you need a stock dsi of fw lower or does it matter to flash the card?

 

[Rydian]

You need a DSI with firmware 1.3 or below... or any DS/Lite (the DS and DS Lite don't have firmware updates).

 

[Ozz465]

thx ,i appreciate the help.