Hacking acekard2i icon not changing

[cecilvaliant]

so i have a 3ds at 3.0.0.6u and an acekard2i. i use my ds lite to do a firmware update, but the icon still just shows the regular "acekard2i" icon.
everytime i load it to my 3ds, it keeps giving me the error screen. can anyone help me how to fix this?

 

[CollosalPokemon]

You have to update the acekard's bootloader. It won't magically work on an updated 3DS just by putting it in.

 

[Tom Bombadildo]

Are you sure what you're doing is a firmware upgrade? Download the latest firmware from www.acekard.com/download.php marked DSL. Then download and extract AKAIO to your Micro SD card along with the firmware upgrade. Load up the card on your DSL, launch the update package, wait for it to finish, then take the card out of the DSL and put it in the 3DS.

 

[cecilvaliant]

yea, i use my ds lite to upgrade the firmware, went through the procedure of ejecting the card and putting it back and letting it update. but still the icon doesnt change and i get the 3ds error... not sure how come its not changing...

 

[Rydian]

What is thew name of the update file you're running?

 

[cecilvaliant]

im using ak2ifw_update_3ds30_dsi144_onDSL.nds

 

[elisherer]

isn't there a file named 3ds...?
I think you are using the wrong file (there are 2 files in the package)

 

[cecilvaliant]

no the other one is for like Dsi systems, and with that one the progress % doesnt go up, its just stuck a 0.
i wonder if my card is a fake or something. i hope not... sigh.

 

[japzone]

You're downloading the old firmware. You need the latest one which you can download here:

Firmware Update of AK2i for console 3DS4.0 and DSi1.4.4

 

[Gameplayer9198]

pretty sure the ak2ifw_update_3ds3.0_dsi144_onXXX.nds update file is the new one they renamed it to show that it still works on 3ds4.0

 

[japzone]

pretty sure the ak2ifw_update_3ds3.0_dsi144_onXXX.nds update file is the new one they renamed it to show that it still works on 3ds4.0

Well he might as well give it a fresh try.

 

[Sicklyboy]

isn't there a file named 3ds...?
I think you are using the wrong file (there are 2 files in the package)

The file just determines how it updates depending what system you are launching it from. The DSL one won't work on the DSi/XL/3DS because hotswapping kicks you back to the System Menu. I would think that the other one WOULD work on the DSL, though I haven't tried it, nor do I have a reason to.

OP, if that IS the correct file name you wrote, NOT a typo, you're trying to install an outdated firmware. Download the newest one here.

 

[TerryG]

Edit: nevermind

 

[cecilvaliant]

i dled thoses files above but still, after i go through the update process and restart my ds, i still have the same acekard2i icon and doesnt seem like it does anything.
i even reformated and installed a fresh akaio and still getting the same results, not sure why the icon won't change.

 

[EyeZ]

Certainly sounds like it isn't updating even though you say it has gone through the updating process.

 

[Sicklyboy]

Load up AKAIO, hit Start -> More -> Help

What is the HW: number listed at the bottom?

Edit - AKAIO 1.8.9

 

[Another World]

are you 100% sure your card is a legit ak2i?

when you run the update file what HWID (hardware ID) is reported? 8181? anything else is a clone or a non-updatable ak2i.

i've read about some users who were unable to get akaio to run the update file correctly. so try the last version of acekard's firmware and see if it works for you.

-another world

 

[cecilvaliant]

in akio, my HW is listed as 44, and in the update, its 4444, so it must be a clone or non-upgradeable cart. damn sucks i got a fake cart, had this cart for a long time, but i never really got to use it on a dsi and only for my DSL til i got a 3ds.
no way to get around this besides getting a new legit one? how would i know if one is legit?

 

[Tom Bombadildo]

It's not a fake cart, just a bad one. The Acekard team released a bad batch of AK2i's that wouldn't update past a certain one, I believe you might be able to get a replacement if you read this thread here.

 

[Another World]

hwid 44 cards ARE NOT A BAD BATCH. please do not spread incorrect information. they are an older design that can not be as easily updated so acekard has abandoned releasing updates for them. also the fact that they were an old inferior design probably weighed heavily into that decision.

he won't be able to get it replaced because there is nothing wrong with it. the card is working as it should. it can not be updated to the latest bootloaders.

-another world