Hacking Clearing the EEPROM of a genuine cart

[cyklo]

I just bought a broken version of the DS Browser off ebay for the RAM pack, but I'm wondering if the browser itself can be repaired to work again. Basically, the previous owner set a password and promptly forgot it, and there's no recovery option.

I presume the password is simply stored in the normal EEPROM, so is there any kind of homebrew/app I can use to forcibly format/zero the memory of the cart and put it back to factory settings?

 

[TLSpartan]

Well if you want to open it up you can use a UV light to wipe since its EEPROM.

 

[legendofphil]

If its the save memory on the card itself then you should be able to replace it with another save file, if you have a flash cart you should be able to make a new save and copy it across using REIN.

 

[fli_guy84]

Using Cory's etool, there's an option to 'Format EEPROM'. I wonder if that will do the trick.

 

[-EX-]

Yes, that's too easy. Just write a blank save file to it with REIN or other similar tool.

 

[cyklo]

Using Cory's etool, there's an option to 'Format EEPROM'. I wonder if that will do the trick.

It did! Perfect, thank you very much for your help. I had given Nintendo a ring and they said they'd do it for free but with a 4 week turnaround. This has just saved me a whole heap of time.

 

[fli_guy84]

Glad that it works.

 

[shinji257]

I'm surprised that nintendo would of done that or at least i thought that there would of been a charge. None the less I'm glad that it worked for you.

 

[Xeijin]

Seems like you got an eBay bargain m8