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You... bricked it?Smiths said:NOWWWWWWWWWWW I have a useless AK2i on DSi
Do NOT use alternate loader support. I can use my AK2i on any other DS but on the DSi it now has the "can't load" screen.
Contacting acekard about a fix... figure something that needs to be run on a normal DS to flash the bootrom (if possible)
It also means that Nintendo can release an update that checks for writable boot loaders and completely erase them which will basically brick the flashcarts so they won't work on any DS.bollocks said:does this mean the dsi bootloader code is actually flashable from the acekard os then? potentially allowing for an update to circumvent any future attempts to lock it out on nintendo's part? or am i misunderstanding entirely
Narin said:It also means that Nintendo can release an update that checks for writable boot loaders and completely erase them which will basically brick the flashcarts so they won't work on any DS.bollocks said:does this mean the dsi bootloader code is actually flashable from the acekard os then? potentially allowing for an update to circumvent any future attempts to lock it out on nintendo's part? or am i misunderstanding entirely
The bootloader is on a chip that when you issue a specific set of commands to the DS card in the right order can have it's contents block erased, reprogrammed, or otherwise modified - it's just a PROM chip. It's also much more likely they'd try to blacklist based on other means that doesn't require sending multiple complex commands to every card inserted trying to erase 3rd party card firmwares.Smiths said:*cough* *cough*
You really should get that cough looked at...
I presume Normatt has access to a method to dump the flash chip directly rather than relying on the header's rom chip size like the game dumpers do? Might have more to compare that way, from a working card instead of to the scene release which is far smaller than the 16Mbit chip it's on (that is also if the datasheet I'm looking at is the correct one.)
UltraMagnusthe bootloader is probably not writeable from the DS(i) itself, only on the acekard. it would be damn stupid electrical design to have the write enable pin connected to the DS directly.
I plugged that problem alreadySmiths said:Mad- nope... not with bricking possible
Smiths said:wait till i get my damn ak2is, ya bastard.
your plug is not the SOLUTION. solution is remove the options with a boolean. not let them choose an alt loader and have it go internally "HA HA NO!"
then we'll get "WHYZ I NO USE LATEST AK2 LOADERS KAN?"
Normmatt said:I plugged that problem alreadySmiths said:Mad- nope... not with bricking possible
So if things all workout then there will be a release in a few days.