DSi incompatible with existing flash carts?

[CockroachMan]

It seems that all the flashcarts we use are not compatible...

fixed

And nothing to worry about.. the thing shouldn't come to west until mid-2009 anyway, a solution will come probably before that.

So, unless you're crazy about taking pictures and modifying them on the streets.. I don't see a reason to get one right now

 

[Mbmax]

whats stopping them from making a compatible update that you put into a DS or DSL and updated it, then it works with DSi as well?

As far as I know, the bit of code that boots the flashcarts and then loads the firmware cannot be overwritten (at least not on most flashcarts). This bit of code is what the DSi won't run.

You mean the bootstrap.

You can on EZ5.
I know particularly that because i have bricked one EZ5 v1 with this dangerous update.

 

[berlinka]

lol,more resons why people won't buy DSi,guess most of us are sticking to DSLite,no?

I'm afraid I have to agree with that. I would like to think that Nintendo has something fantastic up their sleeves, but when I look at their complete off-kilter Wii Music title, I fear that Nintendo isn't always right.

I'll even admit that, because I was so disappointed in the DSi when they announced it, I really hope the DSi will fail miserably (in a Visual Boy kind of way)..sorry..that's how I feel...

 

[Raven Darkheart]

lol,more resons why people won't buy DSi,guess most of us are sticking to DSLite,no?

I'm afraid I have to agree with that. I would like to think that Nintendo has something fantastic up their sleeves, but when I look at their complete off-kilter Wii Music title, I fear that Nintendo isn't always right.

I'll even admit that, because I was so disappointed in the DSi when they announced it, I really hope the DSi will miserably fail (in a Visual Boy kind of way)..sorry..that's how I feel...

visualboy was the emulator.
VIRTUALBOY was the failed system

 

[berlinka]

visualboy was the emulator.
VIRTUALBOY was the failed system

WHOOOPS!

I've really embarrassed myself! Anyway I mean this thing:

 

[smealum]

But does it run crysis ?

 

[DjoeN]

There's a big change, that IF the DSi gets hacked before release in Europe/US
Nintendo will fix it with the Europe/US launch DSi models.

 

[Tormendo]

Yes, you right but i think it will come a hacked version of the firmware

 

[War]

I was expecting flashcarts not to work :\ But I'm positive there's gonna be some sort of workaround...hopefully it won't require you to buy a new flashcart that is DSi compatible.

 

[Raven Darkheart]

come on now
when the ds came out it took em at least a year to come up with a slot 1 solution that was stable
so we shouldnt panic yet

 

[Doggy124]

CycloDS - Failed
G6 DS Real - Failed
M3 DS Real - Failed
Supercard DS One - Failed
iTouch DS - Failed
FCard - Failed
NCard - Failed
M3 DS Simply - Failed
U2DS - Failed

DSi - Failed

 

[Twiffles]

I would say "All the teams have to do is release new FW right?" then I realized "OHWAI- R4 Team is dead... Fck."

 

[kaizer ryo]

I would say "All the teams have to do is release new FW right?" then I realized "OHWAI- R4 Team is dead... Fck."

Dude take a chill pill.I'm sure a new flashcart or a new firmware update will be released for erm......cards other than the r4

 

[TrolleyDave]

I would say "All the teams have to do is release new FW right?" then I realized "OHWAI- R4 Team is dead... Fck."

Dude take a chill pill.I'm sure a new flashcart or a new firmware update will be released for erm......cards other than the r4

It's the way the internals of the carts work though, rather than the code in the firmware. I'm guessing it will take a hardware revision for most carts to be able to work on the DSi, and then a short tme before Nintendo updates the firmware in the DSi to block the new booting code.

 

[Raven Darkheart]

It's the way the internals of the carts work though, rather than the code in the firmware. I'm guessing it will take a hardware revision for most carts to be able to work on the DSi, and then a short tme before Nintendo updates the firmware in the DSi to block the new booting code.

as long as the nextgen dsi cards come out it will always be back and forth like the wii mod updates. i'd rather have it that way to be honest

 

[TrolleyDave]

It's the way the internals of the carts work though, rather than the code in the firmware. I'm guessing it will take a hardware revision for most carts to be able to work on the DSi, and then a short tme before Nintendo updates the firmware in the DSi to block the new booting code.

as long as the nextgen dsi cards come out it will always be back and forth like the wii mod updates. i'd rather have it that way to be honest

I would as it would keep the casual downloader away from the scene, lots of work = only dedicated pirates. The problem I'm thinking though is that it could take new hardware revisions from flashcart makers each time it's blocked. The flashcart makers could make their internals updateable but then it would leave them open to Nintendo bricking code. That's why I'm thinking it'll be a case of modchips and flashcarts for the DSi. The modchip contains the bootcode for the cart and the cart does the rest.

I'm not really that up on the internals of how these things work these days, last time I looked at how a mod chip actually worked was back in the PSX/Saturn days so I could be completely wrong!

 

[da_head]

even more reason for me to stick with my dsl

though it would be kool if they hacked it.

 

[Joey R.]

No problem, it's just another reason why I won't buy this new DS. Lite > DSi

 

[Translucentbill]

Meh, i wasnt planning on buying the DSi, i would rather have the GBA slot so i can buy an ez flash 3 in 1. But yeah the DS lite is worth the extra what? $50? Brighter screens, lighter, skinnier, better looking

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The DSi to me looks like another company trying to milk the fuck out of one of their better products. The only feature i like is the built in web browser. But then again with the DS lite you could just buy a 3 in 1 and get the opera browser.

 

[elfsander]

I'm happy Nintendo corrected bugs in their software. But people now crying like "I can't use my flashcard" should just skip the DSi. Or wait until it's hacked. And yes, it will be. EVERYTHING can be hacked.