FlashMe v8 released

[bsbsbs]

there seems to be another update,

""PASS" check is removed. SLOT-2 is only booted when SELECT held."

 

[leonardo71286]

What about the sleep mode issue when booting from SLOT-2 without anything in SLOT-1?
Also, does a DSLite with flashme v7 in it, need bridging to upgrade to this?

 

[ryohki]

mine did, yes.
but my dsphat with v7 did not

 

[adgloride]

What about the sleep mode issue when booting from SLOT-2 without anything in SLOT-1?
Also, does a DSLite with flashme v7 in it, need bridging to upgrade to this?

The sleep mode is nothing to do with flashme. You need a game cart, passme etc... in the slot 1 for sleep mode to work.

 

[Sonicandtails]

I had v7 on here and you need to short it for that, but if you are upgrading from v7 to v8 I did not need to short it again for this one. It did it on its own and I didn't even need to open the battery case. I have a Phat NDS-V2 by the way.

 

[cory1492]

there seems to be another update,

""PASS" check is removed. SLOT-2 is only booted when SELECT held."

http://forum.gbadev.org/viewtopic.php?t=13101
olimarOk, another update (v8a).

The recovery code can boot both slot1 and slot2 (it tries slot1 first, then slot2 if it can't find a card). I changed the recovery key combo to START+SELECT. If you're not sure if even the failsafe got flashed, power it up with start+select and no cards inserted. The power LED should blink if it's working.

The no-autoboot version now boots from slot-2 when SELECT is held (instead of A+B+X+Y).

Nice, recovery code can now boot slot1 cards too, and the key combos are simplified

Noting of course, that to update the recovery code one HAS to short SL1.

 

[furyoo]

I upgraded my V7 without having to short anything. DS Lite here.

 

[Torte]

What's the point really? You can load up slot-1 just by holding down select.. don't tell me you guys are that lazy.

 

[Mewgia]

Yes, we are. It's actually quite annoying to have to quickly go press and hold that tiny little button after flicking the power switch (well for ds lite anyway). Seriously, you should try doing that four times a day minimum. It gets extremely annoying.

 

[Seeker108]

So if i want to boot slot 1 before slot 2 i should get the no autoboot version or should i just upgrade from V7 using normal?

For example, i plan on purchasing the ez flash 3 in 1. I currently have V7 flashme and i want it to automatically boot the Ezflash slot 1 on startup and not the gba part.

 

[faceless]

if you want to boot slot-1 first, use the no-autoboot version

 

[Sir VG]

What about the sleep mode issue when booting from SLOT-2 without anything in SLOT-1?

As stated, it has nothing to do with FlashMe. That's a physical issue with the NDS. The DS card is designed to short out a couple of circuits in the DS, allowing sleep mode to activate.


I just updated mine DSPhat from v7 to v8. I did have to short my SL-1 again. Used the autoboot no-stealth version because my warranty is null anyways, plus I use a good old M3 Perfect.

 

[funwithplaydough]

Does anyone know if the FlashMe8a version has the 4 level light brightness feature for the DSlite like the FlashMe7Lite version?

thx

 

[loopy]

Does anyone know if the FlashMe8a version has the 4 level light brightness feature for the DSlite like the FlashMe7Lite version?

Yes, it does.

 

[paolo90]

I could use this with my R4DS right? Or do I have to use my supercard miniSD?

 

[leetdude_007]

This is confusing for me because I never had to flash my firmware. I came to late into the homebrew scene, and diverted to slot-1

 

[Deleted User]

Whoa...I just did this, and was going to get my dad to watch the screen while I made the short...But when I hit X B X B it started flashing by itself. I didn't even need to short it? I suppose if you already flashed it once with flashme you dont need to short it again for the updates?

Weird...

Also, it does make a little 'ding' every percent it goes up, so you no longer even need to look at the screen! Pretty nifty. So far no problems, but then again, it doesn't really do much because I only own a M3 DS Simply...

Did flashing your DS improve any download play? Like Nanostray?

 

[Seeker108]

if you want to boot slot-1 first, use the no-autoboot version

Alright, thanks. i will get around to flashing soon.

 

[Opium]

I just updated my lite to v8a stealth (no autoboot). It works like a charm. I had to short the circuit again though. I lost my old faithful flashing tool so I had to make a new one which worked great. Flashing done in 10 seconds.

This version of flashme also fixes the brightness setting on start up. Previously the second the ds lite is turned on it starts up at mid brightness then goes to whatever brightness setting you had. Now it starts up normal by going straight to the brightness setting you have. No one can easily tell it's flashed now. Great stuff, a big thank you to the authors of flashme!

 

[jaxxster]

when flashing v8a does it start from 0% this time so giving us a chance of bricking?