Hacking Guide:How to Fix a Bricked DS/DS lite

[Dialga.The.Maste]

Hi I am Dialga.The.Master.Of.Time. and I bricked my DS recently and I know how to fix it,so I will share how.

Requirements

- 1 DS/DSlite with at least 10% of FlashMe Installed or as long as it is bootable while pressing select + start
- 1 Slot 1 Flashcard
- AC Adapter
- An insulated conductive tool to bridge the SL1 connection
- A small Phillips head screwdriver

Instructions

1. Download Flashme (Downloads Below)

2.Start The DS while Pressing START + SELECT (M3DS Real users make sure that when the M3 Logo comes out you relese the buttons or you will boot into GBA mode)

3.Run Flashme.

4.Follow the onscreen instructions

5.Enjoy your unbricked DS

/DS lite

Flashme Installations
Flashme
Flashme Stealth
Flashme Uninstaller
Flashme Without Auto Boot
Flashme Stealth Without Auto Boot

 

[DanTheManMS]

...you gave us a tutorial on how to hold the Start and Select buttons?

 

[wchill]

This would only apply to a DS Phat since DS Lites have 100% of the firmware (excluding settings) write-protected.
And most DS Phat FlashMe users would know this, I think.

Edit: Well, it would apply to DS Lites if you screwed up w/FlashMe.

 

[Vague Rant]

This would only apply to a DS Phat since DS Lites have 100% of the firmware (excluding settings) write-protected.

Not entirely true, the latest DS Lites have almost the entire firmware write-protected, but if you get one from a couple of years ago they're just the same as the original DS.

It's also worth mentioning that FlashMe recovery is broken on several devices, due to the way it forces booting. In my experience, it won't work on a CycloDS, Acekard 2 or EZ-Flash V. The R4 requires encrypting FlashMe in the place of its own firmware.