help me solve this real-life puzzle

[asher]

so i bought this transparent case for my ds lite.

i have a flashed ds lite and a supercard sd.

a guy changed the case for me...

now when i turn my ds lite with my supercard in it ...it shows two blank screens.

when i turn my ds lite with a gba game... it plays ok.
when i turn my ds lite with a ds game... it plays ok.

but when the supercard is in it BLANK SCREENS...

so... what happened?

did the guy who installed the case changed the board without telling me with a non-flashed one?

or what could have happened that made my ds lite stop recognizing my supercard?

 

[gizmo_gal]

Sounds like he changed the board. I didn't know this was possible as I've never been interested in flashing my DS since there are Flash cards but heck, thats too bad. Try reflashing it and see what happens.

 

[Bob Evil]

He could have un-flashed it ...

 

[Mangofett]

Err, if you put in a Supercard, it would start as a GBA game.

 

[Chotaz]

Maybe ur card is really broken? :\

 

[asher]

its not broken... works perfectly in my gf ds

 

[arctic_flame]

The GBA Slot could be mis-aligned with the case.
The SD contacts could be loose.

Also, the supercard should be recognised as a GBA game, if you use the No auto boot version of flashme, or if you hold select at bootup.

If you're not using Flashme v8, upgrade.

 

[asher]

The GBA Slot could be mis-aligned with the case.
The SD contacts could be loose.

Also, the supercard should be recognised as a GBA game, if you use the No auto boot version of flashme, or if you hold select at bootup.

If you're not using Flashme v8, upgrade.

the flash was autoboot (no nintendo ds splash)

but how do you explain gba games working just fine?

 

[asher]

and in other things... can i flash my ds without a passme device?
lets say an r4?

 

[arctic_flame]

Flashcarts are known for not being the same shape as the genuine article. I know for a fact My supercard SD isn't the same shape as a GBA game, and doesn't really fit in GBA SPs. However, it does fit in the DS Lite and DS Phat.

And yes R4 can be used to flash your DS. The brick recovery doesn't really work on the R4 though.

 

[Mewgia]

and in other things... can i flash my ds without a passme device?
lets say an r4?

The r4 has a passme in it.

As long as you can boot the flashme .nds file, you can flash with it.

 

[asher]

Flashcarts are known for not being the same shape as the genuine article. I know for a fact My supercard SD isn't the same shape as a GBA game, and doesn't really fit in GBA SPs. However, it does fit in the DS Lite and DS Phat.

And yes R4 can be used to flash your DS. The brick recovery doesn't really work on the R4 though.

so are you telling me that in your opinion the cart shape IS THE PROBLEM?

gba games booted just fine both pirate and originals.

 

[arctic_flame]

No I'm saying it could be anything.

You're using a 3rd-party case. This is probably not exactly the same as the original.

I replaced the case on my DS phat. The plastic around the GBA Slot is thicker than the original, and it now scratches the labels of GBA games. Not a big deal, I use a micro, but it could cause problems with a flashcart the is slightly thicker than a GBA cart.

There's also the supercard's dubious build quality compared to actual games.

Or it could be entirely unrelated. I'm just throwing ideas at you, in hope that you might be able to fix whatever problem you're having.

 

[asher]

No I'm saying it could be anything.

You're using a 3rd-party case. This is probably not exactly the same as the original.

I replaced the case on my DS phat. The plastic around the GBA Slot is thicker than the original, and it now scratches the labels of GBA games. Not a big deal, I use a micro, but it could cause problems with a flashcart the is slightly thicker than a GBA cart.

There's also the supercard's dubious build quality compared to actual games.

Or it could be entirely unrelated. I'm just throwing ideas at you, in hope that you might be able to fix whatever problem you're having.

thanks i appreciate it dude...
any more theories?

 

[Mangofett]

Maybe the guy who installed the case reflashed your DS with a flashme without the ndsloader.bin patch?

The supercard needs flashme to be patched with ndsloader.bin.

 

[arctic_flame]

Linkiboy - ndsloader is prepended to the installer to make it load. It doesn't change what is flashed.

 

[Mangofett]

Linkiboy - ndsloader is prepended to the installer to make it load. It doesn't change what is flashed.

this is what happens when you only read google previews.

 

[Horrorwood]

Maybe he just gave you another DS..

Or maybe you should just ask him? and do it yourself next time.

 

[asher]

of course i asked.... he wouldnt tell

 

[asher]

solved... it wouldnt start because with the new case the L trigger was pressed all the time.
and the supercard wont start until you stop pressing it.