Hacking MK5 firmware 1.43 and Soft Reset

[h8uthemost]

http://www.neoflash.com/forum/index.php?PH...0d&topic=4375.0

It looks like Mk5's new firmware has Soft Reset. Hopefully it actually works.

 

[zombielove]

I was gonna wait to see if DS Linker's is any better. But I caved.... my card's formatting at the moment. I'll let you know how it is in a while.

 

[h8uthemost]

Yeah, I just tried it out, and it does work.

Just when you select a game, select the save type named Auto. Then when you're in a game, just hit L+R+A+B+X+Y, and it resets right back to the menu.

I can't believe the clones finally got this feature.

 

[zombielove]

How has everyone found soft reset? It's pretty handy.

This is what I've found so far:

I'm mainly playing homebrew and emulators at the moment, which soft reset doesn't work with.

It's locked up once on Ouendan 1 and once on Tetris when I've tried to soft reset.

It doesn't work on Zelda. Doesn't lock up or anything, just doesn't do anything.

When you reset the browser (and I guess while you're on wifi in general) the LED keeps blinking until you start a new game.

So overall, it's pretty good with a few minor glitches.

 

[KINGOFNOOBS]

You know the real N-Card has been having this feature for a couple days know right?

 

[thegame07]

You know the real N-Card has been having this feature for a couple days know right?

the n-card is always first since the are the real owners of the card

 

[chuckstudios]

But N-Card users have to use that program to update to get the features first, whereas the clones can just run an NDS. Personally, I'm running MK5 firmware on my N-Card.

 

[h8uthemost]

You know the real N-Card has been having this feature for a couple days know right?

Yeah? Well thanks for posting it for us NOOB.

 

[tenja]

is it just me or some game are not working?i personally found lunar knight not working and someone in other website say feel the magic XXY not working too...anyone?

 

[thegame07]

is it just me or some game are not working?i personally found lunar knight not working and someone in other website say feel the magic XXY not working too...anyone?

i will test it out later on tonight. This firmware is a beta

 

[h8uthemost]

I know Feel the Magic is definitely not working. And it was working on the DS-Linker firmware that I had before I updated to this MK5 firmware.

As for Lunar Knights, I'm sure. I don't know why it isn't working though, it was working on previous firmwares.

Once the DS-Linker releases a new firmware, I would update to that. They usually have, in my opinion, the best firmware of the clones.

 

[tenja]

Lunar knight used to be working on the previous firmware without soft reset...i guess having soft reset really break some games,hope the N-team fix it quickly..It just give me 2 flat white screen when trying to start L.knight

 

[KINGOFNOOBS]

Did you put it on Auto? Or did you put it on the save type it suppose to have?

 

[tenja]

i tried both....and i also thought that the game might be corrupted while copying and i recopy it but still stuck...so have you try you cart?if work please tell me

 

[metalcaipira]

Think it's better wait for newer firmwares. This situation rememeber me the early R4 firmwares. Soft reset would not work on some games.

 

[biz387]

how do i set the save type to auto doesnt seem to give an option? doh found it never mind

 

[THUD]

Works really well...

HOLD DOWN the SELECT button...

then press the left or right on the thumbpad to toggle through the save options, they don't default as Auto when you first drag and drop them onto your Ncard, so you will have to do this to each rom you add...

 

[h8uthemost]

1.44 is out THUD. If you're using 1.43, you should upgrade.

Also, how do you get the boxes in your skins? I mean...you know exactly where to put a box for the save type, the game icon, the game name, etc...

When I make a skin for the N-Card, I just use a standard 256x192.bmp. And I get none of those boxes, lol.

So could you give me any advice? I would really appreciate it.

Thanks.

 

[THUD]

Hi, I am running 1.44 and the reset works a treat...

as for the boxes I use Photoshop and create a symbol box give it a drop shadow effect with a slight glow effect to give it a 3d type effect...the whole thing is just a load of images slapped together and then outputted as a bitmap for the Ncard

 

[h8uthemost]

Ok, I definitely know how to make the boxes, but how would I know exactly where to put them? Or was that just a bunch or trial and error on your part?