NOTICE!
Moonshell 2.0 stable version has been released.
This tutorial also works with this new version of Moonshell so I have updated all the links.
View Instructions Under Update 3 at the bottom of this post
I managed to get it to work!
I have not seen any topic about the latest Moonshell workin on the AK2i so I created this new on. Sorry if there already is one but form what i've seen no one has been able to get this working.
INSTRUCTIONS:
1) Download the Moonshell 2.0Beta 10 zip file
2) Unzip the file anywhere you like
3) Open the moonshl2 directory
4) Open the launch directory and delete the following 3 files:
a. Check disk for NDS Ver0.4.nds
b. Check disk for NDS Ver0.4_readme_JPN.txt
c. Check disk for NDS Ver0.4_readme_KOR.txt
Deleting the .txt files doesn't help the solution, but you do not need them anyway so might as well delete them. If you want to leave them you can but MAKE SURE YOU DELETE THE Check disk for NDS Ver0.4.nds FILE
5) If you need to run the LanguageSelect.exe tool then please do so (for english I used 007 English by Porgos)
7) Place the moonshl2 folder and moonshl2.nds file into the ROOT of your micro SD. THEY MUST GO IN THE ROOT. I tried putting just the moonshl2.nds in another folder and it didn't work, i tried putting them both in the same folder and it didn't work. It seems like they have to go into the root.
8) Now simply put everything into your DSi and run the moonshl2.nds file. You will still see an error when it starts up but it will continue to the actual program. I was able to watch a .dpg file with NO problems
If anyone else figures out other interesting info just reply with it here. Maybe the moderators/admins can make this a sticky for everyone to see since its been such a common topic/problem. Also if anyone else can confirm this that would be great too.
Enjoy!
UPDATE 1 (4-22-2009):
I have been playing with it and it seems to be intermittent, sometimes it works and sometimes it doesn't, if i can figure out what the problem is i'll make another update
UPDATE 2 (4-22-2009):
I honestly don't know what the problem was. I deleted everything from the launch directory and it seems to be working great now.
UPDATE 3 (4-23-2009):
I tried what Minox_IX said in the post below and it still wasn't working properly, so I did some research. After a while I decided that it might be the firmware's fault. Originally I had been running the official AK firmware, so I decided to test moonshell 2 with AKAIO to see if I got the same results. As of right now the ARM7/ARM9 error does not come up and stop the loading of moonshell. I loaded the .nds files back into the launch folder and it still works (so far).
Anyone who is still having a problem getting this to work follow these steps:
1. Download the latest AKAIO firmware (1.4.1)
2. Download the latest AKAIO loader(s) for your Acekard (ask here if your not sure)
3. Download Moonshell 2.0 Stable
4. Download Moonshell from the official Acekard website (used for soft-reset back to the AK menu after you have loaded Moonshell 2.0)
5. Backup all your applications in your micro SD
6. Format your micro SD using the Panasonic SD Formatter
7. Place the __aio directory and the akmenu4.nds file into the root of your SD card (this is the AKAIO firmware 1.4.1)
8. Go to the __aio/loaders directory and copy over the latest AKAIO loader that you downloaded (you will be replacing a file)
9. Put all your backed up files into the root of your micro SD
10. Copy the moonshl2 directory into the root of your micro SD
11. Open the moonshl2 directory and delete the logbuf.txt file if there is one (do it as a precaution, it won't cause problems - thanks Blake1710)
12. Now open the resetmse folder and copy over reset.mse from the moonshell\moonshl\plugin directory of the Moonshell downloaded from the Acekard website.
13. Rename reset.mse to "RPGS.nds" without the quotes of course. You will now be able to soft-reset out of Moonshell
14. Put moonshl2.nds anywhere on your microSD (i have it in a folder called applications)
15. If you need to run the LanguageSelect.exe tool to change Moonshell's language (for English I used "007 English by Porgos")
16. Remove your micro SD and load up your Acekard in your DS/DSi
If you come across problems please post it here.
Moonshell 2.0 stable version has been released.
This tutorial also works with this new version of Moonshell so I have updated all the links.
View Instructions Under Update 3 at the bottom of this post
I managed to get it to work!
I have not seen any topic about the latest Moonshell workin on the AK2i so I created this new on. Sorry if there already is one but form what i've seen no one has been able to get this working.
1) Download the Moonshell 2.0Beta 10 zip file
2) Unzip the file anywhere you like
3) Open the moonshl2 directory
4) Open the launch directory and delete the following 3 files:
a. Check disk for NDS Ver0.4.nds
b. Check disk for NDS Ver0.4_readme_JPN.txt
c. Check disk for NDS Ver0.4_readme_KOR.txt
Deleting the .txt files doesn't help the solution, but you do not need them anyway so might as well delete them. If you want to leave them you can but MAKE SURE YOU DELETE THE Check disk for NDS Ver0.4.nds FILE
5) If you need to run the LanguageSelect.exe tool then please do so (for english I used 007 English by Porgos)
7) Place the moonshl2 folder and moonshl2.nds file into the ROOT of your micro SD. THEY MUST GO IN THE ROOT. I tried putting just the moonshl2.nds in another folder and it didn't work, i tried putting them both in the same folder and it didn't work. It seems like they have to go into the root.
8) Now simply put everything into your DSi and run the moonshl2.nds file. You will still see an error when it starts up but it will continue to the actual program. I was able to watch a .dpg file with NO problems
If anyone else figures out other interesting info just reply with it here. Maybe the moderators/admins can make this a sticky for everyone to see since its been such a common topic/problem. Also if anyone else can confirm this that would be great too.
Enjoy!
UPDATE 1 (4-22-2009):
I have been playing with it and it seems to be intermittent, sometimes it works and sometimes it doesn't, if i can figure out what the problem is i'll make another update
UPDATE 2 (4-22-2009):
I honestly don't know what the problem was. I deleted everything from the launch directory and it seems to be working great now.
UPDATE 3 (4-23-2009):
I tried what Minox_IX said in the post below and it still wasn't working properly, so I did some research. After a while I decided that it might be the firmware's fault. Originally I had been running the official AK firmware, so I decided to test moonshell 2 with AKAIO to see if I got the same results. As of right now the ARM7/ARM9 error does not come up and stop the loading of moonshell. I loaded the .nds files back into the launch folder and it still works (so far).
Anyone who is still having a problem getting this to work follow these steps:
1. Download the latest AKAIO firmware (1.4.1)
2. Download the latest AKAIO loader(s) for your Acekard (ask here if your not sure)
3. Download Moonshell 2.0 Stable
4. Download Moonshell from the official Acekard website (used for soft-reset back to the AK menu after you have loaded Moonshell 2.0)
5. Backup all your applications in your micro SD
6. Format your micro SD using the Panasonic SD Formatter
7. Place the __aio directory and the akmenu4.nds file into the root of your SD card (this is the AKAIO firmware 1.4.1)
8. Go to the __aio/loaders directory and copy over the latest AKAIO loader that you downloaded (you will be replacing a file)
9. Put all your backed up files into the root of your micro SD
10. Copy the moonshl2 directory into the root of your micro SD
11. Open the moonshl2 directory and delete the logbuf.txt file if there is one (do it as a precaution, it won't cause problems - thanks Blake1710)
12. Now open the resetmse folder and copy over reset.mse from the moonshell\moonshl\plugin directory of the Moonshell downloaded from the Acekard website.
13. Rename reset.mse to "RPGS.nds" without the quotes of course. You will now be able to soft-reset out of Moonshell
14. Put moonshl2.nds anywhere on your microSD (i have it in a folder called applications)
15. If you need to run the LanguageSelect.exe tool to change Moonshell's language (for English I used "007 English by Porgos")
16. Remove your micro SD and load up your Acekard in your DS/DSi
If you come across problems please post it here.