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    Default acekard21 wont work in dsi plz help

    got an acekard2i but the damn thing wont work
    i put the AKAIO.1.8.1 firmware on the sd card and then AK2IFW_UPDATE_14_DSI.NDS and followed the instructions to update the card with nintendo ds lite but the card doesnt get recognize after the update when i put it in the dsi console,
    any1 any ideas
    the dsi xl is on 1.4e
    plz help as i wanna get this done for the child for xmas
    cheers

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    Default Re: acekard21 wont work in dsi plz help

    AK2IFW_UPDATE_14_DSI.NDS is, if I am not mistaken, the rom you run if you are updating the card on a Dsi running prior to 1.4 firmware. There is a different .nds file that you need to use if you are updating on an older DS Lite. You need AK2IFW_UPDATE_141_DLS.NDS which can be found here http://linfoxdomain.com/nintendo/ds/...are_v1.4.1.rar

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    Default Re: acekard21 wont work in dsi plz help

    I got a DSi and a DSi XL working with this thread yesterday.

    As a side note, IMO the MicroSD cards that come with the AceKard 2i are the biggest pile of wank ever. Use a SanDisk one instead.


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    Default Re: acekard21 wont work in dsi plz help

    sorry my mistake i was useing the 1 for the ds lite

    ak2ifw_update_14_DSL.nds

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    Default Re: acekard21 wont work in dsi plz help

    Quote Originally Posted by deemon View Post
    sorry my mistake i was useing the 1 for the ds lite

    ak2ifw_update_14_DSL.nds


    im trying to update the acekard through my ds lite and when i get to the part were i have to start the update
    its saying eject card and put back in and press B but when i eject card it knocks the ds off?

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    Default Re: acekard21 wont work in dsi plz help

    Quote Originally Posted by deemon View Post
    im trying to update the acekard through my ds lite and when i get to the part were i have to start the update
    its saying eject card and put back in and press B but when i eject card it knocks the ds off?

    i tried another acekard there and didnt do an update and just loaded the 1.8.1 firmware with 1 game and it shows danny phantom on the dsi xl but when i click on it it comes up system file is missing
    whats going on with these bloody cards guys

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    Default Re: acekard21 wont work in dsi plz help

    Quote Originally Posted by deemon View Post
    im trying to update the acekard through my ds lite and when i get to the part were i have to start the update
    its saying eject card and put back in and press B but when i eject card it knocks the ds off?

    i tried another acekard there and didnt do an update and just loaded the 1.8.1 firmware with 1 game and it shows danny phantom on the dsi xl but when i click on it it comes up system file is missing
    whats going on with these bloody cards guys

    this card works fine in the ds lite and plays games but when put in the dsi xl it
    says no card in slot?

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    Default Re: acekard21 wont work in dsi plz help

    danny phantom is normal. You just need the normal acekard menu files on from there.
    However, from your filename, you are still only using the 1.4 update and not the 1.4.1 update.

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    Default Re: acekard21 wont work in dsi plz help

    tronads cheers mate you were right i was useing the 1.4 update and not the 1.4.1 update,
    i got 3 cards working there but i think i have messed up my other 3 by doing the 1.4 update also 3 of my memory cards are now write protected and they wont format any way round this
    mate thx

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    Default Re: acekard21 wont work in dsi plz help

    Quote Originally Posted by deemon View Post
    tronads cheers mate you were right i was useing the 1.4 update and not the 1.4.1 update,
    i got 3 cards working there but i think i have messed up my other 3 by doing the 1.4 update also 3 of my memory cards are now write protected and they wont format any way round this
    mate thx
    I was thinking after I posted that you originaly stated your DSi was 1.4, not 1.4.1, so what you were running was probably OK....although maybe not, given you have had some success now.
    I wouldnt write off the 3 that arent working just yet, as if I remember correctly, after you update a card, it immediately gives you the opportuinty to flash another by ejecting and inserting the next. I would be tempted to reflash one of the working ones, then proceed to try the next 3 in the same session.
    Write protecting the memory cards is a new one on me, Ive never heard of that, but if you take a look in the PC Help section, Ive tonight requested help regarding a usb pen drive I couldnt format, and there is a most useful reply in there that points to a great partitioning and formatting tool that fixed my problem.

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    Default Re: acekard21 wont work in dsi plz help

    cheers mate thx for the help

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    Default Re: acekard21 wont work in dsi plz help

    Quote Originally Posted by tronads View Post
    AK2IFW_UPDATE_14_DSI.NDS is, if I am not mistaken, the rom you run if you are updating the card on a Dsi running prior to 1.4 firmware. There is a different .nds file that you need to use if you are updating on an older DS Lite. You need AK2IFW_UPDATE_141_DLS.NDS which can be found here http://linfoxdomain.com/nintendo/ds/...are_v1.4.1.rar

    There are two files in the link you provided...

    ak2ifw_update_141_DSL.nds

    ak2ifw_update_141_DSi.nds

    For the DSiXL do I use the former file? If so, is it just a case of dragging it onto the sd card, popping it into the Acekard 2i and then running the file in a DSi with lower firmware?? Also, is this update required if you're running the AKAIO FW?

    cheers

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    Default Re: acekard21 wont work in dsi plz help

    The idea is to use the rom update file matching the device you are planning to update the cartridge on.

    So, if you are updating on an old DS Lite, use the DSL version.

    If you want to update the cartridge on a DSi, you would use the DSi version, but the Dsi would have to have the original pre 1.4 firmware on it, or the Acekard wont work to get you to the point where you could update it.

    Just to complicate matters, you could use a 1.4 Dsi to update a cartridge using the 1.4.1 Dsi nds file, ready for it to be used in a 1.4.1.

    I find the best bet is to forget doing it on a DSi and just borrow or dig out an old DS Lite and use the DSL file.

    Once you are done, just delete that .nds file and use it on whatever machine you want.

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