switching off

mudlouse1 · July 28, 2007, 04:40:37 PM

I've just got a refurbed unit from nintendo, it all works fine but switches itself off during New Super Mario Bros.

I'm using an R4 (v1.10) with trimmed rom and cheats enabled (access all worlds). All other games seems to be ok, and it does not switch off on another ds.

I'll probably be returning this unit but before i do that, has anyone heard of this issue? Thanks

kkan · July 28, 2007, 06:59:56 PM

Quote from: mudlouse1 on July 28, 2007, 04:40:37 PM
I've just got a refurbed unit from nintendo, it all works fine but switches itself off during New Super Mario Bros.

I'm using an R4 (v1.10) with trimmed rom and cheats enabled (access all worlds). All other games seems to be ok, and it does not switch off on another ds.

I'll probably be returning this unit but before i do that, has anyone heard of this issue? Thanks

maby try a different version of the same rom

0434 US works fine for me

mudlouse1 · July 28, 2007, 08:45:54 PM

yeah, i've tried that, i've even tried flashing this new unit.

the only thing i could fathom is the cheat mode. all other games have no cheats applied and they work fine,. to throw a spanner in the works, it only happens on this particular ds.

bitblt · July 28, 2007, 11:37:04 PM

Does it happen when it's plugged in? Regardless, you might want to try a different battery as the DS will shut off if the battery is faulty.

mudlouse1 · July 29, 2007, 04:00:38 PM

i'll give it a try, it's certainly one of the older batteries (i've noticed the newer ones have rubber around the sides)

mudlouse1 · August 16, 2007, 12:27:56 PM

well i received yet another ds and still have problems. instead of switching off it just freezes at some point, it's even hapenning on some other games.

still got a few more things to try. will be defragging the memory card and installing flashme v8 later tonight.

mudlouse1 · August 17, 2007, 03:19:14 PM

rargh, did a defrag and moved a few files on the microsd card.

things seem ok so far (no crashes), perhaps the index system couldn't keep up since the files were so defragmented

dantheman · August 17, 2007, 04:38:16 PM

Defragging a memory card doesn't do much good, as it just takes a long time and creates many writes to the card. A better method would be to copy everything off, format, and copy everything back, as this defragments the files by default.

Hi · August 17, 2007, 05:10:24 PM

Quote from: dantheman on August 17, 2007, 04:38:16 PM
Defragging a memory card doesn't do much good, as it just takes a long time and creates many writes to the card. A better method would be to copy everything off, format, and copy everything back, as this defragments the files by default.

So what if it writes to the card. I thought SD cards had more writes than you could ever need, unless you use the card as virtual memory or something.

dantheman · August 17, 2007, 05:34:18 PM

True, but it still seems silly to take the risk, right? Doing the copy+reformat+recopy trick takes just as much time as defragging anyway.

stanleyopar2000 · August 20, 2007, 09:29:53 PM

HA! NEVER EVER Wait if you get a crappy refurbished (return it!) ..my original DS had a problem w/ the "L" button goin out. THEN...The Next one I got it was freezin when i pushed start..THEN The next on' I got was having touch screen intermittent failure!! Then I WAS FED UP!!! The 4th time they sent me a new black DS Lite(because i said I switch to Sony If they diddn't!

) ...This is my current one so far

(don't say it's YOUR Problem,you probably got another crappy one form nintendo Get a ANOTHER One until you get a NEW One,Like what I did!) If you don't...i....will...pity...you...

knowing my problem and nintendo's problems...And YOUR Problem..most likely Your problem is that you Got A Nintendo DS Lite, "Refurbished-Piece-O'-Schitt"! (get ANOTHER ONE!!!)