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[ryanng2]

Hello, i have been searching the whole yesterday, spent like around 5 hrs researching on this topic. And i'm still confuse about something, hopefully somoene could help clear my confusion. NOw from waht i understand is this process correct?

Material NEED:
Nintendo DS (new version, so i'm pretty sure you would need passme2)
Passme2 (program to your original game)
Supercard CF or SD
1 Original Game (should be the same game that is programmed to your passme2)

Process: (this is the part where i'm a lil confuse about... and i tried to find an answer yesterday, but with no luck)

1) If i read and remember correctly the first thing you would need to do is update your Supercard CF firmware to the latestest version. Am i correct??

2) After you have already update your firmware to your Supercard CF/SD, you would follow this tutorial.

http://scdev.org/index.php?cat=info&tutorial=flashme_passme2

Am i correct?? My question is, what does this tutorial do (link posted above)?  From what i understand, what it is trying to do is to update the nintendo ds firmware? Is that correct??

3) But continuing on, after step 2, you would go to this tutorial

http://www.scdev.org/forum/viewtopic.php?t=1402

and this part, hacked it so you could play homebrew games? Am i correct?  

I guess my only question is, for my step 2 posted above, what does that tutorial do, what are you actually trying to do? I hope i didnt' confuse anyone. And trust me, i did tried and search before posting. Thanks a lot.

[sneef]

I guess my only question is, for my step 2 posted above, what does that tutorial do, what are you actually trying to do? I hope i didnt' confuse anyone.  Thanks a lot.

you did confuse me, because the 'step 2' tutorial you linked to explains everything. and if you go to the link that cory provided in that tutorial, (for downloading the firmware) there is even MORE explaination of how to install flashme, and what is involved...

I dont really understand what you are asking.

[ryanng2]

I guess my only question is, for my step 2 posted above, what does that tutorial do, what are you actually trying to do? I hope i didnt' confuse anyone.  Thanks a lot.

you did confuse me, because the 'step 2' tutorial you linked to explains everything. and if you go to the link that cory provided in that tutorial, (for downloading the firmware) there is even MORE explaination of how to install flashme, and what is involved...

I dont really understand what you are asking.

Sorry, i didn't mean to confuse people. But the thing is this, i have a new nintendo ds and i'm certain that i would need a passme2 to run homebrew games correct? Well, what i dont' get is for my step #2 with the tutorial link made by cory, what the tutorial is doing is just making the SC work with passme2? Is that all? Well that is what i was wondering.

As for my thrid step, what your trying to do is flash the firmware of the nintendo ds with a hacked version am i correct?

As for my final question, does anyone know where i could find a passme2 programmed with mario kart? BTW, i have the red nintendo ds, it came with mario kart.

Thanks a lot eveyrone, and HAPPY NEW YEAR.

[Yoko99]

Sorry, i didn't mean to confuse people. But the thing is this, i have a new nintendo ds and i'm certain that i would need a passme2 to run homebrew games correct? Well, what i dont' get is for my step #2 with the tutorial link made by cory, what the tutorial is doing is just making the SC work with passme2? Is that all? Well that is what i was wondering

Yes, Your SC will boot in DS mode in your newly bought red DS only when using your passme2 in it at the same time.

That's all. you can just use your SC like that.

You flash your ds with a hacked version of the DS firmware, yes, but that's a different story.
That's if you 're fed up of having to stick that big old thing...(the passme2) on top of your DS everytime you use your SC.
The links you posted focus on this process, but you can actually ditch the second one.
As for a passme2 that works with Mario Kart, I'm afraid not, well, I dunno, but you can check it out, starting here.

http://natrium42.com/shop/

(hope it's ok to post the link)

Well, those are things as I know them, hope I helpêd, if I got anything wrong, correct me.
Happy New Year !

[ryanng2]

The links you posted focus on this process, but you can actually ditch the second one.
As for a passme2 that works with Mario Kart, I'm afraid not, well, I dunno, but you can check it out, starting here.

Ohh, what your trying to say is i can just skipped my 2nd process and just go on into thrid if i want to hack my nintendo ds firmware? Also, if i want ot hack i have to buy another original games that would work w/ passme2?

In other words, if if i want to play homebrew games, w/o sticking the passme2 in all the time, then all i would need to do is follow this tutorial and i should be all good?

http://www.scdev.org/forum/viewtopic.php?t=1402

and i can just skip this one?

http://scdev.org/index.php?cat=info&tutorial=flashme_passme2

Is that correct? Thank you.

[sneef]

No, you need the sram files like in 'step 2' of your post.  

you need to follow the first tutorial to get passme2 to work with supercard, and the second tutorial to flash the DS.

Once you flash your DS with flashme, you wont need to have anything at all in your DS slot, original game or passme2.

so in essence, if you are flashing your DS, your 'step 2' is only required once.. not every time you play.

there are some exceptions to "not needing anything in your DS slot", but for all practical purposes, what i said above is true.

So, FOLLOW "STEP TWO", and this will allow you to use your supercard with passme2, to run DS code from the supercard.  Put flashme (from "step 3") on the supercard also, because then once you follow step 2, and are able to read DS files from the supercard, you can run Flashme, and finish flashing your DS.

in a sense, you are combining steps 2 + 3 into one long process.  Once this is done, you won't need to do anything complicated to run DS code from your supercard.
(you just boot while holding A+B+X+Y, once flashme is installed, instead of using passme2)

[ryanng2]

No, you need the sram files like in 'step 2' of your post.  

you need to follow the first tutorial to get passme2 to work with supercard, and the second tutorial to flash the DS.

Once you flash your DS with flashme, you wont need to have anything at all in your DS slot, original game or passme2.

so in essence, if you are flashing your DS, your 'step 2' is only required once.. not every time you play.

there are some exceptions to "not needing anything in your DS slot", but for all practical purposes, what i said above is true.

So, FOLLOW "STEP TWO", and this will allow you to use your supercard with passme2, to run DS code from the supercard.  Put flashme (from "step 3") on the supercard also, because then once you follow step 2, and are able to read DS files from the supercard, you can run Flashme, and finish flashing your DS.

in a sense, you are combining steps 2 + 3 into one long process.  Once this is done, you won't need to do anything complicated to run DS code from your supercard.
(you just boot while holding A+B+X+Y, once flashme is installed, instead of using passme2)

Ok, now it all make sense to me, thanks for your help. So basically step 2 is what make the passme2 work with supercard, as for step 3, it is the process of which you are flashing your ds so you wont need to repeat step 2 every single time. Am i correct?

Does anyone know a place or is there even a place where i would buy a passme2 that would be program w/ my mario kart? Or do i have to buy a certain game like that are out there right now? Thank for all your help.

[predator]

Well, maybe you can buy the programer or make the cable. I've bought the programer, and the procces isn't difficult (the programing of the superpass2). Just plug everything, donwload the file and follow the tutorials.

Anyway, i can't make the thing to work (always end with two blank screens when inserting the superpass2, like i said in the post) but i believe there's nothing wrong with the programing of the superpass2, so maybe you can give it a try. Also the programers aren't expensive. Plenty of shops are selling them (at least in spain, where usually we dont have very much coverage).

[ryanng2]

Well, maybe you can buy the programer or make the cable. I've bought the programer, and the procces isn't difficult (the programing of the superpass2). Just plug everything, donwload the file and follow the tutorials.

Anyway, i can't make the thing to work (always end with two blank screens when inserting the superpass2, like i said in the post) but i believe there's nothing wrong with the programing of the superpass2, so maybe you can give it a try. Also the programers aren't expensive. Plenty of shops are selling them (at least in spain, where usually we dont have very much coverage).

Cool, btw, i ahve a quesiton for everyone, i been searching all around the net and i notice there were other product available like SUPERPASS2, EZPASS2 and NEOKEY2 and NEOKey3, are those all the same as PASSME2? THanks.

[predator]

I think they're all comercial versions of the do-it-yourself passme2.

[sneef]

Neoflash makes MagicKey2 and 3 (mk2, mk3). they are NOT the same as passme2, as they are backup devices in themselves.  (you can use them to play nds games, they have an SD card slot. but you still need a flashcart in the GBA slot for some reason, maybe for some SRAM file, i dont know. cory1492 would know, he's familiar with neoflash products)

The superpass2, ezpass2, and m3 passkey2 ARE the same as passme2 (for all intents and purposes)

[ryanng2]

Neoflash makes MagicKey2 and 3 (mk2, mk3). they are NOT the same as passme2, as they are backup devices in themselves.  (you can use them to play nds games, they have an SD card slot. but you still need a flashcart in the GBA slot for some reason, maybe for some SRAM file, i dont know. cory1492 would know, he's familiar with neoflash products)

The superpass2, ezpass2, and m3 passkey2 ARE the same as passme2 (for all intents and purposes)

ohh ok, thanks for clearing things up for me. Ok, did anyone in here know if you can use a ezflash 3 for the nintendo ds? I was first thinking of buying the the supercard cf or sd, but i notice that it sticks out, and i really dont like it sticing out like that,

Pic: http://gbatemp.net/opium/supercard/supercardinds.jpg

so, i guess i'm going to buy the ezflash3 which should perfectly fit. But my quesiton is, would ezflash3 workt he same as the supercard cf or sd? Thanks a million.

Ryan