New Flashme Version 6

acky · January 02, 2006, 09:48:36 PM

Quote from: "Mithos"
Quote from: "acky"Seems a bit pointless for me since there doesn't seem to be any changes for SC users. Is there a changelog somewhere?

karurosu already said it in his post but...

Changes:
- shows your old firmware version
- fixed booting problems with with Darkain's MultiNDS and NeoFlash loaders

So in other words it's useless to SC users.

ruffnutts · January 03, 2006, 10:24:54 AM

well i updated anyway and that was with out bridging the SL1 it went to 100% no problems

then run it again and it tells you the new v6 current v6 old v2 for me
so it must work with out bridging the SL1

pg65 · January 03, 2006, 10:39:48 AM

I have the electric blue and had to bridge the SL1 flashme.v6 would not go over 66%. I went form v5 to v6, with v3 I had to bridging the SL1 But not with v5. Now I have 6v and old v3

honglong · January 03, 2006, 10:56:27 AM

updated from v5 to v6 without any problems and no paperclip was needed.

(my original nds firmware is v2)

zektor · January 03, 2006, 08:08:10 PM

Ok, so v2 units need no bridging, v3 units do. Good thing to keep in mind when you start this! Check to see what it says before you start, if you see v3, get that screwdriver handy before you begin!

m2pt5 · January 03, 2006, 10:08:59 PM

Quote from: "zektor"Ok, so v2 units need no bridging, v3 units do.

That's a very good point. Mine was FWv2 and FlashMev5 before I installed v6.

zektor · January 03, 2006, 10:17:03 PM

Quote from: "m2pt5"
Quote from: "zektor"Ok, so v2 units need no bridging, v3 units do.
That's a very good point. Mine was FWv2 and FlashMev5 before I installed v6.

I just confirmed this with another unit tonight. This unit was a v2, and it did not need bridging.

From what I read over at GBADev, version 1-3 are old firmware (I can attest to this, as this v3 unit I have worked with the original Superpass) while the newer DS is v4. Must be something different in v3 that makes it require bridging. I'd like to get an explanation on why this is still tho, just out of curiosity.

sewerside · January 03, 2006, 11:50:58 PM

hi guys, i figured that i want to contribute abit.. not just being a new NDS owner and SCDev reader.

i tested the FW color test, as explained by Loopy in one of the forum.. i turn on my NDS with Mario Kart DS, go to Pictochat, Room A, take out the Mario Kart DS and it shows YELLOW
ok so it is firmware V4.

then i did FlashMe V6, which shows Original FW: V4, Current FW: V4

it works great, i was so paranoid of ruining my NDS during the SL1 short. but now i can play NDS games on my SuperCard-SD.. i'm very happy~!!!

creepyplaidman · January 04, 2006, 04:03:14 PM

You still need to bridge, it may work without a bridge, but in order to update the code in your secure area of the firmware you need to bridge.

lecudas · January 04, 2006, 09:18:17 PM

Confirmed: Original FW v.2 does not need to be bridged.

zektor · January 04, 2006, 09:21:29 PM

Is Flashme 6 just not writing to the protected area on v2 devices? Because if it is and it does not need bridging, that is pretty scary.

m2pt5 · January 04, 2006, 09:24:10 PM

It probably has to do with the difference between v2 firmware and v3 firmware.

Also, I haven't seen any reports on whether people with originally v1 or v4 have had to bridge again.

gl0b · January 05, 2006, 11:26:26 AM

european DS old v2 flashed from flashme V5 to V6 without bridging SL1

johnm · January 05, 2006, 01:26:24 PM

I can disprove the V3 theory.

I just upgraded from V5 to V6 without shorting SL1. My original firmware as stated by flashme was V3. I don't know if it makes a difference but its a European model

johnm · January 05, 2006, 01:28:34 PM

Just a question though. If I wanted to go from flashme V6 to flashme_stealth V6 would it require an SL1 short.