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[Bluecat]

Bugger - I wonder if anyone can help - I was flashing my ds lite using Flashme V7, it reached about 7% then turned itself off. Now I just get the green power light and nothing else.

I've flashed 2 normal DS units without problem.

Am I completely shafted, not knowing one end of a soldering iron from another?

Thanks in advance for any elp.

EDIT: I've just noticed another thread which appears to be an april fools joke - this is not, more's the pity.

[bitblt]

Try holding the A+B+SELECT+START key combo during power up. This should display the FlashMe recovery menu.  It depends how far along the flash process went if this will work. Good luck.

[Bluecat]

Hi Guys - sorry, I panicked and ran to the forums without doing a search.

All is fine, as someone helpfully replied to in the April fool's thread, holding down start, select, A and B does successfully boot to the supercard menu. When you try to start Flashme once more, it is sitting waiting at the percentage it got to last time, in my case 6%.

It took my about 4 more attempts, the DS shutting itself off each time but allowing me to boot back in and continue, finally got it to 100%.

Hope this helps someone else who thinks they just bricked their new (very expensive imported) new toy!

[Bluecat]

Try holding the A+B+SELECT+START key combo during power up. This should display the FlashMe recovery menu.  It depends how far along the flash process went if this will work. Good luck.

Thanks for the reply - as you can see, yes that worked perfectly. Panic over

[bitblt]

It took my about 4 more attempts, the DS shutting itself off each time but allowing me to boot back in and continue . . .

Interesting. I've read someone else had a similar DSlite flashing experience. I don't understand why it would shut off?

[capsule]

My buddy mavis had the same issue when he was flashing his Lite. This is what I experienced but sadly mine decided to shut off at 1% and now is a no go.

[omaemad]

it maybe some short protection feature to prevent nintendo repair ppl from frying ds's through shorting

it seems the the sl1 true function may only require it to be shorted for short period of time and not all the time needed for flashme

[darkuni]

You all have me scared sh*tless to flash my DS Lite when it arrives.

From everything I've read, it seems that if you INCORRECTLY short the SL1, it dies.  Does anyone have further thoughts on that?

I pretty much own all the software I like, so I can play with originals until the REAL DS Lite firmware comes out, but it sounds like the version of flashme isn't really the issue - its the shorting of SL1 that seems to be the insitgator of problem.

[bitblt]

From everything I've read, it seems that if you INCORRECTLY short the SL1, it dies.  Does anyone have further thoughts on that?

Perhaps the DSlite turns itself off when the SL1 short is lost?  In other words, you might want to make extra sure you have good contact for the first 10% of flashing.

[Bluecat]

I'd agree with that, from my experience anyway - for some reason, I just could not seem to get a decent contact as it took a coupl of attempts to move from 0% - not sure why as I used the same screwdriver as I did for my standard DS, and the SL1 is far more accessible in the Lite than the standard - good luck if you do decide to go for it, most people seem to be successful, after a stressful few minutes  :oops:

[tyke]

Yup me and capsule have both bricked ours on 1%.

Im pretty handy with a soldering iron to rescue it using ppflash but dark fader seems to think it wont work

Capsule we should stick together and work a way to fix this as Im sure as time goes on we wont be the only ones.

Cheers

Mike

[wildo2ne]

I read about this on another forum, on the ds lite the power contacts are very close to the sl1, you are accidentally hitting the power contact and shutting off the ds.

here is the link to the thread I got the info from off of afterdawn

http://forums.afterdawn.com/thread_view.cfm/335775

[jconds]

could someone post pictures (I know they're probably already floating around) of where the sl1 is situated in relation to the power contacts?  

and also, what's a safe way to avoid bricking the lite (maybe a specially prepared screwdriver with one side convered up with tape or something like that?)  any thoughts would be appreciated, because a DS Lite is next on my shopping list too  :?

[Blight]

I read about this on another forum, on the ds lite the power contacts are very close to the sl1, you are accidentally hitting the power contact and shutting off the ds.

That's what I heard too.
http://pc.watch.impress.co.jp/docs/2006/0216/ds45.jpgThere certainly is some dodgy stuff near SL1(bottom left of the right side)

Edit:My oversized picture screwed up the tread, replaced with a link.

[jconds]

thanks for the pic!  now...

from gbatemp to answer my own question:

I download the latest firmware and start shortening sl1.
BAM! it shut down at 4%! were so panic!!

Start the flashme all over again, resume from 4%.. going well then shut down at 6%!

Then i notice that everytime it shutdown, there was some spark from the sl1 left side case.
So i covered the left side with a paper and do shortening with toothpick covered with alumunium foil.
Success!! no problem at all till 100%!! arghh.. finally feels like breathing super fresh air!!. =)

I guess what cause the shutdown is because of the contact to the metal beside sl1 when shortening, you can *with much effort* see there's a piece of 'metal' on left side of sl1 under the case with the right angle. What i do is I block the contact of the 'alumunium foil covered toothpick' to the 'metal' with paper. Just insert small paper between the 'left side case of the hole' and your 'shortening tool' before shortening. That will do the trick.

Weird thing is, some ds lite does not shut down when the metal is touched, but some are. Good luck guys! & always practice shortening on main menu

by ton123