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[ventura]

Here is my little tutorial for everyone who wants to flash the NDS with Wifime. Feel free to post it anywhere you like or send me comments.

Preperation of your Supercard: You need at least Firmware 1.50 for your Supercard. So Download the right firmware and copy to your CF/SD and run it on your NDS / GBA. Flash your Supercard.

• 1. You need a compatible WLAN PCI/PCMCIA Card, see this list. USB ones will not work.
  
• 2. Get the latest NDS R2650 driver from the offical downloadpage. Also get latest WMB (Wireless Multiboot Application) and WifiMe.
  
• 3. If you already installed the WLAN manufacture drivers: remove them first. Install the NDS-Driver, like shown here.
  
• 4. Extract WMB to c:\nds\wmb. Extract Wifime to c:\nds\wmb\data
  
• 5. Download Flashme.nds and Ndsloader.bin to c:\nds. These files need to be combined, so use windows command for this:
  copy /b c:\nds\ndsloader.bin + c:\nds\flashme.nds c:\nds\flashme_patched.nds
  Copy flashme_patched.nds to your CF/SD and put it in your NDS, but don't turn it on now. You can also downoad the flashme_patched.nds file.
  
• 6. Start WMB with windows command:
  c:\nds\wmb\wmb -data wifime
  

The command window should stay open. If it doesn't you haven't a compatible Wlan card or haven't installed the NDS-driver.

• 7. NDS: Open the battery lid, remove the square white/pink sticker from the hole.
  
• 8. Start NDS and choose Download Game and then download "Wifime".
  

Your Supercard should boot now in NDS mode, both screens must be activated. If only one ist active, you've done something wrong (has the supercard the new firmware?) and check the list again.

• 9. Start the "flashme_patched.nds". If it fails, go back to point 5. Now you have to put something in the hole where you removed the sticker. A small screwdriver should be fine. You have to hold it until 100% is reached. If power fails your NDS is gone! So, if you want to be sure use your powersupply!
  After 100% is reached and you see something like success on your screen, everything worked and your NDS is flashed and you can switch it off. Congratulations!

Everytime you want to boot in NDS mode, you need to hold down ABXY when you turn your NDS on.
Don't forget to patch your commercial Roms with approperiate tools and you still need a retail game in the NDS-Slot (Mario 64 US doesn't work for many people, try the Metroid demo or any other game).
Homebrew software needs ndsloader.bin:
copy /b ndsloader.bin + homebrew.nds homebrew_patched.nds

Update:
- using the nice list-tags
- added flashme_patched.nds for download

[gl0b]

great tutorial!

make it sticky please!  

[Piepz]

Sticky this!

[Spunker]

Well im stuck at the part where you have to combine the bin. and nds. file it doesnt work here.

Becouse if i download the program and it reboots into the supercard and then i open the flashme.nds file it loads and both screens stay white.

I supose it comes due i didnt combine those to files?

Can someone please upload the combined file cus im getting sad now thnx you very very much

Greetings from holland

[ventura]

try this: http://rapidshare.de/files/6024801/flashmepatched.nds.html

[Spunker]

Thnx but my ds is now destroyed goddamnit.. I was bussywith the firmware flashme and it stopped at 1% i did everything to get it work again but failed... Now its dead im fucking pissed now

I have to buy a newone now

[Dudu.exe]

Portuguese Tutorial can be found HERE!

Enjoy!

[thedon]

if i have a superpass, do i just put the flashmepatch.nds file on my sd card and run it? then stick a screwdriver into the hole near the battery?

[Koji]

if i have a superpass, do i just put the flashmepatch.nds file on my sd card and run it? then stick a screwdriver into the hole near the battery?

This isn't the right thread to discuss it, but yes, that is what you do. Though I found a paper clip worked better for me then a screw driver.

[SuicideNinja]

Thnx but my ds is now destroyed goddamnit..

If it stopped at 1% it must have lost the sl1 points' connection.  Reconnecting them didn't make it continue?

Anyway, you'd have to flashme with a parallel port connection.  Your DS isn't destroyed, it just needs complete firmware.

darkfader has a program with instructions on fixing a bricked DS which would work if you can handle it.  It involves making your own cable and a little soldering.  Might as well try before buying a new NDS.  A system modder (ps2, xbox, gcn, etc.) might be able to do it for you.

http://darkfader.net/  (ppflash.zip)

[KTZM]

hi can someone send me or post here s link to patched with zip wmb application v 1.4 beta with already wifime files in data folder.
couse i couldn't get this app from official site to work.
i have a compatibile wlan couse i played before i flashed my ds on line.
And one more thing. should i first remove my previous flashme with noflashme.nds (i've got flashme v.5 byt without .bin file combined) and then  install flashme_patched? or can i install it on my flashme v.5?
thanks for help

[GatorDeb]

I follow the steps but do not have a Nintendo DS under hardware  I do have the RT card network driver installed.  Help?

I have this card http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16833315041

Thanks!

[Payk]

Hi. i read many tutorials about the hole thing but it didnt worked any time.
When i send wifime via wmb to ds it works there is a white animated screen where stands that it is loadding than a black screen appears (on both screens with same text) there stands that multiboot fails i have to go clother to my partner (what i dont want to play wia wifi!) its that the real wifime programm?
exact 500 kb (unzipped) i never comed so far that there is amenu to choose any nds-homebrew flashme_patched.nds or something. please help me and tell me where to get the real wifime.zip or tell my what i do wrong. he doesnt boot from gba-slot if u ask me. and wifi-conection is ok (i tried that e3-gameslike meteos (-: ) its the 2. day i investigate in flash via wifime with no result and i am not stupid (i hope so because i programm with many languages) i really want to make an os for ds and i investigated much money for a ds an Sitecom WL-115 supercard a 512 sd card and everything and just the f...ing gba games work and some e3 demos but no homebrew. i really want to use my c++ skills to make an internet x-plorer for wifi or something

[deathrabbit]

You need to put flashme on the supercard, and then send the wifime file to your ds.  Then, once you flashed your ds, you can send homebrew over.

[ratx]

sounds like he has a new firmware DS...