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How To Flash Your DS Lite - VIDEO

youtube.com — A nice video tutorial showing you how to flash your DS lite to play backups and homebrew

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  • JaySantos, on 10/12/2007, -4/+45"Backups"... Yeah right :)
    • T3rry, on 10/12/2007, -18/+40The dummy didn't even do the most important thing, Plug the Power Cord In Before You Start So the Battery Doesn't Die and Brick your DSL.
    • helfire, on 10/12/2007, -3/+34That was one of the first things he said, make sure it's pluged in.
    • Meshyf, on 10/12/2007, -14/+1bury me haduuuuurrrrrr
    • T3rry, on 10/12/2007, -0/+7"That was one of the first things he said, make sure it's pluged in."

      but he never actually did plug it in.
  • mashley75, on 07/17/2008, -22/+8Im all about backups..
  • DCJoeDog, on 10/12/2007, -4/+51Like it or not, this shouldn't be illegal to hack the hardware you fully paid for, playing roms you don't own is a diffent matter entirely
    • JoeCool1986, on 10/12/2007, -0/+44Yeah, I don't get why it's illegal to hack hardware at all.

      Void my warranty, I understand. Just don't freakin fine me for it!
    • jonnyeh, on 10/12/2007, -0/+18Especially since there's a good homebrew scene out there to justify doing this.
    • LycoLoco, on 10/12/2007, -3/+10And if you want the game that some consider to be the only good one on the PSP, check out the GBA port of Lumines called "Gleam"

      NOT SPAM: http://akumaatr.nintendev.com/gleam.html
    • fudged71, on 10/12/2007, -14/+3lumines is the most addictive game ever invented... literally

      i've got the ISO for PSP... and it's AMAZING
    • dbxz, on 10/12/2007, -8/+5@fudged71

      i cant believe u... why would u rip off such a good game... in fact i own lumines but no PSP haha. wait thats not funny *tear* [wishes he still had a psp to play lumines on]
    • Meshyf, on 10/12/2007, -7/+3@ dbxz
      Coincidently I'm looking to unload my psp if your interested email me at sometaco@yahoo.com
  • RandallBe, on 10/12/2007, -17/+11My god he sounds like the guy from the pops for winning a free Xbox360 or a free PS3. Sorry can't watch it with that guys voice makes me want to close the window out of habit.
    • FreddieD, on 10/12/2007, -7/+20Call me odd, but to me he sounded an awfully lot like Patrick Norton...
    • neocitron, on 10/12/2007, -14/+2i hated that guys voice... very condescending.
    • sanza, on 10/12/2007, -5/+5@ Freddyd -- I thought it sounded like Patrick Norton also!
    • StephenChow, on 10/12/2007, -6/+0Sounds like Jon Stewart
    • ross., on 10/12/2007, -1/+4He doesn't sound anything like Patrick Norton, however he's style of talking, pronunciation, pauses etc are a lot like Patricks.
    • enoughrope, on 10/12/2007, -3/+0I thought he sounded like Bill Gates. Seriously. A bit dorky.
  • Skeksis, on 10/12/2007, -1/+29lol, i love the meowing of cats in the background.
  • lupinglade, on 10/12/2007, -14/+3backups of cartridges, yeah.
  • birkoph, on 10/12/2007, -21/+5MEOW he touches us sexually MEOW.... Help MEOW.... MEOW...
  • dizzzave, on 10/12/2007, -6/+18Why bother?

    DS games aren't expensive ($20-35), flashcarts are expensive ($154 for 512mb NEOFLASH), and you will probably get banned if you try to play on wi-fi.
    • younglink11, on 10/12/2007, -1/+21Many flashcarts go for around $60 these days, and no, you don't get banned when you play online with a flashed DS.
    • illt, on 10/12/2007, -1/+16i jsut want it to play my old SCUMM and SNES games.
    • hubble, on 10/12/2007, -1/+8flashcarts are much cheaper now that they introduced the SD/CF versions
    • LycoLoco, on 10/12/2007, -2/+8Or you could just buy an M3 adapter that you can use CF, SD, or MiniSD cards on for $60.
    • pbjorge12, on 10/12/2007, -1/+7Just thought I would post that I've played games on WiFi before wit roms and I haven't been banned...Don't worry I bought metroid prime and mario kart afterwards...
  • sych0, on 10/12/2007, -1/+31passme is so much easier

    edit: this guy totally sounds like that guy who did the voice of the cat on sabrina the teenage witch
  • TehSuper, on 10/12/2007, -11/+7Cool vid, but I won't be flashing my DS.
    • INHUMANITY, on 10/12/2007, -6/+1Ditto. I wish I could just bypass the stupid health warning without ***** with the firmware. Luckily I got the service plan from Best Buy, so if I do ever end up dicking around with it I should me good. Obviously I'd have to brick the unit completely, so they don't see I f'ed with the firmware. I personally wouldn't do this and abuse the replacement plan, but I know others would.

      Forget all jazz.. As one user said the games are cheap, so I don't care. There aren't any GBA games that I want to play bad enough that would warrant the ***** around of the firmware.

      Oh and one more thing... Meow... Meow. :)
  • Splitt3rxx, on 10/12/2007, -8/+3homebrew is cool and all but not worth buying all that ***** AND risking bricking the DS, I woudl ratehr just emulate on the PC, or even teh PSP because you don't need any special hardware to hack it.
  • Anoobis, on 10/12/2007, -1/+24Its a well made video you got to give him that much - not a teenager umming and erring in a darkened room.
    • idmclaren, on 10/12/2007, -1/+1Yes it was "professional". I felt like I was acctually learning!
  • spy1325, on 10/12/2007, -1/+10i jsut bought a "Datel Max media launcher" does everything needed adn doesnt stick out the top like Passme2 its the size of a regular DS game. and i dont want to fool around with any function my DS may have with communicating with a Wii. so im gona stick wiht the orrignal firmware
  • seven5, on 10/12/2007, -0/+8i think its worth it just so you dont have to keep track of all your games.. its a pain.. i just want all my media on my device like EVERYTHING else in my life.
  • Wolfbeta, on 10/12/2007, -4/+22Forget the DS. This dude has an ancient piece of hardware in the back!
    I haven't seen one of those monitor-holding-powerbars since my first PC back in 1994.

    That alone makes this diggworthy.
    • blanski, on 10/12/2007, -1/+2I was thinking the same thing and scouring the comments just to find someone mentioning it. Digg+
  • aximbigfan, on 10/12/2007, -4/+2i would like custom firmware on my ds, but i dont want to risk doing it (even though i do have the technical experince) i wish there was some store where yo ucould take your ds and have them flash it for you...
  • RJNavarrete, on 10/12/2007, -24/+111. Set DS on tabletop.
    2. Lift shirt and/or undergarments.
    3. Give a small shake. [Make sure you smile too!]
    4. Put shirt down & Repeat as necessary.

    Is it that hard?
    • Agret, on 10/12/2007, -7/+28Ha ha ha! Oh gosh that's funny! That's really funny! Do you write your own material? Do you? Because that is so fresh. You know, I've, I've never heard anyone make that joke before. Hmm. You're the first. God what a clever, smart boy you must be, to come up with a joke like that all by yourself. That's so fresh too. God you're so funny!
    • RJNavarrete, on 10/12/2007, -2/+20Wow, I didn't know Stewie Griffin browsed Digg!
      SWEET!
    • mc7winkie, on 10/12/2007, -5/+4You are all some silly bitches.
  • Lumiras, on 10/12/2007, -2/+1Seems like it would be nice to play all of those games on my DS Lite, but there are so many steps that could turn the thing into a brick instantly that I really don't want to risk it.

    There's a reason people did homebrew on their PSPs (lack of games :) ), but the DS has so many good games, why not go the easy route?
    • aximbigfan, on 10/12/2007, -0/+3eh, i just dont get why you cant do it through download play. of course you would have to short that jumper but still...


    • sudermania, on 10/12/2007, -0/+0I was worried about bricking it too, but have since done this twice with no problems. Just do your homework before flashing and you'll realize how simple this trick is. I can't imagine lugging around all my game cards anymore... it makes MUCH more sense to have all your software on one storage device.
    • hubble, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1You can't do it through Download Play on the DSLite as it uses the newer firmware. The original DS's (versions 1-3) allow this method, which is very pleasant since you can run lots of your own developed code through it as well.
  • bbabics, on 10/12/2007, -13/+8Anyone else notice the guy in the video isn't wearing a wedding ring? Hhhhmmm... why would that be?
    • sneakerelph, on 10/12/2007, -1/+17he took it off?
    • fudged71, on 10/12/2007, -1/+19you were checking? why?

      are you interested? ARE YOU LONELY !?
    • nanoage, on 10/12/2007, -0/+2It's because he is a smart man.
  • Agret, on 10/12/2007, -1/+15"i've done this so many times I've got a feel for going straight in" rofl
  • AuLKenny, on 10/12/2007, -3/+4That voice.... it's so intoxicating.... or something.
  • Lemon, on 10/12/2007, -1/+4Media Launcher + M3 + SD card.

    Why flash your firmware?
  • sirmasterboy, on 10/12/2007, -2/+1For all thoes asking why it's illegal to hack hardware, there is a simple answer... it's called the DMCA. The DMCA says you cannot circumvent any copy protection or a device. If the hardware has copy protection on it, then you cannot hack it. any modern day gadget has some form of copy protection in it and is therfore protected under the DMCA from being hacked.
    • dexim, on 10/12/2007, -0/+2That does not answer why it's illegal to hack the hardware you own. You only answer that it is, and what law makes it illegal. I think that at least 95% of the people on digg will agree with me when I say that the DMCA is one of the dumbest laws ever written.
    • EukaryoteX, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1You're right, the DMCA is the most vague and stupid law written. There are a few reasons why you can't hack the hardware that you own. The companies argue that you don't own the software. You are only buying a license, and they can control how you use it, according to them. Therefore, you can't use the software on any other device, in any other way, than exactly how they intended. The reason that you can't circumvent copyright protections is because the entertainment industries realized that copyright infringement is nothing. They can't go after the people, and they really don't care if one person copies a movie or a game. It's easy to copy stuff, and making it illegal reallly doesn't give them any recourse, because how much money are they going to get from one user. The problem, as they see it now, is actually bigger than copyright infringement. They are just worried about you breaking their copyright protection, because once the protection has been broken once, it will be on the internet, and everyone will be able to break it, thus making there be no copyright protection at all.

      The problem is this, though: You can only copyright original creative content. The DMCA prevents you from breaking any "effective" copyright protection measure. What does effective mean? That you have to apply a process or supply information. (Basically, a decoder ring serves as an "effective" measure under the law.) Now they can slap on a layer of circumvention protection, and you can't break it, no matter how little creative and original content there is. Therefore, copyright has grown well past the extent guaranteed by the Constitution.

      So, in all of that, the answer to your question regarding hardware you own is that you can't circumvent copyright protection measures. And they put copyright protection on the DS, and you hacking it breaks the DMCA. It's stupid, unconstitutional, and monopolistic. Welcome to US Law!
  • indirect, on 10/12/2007, -0/+0Is it me or does this guy sound just like the guy who did the psp sucks & the ds sucks videos?
  • IAmDavid, on 10/12/2007, -1/+0I love how he says that the DS will literally blow up if you put in the screw driver wrong.
    • trunkster, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1Heh maybe someone will make a video to test that?
  • LEDDY, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1i have flashed my ds, its great!!!! make sure u have power in!!!!!!!!
  • hubble, on 10/12/2007, -0/+3the SuperCard company has just developed a super cheap device that does not require you to flash. It is similar to the Datel MML, but far cheaper. It is called the SuperKey and is a DS Cart that just plugs in. http://eng.supercard.cn . It will allow you to not have to flash, but use your GBA Flashcarts/SuperCards on a DS or DSLite. I think I saw it being sold, but it could still be just pre-order. But from the looks of it it's a great piece of hardware.
    • T3rry, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1it also cut's your battery life down drastically, where as flashing does not.
    • hubble, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1If anything, the flashcart is what kills your battery, and that cart is needed for anything you do with the DS other than play retail games. You still need to have a DS game in Slot-1 in order for sleep mode to work, so what this new SuperKey does is give you that DS cart in Slot-1 as well as giving you the passme2 ability in a smaller, cheaper and compact unit. I really doubt the SuperKey is the reason for the battery drain, as opposed to the flashcart itself. Also keeping the DSLite on the brightest setting is a battery killer too. Personally I like the 3rd setting for most evironments, but the 2nd is nicer for darker rooms and helps with the battery as well :)
    • T3rry, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1The flashcart will cut your battery down, but that is unavoidable, the cartridge in the NDS slot is avoidable, as far as the sleep feature, one of 2 options to save battery #1 don't use the sleep, or #2 keep a game cart in your pocket just for when you want to put it to sleep, put the cart in, close it up.
  • djfelix, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1I don't know what I did wrong, but when I flashed my DS Lite, with V7, I lost the ability to change the brightness level. Any thoughts?
    • hubble, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1If you load the original firmware, where it lets you manually pick DS slot/GBA slot/Pictochat, you should be able to do it there, then just reset and the DSLite *should* keep the settings.
    • xSmBx, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1You need flashme_lite.nds, I had the same results the first time then found this via google. MD5 1267A4DD7C82CF4EF8096D51909B8DDD worked great for me and brightness adjustment works again.
  • Software2, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1The very first thing I did when I bought my DS was flash it. I've never regretted it. Never having to deal with those annoying little cards is worth the cash.

    Interestingly enough, one of my friends still carries over a dozen DS cards with him, despite having an M3.
  • bluefirestarter, on 10/12/2007, -1/+1Am I the only one who was laughing at the meow meow going on in the background?
    • dexim, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1No, if you would actually *read* the comments you'd notice that several people have commented on it before you. At least 2 comments were 5 hours before yours.
  • extant59, on 10/12/2007, -0/+2hmm.. it sounded like he was talking about sex.. talking to my girlfriend while this was on.. it was weird. i dont know though.. i was thinking about doing my ds... now.. i dont know. keep us posted on how everyone elses goes. :)
  • Venom1000, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1Very interesting video, very informative. But pardon the very noobish question -why would someone do this? I am very interested in learning the benefits to doing this.
    • hubble, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1You can rid yourself of the opening health screen (if that nags you), there are also many homebrew applications like DSLinux which is the only real way to surf the web atm, many other people use it for game *backups* so they can carry all their DS games on 1 GBA Flashcart and play them all, instead of having to carry 15 DS games with them.
  • Senescence, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1So what exactly is the end all be all of backups and homebrew on a DS? What do I need to get it working and all in the most efficient, asthetic way possible (with no carts sticking out)?
    • T3rry, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1you don't get both, you either have functionality, or looks, not both, yet.

    • Software2, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1There are some flash carts that are the size of normal GBA carts. They don't have the storage capacity of an SD of CF card, but they don't stick out in a normal DS (they do in the lite).
    • hubble, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1the best you'll find right now are the carts that take miniSD cards. they are the same size as a normal GBA game, so even though normal GBA games stick out, the carts that take miniSD will stick out the same as those.
  • IcerC, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1Nicevid. I just saw this few days ago on www.DualScreenRadio.com (makers site I think)

    Software2 what actual setup do you use?
    I have loads of DS games and hate carrying them around with me aswell.
  • Floydian23, on 10/12/2007, -0/+0Okay, I like this new Max Media dock since it seems to do everything without forcing me to alter the firmware. (http://us.codejunkies.com/news_reviews.asp?c=US&cr=USD&cs=$&r=0&l=1&p=17&i=9010&s=8) But, how would I put my DS carts into the flash memory? This is lacking that ability right? It seems I can easily put homebrew on and music and stuff from my computer, but what about my existing game carts, how can I get them on the flash if I bought the dock? Thanks!
    • Floydian23, on 10/12/2007, -0/+0Nevermind, I didn't realize the ds roms were so readily available.
    • T3rry, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1you won't get NDS roms to play on your flash cart without either flashing your DS or having a passme/passkey typed device since your DS's current firmware is programmed to not allow DS games to be played from the GBA slot.
  • hrdcregmer808, on 10/12/2007, -0/+0I flashed my DS long ago and it was way easier than this... No need for a foiled toothpick.... But I'm getting a ds lite soon so thanks!!
  • pingwn, on 10/12/2007, -0/+0Sorry, I'm a bit newbish, and have a question about the Max Media Dock thing. Assuming I get it + a CF card, how would I go about putting stuff on the CF card? My printer can read CF cards, but would it be able to write too, or do I have to get a writer, or is it done wirelessly?
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