From 73784bff9e7827844d548e839f90cc6ba0af7edd Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Ian Skinner <56081713+IanSkinner1982@users.noreply.github.com> Date: Mon, 22 May 2023 22:17:04 -0400 Subject: [PATCH] Ijust can't leave things alone. --- _site/feed.xml | 2 +- dsidev/release/USG-CPU-X4.html | 4 +++- dsidev/release/USG-CPU-X4.html~ | 6 ++++-- 3 files changed, 8 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-) diff --git a/_site/feed.xml b/_site/feed.xml index aed845e..5bd4de0 100644 --- a/_site/feed.xml +++ b/_site/feed.xml @@ -1,4 +1,4 @@ -Jekyll2023-05-22T22:06:40-04:00http://localhost:4000/feed.xmlrmc’s siteNintendo DS Cart Mod To Make A WiFi Board Flasher2023-04-13T00:00:00-04:002023-04-13T00:00:00-04:00http://localhost:4000/2023/04/13/nintendo_ds_cart_mod_to_make_a_wifi_board_flasherrepair/modding blog where DS carts were used as donors for repairing DS lite WiFi boards (these store the firmware). The blog showed how the flash chips in game carts and WiFi boards were interchangable, which was actually what led me to making the custom iQue WiFi board. There was one other thing on the site that interested me: a mod to turn a DS cartridge into a WiFi board flasher. +Jekyll2023-05-22T22:16:32-04:00http://localhost:4000/feed.xmlrmc’s siteNintendo DS Cart Mod To Make A WiFi Board Flasher2023-04-13T00:00:00-04:002023-04-13T00:00:00-04:00http://localhost:4000/2023/04/13/nintendo_ds_cart_mod_to_make_a_wifi_board_flasherrepair/modding blog where DS carts were used as donors for repairing DS lite WiFi boards (these store the firmware). The blog showed how the flash chips in game carts and WiFi boards were interchangable, which was actually what led me to making the custom iQue WiFi board. There was one other thing on the site that interested me: a mod to turn a DS cartridge into a WiFi board flasher.

To simplify things I'm going to refer to the WiFi board as "board", DS cartridge as "cart". Also note that "save chip" and "flash chip" are the same, though I use both terms for the cart and board, respectively.

diff --git a/dsidev/release/USG-CPU-X4.html b/dsidev/release/USG-CPU-X4.html index ec2cb78..4c3e23b 100644 --- a/dsidev/release/USG-CPU-X4.html +++ b/dsidev/release/USG-CPU-X4.html @@ -105,7 +105,9 @@ The SL1 terminal on the DS lite, located by the volume switch, is used to write-
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+Thanks to Kaisaan, Garhoogin, and Kezerker for editing, as well as xprism and togemet2 for additional info.
+ diff --git a/dsidev/release/USG-CPU-X4.html~ b/dsidev/release/USG-CPU-X4.html~ index 94df487..92f2978 100644 --- a/dsidev/release/USG-CPU-X4.html~ +++ b/dsidev/release/USG-CPU-X4.html~ @@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ The X4 is a later stage prototype, as not much else changed from the X4 to the f The firmware was dumped as soon as the console was recieved, and dissapointingly it came back as the worldwide region with a builddate of 2006/03/08 11:19, which is the latest worldwide firmware to have been released. The BIOS also matched retail, though, as one user stated, "not surprised since bios was finalized earlier than 2006". Considering how the X3 board documents submitted to the FCC were in 2006, this would make much sense.

There might be an explanation for the very new retail firmware on the console: SL1.
The SL1 terminal on the DS lite, located by the volume switch, is used to write-protect the firmware. When SL1 is open, it is impossible to edit the firmware. This board's SL1 was soldered shut, meaning someone was tampering with the firmware. It may have been done by Nintendo (the ever handy FCC docs show that they did officially solder this shut on some prototypes) or it may just have been someone who purchased it at some point down the line. Big bummer either way.
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X4 Photos:

@@ -105,7 +105,9 @@ The SL1 terminal on the DS lite, located by the volume switch, is used to write-
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+Thanks to Kaisaan, Garhoogin, and Kezerker for editing, as well as xprism and togemet2 for additional info. +