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Welcome to the DS(i) dev app archive!
Hey there! This website is aimed at documenting every single Nintendo DS(i) development and factory test program ever released. Many programs have been leaked or dumped, but nobody discusses them and I worry that they will get lost to time. That's why I'm here to ensure that these apps are never forgotten.If you want to support my work, send me programs/documents/information at
ianskinner519@gmail.com, or join the discussion in my discord server. I'm happy to answer any questions you have (no matter how silly they may be), so don't be afraid to shoot me a message.Also check out some of my guides and info pages linked in the nav bar! diff --git a/dsidev/index.html~ b/dsidev/index.html~ new file mode 100644 index 0000000..7644933 --- /dev/null +++ b/dsidev/index.html~ @@ -0,0 +1,288 @@ +--- +title: Index +layout: dsiware +--- + + + +
Welcome to the DS(i) dev app archive!
Hey there! This website is aimed at documenting every single Nintendo DS(i) development and factory test program ever released. Many programs have been leaked or dumped, but nobody discusses them and I worry that they will get lost to time. That's why I'm here to ensure that these apps are never forgotten. ++If you want to support my work, send me programs/documents/information at
ianskinner519@gmail.com, or join the discussion in my discord server. I'm happy to answer any questions you have (no matter how silly they may be), so don't be afraid to shoot me a message.Also check out some of my guides and info pages linked in the nav bar! +
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+The stickers on this console suggest it may have originated from Nintendo's Research and Engineering Department (RED). However, there are some doubts on whether or not the stickers are real: +
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+ +The X4 motherboard inside is mostly like the retail 01 motherboard, however there are two main differences:
+ -MIC1: The board has some interesting through holes on the button side, along with a circle around them labelled "MIC1". These new holes connect to the microphone trace and ground. Curiously enough, "MIC1" is also present on the DS phat, and that is where the phat microphone connects. This suggests the prototype DS lite may have used phat microphones for testing. "MIC1" also appears to be included in the X3 and X2B boards.
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+ +Left to right: "MIC1" is not visible on retail boards, only the ground hole remains.
The two holes above "P10" where "MIC1" leads.
The section of the shell made to fit the "MIC1" microphone.
The very same "MIC1" is present on DS phat boards for their microphones.
+ + -D9: the X4 prototype is missing the "D9" diode for the D-Pad connectors. It is unknown why this was added later.
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+Left: CPU-X4 proto board is missing "D9", right: CPU-10 retail board has "D9" (as does CPU-01)
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+The X4 is a later stage prototype, as not much else changed from the X4 to the first released DS lite motherboard revision- with the exclusion of "MIC1' and "D9" of course. Some of the labeling moved around a bit, but all the traces are the same, and all parts are in their proper places. +
+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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+A new prototype DS lite has been discovered by lasscat and ProtonX! Huge thanks to both for sharing the console and helping to get it preserved! +Origin:
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++The stickers on this console suggest it may have originated from Nintendo's Research and Engineering Department (RED). However, there are some doubts on whether or not the stickers are real: +
+ "Don't quote me on anything because I could be totally wrong
+ I believe it is a real proto obviously, there's no doubt
+ it's just the stickers i'd [sic] be wary of
+ I have an entire image archive of labels from NCL and I've never seen those fonts before so take that how you will"
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+Just sold a DS Lite Prototype😁
— Elune Bjergsen (@EluneBjergsen) May 10, 2023
Actually there are quite a lot differences between the prototype and the normal ones, I've noted them on the pictures. pic.twitter.com/SLSHCbyGnP
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+Whether or not the stickers are real, this console is most definitely a prototype. Opening it up reveals an X4 prototype motherboard, and the shell has telltale signs of a prototype. The back of the console, much like the X3 prototype photographed in FCC documents, features a backwards Nintendo logo, as well as the "SLOT-2" text printed 3 times. In addition, parts of the shell are colored differently than any retail unit.+
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++ +The X4 motherboard inside is mostly like the retail 01 motherboard, however there are two main differences:
+ -MIC1: The board has some interesting through holes on the button side, along with a circle around them labelled "MIC1". These new holes connect to the microphone trace and ground. Curiously enough, "MIC1" is also present on the DS phat, and that is where the phat microphone connects. This suggests the prototype DS lite may have used phat microphones for testing. "MIC1" also appears to be included in the X3 and X2B boards.
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The two holes above "P10" where "MIC1" leads.
The section of the shell made to fit the "MIC1" microphone.
The very same "MIC1" is present on DS phat boards for their microphones.
+ + -D9: the X4 prototype is missing the "D9" diode for the D-Pad connectors. It is unknown why this was added later.
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+The X4 is a later stage prototype, as not much else changed from the X4 to the first released DS lite motherboard revision- with the exclusion of "MIC1' and "D9" of course. Some of the labeling moved around a bit, but all the traces are the same, and all parts are in their proper places. +
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+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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diff --git a/index.html b/index.html index 21a0002..cd5985d 100644 --- a/index.html +++ b/index.html @@ -16,11 +16,11 @@ layout: default Commodore Magazine Archive
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+ +The X4 motherboard inside is mostly like the retail 01 motherboard, however there are two main differences:
+ -MIC1: The board has some interesting through holes on the button side, along with a circle around them labelled "MIC1". These new holes connect to the microphone trace and ground. Curiously enough, "MIC1" is also present on the DS phat, and that is where the phat microphone connects. This suggests the prototype DS lite may have used phat microphones for testing. "MIC1" also appears to be included in the X3 and X2B boards.
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+ +Left to right: "MIC1" is not visible on retail boards, only the ground hole remains.
The two holes above "P10" where "MIC1" leads.
The section of the shell made to fit the "MIC1" microphone.
The very same "MIC1" is present on DS phat boards for their microphones.
+ + -D9: the X4 prototype is missing the "D9" diode for the D-Pad connectors. It is unknown why this was added later.
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+Left: CPU-X4 proto board is missing "D9", right: CPU-10 retail board has "D9" (as does CPU-01)
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+This is a later stage prototype, as not much else changed from the X4 to the first released DS lite motherboard revision- with the exclusion of "MIC1' and "D9" of course. Some of the labeling moved around a bit, but all the traces are the same, and all parts are in their proper places. +
+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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+A new prototype DS lite has been discovered by lasscat and ProtonX! Huge thanks to both for sharing the console and helping to get it preserved! +Origin:
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++The stickers on this console suggest it may have originated from Nintendo's Research and Engineering Department (RED). However, there are some doubts on whether or not the stickers are real: +
+ "Don't quote me on anything because I could be totally wrong
+ I believe it is a real proto obviously, there's no doubt
+ it's just the stickers i'd [sic] be wary of
+ I have an entire image archive of labels from NCL and I've never seen those fonts before so take that how you will"
-scene member
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+Just sold a DS Lite Prototype😁
— Elune Bjergsen (@EluneBjergsen) May 10, 2023
Actually there are quite a lot differences between the prototype and the normal ones, I've noted them on the pictures. pic.twitter.com/SLSHCbyGnP
Differences from retail:
+Whether or not the stickers are real, this console is most definitely a prototype. Opening it up reveals an X4 prototype motherboard, and the shell has telltale signs of a prototype. The back of the console, much like the X3 prototype photographed in FCC documents, features a backwards Nintendo logo, as well as the "SLOT-2" text printed 3 times. In addition, parts of the shell are colored differently than any retail unit.+
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++ +The X4 motherboard inside is mostly like the retail 01 motherboard, however there are two main differences:
+ -MIC1: The board has some interesting through holes on the button side, along with a circle around them labelled "MIC1". These new holes connect to the microphone trace and ground. Curiously enough, "MIC1" is also present on the DS phat, and that is where the phat microphone connects. This suggests the prototype DS lite may have used phat microphones for testing. "MIC1" also appears to be included in the X3 and X2B boards.
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The two holes above "P10" where "MIC1" leads.
The section of the shell made to fit the "MIC1" microphone.
The very same "MIC1" is present on DS phat boards for their microphones.
+ + -D9: the X4 prototype is missing the "D9" diode for the D-Pad connectors. It is unknown why this was added later.
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+This is a later stage prototype, as not much else changed from the X4 to the first released DS lite motherboard revision- with the exclusion of "MIC1' and "D9" of course. Some of the labeling moved around a bit, but all the traces are the same, and all parts are in their proper places. +
Firmware and BIOS:
+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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TWL EVA is a program used for quality control on DSi consoles right off the assembly line, and possibly to test them for repairing as well (thought because TWL EVA makes references to a "repair" mode).Test list
- This is a list of the tested that can be accessed from TWL EVA's menu by holding thestart button on boot, or by cancelling the aging test if it autoboots that. The tests are categorized by which menu they are available in.+ This is a list of the tests that can be accessed from TWL EVA's menu by holding the
start button on boot, or by cancelling the aging test if it autoboots that. The tests are categorized by which menu they are available in.EVALUATION MENU: - CPU, Various CPU tests (more info needed) - MIC,Microphone tests and samplerdiff --git a/index.html b/index.html index 21a0002..cd5985d 100644 --- a/index.html +++ b/index.html @@ -16,11 +16,11 @@ layout: default Commodore Magazine Archive
- My dad and I have created well organized and complete magazine archives for Commodore 8-bits. All the other collections on the web are missing pages, disorganized, and full of inconsistent names. These collections have been improved upon with missing pages added, and by making comprehensible file paths.
- This is a collection of photos I've taken. I mostly do pictures of nature (at least on my end, though most of my nature photos don't make it to the intenet), but I also love empty buildings and Nintendo DSis. I used an old S6 phone (SM-G920W8) for most of these.
- Normally school board student portals are pretty boring. This one isn't. Imagine a shitty 90s website built for IE 7.0 that only half works... but you're forced to use it in the 2020s for all your course info, grades, and appointments.
This is just the frontend of the student portal, so you can't actually log in (you can hit "login" on the login page without needing any credentials) or see my grades. However, you can still interact with the main part of the portal and see just how bad it really is.
- Normally school board student portals are pretty boring. This one isn't. Imagine a shitty 90s website built for IE 7.0 that only half works... but you're forced to use it in the 2020s for all your course info, grades, and appointments.
This is just the frontend of the student portal, so you can't actually log in. You can still enter the portal without needing any credentials, just don't expect to check your grades or attendance records (or mine for that matter).
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