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Sweet! Thanks for the mini-review. My Lite came back today minus teh crack (but plus a stuck pixel, BOOOOOO), so I'll download it and give it a go.
XBL / GFWL Gamertag: Ravenlock80
Wii System Code: 3019 1654 2730 1955
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http://akkit.org/dswifi/
Edit: DS2Key needs more love, by the way. Using a DS as a wireless gamepad is fantastic.
If you have a DS with FlashMe and a compatible wi-fi card (one with a certain Ralink chipset) in your computer, you can use DS Download Play, but the RSA verification prevents it from working on an unmodded DS.
I'll send it back to Nintendo AGAIN if I have to, but since this would be trip #3 for my poor Lite (2 cracks and now this) I really don't want to unless it's necessary.
XBL / GFWL Gamertag: Ravenlock80
Wii System Code: 3019 1654 2730 1955
<Whore> Listen to me rant on the Immortal Machines PC Gaming Podcast! </Whore>
All of my connection settings on the DS are manual. I'm spewing my bandwidth all over the place (broadcast SSID, no MAC filtering, no WEP or WPA, wide farking open). I know my connection settings work, as I can play Kart online. I know that tons of other people have the online apps in DSOrganize working with my same setup (R4DS). The only thing I can think of is that I just bought my DS. I have heard that newer DS units might be different in some way.
Have any of you guys had this problem? Did you fix it? How?
I had one of my pixels get stuck blue a while back, I flicked it hard once and it fixed itself. Mine wasn't there when I got the thing though, it just turned up one day.
This method intrigues me. It really works with my typical repair routine, so I'm not sure why I haven't tried it yet.
I guess I would just feel bad about striking my DS.
Good point. That would be where the damned thing resides.
Ah well. It's only really noticable when the screen is mostly black. No big deal I guess.
Yeah a dead pixel doesn't light up but a stuck pixel is always lit at a certain colour blue or red for example. Stuck is more annoying than dead!
If you have WEP on, turn it off.
I hope they come back up. They were a pretty good source for news and downloads.
EDIT: Nevermind, it seems that they got a small suspension for some overzealous scripts on their site. They're back up and running now.
Here's a quick update for anyone else having the same problem. It turns out that there is indeed a difference with newer DS Lites. Unfortunately the fix is to recompile stuff from the src, which is a little bit of effort for someone who hasn't already set things up for that. I guess this problem will go away on its own as more developers get the word and recompile their libdswifi.
Magic happened.
I just watched the Morales v. Pacquiao II fight on the DS and was pretty impressed with the quality. I used it as the basis of the test because of the high speed of the punches, quick camera angle switches, etc, and it was very very watchable and easy to follow.
I didn't see this is the original post, but MoonBooks is a fantastic site that has alot of classic literature and the ReadMore software. They also have an odd collection of older films available as well, but the main purpose of the site are the books. Unless there's some sort of violation, definitely check it out.
I really like the Comic Book Reader. The controls seem a little clumsy sometimes and it takes a little getting used to, but it's pretty much all you could ever need to read comics on your DS.
Keep updating, I'm still downloading!
Though I guess that would be extremely unlikely.
Mine was on the top screen in the upper left corner, so yes it does.
Edit:
bit more info: I did it while the screen was on, and showing black, flicked it hard once and the blue dot vanished, and now its fine.
I had a dead pixel on the top screen that developed one day several weeks after I bought my first DS Lite. It would vanish and reappear for what seemed to be no reason at all. I eventually discovered that the pixel flickered when I was using the Nintendo Wifi Connection online. Depending on whether it was stuck or un-stuck when I disconnected the wifi affected how it would be until I next went online with it. It bugged the hell out of me though, so I just replaced the console.
The Quake DS WiFi build prerelease has been posted. This means great things, for those who have someone to play with. According to DS Scene, it includes an onscreen keyboard and increased mod support, but may have worsened performance in the single player mode.
Still a few things I haven't tried yet but so far this purchase has been well worth it. I'm getting all the functions out of my DS I ever hoped to.
Yes, an R4 will cover pretty much all NDS homebrew. Since it's a slot 1 solution you won't be able to do GBA homebrew. I got my R4 from that dealextreme link people were throwing around for $44. Took about a week and half to ship from Hong Kong, though. It came with a 1 GB microSD card for free basically and really sweet USB adapter for it (this one feels really well made and is metal, not like the green plastic one in the R4 review).
Edit: Found it for £21 delivered from bamboo gaming, anyone know if there anywhere that can beat that price?
With an additional deal - $59 R4DS w/ 2Gig card. http://dealextreme.com/details.dx/sku.1897
On a good note, though, the support guy was awesome - as they have been every time I've called - and upgraded my shipment from standard ground shipping to express shipping for free because of the hassle of multiple repairs I've gone through.
XBL / GFWL Gamertag: Ravenlock80
Wii System Code: 3019 1654 2730 1955
<Whore> Listen to me rant on the Immortal Machines PC Gaming Podcast! </Whore>
Is there any media player that can emulate a iPod on my DS so i can use it as a media device on my car?
I'm sure that'd be much simpler. Then just get a 3.5 jack - 3.5 jack for the headphone port.
yea this is bullshit. my gf got her ds at launch, i got mine like a month later. dsaim and beup work perfectly on hers but hang on mine :'''(
Nothing like that would work, sorry. There's no plug for the weird proprietary ipod control interface for the DS. The only thing you could use is the 3.5 jack, which should still work fairly nicely, but you won't have menu control.