Running DS Homebrew
<div class="IPBDescription">Is it easy?</div>I've never been one to mod/homebrew consoles, but trying so for the DS sounds a tad fun. Primarily to haul around a couple .mp3s to listen to rather than getting a iPod or something, because I am ultimately cheap and audio quality isn't of much importance.
Does anyone run DS homebrew here? Is it easy? What do I need to know/buy to get started?
Does anyone run DS homebrew here? Is it easy? What do I need to know/buy to get started?
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It was the best thing I ever did for my DS.
I've got Nethack, Monkey Island 1, 2 and 3, a linux distro, a wifi sniffer plus a few MP3s. It's awesome.
Check out <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nintendo_DS_homebrew" target="_blank">this wikipedia page</a> for a few links.
--Scythe--
NitroTracker seems pretty nifty, are there any arrangement programs that use a staff and will playback?
Also lets me boot the Supercard Lite (Slot 2 device) that I picked up for about $80 back before slot 1 devices were available, also using a MicroSD.
So a pair of 2GB micro-sd cards gives me a good four gigs for homebrew and... other things.
I have more questions then the OP <img src="style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/tounge.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=":p" border="0" alt="tounge.gif" />
You *can* flash your DS so you can run anything you want without needing a passkey device, but it's risky, and many 'bricked' DSes have been returned after failed attempts. You literally have to blindly short a connector that's about 5mm from a case screw, which will brick the DS if you touch the two together. Oh, and you have to hold it in place during the entirety of the firmware flash.
Needless to say, most people just go with a passkey. No need for any of that crap, plugs in just like a standard DS cartridge. <img src="style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/biggrin-fix.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=":D" border="0" alt="biggrin-fix.gif" />