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Alastor Fearless Moderator Hero Since: 11-17-05 From: An apartment by DigiPen, Redmond, Washington Last post: 6430 days Last view: 6430 days |
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Originally posted by AilureI'm pretty sure ROM can't be written to. That's kinda the point, isn't it? |
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HyperHacker Star Mario Finally being paid to code in VB! If only I still enjoyed that. <_< Wii #7182 6487 4198 1828 Since: 11-18-05 From: Canada, w00t! My computer's specs, if anyone gives a damn. STOP TRUNCATING THIS >8^( Last post: 6431 days Last view: 6431 days |
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Time for some funfun DS tech facts:
1. The header contains the addresses of the game's startup code. The DS jumps to these addresses once the game is loaded into memory. However, the addresses aren't part of the signed area, so they can be changed (to point to the GBA slot) without breaking the signature. Newer firmware won't allow them to point to the GBA slot; exploits get around this by pointing them to data within the game binary which happens to be the instruction to call an invalid SWI. This results in random data being executed; eventually, it jumps to an area in the GBA cart SRAM, which can contain some unsigned code. 2. Only true of stock DSes. FlashMe removes the RSA signature check in DS Download Play, so you can boot unsigned code without a GBA cart. However, you need such a cart (and to disable the firmware write protection) to install FlashMe anyway. Technically this means someone could broadcast a bricker and have it infect FlashMe users. However, since FlashMe also provides a quick and easy way to restore the firmware, it'd be fairly pointless. |
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Cynthia Uh-huh. Since: 11-17-05 From: LaSalle, Quebec, Canada Last post: 6430 days Last view: 6430 days |
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All 3 BIOSes have been dumped BTW and will be needed for DS emulation. And no, I don't have them or know where they are.
How much room does the firmware chip have? Obviously not much if Opera's going to have to go on its own card... |
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Ailure Mr. Shine I just want peace... Since: 11-17-05 From: Sweden Last post: 6431 days Last view: 6430 days |
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Ah yes, I kind of confused firmware and BIOS there. It's not really the same thing...
Colin. I heard it was around a megabyte or so. Apart from the inbuilt firmware, the memory is used for saving WIFI preferences apparently and probably will have some other future use. |
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HyperHacker Star Mario Finally being paid to code in VB! If only I still enjoyed that. <_< Wii #7182 6487 4198 1828 Since: 11-18-05 From: Canada, w00t! My computer's specs, if anyone gives a damn. STOP TRUNCATING THIS >8^( Last post: 6431 days Last view: 6431 days |
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Most have 256K. The iQue DS sold in China has 512K. | |||
Skydude Armos Knight Since: 02-18-06 From: Stanford, CA Last post: 6704 days Last view: 6704 days |
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I'm thinking that I'm probably going to have to get one of these, seeing as it'll fit my pattern of getting every other Nintendo portable released:
Gameboy - yes Gameboy pocket - no Gameboy color - yes Gameboy Advance - no Gameboy Advance SP - yes Nintendo DS - no Nintendo DS Lite - ??? I don't really count virtual boy...and I think there may have been another mini something somewhere, so I don't know how true this is... But it does look cool. |
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Cynthia Uh-huh. Since: 11-17-05 From: LaSalle, Quebec, Canada Last post: 6430 days Last view: 6430 days |
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It's hard to get info about the iQue DS... do they actually sell carts for that one or is it the same flash system as the regular iQue? | |||
HyperHacker Star Mario Finally being paid to code in VB! If only I still enjoyed that. <_< Wii #7182 6487 4198 1828 Since: 11-18-05 From: Canada, w00t! My computer's specs, if anyone gives a damn. STOP TRUNCATING THIS >8^( Last post: 6431 days Last view: 6431 days |
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Not sure, but I did find out something interesting. Recent DSes use a different flash chip to store the firmware. The write-protection on this chip protects everything except the part that stores settings. So any DS units with this chip are effectively unbrickable, unless you permenantly disable the write protection which would be pretty damn stupid.
Originally posted by Skydude Pokémon Mini. |
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Adamant Buzz Blob Staff Wii have Wii Since: 11-17-05 From: Norway Last post: 6430 days Last view: 6430 days |
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I'll just bump this to tell you that I tried the DS Lite today. Contacts who can get you into locked press conferences is something we all should have.
Anyway, the DS Lite is pretty sweet. It's very compact, the two parts it's made of fit much better together, it fits great in your average pocket, the shoulder buttons are a lot more "clicky" than on the regular DS (this is a good thing), and the backlight... oh God, the backlight. It's totally awesome. We got to test a regular DS at the same time, and the difference is just... three times the brightness of the original, or so. Holding the two models up against each other, the regular DS barely looks like it's emitting any light at all. It's great. ...still won't buy one, though. It's too expensive to warrant a buy when it's this similiar to the original. I could understand people buying a GBA SP, as the original GBA had an annoyingly dark screen, but this upgrade seems a lot less nessecary. It's still really frickin' sweet, though. (edited by Adamant on 03-02-06 08:26 PM) (edited by Adamant on 03-02-06 08:55 PM) |
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Clockworkz Birdon Since: 11-18-05 Last post: 6430 days Last view: 6430 days |
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I'm sorry if this was asked, but is there a set release date yet? I may be interested in this, since I kinda lost my DS (officers forum for those who care), and this may actually serve some purpose now. | |||
fabio Ameboid Since: 11-17-05 From: Texas Last post: 6430 days Last view: 6430 days |
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Originally posted by Clockworkz All I know is that there is only a release date for Japan only, not for anywhere else. Sorry. |
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Cynthia Uh-huh. Since: 11-17-05 From: LaSalle, Quebec, Canada Last post: 6430 days Last view: 6430 days |
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Lucky bastard. XD
Came out in Japan today and looks to have sold out. Me thinks Sony might have lost the war in Japan based on the past few months and overall demand. :\ |
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PrincessPeach Buzzy Beetle Since: 11-18-05 From: Rüti ZH Last post: 6437 days Last view: 6437 days |
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Originally posted by Colin Did you see the pics of queues over at IGN? elderly couples, students, girls, buisnessman, not just freaks and fanboys. And I need a new DS in the next few months, my old wont last any longer... |
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