Nintendo DS Linux/WiFi Thread

[Bapes]

Please if your going to ask me stuff DO NOT post your SSID or WEP Key, MAC Address, etc. Any other questions i will be happy to answer.

 

[bamthedoc]

I think he wants to talk about how the Nintendo WiFi Connect works =/ I'm wondering if he has some questions he'd like answered.

Heh. Let's see if he knows this'n' How do you get LinuxDS onto the system it was designed for? Eh? Wanna try that'n' on for size?

XD In all seriousness, that has nothing to do with NWFC. Honestly... If you buy a WFC DS game...the instruction manual actually goes over quite a few details... It tells you how to connect, where to find your buddy names, how to enter them, how to connect, how to change your name (which is also in the DS's user manual), etc.

Nintendo.com has all the information you need following the DS and WFC hyperlinks =/

 

[Bapes]

Well bam, you think i dont know? Ill prove you wrong
There are three methods :
1. PassMe
2. FlashMe
3. WifiMe
Each one has his advantages and limits.

1. the 'PassMe' method : It's a card (called 'PassMe' or sometimes 'MagicKey') placed between the nds and an original nds game. In this case, the NDS boots on a flash cart where there is Linux.
For more info to use this method : http://www.dslinux.org/index.php?showtopic=430
2. the 'WifiMe' method : You need a Wifi card. You have to install specific drivers for your card. After that, start the ds and choose 'DS Download Play'. The DS will download a virtual PasseMe from the computer, which allow the nds to load DSLinux from the FlashCart. At every boot, you need to use your computer to load DSLinux. Note that you need a really specific card and the driver exists only for Windows2000 or XP.
For more info to use this method : http://www.aaronrogers.com/nintendods/wifime.php
3. the 'FlashMe' method : You need (a PassMe OR a Wifi card : one time) AND a gbamp (every time). This method change the firmware (a basic operating system into the nds) of the DS. After that, the DS allow you to choose to see a demo on the gbamp. The demo will be DSLinux so the DS will load it.
* with a PassMe : Start the DS with the PassMe to flash the firmware. After doing it, you'll never need the PassMe. At each boot, the console will ask you if you want boot DSLinux or the standard Nintendo OS.
For more info to use this method : http://ds.gcdev.com/dsfirmware/
* with the wificard : You have to use the WifiMe method to flash the firmware as with the PassMe. After that, it's like doing the 'FlashMe' method with a PassMe.

 

[bamthedoc]

:rolleyes Dude. The question about LinuxDS was a joke XD <-- hence the 'dead eyes laughing' expression.

That info should help some people'round here that want to get LinuxDS onto their NDS and don't know how to do it.

 

[ChrisH36]

LinuxDS sounds like a sweet idea, for those who understand how to use it .