Dsi XL newbie seeking asistance

[Dreamer]

Santa got me a dsiXL for christmas wooohooo!!
he also gave me it early , so obviously the first thing I done after having a quick play, was to come on here and see what games I can get for it etc.

ok a couple of questions first.

can I do anything to mess up the firmwre on my console??
If I do mess it up can I fix it?

Ok there's does not seem to be a newbies guide as such, so I've had a read round and from what I can see
I need an acecard2i and
software for the card AKAIO.1.8.1 ( already downloaded in anticipation )

taken from one of barrowmanandrew's posts.....then copy or drag and drop the akiou folder and the akmenu.nds file to root of sd card.
then add games and enjoy

p.s. remeber to reformat sd card b4 u start...

Is that it??

Thanks for your help guys n gals

[mickydibble]

You also need a memory card to go in the ak2i,think you need akaio 1.5 on first then drop 1.8.1 over that and let it overwrite files, then a folder named games , drop .nds games into that folder

[Dreamer]

that's good mickydibble thanks for the info

I think I already have a 2gb sd card... I'll just go visit the download section and get the 1.5. software.

[cunny]

Try keeping the firmware upto date by visiting the cards support page, the newer games comes come coded to stop them working on cards, so they update the firmware for the card.

Also ensure your card is correct to the consoles firmware ie 1.41 compatable so on

[Dreamer]

Cheers Cunny. how can I check my firmware version?

Update just found out.. click settings and in the top window at the bottom my version is listed as 1.4E

[cunny]

Been a while since i switched 1 on and had to google it

http://www.xpertron.co.uk/news-61.html

[Dreamer]

Been a while since i switched 1 on and had to google it

http://www.xpertron.co.uk/news-61.html

cheers cunny so did I I was updating my last post as you were typing this

This card was listed in another thread so looks like it is compatible
Acekard 2i Card For Nintendo DS / DS Lite / DSi / DSi XL - Compatible with the 1.4.1 Firmware [acekard-2i] - 15.95 : r4i-gold.co.uk

I can't ~~~~ up my new console bye using this card can I?

[cunny]

Should be fine dreamer

[barrowmanandrew]

hi dreamer..

the newest firmware for the dsi is version 1.4.1.

i wouldnt bother updating, it was brought out to block flashcartrs.
your acecard will work on 1.4.1 firmware but may need updating to do so.

acecards are really easy to use and it is just a matter of dropping the two files into the sd card and addiing games.

i keep an eye out for akiou firmware updates and will upload them as they come out...

you can't damage your dsi using an acecard.....