Hey GBAtemp,
I've recently been interested in trying to dump some saves from a few DS games (ideally to modify and push back to cart) and came across a couple of threads around this very topic (I'm told new users can't link - the threads in question are #274290 and #333153)... I've been trying to be self-sufficient about it but after running into wall after wall I've concluded I don't know what I'm doing.
I have a stock DS Lite, and was originally hoping to use an EZ-Flash IV as recommended in both threads, only to find out after getting one off eBay (microSD, translucent white shell with green sticker - not sure if that's an older or newer hardware revision) that an EZ4 can't do it alone as DS code can't be loaded from Slot-2 normally (Wood Dumper and Pokedoc's Savegame Manager run DS code, I assume - both are packaged as .nds). From there I started looking into getting a Slot-1 card that would let me flash the DS with FlashMe so I could then run the DS code from the EZ4, but the only cards I've been able to find are Datel's Max Media Launcher cards, and after just receiving one today and running into issues (MML splash and then dual white screens regardless of what kernel version I put on the EZ4) found out that it means that hardware revision of the MMLs I'm finding up for sale is not compatible with the EZ4.
So at this point, I'm reaching out here to see if anyone can help me from this stage... I don't want to keep hunting down and buying legacy hardware just to find out that it's not a compatible solution for what might as well be a one-off use (since the whole point of FlashMe is that you don't need to use the Slot-1 card anymore), and I'm tired of my research attempts running into broken links from years-gone websites. A lot of the trouble I've had has been around finding hardware that should be successful - I've had no luck with finding a PassMe2 or PassCard3, for example. Or maybe I'm doing something wrong and the current hardware I have can work somehow. Maybe I'm barking up the wrong tree entirely and some other solution is ideal.
I've recently been interested in trying to dump some saves from a few DS games (ideally to modify and push back to cart) and came across a couple of threads around this very topic (I'm told new users can't link - the threads in question are #274290 and #333153)... I've been trying to be self-sufficient about it but after running into wall after wall I've concluded I don't know what I'm doing.
I have a stock DS Lite, and was originally hoping to use an EZ-Flash IV as recommended in both threads, only to find out after getting one off eBay (microSD, translucent white shell with green sticker - not sure if that's an older or newer hardware revision) that an EZ4 can't do it alone as DS code can't be loaded from Slot-2 normally (Wood Dumper and Pokedoc's Savegame Manager run DS code, I assume - both are packaged as .nds). From there I started looking into getting a Slot-1 card that would let me flash the DS with FlashMe so I could then run the DS code from the EZ4, but the only cards I've been able to find are Datel's Max Media Launcher cards, and after just receiving one today and running into issues (MML splash and then dual white screens regardless of what kernel version I put on the EZ4) found out that it means that hardware revision of the MMLs I'm finding up for sale is not compatible with the EZ4.
So at this point, I'm reaching out here to see if anyone can help me from this stage... I don't want to keep hunting down and buying legacy hardware just to find out that it's not a compatible solution for what might as well be a one-off use (since the whole point of FlashMe is that you don't need to use the Slot-1 card anymore), and I'm tired of my research attempts running into broken links from years-gone websites. A lot of the trouble I've had has been around finding hardware that should be successful - I've had no luck with finding a PassMe2 or PassCard3, for example. Or maybe I'm doing something wrong and the current hardware I have can work somehow. Maybe I'm barking up the wrong tree entirely and some other solution is ideal.