about flashing a ds

what is flashing? i heard that it takes away the health warning on the nintendo ds when it starts up. if anyon could give me any info, that would be great. how do i flash my ds? thanks again

 

and also, can someone give me the definition of these terms? thanks im new to the whole ROM thing and i just want to know what people are talking about and the differences

what does torrent, iso, emulator, ROM mean? thanks i just wanna know the differences. i think i know some of them

 

sorry dude.. had to do it on this one:

http://www.google.com


Flashing is a replacement firmware, similar to giving an XBOX a new bios. You can't flash your DS without a Passcard3/Superkey.. but once you do flash it if you want to you can throw away or sell your Passcard3/superkey

 

flashing is pretty much replacing the firmware so you dont need a pass device anymore to start up M3, G6, Supercard etc in DS mode. torrent is a method of filesharing (a file called a torrent is a small file you open to start a download with a torrent client such as utorrent or bitcomet), .iso is a type of image for copying cds and dvds, a rom, kind of hard to explain, refers to copys of a game that are opened through software such as an emulator or with a device such as an m3.

 

thank you guys so much. that was really helpful. i cant wait to get my M3 and passcard soon. yeah, i would have googled it if no one replied. haha. so how do i flash it? i heard that i need like tin foil or something. thats kinda sketchy

 

you shouldn't really worry about it since you are getting a passcard which doesn't stick out at all, but to flash it you transfer flashme to your memory card, load it in ds mode like you would a game, push xyxyb, stick any thin conductive piece of metal into the sl1 port (wrap the piece of metal in tape except for the tip if your using a ds light), hold it there until it says %100 on the screen, turn off your ds and your done. while this is pretty unlikely to happen, just know that if your ds runs out of battery or turns off for any other reason durning flashing, you might brick it, so plug it in a power source just in case. again, you shouldn't need to worry about it with a passcard, its just people with passkeys and other things that stick out of the slot that might want to do it

 

thanks again man
im probably too afraid to do it anyway. im not gonna worry about it. even though i take apart my other ds all the time. haha. we will see how it goes when i get the stuff in the mail probably by tommorow!!!!

 

TORRENT: A small file that is compatible with a client that will let you safely and possibly faster than a direct download.
eg.
www.torrentspy.com

ISO: An image of a CD to be burnt to a CD or mount with a program.
eg.
DAEMONTools
PowerISO
Alcohol 120%

ROM: A rom is like an image of a game from a console, is usually an older console, needs to be played with an Emulator.

EMULATOR: A small program used to play a ROM.


Good enough explanation?

 

hey thanks. so what do you call a ripped or pirated nds game that i could play?

 

ROM

 

thanks man. i know that its kinda annoying but im new to this whole thing. so i really appreciate your help. thanks

 

Illegal.