AceKard 2i from Lightake isn't working with new DSi

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  1. JasonK94Z

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    Just recieved 2 new Acekard 2i carts from Lightake today.
    New DSi's from this past Christmas. The orange and green ones.
    Using a Dane-Elec Micro SD card in it. Formatted using Panasonics program.
    Downloaded the 2 files from AKAIO 1.8.5 to the sd card, inserted sd card into the Acekard 2i, Acekard 2i installed in to the new DSi.
    Chose the picture of the Acekard 2i on the main menu, and get a black screen with a warning that says:
    "An error has occurred. Press and hold the Power Button to turn the system off. Please see the Nintendo DSi Operations Manual for help troubleshooting."

    It does this with either of the 2 Acekard 2i's that I purchased. So what to do now? I hope there is an easy fix that I can do from my computer here, or perhaps Lightake needs to send me a couple of cards that actually work?

    Any advice would be greatly appreciated. New to the DS mods, but have succesfully modded our Wii.
     
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    It means you need to borrow a NDS Lite or 3.41 below DSi to upgrade the Acekard 2i to make it work on your 3.41 DSi .

    Download the upgrade file here
    There are two files included in the archive.To apply the fix, you must have a DS Lite or a DSi with firmware version 1.4 or below . If you're using a DS Lite, run ak2ifw_update_141_DSL.nds and if you're using a DSi, run ak2ifw_update_141_DSi.nds
     
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    Thanks for the response.

    Where do I go in the DS to find out what versionb the firmware is?
     
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    Any DS Lite is ok since there is no firmware update on DS Lite.
     
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    open the settings option spanner symbol top screen right lower corner e is for europe U is USA, then you will see 1.4.1 or lower older your dsi lower the firmware 4.1 is quite common now, the newest firmware on dsi that acekard 2i can run on is 1.4.1 as long as the acekard 2i's own firmware has been updated to match the dsi.
     
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    best compatibility micro sd cards are scandisk avoid Kingston and other cheap cards from china they corrupt data easily. this is for any flash cart not just acekard
     
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    I will be borrowing an older DS Lite from a neighbor kid tomorrow. :)

    I will be going to go buy a couple of sandisk memory cards tonight.

    Thanks everyone!
     
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    I have the DS Lite in hand right now. I put the file ak2ifw_update_141_DSL.nds on the root of the sd card, the sd card in the acekard 2i, and the acekard 2i into the slot on the back of the ds lite. turned the ds lite on, chose the acekard symbol, and I end up with "System File is Missing".

    What the heck?

    So I tried extracting the 141up.rar file to the sd card, and also the AKAIO.1.8.5 file also. When I start up the acekard it then gives me a screen that says "akmenu4.nds not found". Its in there! I swear! Maybe it is this Dane-Elec sd card???

    Just tried AKAIO.1.8.5a and ak2ifw_update_141 both extracted to the sd card. Now it says "the skin Adv.EvoR can't be found Adv.EvoR couldn't be found either Please delete globalsettings.ini and restore Adv.EvoR theme."

     
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    All is good now. Reflashed and working!
     

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