Firmware

Hai i just got a nintendo ds and i was just wondering

how do you know what Firmware you got i mean how can i check that?

thanks

 

Turn on your DS with a DS game inserted, go to Pictochat, enter the top room then remove the DS card, both screens should change colour.

* FW1: DS will freeze, when you remove the cart
* FW2: Grayish Blue
* FW3: Dark Green
* FW4: Yellow
* FW5: Magenta
* FW6: Blue
* iQue FW: Dark Green
* DSLite FW: Purple
* FlashME (all versions): Dark Green

 

Thanks i will check it out right now

 

this is strange
i dont got a NDS Lite but the colour turned Purple
is this posible?

 

This must mean you have a very new DS, that list is a little old now, so it is possible to have purple on the old style DS, just means you have the latest firmware.

 

I still have version 1. How do I update it?

 

You don't update the firmware, it's just the version firmware you have depends on when your DS was made, it does not effect how the DS works.

The only reason you would want to do anything to the firmware is if you want to install FlashMe.

Edit: what firmware you have does effect what you need to run homebrew though. Anything above V3 requires PassMe2 type device, where as firmwares 1,2&3 can use the original PassMe type device.