do i need to format the card on my ds first? when i click on the xmenu it says the archive is either in unknown format or damaged
hi phat1 i think the F Card is an updated version of the firecard. (not sure though) but without the slot 2 usb connection bit. all the ds flash cart. is very similar, ie they all have a system files/os/firmware. your cart should have it already installed. if not, goto manufacturer website for download. (its in chinese, so u need google translate). just add your game roms (game.nds) to the card, plug it in ds and select your game and plays.
Phat1. dont try to open the xmenu on the PC..it doesnt work that way, old chap. so-far you have plugged the F-card into the USB port(the F-card is the one with the little blue card-reader, right?) plug it in....hear the PC go 'bee-boop'...F-card is now 'removable drive X'... the XMENU is already in the F-card? theres nothing more you need to do. 'safely remove hardware'...plug into DS. turn on. it will create the system folder when you do this. you will see an empty menu on screen, with a wee bear down the bottom. that means everything is in order. turn off DS....plug F-card into PC....send games to 'removable drive' .& thats it...'safely remove hardware', plug into DS...turn on...play games. . 1 more thing...back-up the xmenu.dat file to your PC...in a month or so you'll be glad you did.
how do i back-up the xmenu.dat file on my PC?,plus how do i save the progress on the games i play so i dont lose them when it corrupts?,If i get a supercard ds one will i still have to back-up the xmenu plus save the progress and so on? thanks for all the help!
when your f card is connected to your pc, it shows up as a external drive, so in 'My Computer' you will see the files just like any other files on your computer. simply copy and paste it to a safe place. the game save files have a .sav ie 'gamename.sav' (may not be .sav, my memory is fuzzy,) all game names is 'gamename1.nds', so the save file is 'gamename1.sav' supercard ds one uses a different system files, system files on CD included, so no need to save it. (but can download from the net), save files is same as above. can i suggest you read my blogs, its a brief guide regarding the ds1
Thanks for ur reply,Think i mite go with the supercard ds one looks a good card but with what i buy i get the transflash usb and the ds one card is that all i need to get the games to play on my ds or do i need a sd card aswell? seen a video on youtube he had a sd card?
