Basic debugging options for non working games or saves, firmware not loading, etc. Fully Debug everything BEFORE YOU POST. And when you do, include as much detail of your issue as possible, including flashcard, firmware, problem, game, etc. I live by my motto, don't be an idiot, so DON'T. Explore every possible solution first. Don't ask questions about help here, post them elsewhere. This is pretty much an advanced common issues thread. (Game not running, without patch) Format you MicroSD(HC) card with Panasonic SD Formatter. Use a kingston or sandisk high speed card. UnRAR your game (needs to be NDS file, not RAR, to work on flashcard). Re-Download the game, or use a different region of the game that you can read. Test the game on an emulator. (No$GBA with No$Zoomer, No$WTT, No$PMP, and firmware.bin and gba.rom) Find out if you have a clone cart, and switch to the real thing or get a different cart. (Use Google) Trim your game with NDSTokyoTrim. Update your firmware or loaders. Try an alternate firmware (Like AKAIO, Wood R4, and M3Kaura) or going back to original firmware. Disable Soft-Reset, DS Download Play, Action Replay, RTS, etc. Use default system firmware settings. Try a patch or AR code, if there is one available, or wait for one to be released. (search is your friend) Delete games you don't use. Get a better flashcard (the best solution): 1. SuperCard DSONE (SDHC/i) with EOS firmware 2. AceKard 2.1(i) with AKAIO firmware 3. (i)EDGE with latest official firmware 4. CycloDS with GUI B firmware 5. M3 Real / M3i Zero with the many ranges of firmware available. (Game not running, with patch) Follow all solutions that relate to your issues. Re-Patch a clean rom. Download a pre-patched version instead of patching it yourself. Use a clean rom with updated loaders. Use a different patch. (Save Issues) Follow all solutions that relate to your issues. Use a different DMA mode, usually holding the A, B , X, or Y button when booting your game depending on your flashcard. Try setting the save size to Auto/Unknown. Convert your save using an online save game converter to the right version. Request a save here or use on from GameFaqs. ARM7 Patch. (Homebrew Issues) Follow all solutions that relate to your issues. Turn off soft-reset. Manually DLDI patch your game. Read the homebrew readme. (Firmware Issues) Follow all solutions that relate to your issues, especially the ones relating to clone carts and firmware changing. If you have a DSi with firmware 1.4 or the DSiXL, you need to update your card to support it. There are good tutorials across the web. Reinstall your firmware, and do it properly. (Wifi Issues) Grey Lock solution Reset your router to default settings. Make sure you are using highspeed broadband (average KB/s should be over 100KB/s) Use a Nintendo Wi-Fi USB connector (Vista/XP 32bit) or Connectify (Windows 7 Home Basic or higher). (GBA Errors) Follow all solutions that relate to your issues. Pad your GBA Save using this software. Try flashing to PSRAM instead of NOR, or vice versa. (Ez 3in1) (Dumping Issues) Use a different version of the dumper, there is slot-2, ezflash, wifi, and FTP versions. Check to see if your slot-2 card is working. Check Wi-Fi errors. Download the game from romulation. Clean your cartridge. When dumping GBA games, make sure you have the game inserted fully. (Emulation Issues) Follow all solutions that relate to your problems. Use No$GBA with No$Zoomer and firmware.bin/gba.rom. Experiment with settings. To fix speed errors, turn sound off in settings, make it greyscale, change volume to lowest, and MHz disaster on. Use a No$GBA AR code fix. If you don't have a microphone, get one, if you need it. Fix your microphone if it doesn't work (drivers, plugged in right, etc.) (Action Replay Issues) Use a different version of the cheat. Use the latest cheat database. Remove games from the database that you don't use using R4cce. Don't cheat. Use DSATM. Mods can freely add to or edit this.
