some questions on my new ndsl:

1) when charging power, should i remove the flash cart?
2) hori screen protector, how to properly apply it on the screens? seem that it is not really sticking well to the screen, got some 'bubbles'...i already press it flat to the screen...

You don't need to remove your cart, you don't want dust entering the Slot-1 compartment.

As for the screen protector, I'm not sure how to as mine came pre-applied to it. Just make sure to use good tape to strip off the dust, and use a credit card and start from one side, slowly easing and kneading the air bubbles away.

more questions...noob haha...
1) can i just off the DS when in middle of playing a game? will it spoil the cart? or the DS itself?
2) when i open the DS to the max, it will got this 'tack' sound on the hinge...issit normal? looks like if do like this thousand more times, afraid the hinge will eventually crack...
3) will the touch screen become LESS responsive over time?

So far I've never seen a game which the game will automatically shut off your DS. In other words, it should be perfectly safe, except during saving. The 'tack' sound you hear is normal, I have that same click on mine too.

I own a touchscreen PDA which is already about more than 10 years old, and the sensitivity has never diminished.

1) Yes you can. BUT you can't off it during saving. That will spoil the save file
2) Yes it is normal
3) Yes it will be. But this is based on how vigorous you tap the screen. If you tap it like hitting the drum box. Your screen will be pretty screwed.

Hi there! (Hey Colin! Wah... almost like a moderator on this thread ah!)

Anyone knows if a microSDHC will work on my TTDS? currently using a 1gb microSd...want to upgrade to an 8gb one..but after 2gb..the only ones are in microSDHC format.

LOL, just sharing what research that I've done since I got my DS recently

DSTT supports SDHC, so it shouldn't be a problem at all.

AWESOME.

*goes off to blow RM96 on 8GB card*

Try changing the cluster size of your memory card, it might help improve speeds and hangs, such as games like Castlevania: POR.


I've never heard of such a problem before. Nothing should affect the card even when it's about to reach its maximum capacity.


Your flashcart will override this function, it'll work on original game carts.

You mean by change the placement for my memory card? where should i go for it? buy a new one?


Aiyo..then wat should i do about it? then if i want to install monshell, is it affected?

Just want to ask some touch screen question.

I bought my NDSL about 1 month already and recently just notice that my touch screen has some light leak at the left side of the screen. Screen shot provided:







As you can see, there is one line of light leak out at the left side and half at the upper one. Is this normal or is there any solution to solve it? Feeling not nice while playing with it too.

Btw, my NDSL is cobalt Black version and i know that the bottom of it is rough skinned. But the GBA cover is hardly to remove, is there anyone also like this? scare that later broke my NDSL if pulling it out by force.

Hope someone answer my question and thanks > <

Take a read here and you'll understand what I mean.

This part here should be relevant to you:

"A larger cluster size reduces bookkeeping overhead and fragmentation, which may improve reading and writing speed overall."

So, your next question would most probably be, how to change the cluster size? Firstly, back up everything you have in your memory card, as you'll need to format it. Follow these, if you're on XP, and with administrator rights:

Control Panel --> Administrative Tools --> Computer Management --> Disk Management on the left hand side

You should see a list of all available hard drives and removables. Right click your memory card drive, and click Format. Here you can set the volume label, file system and allocation unit size. Make sure to set the file system to FAT if your memory card's less than 2GB, or FAT32 if it's more. As for the allocation unit (this is actually the cluster size that we're talking about here), you can try out things, but most users recommend 16K for optimal read/write speeds for your flashcart. Do keep in mind:

"Storing small files on a filesystem with large clusters will therefore waste disk space; such wasted disk space is called slack space. For cluster sizes which are small versus the average file size, the wasted space per file will be statistically about half of the cluster size; for large cluster sizes, the wasted space will become greater."

This essentially means, if you set to a cluster size of 32K, and you store text files about 1K each, each of them will occupy one whole 32K cluster, which wastes space. A lot of it. Gave it enough thought? Once you've made your decision, double check that you've backed up everything then hit OK.

Moonshell shouldn't affect the cluster size, and it won't change till you format the card again. Also, Japanese manufactured cards seem to perform better than their Taiwan counterparts, so always go for a Japan unit next time.




Mine has the same problem as yours, however it isn't very noticable. My GBA cover's easy to pull off, already loose from the constant plugging of my M3

This post has been edited by oranje: Sep 12 2008, 02:07 PM

Unfortunately except for a few flashcarts, there is nothing you can do about this. The only way would be to pull out the flashcart before booting up the DS to enter the firmware.

Thanks colinwong89 for the reply.

Just receive my NDSL Hori Screen Protector and think it is fake one. Can help identify? I forgot which site got shows how to differentiate original or fake already




content inside

Update: it's free anyway

This post has been edited by TongCN: Sep 13 2008, 07:29 PM

A simple Google search would provide these links:

http://www.4colorrebellion.com/archives/20...ectors-on-ebay/
http://hostplay.blogspot.com/2007/06/hori-...-protector.html
http://www.gbatemp.net/index.php?showtopic=33909

From the looks of it, your screen protector's an imitation.

Thanks again colinwong83

Found a site and think it is fake too, though the copy is almost real, but i can see the differ from the upper right side that part. The pink area, the NDSL console is differ from the original one. Mine one is bigger size O.o ?


Hori.jp

A simple question here, can I know the market price for the TTDS nowadays? Try to getting one soon, thank you.

I've heard rumors circulating about it in a few forums, but so far there's no definite way to identify them. It costs about RM100+ IIRC.

If the new firmware does nothing but to brick DS, I don't see a point of upgrading it. Just keep it as it is.