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TheV
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_ 		3. June 2006 @ 03:40 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
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
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mr_hanky
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_ 		3. June 2006 @ 08:55 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
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

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TheV
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_ 		3. June 2006 @ 13:35 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
Thanks i will check it out right now
:D
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TheV
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_ 		3. June 2006 @ 13:42 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
this is strange
i dont got a NDS Lite but the colour turned Purple
is this posible?
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mr_hanky
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_ 		3. June 2006 @ 15:04 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
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.
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_ 		4. June 2006 @ 04:42 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
I still have version 1. How do I update it?
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mr_hanky
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_ 		4. June 2006 @ 05:28 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
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.
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