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***M3 DS Real Guide*** WIP
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14. May 2009 @ 02:27 |
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Very well - must admit I do not play the worst offenders (castlevania) but I have noticed no slow down issues with anything else (I use Sandisc as its speed is very impressive for a class 2)
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14. May 2009 @ 02:31 |
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Originally posted by kittymat:
Very well - must admit I do not play the worst offenders (castlevania) but I have noticed no slow down issues with anything else (I use Sandisc as its speed is very impressive for a class 2)
Well I am more worried abotu the size I read random reports of issues with 16GB and the M3.
Copyright infringement is nothing more than civil disobedience to a bad set of laws. Lets renegotiate them.
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14. May 2009 @ 03:49 |
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Well I have 2 M3 Reals both running with 16GB cards and have experienced no issues at all with the SD.
I did get freezing issues with Sakura but that was the M3 card - now using a paper shim and have no issues at all.
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kitoudark
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14. May 2009 @ 11:01 |
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i run the m3 ds real with a 6 gig card with no slow downs or freezes on any game ive played. the only problem ive ever had with it is for whatever reason recently when i got to open comicbook ds it freezes everytime,i cant seem to get it to work for me anymore:(
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AkitoCat
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15. May 2009 @ 02:32 |
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I own a M3 DS Real for my Nintendo DS. I have two problems, but I'm really getting frustrated over my first problem.
So my first problem is that I want to put videos onto my m3 ds real, but I can't find a freaking video converter. I've tried three already, but they don't have a conversion to dsm, and it says that only dsm videos work for the M3 DS Real. Can anyone help me with this? By sending me a link to a converter?
My second problem is that after I downloaded this game called Final Fantasy Chocobo Tales, it was on the last page of my games list, and now whenever I go to the last page of the games list, it always freezes.
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15. May 2009 @ 02:41 |
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M3 real will play dsm OR dpg, Super converts to DPG
With games, No more than 128 games in each folder, but you can make more folders
Do not fill the card - leave at least 1MB per game free space to allow the card to make a save & opt file
Try using the latest firmware Sakura 1.34 - it is far better for browsing through the games.
http://gbatemp.net/index.php?download=5391
Just replace your system file with this one
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15. May 2009 @ 02:44 |
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Originally posted by kittymat:
M3 real will play dsm OR dpg, Super converts to DPG
With games, No more than 128 games in each folder, but you can make more folders
Do not fill the card - leave at least 1MB per game free space to allow the card to make a save & opt file
Try using the latest firmware Sakura 1.34 - it is far better for browsing through the games.
http://gbatemp.net/index.php?download=5391
Just replace your system file with this one
So the newest moonshell wont cut it?
Copyright infringement is nothing more than civil disobedience to a bad set of laws. Lets renegotiate them.
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15. May 2009 @ 05:26 |
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M3 software (both Touchpod and sakura) have a modified version of Moonshell 2 included.
If you have never tried Sakura (its an alternative official software) its worth trying it
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kitoudark
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15. May 2009 @ 10:16 |
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any ideas on the comicbookds weirdness? ive tried redownloading it and replacing all the files and it works for a day or so and then it goes back to freezing upon opening.
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KyoMasaki
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18. May 2009 @ 01:36 |
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I have a problem that's really upsetting me, I transferred some GBA save data from my m3ds real to an emulator so I didn't have to wait for the m3 to boot up everytime I had to reset. Now when I was all done I tried putting the recent save data from the emulator back into the m3 and when i started it up it still loaded the old saved data. Now here's where I am really frustrated it seems no matter what i do it loads the old save data I've even deleted the game and all the files linked to it including the saved data and it still finds a way to load that save data and it completely ignores the new one. Does anyone know how to prevent that from happening and make it load the new saved data? The game is Megaman Battle Network if anyone needs that info.
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18. May 2009 @ 06:13 |
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The old save file must be there for it to see it.
The M3 will only see the .sav file, if it is named anything else - it wont work what are you naming the file as, is the emulator using the same file for the save and saving it as the same name?
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KyoMasaki
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18. May 2009 @ 19:15 |
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Well I have figured out something, it seems that the emulator (Visual Boy Advance) saves the data as .sa1 (that's the number one)but I'm presented with another problem. Hopefully, someone can help me with it.
How do I get it to save it as a .sav, change it or make it usable on the m3 can anyone help with this one? much appreciated.
Also I've tried changing the .sa1 to .sav and for some reason it still loads the old data even tho its not on the card as stated above. I thought I had my problem close to being solved but maybe not. This is really confusing and frustrating I've made absolutely sure that the save and the game names are the same and the save data is the new one but it still loads the old one out of seemingly nowhere when its not even suppose to exist anymore.. -_-"
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KyoMasaki
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19. May 2009 @ 00:13 |
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Alright so I went to the extreme and removed every single file from my GBA folder and had only the rom in it. So I started the game what did I see? It said continue and when I looked in the folder the old save data was back... Does anyone have any suggestions on how to get rid of this stupid save file so I can put the one from my emulator on there because this is extremely frustrating and no matter how many times i delete it it comes back. I have a feeling this might be the source of my problem.
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KyoMasaki
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19. May 2009 @ 00:19 |
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Oh yeah and kitty I named the file as Megaman Battle Network.gba , Megaman Battle Network.sav and the emulator saves it as Megaman Battle Network.sa1 (the number one) and sorry for all the jumble haha that's pretty much been my day today.
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19. May 2009 @ 02:17 |
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The emulator saves in a different format.
There is a way of getting the emulators to save in different formats, you need to google to find out how, but I know it is possible, think I saw it on gbatemp.net
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astrooo
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19. May 2009 @ 03:42 |
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I got a brand new ds lite 2 weeks ago, and I just bought my M3 DS Real from kicktrading.ca. I went to the link to dl the latest firmware, 4.31 I believe, and saved it to the root of my sd card. I'm using an 8 gig from kingston that I got with my bundle. The back is in japanese I don't know if that makes a difference. It was already formatted to FAT32 so I didn't need to bother doing that. This is where my problem comes in. When I put the sd card into the adapter thing that I stick into my ds it doesnt do anything. The ds lite I just got acts like it's not even there and just takes me to the main screen. Did I get a fake one? Is there anything I can do?
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19. May 2009 @ 08:22 |
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You need the paper shim trick, the contacts of the M3 and the contacts of the DS are not making good contact, use a piece of folded paper or thin card between the back of the M3 and the back of the DS to push them together.
The long term fix is to lay 3 layers of electrical tape on top of each other, open the M3 (beware 1 corner does not seperate - do not force it) cut the electrical tape to fit to the back of the board (you may want to cut it lengthways as well - you can see the contacts from the back of the board as the board is quite thin - just aim to cover the area of the contacts) when you reassemble the M3 and put it into the DS it should still go in and out but be a little stiffer. This is all it needs and I have now done it to all my M3's. This has also stopped the intermittant freezing as well.
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astrooo
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19. May 2009 @ 13:15 |
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Neat thanks a lot! I did the paper shim trick you were talking about. At least I got to see the M3 DS logo on the bottom right corner. However all I get is a black screen after that. I think the paper trick might not be doing as much as it should. Before I hack and slash my m3 do you know which corner won't pop up?
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19. May 2009 @ 13:50 |
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Black M3
Well 1st problem sorted you can now see the M3 card on the DS.
On the M3 package that it came in - on the back is the region that the card is for, you said everything was in japanese??
The software and card are region locked
Japanese card - japanese software
Chinese, EUR/USA each has its own software.
Unfortunately you seem to have a chinese or japanese version, you will need to put that firmware on.
Try that and see if you can get the firmware to load.
If you can I believe that GBATemp.net had a thread on adding the european character set to the firmware (I could be mistaken but I saw it a few months ago)
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astrooo
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19. May 2009 @ 15:14 |
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Ok with a little bit of tinkering I can actually get into the main menu of the M3 now. I just had to stick a fatter piece of paper in it lol. As far as the Japanese thing I was referring to my micro SD. The package that the M3 came in is all in English. Now I have one more problem with my M3. When I go to my card and select NDS it won't let me pick a game. It will let me highlight and scroll down through the list of games I down loaded but that's about it. Any idea what I can do to remedy this? Sorry for posting so much questions.
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19. May 2009 @ 16:18 |
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How many games have you on the card, if you have more than about 30 - the first time you ask it to start the game it can take 30 secs, the next time it is a lot quicker.
Download Sakura 1.35 3rd edition, this is also official firmware but so much better than the original 4.3!
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astrooo
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19. May 2009 @ 16:30 |
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Yeah I was using the sakura one because I hear good stuff from it. I only have about 3 games. Ninjatown, platinum, and GTA: Chinatown.
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19. May 2009 @ 16:39 |
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Then all I can suggest is format and reload, I have never had the problem with the games failing to start (they are .nds files, not compressed .zip or .rar?)
If you can open the folder and see the games (are the icons for the games there next to the name - if not then the files are no good?)
It all suggests the roms are corrupt in some way.
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astrooo
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19. May 2009 @ 17:18 |
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Well I got platinum to work. But every once in a while I'll just get a black screen when I turn it on prior to seeing the M3 logo. I'll just mess around with it, and let you know how it turns out. Oh and before I forget where do I about to start opening the M3? I don't wanna mess it up because it feels pretty fragile.
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19. May 2009 @ 17:30 |
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2 Types of M3
top sd loader - this just has 6 small clips all the way round three sides of the card, I use a pin to gently unclip them, then the whole top will come off.
side sd loader, the same as above - however the top left of the card will not seperate (hidden internal pin and hole), you can however open it enough to put the three layers of electrical tape on to the back of the contacts.
2 layers still seems to freeze
4 layers card is too tight in the ds slot
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