Finding your NDS Firmware

Different firmware versions have different behaviors if a DS Game Card or Game Boy Advance cartridge is ejected during Pictochat. To determine your DS firmware version, follow these steps:

First method: 1. Insert an authentic Nintendo DS Game Card into SLOT-1, or a Game Boy Advance cart into SLOT-2, of your Nintendo DS.
2. Turn on DS (hold Start if you have autostart enabled in the settings).
3. Enter Pictochat.
4. Enter any chat room.
5. Eject the Game Card or GBA Cart from the DS.

Second method (doesn't work if firmware is v.1): 1. Turn on DS (hold Start if you have autostart enabled in the settings).
2. Enter Pictochat.
3. Enter any chat room.
4. Close Nintendo DS and observe color of the screen.

Result: * v1: Pictochat hangs/no colour appears (for the second method) * v2: two greyish blue screens * v3: two dark green screens * v4: two golden yellow screens * v5: two magenta screens (DS lite units have this, along with a few pink original DSs) * v6: two dark blue screens (un-confirmed new DSes have this) * iQue: two dark green screens

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[TheCh0senOne1]

2:06

WTF?!

[battlefieldfan1231]

what kind of flash card do i buy for v5?

[playboi182]

@lpuri7 its a sticker you just buy it and put it on your ds.

[thedarrenpersad]

i used to have the limited edition gold ds lite with the zelda triforce, but that crapped out on me :(

[watchforfinger]

nice zelda rules also thanks for taking the time to put the directions in the discription that helps alot thank you.

[lpuri7]

how did your brother change the skin of his ds pls. reply fast pls.!

[3l415926535897932384]

I have Flashme V 8!

[kn100kn100]

You're welsh, aren't you.

ANOTHER WELSHY ON THE NET :D

[BABYBOWSERtje]

Where can i download V4?

[drewster077]

mine is v5