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Acekard 2i

Acekard 2/2.1/2i

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Setup Guide:

  1. Format the SD card you are using by following the formatting tutorial.

  2. Download the AKAIO 1.9.0 kernel.

  3. Open/extract the zip file, then copy __aio and akmenu4.nds into the root of your SD card.

  4. If you'd like to be able to use cheats on your games, download a cheat database.

  5. You will need the usrcheat.dat file from the download link in the post. Copy this file to __aio/cheats/ on your SD card. (Create the cheats folder if it doesn't exist)

  6. Create a Games folder in your SD card root, and place your .nds game ROMs inside. You can also create additional folders to help with organizing/categorizing your ROMs.

  7. The files on your SD card should now look like this:

    • AK2

  8. Insert the SD card back into your cart, plug the cart into your DS, and see if it boots into the menu.

Themes

Looking to change the default theme? Check out the themes repository at themes.flashcarts.net!

Kernel Info

Pico-Launcher is the game menu for the DS-Pico (an open source DS flashcart by the LNH team) and other supported carts. Combined with Pico-Loader, it can be used as a full kernel, and supports almost all retail DS games. It features a material-inspired user interface, and an extremely fast loader.

Cheats and Soft-Reset

Note that Pico-Launcher/Loader currently does not support using cheats, and soft-reset to the game menu is also unsupported. If these features are important to you, consider using AKAIO.

Setup Guide:

  1. Format the SD card you are using by following the formatting tutorial.

  2. Download the latest Pico Package for Acekard 2.

  3. Extract the pico_package_AK2.zip file with 7-Zip, or your native file manager app.

  4. From within the extracted files, copy the following files/folders to your SD card root:

    • _pico folder

    • _picoboot.nds

    • akmenu4.nds

  5. Create a Games folder in your SD card root, and place any .nds game ROMs you'd like to play inside.

  6. The files on your SD card should now look like this:

    • AK2

  7. Insert the SD card back into your cart, plug the cart into your DS, and see if it boots into the menu.