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| 1 | +--- |
| 2 | +title: EZ-Flash Parallel |
| 3 | +--- |
| 4 | + |
| 5 | +{ align=right width="115"} |
| 6 | +# EZ Flash Parallel |
| 7 | +## ezflash.cn |
| 8 | + |
| 9 | +!!! warning "Known Issues" |
| 10 | + |
| 11 | + This cart is known to have a few problems due to its flawed hardware: |
| 12 | + |
| 13 | + 1. The SD access on this cart is fairly slow which may cause some games & homebrew to run with slowdown. |
| 14 | + |
| 15 | + 2. Sleep mode on this cart is broken. Closing the DS lid causes the screen to turn off, but the game continues to run. |
| 16 | + |
| 17 | + 3. In some cases, this cart needs the paper trick to be read by the console due to inconsistent shell quality. |
| 18 | + |
| 19 | +!!! danger "Warning" |
| 20 | + |
| 21 | + Do not run the game `Casper's Scare School: Spooky Sports Day` on any Kernel below 1.06, this will **brick** the cart due to an oversight with the save patch system on kernels 1.05 and below. |
| 22 | + |
| 23 | +--- |
| 24 | + |
| 25 | +### Setup Guide: |
| 26 | + |
| 27 | +=== "Pico-Launcher" |
| 28 | + |
| 29 | + !!! info "Kernel Info" |
| 30 | + |
| 31 | + 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. |
| 32 | + |
| 33 | + Keep in mind however, that issues like sleep mode on the EZ Flash Parallel are a hardware problem and will not be solved by running an alterate loader like Pico-Launcher. It is however faster than EZDS's Wood kernel, even on the Parallel's dreadfully slow SD I/O. |
| 34 | + |
| 35 | + !!! warning "Cheats and Soft-Reset" |
| 36 | + |
| 37 | + 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 EZDS Wood. |
| 38 | + |
| 39 | + ### Setup Guide: |
| 40 | + |
| 41 | + 1. Format the SD card you are using by following the [formatting tutorial.](../tutorials/formatting.md){target="_blank"} |
| 42 | + |
| 43 | + 1. Download the latest [Pico Package for EZFlash Parallel.](https://picoarchive.cdn.blobfrii.com/pico_package_EZP.zip) |
| 44 | + |
| 45 | + 1. Extract the `pico_package_EZP.zip` file with [7-Zip](https://www.7-zip.org/), or your native file manager app. Then, copy *the contents* into the root of your SD card. |
| 46 | + |
| 47 | + 1. Create a `Games` folder in your SD card root, and place any `.nds` game ROMs you'd like to play inside. |
| 48 | + |
| 49 | + 1. The files on your SD card should now look like this: |
| 50 | + |
| 51 | + - { align=left width="600"} |
| 52 | + |
| 53 | + 1. Insert the SD card back into your cart, plug the cart into your DS, and see if it boots into the menu. |
| 54 | + |
| 55 | +=== "EZDS Wood" |
| 56 | + |
| 57 | + 1. Format the SD card you are using by following the [formatting tutorial.](../tutorials/formatting.md){target="_blank"} |
| 58 | + |
| 59 | + 1. Download the [EZ-Flash 1.06 Kernel](https://www.ezflash.cn/zip/ezpkernelen20240425.zip) |
| 60 | + |
| 61 | + 1. Open/extract the zip file, and copy *the contents* into the root of your SD card. |
| 62 | + |
| 63 | + 1. A cheat database is included, but if you want to use a different one, download the DSJ [cheat database.](https://gbatemp.net/threads/deadskullzjrs-nds-i-cheat-databases.488711) |
| 64 | + |
| 65 | + 1. You will need the `usrcheat.dat` file from the download link in the post. Copy this file to `__ezds/cheats/` on your SD card. (Replace the existing `usrcheat.dat` file) |
| 66 | + |
| 67 | + 1. 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. |
| 68 | + |
| 69 | + 1. The files on your SD card should now look like this: |
| 70 | + |
| 71 | + - { align=left width="600"} |
| 72 | + |
| 73 | + 1. Insert the SD card back into your cart, plug the cart into your DS, and see if it boots into the menu. |
| 74 | + |
| 75 | + !!! tip "Themes" |
| 76 | + |
| 77 | + Looking to change the default theme? Check out the themes repository at [themes.flashcarts.net](https://themes.flashcarts.net)! |
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