Acekard 2i Setup Tutorial
1: Download the akaio firmware for your acekard in this link AKAIO 1.5
2: Format your microSd card to FAT32. You can download the Panasonic Formatter to format the microSD card right, but i just formatted using Windows.
Link here: http://filetrip.net/f3618-SDFormatter-V ... 0-0-3.html
Download and install it and select the drive your microSD is in and click "Format".
!!!!!MAKE SURE YOU BACK YOUR FILES UP ON YOUR COMPUTER BEFORE FORMATTING!!!!!!
3: Unzip or UnRAR the file that you just downloaded using 7-zip or WinRAR. Now right click on the akaio 1.5 .rar file and click extract to, and extract it to your desktop.
4: Now plug your microSD card into your computer, a window should open up, and select "open folder to view files". Drag and drop the __aio folder and the ak2menu4.nds into the root of the
microSD card.
5: Ok now the firmware is on your microSD card now, you need to download the latest loader for akaio. Go here: AKAIOLoader Once you downloaded the Loader extract , that .nds file into /__aio/loaders on your micrSD card.
6: (OPTIONAL if you want DSiWare and want a 1.4 DSi) You need to update your acekard 2i to work on the DSi 1.4. First download this file: DSi 1.4 firmware Fix
7: Extract it to your desktop. There should be 2 files. One with dsl and one with dsi in the file name.
8: Depending on what console you have or are using, choose the dsi file if your updating the acekard on a dsi, or the dsl file if you have a ds light to update on, Drag and Drop the file to your microSD.
9: Now boot your acekard, Find the file, and run it. Make sure you have a good battery life left or your ds is plugged in before you update. Hit the the A button, and it will start the update process. After that it will be ready for your dsi 1.4 firmware.
10: Your done now play your "cough" LEGIT "cough" backups
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Adding games and homebrew
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You can put games and homebrew anywhere on the MicroSD. You can create a "games" folder and put a homebrew folder inside of it. Apps folder. Etc. Some homebrew will require that the system folder of the homebrew is on the root. With moonshl2, you would put the moonshl2 folder where your firmware is. (Right on the root) As of the .nds file, you can put that anywhere. A few homebrew require that the homebrews system folder is in the same location where the .nds file is. It just depends.
Using cheats
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You will need to download the gbatemp cheat database from here: Cheats
Then extract it with 7-zip. Drag the file extracted to your cheats folder in your __aio or __ak2 folder. Boot up your acekard and click Start> System options> now hit the top right arrow key till it says, "Default patch options." Now, at the bottom, select your cheat databse, and hit ok. And you are done.
Using themes
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First, download the wanted theme from AceKard.com
Extract the zip file and you should have a folder with lots of images. Drag that folder into your "ui" folder inside of your __aio or __ak2 folder. Boot your acekard up, and hit: Start> System options, and select your theme from the list. Hit the a button three times after it is selected, and your acekard will reboot with the new theme.
Removed the old way Cuz it was stupid since new way is easier (noob friendly) and makes more sense
Here is a video tut That i made also