iEDGE Error Message
If you are reading this page because your iEDGE card displays the following message:
“An error has occured. Press and hold the Power Button to turn the system off. Please see the Nintendo DSi Operations Manual for help troubleshooting.”
You have come to the right place!
The iEDGE DS looks like this if you install the software right out of the box:
However, when used on a 1.4 DSi, you would get the following error message:
This is because the iEDGE BIN file must be created before you can use it. The iEDGE comes blank (avoiding any copyright issues) but in order to use it on a 1.4 or later DSi, you need to follow the following instructions from the iEDGE website.
The following is taken from the official iEDGE DS website.
Bootstrap Updates
The flash on the iEDGE is shipped blank from the factory. This can be confirmed by inserting the iEDGE into your DSi system, at which point a message will be displayed “iEDGE – Instructions www.edge-ds.cn”. In order to use iEDGE on your system the following initial setup procedure must be followed:
Copying the bootstrap update to MicroSD
1) Download the latest appropriate bootstrap updater from the download section of www.edge-ds.cn (ensure you download the version corresponding you your operating system: Windows, Mac OSX or Linux)
2) Ensure that you have obtained the required ROM file which correlates to the bootstrap updater (this will be listed in the bootstrap documentation)
3) Insert a MicroSD card into a MicroSD reader for PC via USB then launch the bootstrap updater executable, i.e.: EdgeBootUpdate.exe
4) Navigate to the local path containing the ROM file content and then select “Update”
5) Merged bootstrap data will now be copied to your MicroSD card
6) Remove the MicroSD card from the PC MicroSD reader and insert in iEDGE
7) Insert the iEDGE card into the DS before turning on the console
What This Means
Basically, a ROM (the Bootstrap manual suggests a Sudoku application) must be used in order to allow the iEDGE DS access to the DSi console.
You can either do this yourself by visiting the iEDGE website and checking out the reference manual and Bootstrap updater, by clicking here..or you can download the ready-to-use software from NDS-Gear (please visit our sponsor’s website and consider buying from them if you find this useful) by clicking on this link – the icon is pre-made and this software should work drag-and-drop.
After updating successfully, your DSi screen should look like this:
Your iEDGE should now be ready to use!