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The EZP kernel uses a modified build of Yellow Wood Goblin's Wood R4 kernel. Because Wood R4 is closed-source, it means that the team is also violating the GPL, due to the last version being licensed under the GPL which later became open-source. Furthermore, the team does not credit, nor provides a download to the source code that has been modified. | The EZP kernel uses a modified build of Yellow Wood Goblin's Wood R4 kernel. Because Wood R4 is closed-source, it means that the team is also violating the GPL, due to the last version being licensed under the GPL which later became open-source. Furthermore, the team does not credit, nor provides a download to the source code that has been modified. | ||
===Flashcart Bricks=== | ===Flashcart Bricks=== | ||
Prior to kernel v1.06, the game "'''Casper's Scare School: Spooky Sports Day'''" can brick the flashcart, due to the game requiring a save patch | Prior to kernel v1.06, the game "'''Casper's Scare School: Spooky Sports Day'''" can brick the flashcart, due to the game requiring a save patch.<ref group="fn" name="parallel-save-bug">[https://gbatemp.net/threads/testing-the-new-ez-flash-parallel.653423/post-10407341 Testing the new EZ-Flash Parallel | Page 2]</ref> | ||
===Sleep Mode/Hibernation Issues=== | ===Sleep Mode/Hibernation Issues=== | ||
It has been reported, that, sleep mode is non-functional when it is used in-game, causing a strobe effect on both screens when the lid is closed | It has been reported, that, sleep mode is non-functional when it is used in-game, causing a strobe effect on both screens when the lid is closed.<ref group="fn" name="sleep-mode-issue">[https://gbatemp.net/threads/652317/ EZ Flash Parallel Warning - Power Strobe When DS Shut]</ref> ApacheThunder later discovered an oversight where the IRQ pin on pin 7 has been disconnected on the PCB, and it is possible to reconnect this line with basic soldering experience to re-enable the sleep mode functionality.<ref group="fn" name="sleep-mode fix">[https://gbatemp.net/threads/fixing-ezflash-parallels-sleep-issues-once-and-for-all.678871/ Fixing EZFlash Parallel's sleep issues once and for all!]</ref> This was not the first flashcart to experience this issue; in-fact, it was a common problem with early R4 clones, such as the R4 SDHC, for example. | ||
== | ==Footnotes== | ||
<references /> | <references group="fn" /> | ||
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The EZ-Flash Parallel is one of the last slot-1 flashcarts manufactured by the EZ-Flash team for the Nintendo DS since the EZ-Flash V. It supports both DS, unhacked DS(i) and 3DS/2DS systems; the flashcart comes pre-flashed with ntrboot which can be used as of means of recovering from a bricked state or soft-mod the console.
Criticisms
List of criticisms with the EZ-Flash Parallel flashcart.
GPL Violation
The EZP kernel uses a modified build of Yellow Wood Goblin's Wood R4 kernel. Because Wood R4 is closed-source, it means that the team is also violating the GPL, due to the last version being licensed under the GPL which later became open-source. Furthermore, the team does not credit, nor provides a download to the source code that has been modified.
Flashcart Bricks
Prior to kernel v1.06, the game "Casper's Scare School: Spooky Sports Day" can brick the flashcart, due to the game requiring a save patch.[fn 1]
Sleep Mode/Hibernation Issues
It has been reported, that, sleep mode is non-functional when it is used in-game, causing a strobe effect on both screens when the lid is closed.[fn 2] ApacheThunder later discovered an oversight where the IRQ pin on pin 7 has been disconnected on the PCB, and it is possible to reconnect this line with basic soldering experience to re-enable the sleep mode functionality.[fn 3] This was not the first flashcart to experience this issue; in-fact, it was a common problem with early R4 clones, such as the R4 SDHC, for example.
Footnotes
| EZ-Flash | |
|---|---|
| GB(C) Flashcarts | EZ-Flash Junior |
| GBA Flashcarts | EZ-Flash I • EZ-Flash II • EZ-Flash III • EZ-Flash 3 in 1 • EZ-Flash Reform • EZ-Flash Omega (Definitive Edition) |
| DS Flashcarts | EZ-Flash IV • EZ-Flash V |
| Official website | |