EZ-Flash Parallel

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EZ-Flash Parallel
Manufacturer	EZ-Flash
OS	EZP Kernel
Clone	No
DSi Compatible	v1.4.5
3DS Compatible	11.17.0-50
SD Slot	Side, SDHC
Spring Loaded	No
Cheat File(s)	usrcheat.dat
Official Website	https://www.ezflash.cn

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 starting from 1.26 onwards after its license was violated multiple times, and because EZ-Flash does not provide nor credit the original author, this violates the GPL.

SD Card Access Times

SD card access times are slow, which applies to using any microSD card regardless of class rating. You may expect longer loading times when booting homebrew or retail ROM dumps.

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. It should also be noted, that, "Aging Card NTR" (a tool used to test DS consoles at the factory) will also cause a brick, even on the latest kernel, and no such fix has been made to prevent it aside from this game.

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. ApacheThunder later discovered an oversight where the IRQ pin on pin 7 is not grounded, and is disconnected on the PCB. It is possible to reconnect this line with basic soldering experience to re-enable the sleep mode functionality. 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.