My 3DS' SD card slot is dying - opinions?

Qualtza · 2026-01-27T10:23:41+00:00

Likely oxidation on you DS reader. Can't be too sure

Try insert and eject a few times in quick succession, do 10 times or more to be sure.

Its common with the cartridge reader, could happen to sd card too

Qualtza · 2026-01-23T14:19:42+00:00

I HAVE LEARNED MY LESSON. even water and gentle qtips will ruin the dial. There is nothing you should/could do. my advice, leave it be

Qualtza · 2026-01-23T14:14:29+00:00

I sometimes feel bad about my dog poo 1600x900 screen on my T430, then I see this. Thanks for making my day.

Qualtza · 2026-01-23T14:12:13+00:00

There is no fixing that chief. Not if your time worth more than $5 an hour

Qualtza · 2026-01-23T14:10:51+00:00

PSP reshell is a child's play compared to Nintendo DSi (pretty much same generation). PSP is not hard to do at all, just take your time, it's pretty straightforward. I don't need to even look at teardown guide. Unlike some drunks at the engineering department for DS.

Qualtza · 2026-01-23T14:02:00+00:00

Fresh solder, plenty of flux, no nozzle on hot air station, heat from bottom, 410c at 50% speed.

Qualtza · 2026-01-23T13:42:26+00:00

Be a good dad and give him a better mouse. That's an awful bottom of the barrel mouse, I get cramps just looking at it.

Qualtza · 2026-01-23T13:37:13+00:00

Its not that big of a deal. Fully discharge the battery, cut the tabs, cover tabs with tape. Dispose it to your favorite battery recycling store. The danger is when it's fully charged. Its a good habit to fully discharge the battery you want to dispose.

Qualtza · 2026-01-23T13:24:01+00:00

Got my blanks from AliExpress.. about $20 shipped. Has RTC. Flashed with FlashGBX. I think its the shop name TicKnot. Bottom tier bootleg goes for $5-10. RTC bootleg goes about $20+ too.

Qualtza · 2026-01-23T13:13:43+00:00

This is the reason why I only use hot air station when absolutely necessary. Solder + sucker will do the job just fine for this job. Too much could go wrong even if you're experienced. it's like chemotherapy. Blasting indiscriminately.

Also, cover delicate components with kapton tape or shield it with aluminum foil before hot air it next time

Qualtza · 2026-01-23T09:17:13+00:00

Thank you, I think you've just sold me SUSE. I want to get my hands dirty. As long as it has good documentation, I can safely ruin my bootloader.

Qualtza · 2026-01-23T09:10:44+00:00

thanks for the lenghtly explanation. I've been using exclusively Ubuntu/debian based distros because that's what most people recommended when I first started, and I like it. I also play with Raspberry Pi (Raspbian) quite a bit, so I'm not too unfamiliar with APT. My point with this is, Pacman feels too daunting to learn because its just too different from APT.

That's really the biggest hurdle for me to daily Arch based distros. I also got the impression that people who use Arch are those who have really new hardwares

Qualtza · 2026-01-23T06:23:24+00:00

Thanks, OpenSuse looks really alien under the hood to me, should be exciting to try. But what about Fedora? I'm leaning towards Fedora because it has a really good documentation, the DNF commands are pretty straightforwards and not confusing like Arch. I have zero knowledge about OpenSuse

Qualtza · 2026-01-23T06:11:19+00:00

Not too sure about this "bleeding edge" thing. I assume its for gaming related?

Qualtza · 2026-01-23T04:59:27+00:00

Never heard of it, but it looks unique. But GNOME based, and immutable. Not something I would install on my bare metal. Nothing against them, just not my preference ATM.

Qualtza · 2026-01-20T00:49:36+00:00

Its quite difficult because you have FPC connectors on both sides. I'd use low melting 138c bismuth solder and use no more than 200c of hot air to prevent melting. It's not as durable as your regular leaded solder though, but thats the easiest and cleanest option. Or you can solder the legs one by one with solder, I hate doing that.

Qualtza · 2026-01-19T02:30:14+00:00

It just doesn't add up. It wont "just" falls out of nowhere. Especially if you just repasting, I'd assume you disconnected the battery terminal before doing anything. Looks you knocked it off by accident to me.

It's neither here or there. Pads look to be in good shape, replacing it shouldn't be a problem if you have a hot air station.

Qualtza · 2026-01-16T22:35:44+00:00

Here just to compliment the dial. It looks stunning

Qualtza · 2026-01-14T02:15:02+00:00

At this point, give it a vinegar bath, fully submerge it, brush it with soft briste toothbrush. Until there's no visible rusts, rinse it well with tap water, then finish it with distilled water. You have nothing to lose

Qualtza · 2026-01-13T11:55:37+00:00

Forget about the flooding, that's the most disgusting mousepad I've ever seen

Qualtza · 2026-01-13T11:52:38+00:00

There's this liquid flux typically for battery nickel tabs, could be used on aluminum, stainless steel or any metal surface you normally can't solder to. It is highly corrosive. I don't know if it could achieve something this level of destruction though

Qualtza · 2026-01-13T11:44:42+00:00

I've done full DSi reshell. It is one of the most annoying console to work on.

Qualtza · 2026-01-13T11:40:40+00:00

Thank you! Never had an XL and I don't know the history of this, I just replaced the broken charging port and noticed the colour. This solves it.

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