DS Error 0000FEFE

Post by **lisalover1** » Mon Oct 12, 2009 7:48 am

I turned on my DSi this morning to find an error message. The upper screen was white, except for the error code at top, and the bottom screen was completely blank. I've encountered this problem before, but I could usually just restart the system a few times, and it would start working again. This time, it didn't. I know Nintendo says the only way to fix this is to send it in, but is there any other way?

Post by **MrPopo** » Mon Oct 12, 2009 11:51 am

The only thing I can think of trying would be to boot without an SD card in if you've been booting with one in. If that doesn't work then I'd send it in. I don't think there's really anything else you can do.

Post by **Niode** » Mon Oct 12, 2009 12:11 pm

Isn't that a bootloader error? Sounds like you need to get it repaired by Nintendo.

Yep, just checked, 0000FEFE is a bootsector integrity failure. Get it repaired. There's nothing you can do.

Post by **lisalover1** » Mon Oct 12, 2009 4:20 pm

Good news, it's working again! I have no idea why it's working now. I just tried restarting it over and over, and eventually it must have just snapped itself back to normal.

Post by **Mod_Man_Extreme** » Mon Oct 12, 2009 4:22 pm

lisalover1 wrote:Good news, it's working again! I have no idea why it's working now. I just tried restarting it over and over, and eventually it must have just snapped itself back to normal.

It may work for now, but it'll stop working sooner or later. You have corruption on the flash chip that stores the bootloader meaning that if it can brick itself completely it will.

Post by **Niode** » Mon Oct 12, 2009 8:00 pm

This just makes me even more glad I stuck with my DS Lite. I am pretty confident that thing will work for decades. Just like all my other Gameboys.

Post by **Mod_Man_Extreme** » Mon Oct 12, 2009 8:31 pm

Niode wrote:This just makes me even more glad I stuck with my DS Lite. I am pretty confident that thing will work for decades. Just like all my other Gameboys.

Well your unit will work, but the sad fact that Nintendo used flash as the primary storage medium for the DS game cards means that they'll start degrading and corrupting as they suffer from bit rot over time unlike GBA games which use Mask ROMs which will last for and indefinite amount of time unless physically destroyed by some force.

Post by **SnowKitty** » Mon Oct 12, 2009 8:51 pm

lisalover1 wrote:Good news, it's working again! I have no idea why it's working now. I just tried restarting it over and over, and eventually it must have just snapped itself back to normal.

send it in anyway. while you still have a warranty on it. otherwise you will be up shit creek without a paddle if it croaks later on when the warranty is expired

Post by **Niode** » Tue Oct 13, 2009 12:29 pm

Mod_Man_Extreme wrote:
Niode wrote:This just makes me even more glad I stuck with my DS Lite. I am pretty confident that thing will work for decades. Just like all my other Gameboys.
Well your unit will work, but the sad fact that Nintendo used flash as the primary storage medium for the DS game cards means that they'll start degrading and corrupting as they suffer from bit rot over time unlike GBA games which use Mask ROMs which will last for and indefinite amount of time unless physically destroyed by some force.

Good job I don't buy my DS games anymore for this very reason isn't it?

Post by **opethfan** » Sat Oct 17, 2009 5:13 am

This bit rot will apply to SSDs and SD cards as well, won't it?

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