MAX Media Player is a completely scaleable media playback platform. Look out for
downloadable extensions on MAX Media Player’s dedicated mini site at
www.codejunkies.com and find there is no limit to what it can do!
7.1 Upgrading MAX Media Player with bootme.nds
MAX Media Player is programmed to automatically run a file called bootme.nds if it
detects it on either your
MAX Media Dock
’s Compact Flash card or other compatible
storage device (see Section 8).
To upgrade your version of MAX Media Player to the latest, extended version, simply
download the new version of the software from the mini-site and put the file in the
root directory of your
MAX Media Dock’s
Compact Flash card (or compatible storage
device). Because the new version of the software is called bootme.nds it will be
automatically run when MAX Media Player boots.
Permanently Updating the Software
MAX Media Player also includes the ability for extended versions of the MAX Media
Player software to be written to the flash memory on the cartridge itself (known as a
firmware update). This means the upgraded MAX Media Player software would exist
on the cartridge and run from there without needing to be present as ‘bootme.nds’
on the Media Dock’s Compact Flash or compatible storage device.
The option to perform a firmware update (if available) will be available through the
browser menu of the new software update, meaning that you first need to add the
new software to your
MAX Media Dock’s
Compact Flash card, then run it in order to
select the option to update firmware.
7.2 Automatically Running Alternative Software
Because MAX Media Player automatically runs any program called ‘bootme.nds’ that
it finds in the root of your storage device, you can have MAX Media Player
automatically run the homebrew software of your choice when it boots! - To do this,
simply rename your chosen software to ‘bootme.nds’ when you add it to your
MAX
Media
Dock’s Compact Flash card or compatible storage device.
You can return to automatically booting MAX Media Player’s browser software by
deleting or renaming the new bootme.nds file you created.
8. Using Alternative Storage Devices
The MAX Media Player software has been designed to be compatible with a variety of
DS-compatible storage devices as an alternative to using the
MAX Media Dock
.
To use an alternative storage device, remove the
MAX Media Dock
from the GBA port
on your Nintendo DS and replace it with your alternative device. When you boot
your console, you will still be able to use the familiar MAX Media Player browser
interface to navigate the contents of the storage device.
