EZ Flash IV & EZ Flash Reform

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Introduction

EZ Flash IV and EZ Flash Reform are a part of many flash cartridges (flash carts) produced by EZ-FLASH.

It is used to play digital game backups (ROMs), homebrew software, and emulators on original retro handheld consoles - Nintendo Game Boy Advance (GBA) and Nintendo DS / DS Lite (NDS).

Both of these flash carts have been discontinued and no longer produced, but may still be obtained as second-hand or used products from online marketplaces. They have since been succeeded by the EZ Flash Omega.

Both the EZ Flash IV and EZ Flash Reform share the same EZ4 kernel. the latest official kernel released is EZ4 Kernel 2.05.

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Table of Contents:

Table of Contents (Summary)

Table of Contents (Summary)

Hardware Overview

• EZ Flash IV
• EZ Flash Reform
• Comparison

EZ4 Quick Tutorial

• Updating Firmware
• Settings
• Launch a Game
• Save Backup
• Advance Features
• Default Hotkeys

EZ4 Kernel Modding Guides

• Tools
• Skin Customization Guide
• Help Text Editing Guide
• Text Patching Guide
• Build Kernel Guide
• Testing Guide
• Flashing Kernel Guide

Resources

Licensing

Table of Contents (Extended)

Table of Contents (Extended)

Hardware Overview

• EZ Flash IV
• EZ Flash Reform
• Comparison

EZ4 Quick Tutorial

• Updating Firmware
• Settings
• Launch a Game
  • PSRAM Mode
  • NORFLASH Mode
• Save Backup
• Advance Features
  • Auto Patch Engine (APE)
  • Global Soft Reset and Sleep (GSS)
  • Hard Reset
• Default Hotkeys
  • File Browser
  • NOR Flash Game List
  • In-Game
  • During Kernel Boot

EZ4 Kernel Modding Guides

• Tools
  • Windows Tools
  • Linux Tools
• Skin Customization Guide
  • Prerequisites
  • Skin Components
  • Skin Editing
  • Converting Images
• Help Text Editing Guide
  • Width Limit
  • Blank Lines
  • Dividers
  • Text Border
• Text Patching Guide
  • Prerequisites
  • Patch the kernel
• Build Kernel Guide
  • Prerequisites
  • Running The Compiler
  • Successful Build
  • Failed Build
• Testing Guide
  • Prerequisites
  • Run Emulator
  • Load Kernel
  • Kernel Testing
• Flashing Kernel Guide
  • Preparation
  • Flash Kernel

Resources

Licensing

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Quick Links

EZ4 Kernel Modding Guides

• Tools
• Skin Customization Guide
• Help Text Editing Guide
• Text Patching Guide
• Build Kernel Guide
• Testing Guide
• Flashing Kernel Guide

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Resources

• Official EZFlash Website: https://www.ezflash.cn/
• EZ Flash Forum (GBAtemp.net): https://gbatemp.net/forums/nintendo-gba.339/
• IrfanView Graphic Viewer: https://www.irfanview.com/
• EZ-Flash_Guide: https://github.com/ChimeraGaming/EZ-Flash_Guide

Licensing

The documentation and original content in this repository are licensed under the MIT License.

This repository also bundles third-party tools, which are subject to their own respective licenses:

• EZ4 Kernel 2.05 (located in /src/zip/ez4_20180104.zip): Proprietary Freeware by EZ-Flash
• Lunar IPS (located in /src/EZ4-Mod-Pack/Tools/LunarIPS/Lunar IPS.exe): Freeware License by FuSoYa
• EZPDA RomBuildPro (located in src/EZ4-Mod-Pack/Tools/RomBuildPro/RomBuildPro.exe): Proprietary Freeware by www.HappyApple.net
• batgba (located in src/EZ4-Mod-Pack/Tools/batgba/batgba.exe): Freeware License by batgba Team

Removed from this repository to meet their respective licenses:

• IrfanView (was located in /src/EZ4-Mod-Pack/Tools/pictrans/pictrans.exe): Proprietary Freeware by IrfanView
  • IrfanView version 3.80 was illegally renamed and redistributed as pictrans.exe during 2018 era.
  • Modern version still supports the same functions as the old one.

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