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Nintendo DSi XL: Replaced dsi xl camera, system now powers on, but screen is blank.

Sun, 12 Jul 2026 23:19:58 -0700

I recently bought a used DSi XL off Ebay, the system powers on and can play games fine, but someone removed the camera cable from it, causing a system crash when using the camera. I got a replacement cable and did the repairs myself, but after reconnecting everything, I power it on, and get a bottom screen flash before it turns off. After researching the problem, I realized the top screen's cable wasn't in all the way (I assume was the issue, because I did struggle to insert the cable through the hinge and was worried I damaged it). After inserting it properly, I go to power it on, but now the system doesn't power on at all ( I get a flashing orange light). I had noticed afterward that I might have crushed the power board's black-and-red wires, which I'm assuming is the problem, because everything else seems to be connected properly.

Edit: We discovered through testing that the F1 fuse on the power board was blown, and that applying tinfoil gives us power. However, the top screen still shows up blank. This time, however, the top screen can show jumbled pixels or wonky screen imagery, or rapidly flashing when applying pressure in specific spots (seemingly, on the ribbon cable attached to the screen). Can the system be salvaged in this case? There doesn't seem to be any noticeable damage on this specific part of the cable, but perhaps I damaged the strip that coils inside the hinge when fitting it through?

I've added pictures of the cable. The bottom one shows scuffs I made trying to fit the cable in (next time, I'll use a plastic spudger to push the cable in), the image above shows bends in the cable that were already present. The two above are just for reference (the spots where applying pressure makes images show up). I forgot to take images of the screen itself showing a jumbled display, but I've already disassembled the system again.

One other thing I should ask, could it be a power supply issue that's causing the screen to glitch out, instead of the cable?

⟐ Commented 7월 12, 2026 at 23:19 GMT-7

Nintendo DSi XL: How do I fix this problem?

Sun, 21 Jun 2026 12:22:57 -0700

When I’m playing games my DS will turn of randomly, what can I do to fix this problem?

⟐ Answered 6월 21, 2026 at 12:22 GMT-7

Nintendo DSi XL: Is it possible to fix this?

Sun, 21 Jun 2026 11:16:45 -0700

I was trying to do a USB-C mod for my Dsi-xl and when I pulled off the charge port I pulled two pads I managed to get it on, but when I turned it on I got blinking light turns out I blown the fuse on the power board. I thought the exposed copper by the via caused the short so I removed the Usb-c and tore a third pad I dont know if I can now do the mod can it fixed ?

⟐ Commented 6월 21, 2026 at 11:16 GMT-7

Nintendo DSi XL: My NDSIXL doesnt turn on

Tue, 16 Jun 2026 22:19:24 -0700

Hi! My NDSIXL doesnt turn on. I press the power button, see two white screens about 1 second, see power light is blue, (but wi-fi light is off) and after one second device off. What’s problem with it?

⟐ Answered 6월 16, 2026 at 22:19 GMT-7

Nintendo DSi XL: Can I flash an Europe NAND backup onto a Japanese motherboard?

Tue, 03 Mar 2026 04:25:09 -0700

I own a Japanese version of the Nintendo DSiXL and I'm getting tired of guessing what the Japanese characters on the menus mean. Now, I know dsi.cfw.guide said that you can only restore a NAND dump from the same device but I'm just wondering whether it's possible to flash an Europe version's DSiXL's NAND dump onto my Japanese version DSiXL. Would they be completely incompatible or is there a chance that it's going to work?

⟐ Answer accepted 3월 03, 2026 at 4:25 GMT-7

Nintendo DSi XL: Touch screen bezel coming off

Thu, 19 Feb 2026 07:01:11 -0700

Hi guys,

Lately I was having some problems with my DSI XL's touch screen "pulling" to the left of the screen when touching. I inspected the screen and I noticed the border / frame / bezel around the screen has come loose a bit from the adhesive that attaches it to the touch screen. I cleaned it from any dust and debris but it won't attach properly to the screen anymore.

How would I have a go at repairing this properly?

⟐ Commented 2월 19, 2026 at 7:01 GMT-7

Nintendo DSi XL: DSIXL charging light flashing irregularly

Thu, 08 Jan 2026 07:57:04 -0700

When I connect my NDSiLL to the charger it showed no signs of being charged at all. The motherboard looked almost new, it has no signs of corrosion, no missing components and no damage at all. I tried a new cable, cleaning the port, bridging both fuses, replacing the battery, but nothing worked. Out of desperation I updated the system and miraculously the light began flashing. However, it's irregular, unlike the blinking light that other people encounter. The charging icon is also shown briefly when the charging light comes on but vanishes just as fast. I checked and there's a constant current passing through the charging port to the motherboard, which eliminated the charging cable and charging port, but I have no idea what went wrong.

I also plugged the cable into a mac and somehow the light was constantly on for a short time, but disappeared after a while as thought the mac refused to charge it.
Now, the issue could be that I wasn't using the stock power block but a charging cable, which could have different charging voltages or whatever, but the cable worked on my 3DS and on a broken motherboard. I suspect that it's an issue with the charging cable but I need to know for sure. Did anyone else came across this ridiculous issue?

⟐ Commented 1월 08, 2026 at 7:57 GMT-7

Nintendo DSi XL: Rusted motherboard, irresponsive touchscreen

Wed, 07 Jan 2026 06:24:11 -0700

I bought a DSILL (Japanese version) with signs of water ingress inside and rust/corrosion on the motherboard. It boots fine, runs Pokemon, and even takes pictures, but the touchscreen only register touch on the lower half, jumps around, and occasionally stops registering anything.

I'm certain no CFW was installed, as the Unlaunch hotkeys did nothing while boot. Right now I replaced the touchscreen in case it's faulty, but the issue persists. I even tried to reflow some of the ICs with a hot air station but it had no effect. I suspect that some components are corroded or shorted, but I have no idea how to check them or which ones should I replace.

UPDATE: I took the IC off and reapplied solder to the pins. There's indeed some corroded solder but the pins are all fine. After cleaning the corrosion with a solder wick I used the hot air station to solder it back on. Not perfect(It's my first time using a hot air station to solder a SMC), but at least the pins look connected. The touch issue STILL persisted though. I tried another new touchscreen that just arrived and the issue is the same. The socket was cleaned, the IC was reballed, the motherboard was cleaned, I have no idea what is causing the problem now. could it be a faulty IC or other capacitors or resistors mounted on the board?

⟐ Commented 1월 07, 2026 at 6:24 GMT-7

Nintendo DSi XL: Screens are blank but blue light on.

Thu, 20 Nov 2025 03:26:51 -0700

The battery is holding a charge.

When turned on, the power light lights blue and stays on. Nothing shows on the screen, no flickers or anything. Opening/closing the hinge doesn't make the screen flicker or show any life signs.

⟐ Commented 11월 20, 2025 at 3:26 GMT-7

Nintendo DSi XL: Why is my dsi doesnt charging?

Wed, 19 Nov 2025 01:07:09 -0700

i tried to charged my dsi at first but the charging light doesnt turning on. but my dsi xl is showing it was charging, i thought it was just some error. but then after 2 hour, i noticed that the battery percentage is still at 50%, so i tried changing another place to charge but still not increasing. what do i do? should i change the ac adapter or change the battery or something?

⟐ Commented 11월 19, 2025 at 1:07 GMT-7

Nintendo DSi XL: DSi XL shows white screen after booting.

Sat, 04 Oct 2025 13:00:00 -0700

I can't use my DSi because whenever I try to boot it up, just after the initial screen (where you have to tap the touch-screen) the console shows a white screen and I can do nothing about it

⟐ Commented 10월 04, 2025 at 13:00 GMT-7

Nintendo DSi XL: My dsi xl is flashing orange when I charge it

Sun, 07 Sep 2025 12:05:50 -0700

I was look around my brothers broken dsi and It started flashing orange.

So I took out the battery and saw that one of the pins were broken

Does anyone know how to fix it and where to get a replacement?

⟐ Answered 9월 07, 2025 at 12:05 GMT-7

Nintendo DSi XL: Nintendo DSi XL LED not working, console works fine.

Thu, 14 Aug 2025 00:29:20 -0700

The console works just fine, charges and holds a charge but the LED indicator lights aren't working.

⟐ Answered 8월 14, 2025 at 0:29 GMT-7

Nintendo DSi XL: Do I need to calibrate a new battery? And how do I calibrate it?

Mon, 28 Jul 2025 07:21:30 -0700

I bought a new battery for my DSi XL. Does the battery need calibrated once its installed? And how do I do that? Thank you.

⟐ Commented 7월 28, 2025 at 7:21 GMT-7

Nintendo DSi XL: Replaced Motherboard, Screen flashes then goes black, Help!

Tue, 01 Jul 2025 06:44:45 -0700

I have recently replaced the motherboard of my girl friends DSI XL, after reconnecting everything to the best of my ability, I tried to power it on, the bottom screen flashes then it goes off, so does the power light.

I tried to reconnect everything again and still nothing, I plugged into charger and it does indicate it’s charging but it doesn’t turn on.

⟐ Answer accepted 7월 01, 2025 at 6:44 GMT-7

Nintendo DSi XL: Nintendo DSI XL wont charge but it works in every other way

Fri, 23 May 2025 00:18:54 -0700

I dug out my old Nintendo dsi XL and wanted to play again. So when i wanted to turn it on nothing happened. So i wanted to charge it and nothing happened. I also have a small dsi wich also has the same problem but its battery has half of charge left. So i placed the battery with haft of charge in my XL and it worked in every way. It startet, i could play games and so on.

So my device works but when i want to charge it, no light appears and nothing happenes.

I saw that maybe the original battery is totally dead and i ordered a new one, but this didnt fix my issue, because i saw that even without a battery a blinking light should appear.

So I looked further in the cable and tried may different ones, but these cables work with other systems and cant be the issue.

I also saw here that the carging port could be bent a little bit and therefore i adjustet the connection with a needle a bit.

Lastly, I opened the device and looked inside. Everything looks clean and no Water Damage is in sight. Also everything is working. Even saughtering the connetions again didnt make a difference.

So this is my situation...I cant imagine what is wrong with the device, because it is working with a different battery, but there is no charging light and the battery wont charge.

Thank you for your advice and help

⟐ Commented 5월 23, 2025 at 0:18 GMT-7

Nintendo DSi XL: Red charge light blinking, won't turn on afterwards!

Wed, 23 Apr 2025 23:40:49 -0700

Hello! I have one problem, two systems with this problem. When I plug in my DSi and DSiXL, both exhibit a blinking red charge light. But do not charge. I left them both plugged in all night long, then when disconnecting, if I try to turn them on, I get a brief split second screen wtih a blue light, then they turn off. After this I get no lights of any kind. Neither one has been subject to water damage. I AM however using a charging cable that is plugged into a transformer, as my systems are american, but I live in Germany. Could this be causing the problem? I have another DSixl that seems to be working just fine using the same cable and outlet. No problems at all. Any help you can give me would be greatly appreciated!

Thank you!

⟐ Commented 4월 23, 2025 at 23:40 GMT-7

Nintendo DSi XL: DSi Doesn’t Detect Battery

Mon, 07 Apr 2025 13:00:40 -0700

I took apart my DSi XL and put it back together due to a screen flickering issue and now the system does not recognize the battery. When plugged into the charging cable, the orange light goes on and off non-stop and the system does not turn on. I’ve tried reseating all the cables, trying a different D-pad board, and a different battery. Nothing changes.

Nintendo DSi XL: HELP! IDK what to do😭

Sat, 29 Mar 2025 21:12:53 -0700

Hi guys😭 My upper screen for nintendo DS lite appears as pink in color and some part of the screen appears as white when I show pictures(it covered some part of the pictures).

When I try to play games, it works, no white parts shown, only the pink color still remains the same.

WHAT SHLD I DO, I FIND NO SOLUTIONS ONLINE😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭

⟐ Answered 3월 29, 2025 at 21:12 GMT-7

Nintendo DSi XL: Easy way to clean stick inside

Thu, 19 Dec 2024 01:05:53 -0700

basically i don’t trust myself to take this thing apart and i don’t wanna bust my ass paying someone else to do it, is there an easy way to stop stick drifting to the right without stripping it apart?

⟐ Answered 12월 19, 2024 at 1:05 GMT-7