Awesome, I'll look into that

you can get a cheap ds w/ a broken case on ebay.
i fixed a few ppls broken screens w/ "used" ones from there before.

The fuses are fine, just tested them

If you or a friend has a multi-meter then use this to check the continuity of the fuses.

I'll look into that fuse thing.  And I only got the DS a week and a half ago!  $20 at a flea market!

Well, both are repairable. Don't sweat it too bad.

you done played that DS into the ground boy

it didn't work, and I do think it's the top screen I'm afraid...

Could be one of the fuses.  That behavoir is exactly what happened to mine and I fixed it by bridging the blown fuse.

http://m3wiki.com/index.php/Nintendo_DS … wn_fuse%29

Might as well see if it works...but hey, if not, theres always the possibility of just replacing that part. that's the bottom screen right? that one's WAY easier than the top screen to replace. dealextreme has them for cheap.

I opened it up.  And immediately noticed that one of the ribbon cable connectors had some corrosion.  It was green on two of the pins.  So I unplug it and clean everything down with rubbing alcohol and a toothbrush.  But the ribbon cable doesn't look too great, it looks like there was a short circuit that burned the cable itself.

On the left side there, see.  I don't think that's normal....

i had this same problem for some weeks. (after a DS shell replacing)
then it randomly came back to work with no reason. lol.

Maybe try to find someone who could borrow you another DS battery (from his working DS) and/or another charger.

Kirs K's suggestion sounds more legit.

I'll give this a try I suppose as I have no other options really.

And R4 is still legal in the states, where I am.  But I would have pinned it as probable cause if I had just updated firmware, or something, but I've been using this ROM (which could have been bugged, I suppose) and the current setup for about a week now.

That quick white flashing behavior is also what happens when one of the ribbon cables isn't connected properly, if i remember correctly. So its possible something got jostled out of place or ripped, or your top screen module died. (or bottom, possibly). Maybe open it up and check the ribbon cables?