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[edit] v1.1.3b

Public Beta released 04/09/2008 (Source)

Unofficial Changelog
* Increased compatibility
* DS status light no longer flashes when running an .nds file

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+Addition
*Bugfix
-Change

[edit] v1.1.2

Released 14/05/2007 (Source)

Changelog (v1.1.0 to v1.1.2 - ChuckMcB)
+ Support for compiled (.cnut) scripts in skinning engine for improved load times
+ Support for compiled media files, textures, and palettes
+ Support for 2GB (16Gb) hardware
+ Preliminary support for X and Y buttons in UI
+ Some additional widget API implemented for upcoming features
+ Support for unicode text in scripts and settings files
- Updated font rendering library to more recent version
- Removed alignment requirement in Libfat/DLDI driver hook
- Changed IRQ handling to support nested interrupts (Internal change, not relevant to end-use at this time)
- Doubled virtual eeprom size to resolve compatibility issues (now 512KB)
* Fixed a known bug in Libfat/DLDI driver hook routines which could potentially cause issues with some homebrew on writes. (Note that we had not seen this issue manifest, but decided to resolve it preemptively)

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+Addition
*Bugfix
-Change

[edit] v1.1.1

(Unreleased)

This is firmware/hardware revision 1.1.1 which is primarily an optimization and maintenance release. 

+ Support for compiled (.cnut) scripts in skinning engine for improved load times
+ Support for compiled media files, textures, and palettes
+ Support for 2GB (16Gb) hardware
+ Preliminary support for X and Y buttons in UI
+ Some additional widget API implemented for upcoming features
+ Support for unicode text in scripts and settings files
- Updated font rendering library to more recent version
- Removed alignment requirement in Libfat/DLDI driver hook
- Changed IRQ handling to support nested interrupts (Internal change, not relevant to end-use at this time)
* Fixed a known bug in Libfat/DLDI driver hook routines which could potentially cause issues with some homebrew on writes. (Note that we had not seen this issue manifest, but decided to resolve it preemptively)

+ Addition
- Change
* Bugfix

[edit] v1.1.0

Released January 26, 2007 Source More details here

Software Change-log:
+ Multiple skin selection/support (Holding B during startup forces system backup skin to be loaded)
+ Entirely new skin!
+ Scroll-bar widget
- New loading and top screen
- Cosmetic change to App loading transition
- Previous (1.0.x) skin is now available as "OS10"
+ "Preset" directories searching option
+ "SkinApps" Skin engine based applications support
+ Sudoku, Pwng, and Calculator examples
* Instant boot MBR handling bug fixed
* Instant boot LED handling bug fixed
* Better eeprom emulation mode detection
* Fixed an issue with graphics engine display quality (line skipping)
* Dpad release events are now properly placed into event queue

Hardware Change-log:
* Resolved QKIN timing issue
- Changed default IO state on CPU bus which should help improve reliability all-around.

+ Addition
* Bug fix
- Change

[edit] v1.0.2

Released November 4 2006 Source

+Support for "Direct" format textures in UI engine
+Recognition of id3v2 tags in mp3/ogg
+Now supports supercard save files
+Added a "getOSVersion" function, for use in the skin to report the true OS version.
*Corrected virtual eeprom bank mapping
*Fixed a problem with some MP3s crashing
*MBR and partition parsing now correctly handled, should fix some filesystem issues, especially for OSX users
*Some minor changes to libfat auto-integration, should fix problems with ndsmail, etc
-OS now powers off LCDs when suspended
-Minor optimizations in raw device access

Legend:
+Addition
*Bugfix
-Change

[edit] v1.0.1

[edit] v1.0.0

[edit] Notes

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