ah HA! trolling through reddit does have some benefits. turns out i didn't flash my DSPico wrong, i just got one of the early batches were the shell is weird. the thing works if i hold it down in the slot, but if i just push it in till it clicks and then leave it (ya know, like a normal cart), the system can't see it. thank god Phenommod seems aware of the problem. maybe i can get a replacement.

