Homebrew [Discontinued] TWLoader - CTR-mode NDS app

[rg]

No, after exiting settings pressing B settings are saved. Can you press X / Y on Settings again to re-download bootstrap again? Also do you have any slot-1 card in the slot?
Remeber to turn off ARM9 Lock and turn on WRAM boost

re-download of bootstrap ok.
VRAM boos on
ARM9 off

Now it works

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re-download of bootstrap ok.
VRAM boos on
ARM9 off

Now it works

I have no sound, normal?

 

[umbjolt]

I have no sound, normal?

Do you mean in TWLoader or in-game?

 

[rg]

re-download of bootstrap ok.
VRAM boos on
ARM9 off

Now it works

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I have no sound, normal?

forget i'm stuppid, had headsets on

 

[umbjolt]

forget i'm stuppid, had headsets on

Don't mind

 

[bakawun]

EDIT: nevermind i fixed the issue

 

[TheNintendoEnthusiast]

Hey guys, I have been trying to use my DSTWO flashcard to boot from TWLoader, now when I click 'Add Games' it boots me to a white screen. When I go through the Flashcards menu it will let me load the TWLoader nds file to create ini and banners, however it won't show up in TWloader, could you guys help me with why it's not working?



I got it working , the forwarding is pretty nifty and awesome!

 

[Hopalongtom]

(FYI @Robz8 )
the current release will work even from just the qr code for twloader itself.
you will need to go to settings to download bootstrap, the nand side cia will download and install automatically.

However nothing related to slot1 will work because neither ntr_launcher nor any of the flashcard nds files are downloaded.
The same is true for gbarunner.

tl;dr
only bootstrap for nds games will work when using only the qr code.


that shouldn't be happening, did you do a full clean install?

Checked the log file after several uses, and it seems to be empty, nothing is using it, as well the App seems to only boot when I've freshly turned on the console.... if I try after my system being on for awhile it crashes on boot. When I do get it working, Castlevaniaawn of Sorrow works very well, except it lags heavily on room transition!

For clean install I should "delete Title And Ticket" in FBI right?

Only v1.71 of Moonshell works. Videos can't be played, though.

I've just installed that onto my 3DS SD card... alas that freezes on a white screen when attempting to run it though TWLoader off the same console.... looks like I'll have to rely on playing it off a flash cart.

 

[bakawun]

@Robz8 @umbjolt or anyone else who can compile.

I need something tested.

in this file https://github.com/Robz8/TWLoader/blob/master/twlnand-side/Makefile#L130
Change from
ndstool -c $(TARGET).nds -7 $(TARGET).arm7.elf -9 $(TARGET).arm9.elf -b icon.bmp "TWLoader;TWL-MODE app;Robz8"
to
ndstool -c $(TARGET).nds -7 $(TARGET).arm7.elf -9 $(TARGET).arm9.elf -g TWLD 2 "TWLOADER-TWL" 1 -b icon.bmp "TWLoader;TWL-MODE app;Robz8"

Then run make inside the twlnand-side folder.


Questions:
-Does ndstool give any errors?
-Does the python script run later or make_cia give any errors?
-use ndstol to print the header information and let me know what it says after "rom version"

 

[Roboman]

I have an issue when running dldi roms with TWLoader and nds bootstrap.
I have it updated to latest release; and when I load the Homebrew while holding start to disable screen stretching, the homebrew boots fine with the screens in the original resolution, but the touchscreen inputs are still scaled! This makes the screen output and the touchscreen input totally desynced and almost impossible to use.
I've only found this problem with the one dldi home brew I've tried with twloader so far: wabbitDS. Retail games don't have this issue.

TLDR:
Boot wabbitDS while holding start.
Touchscreen and screen don't line up!

 

[RocketRobz]

I've just installed that onto my 3DS SD card... alas that freezes on a white screen when attempting to run it though TWLoader off the same console.... looks like I'll have to rely on playing it off a flash cart.

Do retail games work?

 

[Garblant]

Could cheat support be added after a majority of the Ds's library is compatible with the bootstrap?

 

[RocketRobz]

Could cheat support be added after a majority of the Ds's library is compatible with the bootstrap?

No idea how to implement cheats, actually.

 

[Valery0p]

No idea how to implement cheats, actually.

Add the nitrohax engine to bootsrtap?
But before we need to map the dsi extra-unused ram...
And make pokemon games to work...
I'm dreaming I know...

 

[metroid maniac]

But before we need to map the dsi extra-unused ram...

That breaks games because of the expectation of memory mirroring.

 

[Valery0p]

That breaks games because of the expectation of memory mirroring.

Yes,I know, but ds ram was 4 Mb, dsi 16Mb.
16-4(ds)-4(mirror)=8Mb, who still...
But probably is more complex than that...hope never die...

 

[GerbilSoft]

Yes,I know, but ds ram was 4 Mb, dsi 16Mb.
16-4(ds)-4(mirror)=8Mb, who still...
But probably is more complex than that...hope never die...

There's multiple mirrors. From GBATEK:

Main RAM mapping depending on bit14-15:
  Mode         2000000h-2FFFFFFh   C000000h-CFFFFFFh   D000000h-DFFFFFFh
  4MB (0 or 1) 1st 4MB (+mirrors)  Zerofilled          Zerofilled
  16MB (2)     1st 16MB            1st 16MB (mirror)   1st 16MB (mirror)
  32MB (3)     1st 16MB            1st 16MB (mirror)   Open bus (or 2nd 16MB)

32MB mode only functions on certain DSi debugger systems. If enabled on retail, you get an open bus.

 

[metroid maniac]

Yes,I know, but ds ram was 4 Mb, dsi 16Mb.
16-4(ds)-4(mirror)=8Mb, who still...
But probably is more complex than that...hope never die...

I think you misunderstand what a memory mirror is.

 

[Valery0p]

Ok, I'm not able to understand the topic properly
So, there isn't any way to use that memory?

There's multiple mirrors. From GBATEK:

Main RAM mapping depending on bit14-15:
  Mode         2000000h-2FFFFFFh   C000000h-CFFFFFFh   D000000h-DFFFFFFh
  4MB (0 or 1) 1st 4MB (+mirrors)  Zerofilled          Zerofilled
  16MB (2)     1st 16MB            1st 16MB (mirror)   1st 16MB (mirror)
  32MB (3)     1st 16MB            1st 16MB (mirror)   Open bus (or 2nd 16MB)

32MB mode only functions on certain DSi debugger systems. If enabled on retail, you get an open bus.

Cant we use the zerofilled area in mode 0 and 1?

 

[FateForWindows]

Namco Museum won't load, saying that it cannot read the data. Any tips?

 

[RocketRobz]

Namco Museum won't load, saying that it cannot read the data. Any tips?

Set a donor rom.