Homebrew [Discontinued] TWLoader - CTR-mode NDS app

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Check the FAQs.

If you're talking about this, i honestly don't understand what to do (The SRAM-Patched part). And I thought GBARunner2 was some sort of game by the name (like line runner)

Q: How do I use GBARunner2?
A: Put your SRAM-patched GBA ROM in the SD root as "runner.gba" and put the BIOS in the SD root as "bios.bin". Then press SELECT in the SD game list.
To SRAM-patch your ROM, use GBATA.
 
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If you're talking about this, i honestly don't understand what to do (The SRAM-Patched part). And I thought GBARunner2 was some sort of game by the name (like line runner)
gba runnner is a somewhat a emulator for gba games. you must find the bios yourself, and you must get your own gba game dump, and then yes that application he linked and patch sram

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The GBA BIOS screen isn't even showing?
so how do I fix this? Im going to link a video showing the issue.
 

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New UI feature that was just merged in for the next version: Slot-1 icon and banner text.

In non-forwarder (nds-bootstrap) mode, you can launch the Slot-1 cartridge with DSi clock and VRAM boost. Previously, this showed a generic icon and "Slot-1 cart (NTR carts only)". Now, it shows the actual icon from the cartridge as well as the banner text.

TODO: There is support for showing a different cartridge image for DSi-exclusive titles (they have a white cartridge), but I suck at image editing, so I haven't done it yet.

Also: I tried starting my System Flaw cartridge via the Slot-1 loader, and it claims the system isn't a DSi. I'm guessing NTR Launcher doesn't support DSi-enhanced/only cartridges correctly.
 
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gba runnner is a somewhat a emulator for gba games. you must find the bios yourself, and you must get your own gba game dump, and then yes that application he linked and patch sram

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so how do I fix this? Im going to link a video showing the issue.


Thanks, is this using the GBA Emulator based off...if i remeber the name card, R4 or using the GBA Emulation on the 3DS Itself.
 

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Also: I tried starting my System Flaw cartridge via the Slot-1 loader, and it claims the system isn't a DSi. I'm guessing NTR Launcher doesn't support DSi-enhanced/only cartridges correctly.
Yeah, so TWLoader has to launch the DSi-enhanced/only cartridges directly instead of NTR_Launcher.
so how do I fix this? Im going to link a video showing the issue.
ROM compatibility isn't good yet.
 

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Yeah, so TWLoader has to launch the DSi-enhanced/only cartridges directly instead of NTR_Launcher.
I looked at what it would take to get DSi launching working. Load ARM9i/ARM7i binaries in addition to ARM9/ARM7, and decrypt them (they use some AES crypto), and probably some other stuff. Way too much for me to take on right now. :X (It's all documented in GBATEK, though.)

Launching DSi-only titles directly would probably be a good idea. NTR Launcher provides no benefit for them aside from the boot screen.

For DSi-enhanced titles, CPU clock is already set. The two major things not available without full DSi support are WPA2 and cameras. (Also the DSP, but I don't think anything made use of the DSP other than DSi Sound.)
 
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I looked at what it would take to get DSi launching working. Load ARM9i/ARM7i binaries in addition to ARM9/ARM7, and decrypt them (they use some AES crypto), and probably some other stuff. Way too much for me to take on right now. :X (It's all documented in GBATEK, though.)

Launching DSi-only titles directly would probably be a good idea. NTR Launcher provides no benefit for them aside from the boot screen.

For DSi-enhanced titles, CPU clock is already set. The two major things not available without full DSi support are WPA2 and cameras. (Also the DSP, but I don't think anything made use of the DSP other than DSi Sound.)
What about getting dsi games to work with nitro hax the ntr launcher uses that as a base
 
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What about getting dsi games to work with nitro hax the ntr launcher uses that as a base
Same code, same issue. Need to implement command 0x3D, read the DSi secure area, and decrypt the arm9i/arm7i binaries, plus any other DSi-specific initialization.

Decrypt9WIP has some of this for dumping DSi cartridges, so it should be doable. It just takes effort. (That, and most of the DSi-only titles aren't that great, anyway. I have a copy of System FLAW, and it's basically Face Raiders, but worse.)
 
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Same code, same issue. Need to implement command 0x3D, read the DSi secure area, and decrypt the arm9i/arm7i binaries, plus any other DSi-specific initialization.

Decrypt9WIP has some of this for dumping DSi cartridges, so it should be doable. It just takes effort. (That, and most of the DSi-only titles aren't that great, anyway. I have a copy of System FLAW, and it's basically Face Raiders, but worse.)
There's Pokemon black and white and Pokemon black and white 2 and i want to be able to patch them to play online again with them.
 
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YSMenu dislikes some flashcards, so it bricks them for some reason.
Is there a way to unbrick flashcards bricked by YSMenu?
Same question, sorry if is OT. What type of brick is this? Maybe the firmware update flasher can be useful?
...I remember someone converting a flasher-like homebrew in a 3ds installable format, but I can't find anything...
Anyway, you should add a more evident warning about this possibility.
 

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Edit: I've been trying to compile TWLoader, but bannertool appears to not be working properly. It keeps saying that it cannot make or load buildtools/make_base when I try running the makefile. How could I fix this error?
 
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Is there any way to make GbaRunner2 to run GBA games in original res instead of DS res? Causes issues in a lot of games like Puyo Pop.
 
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