nds-bootstrap:

Thanks to the work of ahezard, Gericom, Apache, Robz8, _catcatcat, and shutterbug2000 and other contributors, we can now load NDS games from the SD card, without any flashcard/SLOT-1 card.

Don't expect high compatibility, but do expect many, many updates.

Compatibility listing:
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1LRTkXOUXraTMjg1eedz_f7b5jiuyMv2x6e_jY_nyHSc/edit#gid=0

The official Discord server for nds-bootstrap:
https://discordapp.com/invite/7bxTQfZ

The thread for the recommended loader (by Robz8):
https://gbatemp.net/threads/twloader-ctr-mode-nds-app.448375/

SRLoader for softmodded DSis (by Robz8):
https://gbatemp.net/threads/srloader-nds-app-for-dsi.472200/

If you're more of a forwarder person:
https://gbatemp.net/threads/nds-forwarder-cias-for-your-home-menu.426174/

Link to the releases page:
https://github.com/ahezard/nds-bootstrap/releases

Anti-Piracy patch list by Robz8
https://gbatemp.net/threads/ap-patch-preservation.477536/

Also, thank you to our testers:
Historian
JoshuaDoes
thejsa
Alerdy
PokeAcer

Spoiler: Videos

Also, a video thanks to Robz8:


And another thanks to Alerdy:

 

[Soulsilve2010]

Isn't work on this resuming this month?I head awhile ago April was the month.Good luck.

 

[RocketRobz]

Isn't work on this resuming this month?I head awhile ago April was the month.Good luck.

Could be April or May.

Likely when summer arrives, work on nds-bootstrap will definitely resume.

 

[NightScript]

Could be April or May.

Likely if summer arrives, work on nds-bootstrap will definitely resume.

if summer arrives.

lol. There is no way what-so-ever that summer can't happen. You should say when summer arives...

 

[RocketRobz]

lol. There is no way what-so-ever that summer can't happen. You should say when summer arives...

Fixed. Post is now edited.

 

[Apache Thunder]

lol. There is no way what-so-ever that summer can't happen. You should say when summer arives...

Well you know with how world politics are going right now, we could end up in nuclear winter...So in a way Summer coming might not be a 100% certainty.

 

[NightScript]

Well you know with how world politics are going right now, we could end up in nuclear winter...So in a way Summer coming might not be a 100% certainty.

Oh.

I'm not that much into world politics, especially if its GameFAQ's...

 

[Apache Thunder]

Yeah perhaps it's best you aren't in the know. Sometimes ignorance is bliss. Plus I don't want to get too political anyways and I myself believe s***t won't hit the fan that quickly. Besides the point is, Summer is a 100% certainty that it will come. Only a world ending/cataclysmic event could "cancel" Summer coming.

 

[fmkid]

development moved forward to get commercial Roms working and Homebrew kinda took a back seat.

Oh... Just what I supposed. That's a pity!

Thanks anyway, pal

 

[asialsky]

So I was hoping to run:
vgh (Video Game Hero)
Aperture Science DS
Sonic CD DS

What's the best older bootloader version for homebrew?

 

[RocketRobz]

So I was hoping to run:
vgh (Video Game Hero)
Aperture Science DS
Sonic CD DS

What's the best older bootloader version for homebrew?

The version that came before retail rom loading.

 

[TimX24968B]

Well you know with how world politics are going right now, we could end up in nuclear winter...So in a way Summer coming might not be a 100% certainty.

honestly, I wouldn't be too mad if we had winter instead of summer...

 

[HashCache]

Im having issues with kirby super stars ultra, i select set as donor rom and start it but it still says that it cant read the data and to remove the cart and reboot... on the list it says that if you set it as donor it will work :/

think you can give me some guidance? ;p

 

[RocketRobz]

Im having issues with kirby super stars ultra, i select set as donor rom and start it but it still says that it cant read the data and to remove the cart and reboot... on the list it says that if you set it as donor it will work :/

think you can give me some guidance? ;p

You set Mario Kart DS as donor ROM, not the game you're running, lol.

 

[HashCache]

You set Mario Kart DS as donor ROM, not the game you're running, lol.

ohhh ok thanks!

(another question: can i just get any mkds rom or is there like a specific sp00py h4xed version u have lol)

 

[RocketRobz]

ohhh ok thanks!

(another question: can i just get any mkds rom or is there like a specific sp00py h4xed version u have lol)

A clean MKDS ROM will work.

 

[Roboman]

A clean MKDS ROM will work.

How feasible would it be to develop a homebrew "donor rom", or, more specifically, a homebrew arm 7 binary specifically optimized to work the best with nds bootstrap?
It would have two main advantages. The first being it isn't counted as warez, so it can be bundled and linked to freely. The second would be potential optimizations specifically for bootstrap.

 

[TinchoX]

How feasible would it be to develop a homebrew "donor rom", or, more specifically, a homebrew arm 7 binary specifically optimized to work the best with nds bootstrap?
It would have two main advantages. The first being it isn't counted as warez, so it can be bundled and linked to freely. The second would be potential optimizations specifically for bootstrap.

That'd be great actually.

 

[metroid maniac]

How feasible would it be to develop a homebrew "donor rom", or, more specifically, a homebrew arm 7 binary specifically optimized to work the best with nds bootstrap?
It would have two main advantages. The first being it isn't counted as warez, so it can be bundled and linked to freely. The second would be potential optimizations specifically for bootstrap.

The ARM7 binary provides an ABI for touch screen inputs, mic input, sound output, wireless comunication, RTC and probably more I'm forgetting about.
You can't reimplement all that.

 

[Makore]

Two months... any news about ahezard or devs? xd

 

[RocketRobz]

Two months... any news about ahezard or devs? xd

Nothing.