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:

 

[RocketRobz]

Thanks, question number 2: do saves work yet, or is that still WIP? I remember that back in late December/early January, we needed to wait a month or something.

Saves have been working since last month.

 

[Makore]

Thanks, question number 2: do saves work yet, or is that still WIP? I remember that back in late December/early January, we needed to wait a month or something.

Save works since many releases.

 

[bakawun]

Compatibility report:
PuyoPuyo7 works with donor rom. loading is slower obviously but when you make a puyo the game slows down during the animation

PuyoPuyo 15th anniversary works with donor rom, loading is a bit longer, but during gameplay i did not notice any unlike with 7

 

[Nerdtendo]

When updates are available, will they be posted in this thread or should I just constantly check the updater?

 

[metroid maniac]

When updates are available, will they be posted in this thread or should I just constantly check the updater?

Check the github releases page.

 

[shutterbug2000]

I made a public discord if you wish to join: https://discord.gg/7bxTQfZ

 

[RocketRobz]

https://github.com/ahezard/nds-bootstrap/releases/tag/V0.4.1

This release does not bring major improvement but uses the latest devKitARM r46 / libnds 1.6.2 and the code have been cleaned up in order to allow a better maintainability in the future.

TWLoader needs to be updated in order to run this.

Important : Lock ARM9 SCFG_EXT option have to be disabled.

 

[Makore]

https://github.com/ahezard/nds-bootstrap/releases/tag/V0.4.1

This release does not bring major improvement but uses the latest devKitARM r46 / libnds 1.6.2 and the code have been cleaned up in order to allow a better maintainability in the future.

TWLoader needs to be updated in order to run this.

Important : Lock ARM9 SCFG_EXT option have to be disabled.

So, this release has not increase the compatibility list?

 

[RocketRobz]

So, this release has not increase the compatibility list?

Nope. Compatibility has not been increased.

 

[Valery0p]

Aren't you still using ahezard libnds for some functions? Or now it is completely independent?

 

[Valery0p]

Double post, thanks lag.

 

[Fatalanus]

Sometimes cleaning is necessary. Thanks for your hard work, guys. I'm gonna wait few more months to try the beast, because... My free time is still at 0. -__-'

 

[TinchoX]

Sometimes cleaning is necessary. Thanks for your hard work, guys. I'm gonna wait few more months to try the beast, because... My free time is still at 0. -__-'

Yup, sadly all we can do now... is wait.

 

[seseiSeki]

"Sadly"? Be happy that you are able to wait for this and someone is doing all this for free.

(Well, that caused way more commotion than Ⅰ thought.)

 

[TimX24968B]

I made a public discord if you wish to join: https://discord.gg/7bxTQfZ

can you add the compatibility list to the first post so that it gets seen more often and can be updated more often?

 

[Joom]

Guess I'm joining the white screen party. After updating nothing will load from the SD. I got SM64 to load once, and it never worked again.

 

[RocketRobz]

Guess I'm joining the white screen party. After updating nothing will load from the SD. I got SM64 to load once, and it never worked again.

Did you update the bootstraps in TWLoader, including reinstalling the TWLNAND side?

 

[Joom]

Did you update the bootstraps in TWLoader, including reinstalling the TWLNAND side?

I did update the side CIA, but I didn't manually update the bootstraps (used the in-app updater, so I figured it wouldn't matter). I'll give that a shot right now.

Edit: Cool, that seems to have done the trick.

 

[TinchoX]

"Sadly"? Be happy that you are able to wait for this and someone is doing all this for free.

Please, refrain from posting this kind of hateful comments toward people that actually know what we mean by what we say

 

[DarkenedMatter]

"Sadly"? Be happy that you are able to wait for this and someone is doing all this for free.

Watch out, we got a white knight.

 

[dubbz82]

Watch out, we got a white knight.

Or simply someone that appreciates the amount of work that goes into building out something like this...