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]

Yeah, got a new ROM and I still have the same issue

Is your SD card using 32kb cluster size?

 

[StiflingHat9897]

Is your SD card using 32kb cluster size?

Don't know. This is literally the only game that I can't get to work when it should

 

[RocketRobz]

Don't know. This is literally the only game that I can't get to work when it should

How long is the loading on the other games?

 

[StiflingHat9897]

How long is the loading on the other games?

Fairly quick actually.

 

[mariogamer]

Have a question... Does antipiracy like game work?

 

[Deleted member 414991]

Have a question... Does antipiracy like game work?

Reword your question, it's confusing.

 

[RocketRobz]

Have a question... Does antipiracy like game work?

Yes, though they'll need manual patches in the ROM for it to avoid the AP measures.

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Reword your question, it's confusing.

The user means games with anti-piracy measures.

 

[dubbz82]

I take it additional measures to counteract the anti-piracy measures are on the "to do" list (presumably after it's a bit more stable)?

 

[RocketRobz]

I take it additional measures to counteract the anti-piracy measures are on the "to do" list (presumably after it's a bit more stable)?

Probably not. It's better to just patch the ROMs manually than adding patches in bootstrap, due to the patches being unique for every game.

 

[mariogamer]

Probably not. It's better to just patch the ROMs manually than adding patches in bootstrap, due to the patches being unique for every game.

How does flashcard handle hem?

What kind of patch would do it? (The non-unique base of the patche)

 

[dubbz82]

Flash carts typically handle it within the flash cart firmware itself. Some of the older ones required AP patches for some of the later games, after firmware updates stopped popping up for them.

 

[Antonio2311]

it worked, now i can play all that games, because i set mkds as donor rom

 

[Garblant]

*Standard comment asking about the bootstrap's progress*

 

[Billy Acuña]

*Standard comment asking about the bootstrap's progress*

They are currently working on dsi stuff, but new bootstrap's stuff will going into async's branch.

 

[RocketRobz]

They are currently working on dsi stuff, but new bootstrap's stuff will going into async's branch.

Well, it may or may not go into async's branch, depending on how good that works.

 

[dubbz82]

*Standard comment asking about the bootstrap's progress*

*standard reply stating that updates will be posted as progress is made*

 

[nl255]

They are currently working on dsi stuff, but new bootstrap's stuff will going into async's branch.

You mean the dsi DMA stuff?

 

[Billy Acuña]

You mean the dsi DMA stuff?

Nope, I mean RocketLauncher and HiyaCFW.

 

[Sylargaf]

Hmmm, I can't for the life of me get anything to work. I'll either get stuck on the white screen for a while, or go to a blank black screen for a while too.

 

[RocketRobz]

Hmmm, I can't for the life of me get anything to work. I'll either get stuck on the white screen for a while, or go to a blank black screen for a while too.

Is your SD card formatted to FAT32 with 32kb cluster/allocation size?