Homebrew [DS(i)/3DS] TWiLight Menu++ - GUI for DS(i) games, and DS(i) Menu replacement

[RocketRobz]

What do you mean? So I can just put the TWiLight Menu on that 2GB card in the Slot-2 Supercard SD flashcart?

Correct! TWiLight Menu++ can be run fine from the SD card, save for some compatibility issues for DS games larger than 32MB.
You'll need to manually patch the "boot.nds" file with the SuperCard MiniSD DLDI driver first.

 

[r1vver]

You'll need to manually patch the "boot.nds" file with the SuperCard MiniSD DLDI driver first.

It's files scsd.dldi or scsd_moon.dldi from DS-Homebrew / DLDI repository, right? Btw, file scsd2.dldi there is what for (no info in README.md about it)?

 

[RocketRobz]

It's files scsd.dldi or scsd_moon.dldi from DS-Homebrew / DLDI repository, right? Btw, file scsd2.dldi there is what for (no info in README.md about it)?

Judging by the filenames, "scsd.dldi" is the normal DLDI, and "scsd_moon.dldi" is from Moonshell.
If the first one doesn't work, then try the other.

 

[N7Kopper]

I know I'm probably missing something stupid, but this is annoying me. I've already tried reinstalling and also downgrading TWiLight Menu and nds-bootstrap to fix this, but to no avail. After I updated from my 3DS' SD to my flashcart's, my flashcart's installation froze on a white screen. I've had these updates go wrong before, but this is the first time a reinstallation didn't fix it.

When I tried booting it directly in NTR mode, it guru meditation'd all over my screen. Included are the error codes and my flashcart (it's not the kind with a bootNTR switch inside, it's a bit older than those models)

For the record, my 3DS installation works just fine. (But I need the flashcart installation to load games off of my flashcart, so...)

 

[RocketRobz]

I know I'm probably missing something stupid, but this is annoying me. I've already tried reinstalling and also downgrading TWiLight Menu and nds-bootstrap to fix this, but to no avail. After I updated from my 3DS' SD to my flashcart's, my flashcart's installation froze on a white screen. I've had these updates go wrong before, but this is the first time a reinstallation didn't fix it.

When I tried booting it directly in NTR mode, it guru meditation'd all over my screen. Included are the error codes and my flashcart (it's not the kind with a bootNTR switch inside, it's a bit older than those models)

For the record, my 3DS installation works just fine. (But I need the flashcart installation to load games off of my flashcart, so...)

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Try uninstalling TWiLight Menu++ from both the flashcard and console SD cards:
https://wiki.ds-homebrew.com/twilightmenu/uninstalling-3ds
https://wiki.ds-homebrew.com/twilightmenu/uninstalling-ds

After doing so, install TWiLight Menu++ again on your 3DS:
https://wiki.ds-homebrew.com/twilightmenu/installing-3ds

If the issue persists, then idk what else to do.

 

[Ichisuke]

I've installed twilight on a DSi XL. There are preinstalled titles, like brain age and others. Is there a way to set the preinstalled and titles on the twilight menu? It only display titles from the SD... So that I can launch those games too from twilight menu too.

 

[MrThree]

Next TWiLight Menu++ version will bundle v0.9.0.

Nice, thanks! How about update gameyob(GameBoy/Color) emulator too? https://github.com/Drenn1/GameYob

 

[NightScript]

Nice, thanks! How about update gameyob(GameBoy/Color) emulator too? https://github.com/Drenn1/GameYob

Last released version was on Feb 4, 2017. Pretty sure we're up to date.

 

[RocketRobz]

I've installed twilight on a DSi XL. There are preinstalled titles, like brain age and others. Is there a way to set the preinstalled and titles on the twilight menu? It only display titles from the SD... So that I can launch those games too from twilight menu too.

You need to dump those titles to the SD card in order to launch them: https://dsi.cfw.guide/dsiware-backups.html

 

[totakeke95]

Is there no solution for Blue Dragon Awakened Shadow not to crash when in TWL mode? At NTR speed it works fine but on TWL after a while it freezes and the game sound keeps playing. The weird thing is that I can get back to the TWL menu using the buttons combination even though the game is freezed. I don't think it's the rom because I checked the hash in the database and it matches so I have no idea why it freezes on TWL speed.

 

[RocketRobz]

Is there no solution for Blue Dragon Awakened Shadow not to crash when in TWL mode? At NTR speed it works fine but on TWL after a while it freezes and the game sound keeps playing. The weird thing is that I can get back to the TWL menu using the buttons combination even though the game is freezed. I don't think it's the rom because I checked the hash in the database and it matches so I have no idea why it freezes on TWL speed.

Sounds like the game just doesn't work properly with TWL clock speed. You'll have to run it with NTR speed.

 

[totakeke95]

I did more tests and this time I changed the ndsbootstrap release to nightly and after playing for 1 hour or so it didn't freeze. So maybe the problem is the release version of ndsbootstrap?

I've configured this settings for Blue Dragon Awakened Shadow in case someone else wants to try it.

-Mode: DS
-Speed: 133 TWL
-VRAM: Mode DS
-DMA: off
-Async: off
-ndsbootsstrap: Nightly

 

[RocketRobz]

I did more tests and this time I changed the ndsbootstrap release to nightly and after playing for 1 hour or so it didn't freeze. So maybe the problem is the release version of ndsbootstrap?

I've configured this settings for Blue Dragon Awakened Shadow in case someone else wants to try it.

-Mode: DS
-Speed: 133 TWL
-VRAM: Mode DS
-DMA: off
-Async: off
-ndsbootsstrap: Nightly

Did you update the nds-bootstrap nightly as well?

 

[totakeke95]

I'm using the latest version of Twilight Menu, I guess it's already updated.

 

[RocketRobz]

I'm using the latest version of Twilight Menu, I guess it's already updated.

I said nds-bootstrap nightly build, not TWiLight Menu++ release build.

 

[totakeke95]

I said nds-bootstrap nightly build, not TWiLight Menu++ release build.

I haven't updated anything, I just changed the release to nightly in the individual settings menu and that's what I did.

 

[RocketRobz]

I haven't updated anything, I just changed the release to nightly in the individual settings menu and that's what I did.

That makes no sense then, because usually each TWiLight Menu++ release bundles both the nds-bootstrap release and nightly builds as the same one.

 

[totakeke95]

That makes no sense then, because usually each TWiLight Menu++ release bundles both the nds-bootstrap release and nightly builds as the same one.

I think you have not understood me or maybe I have explained myself badly, if so I'm sorry. I know that the twilight menu includes the nightly build, I've looked at my files on the SD and the nightly version is from December 5, I don't know if it's the most recent, I would say yes. All I did was change the options like I said. I had a similar problem a while back with another game, Suikoden Tierkreis. I was often getting random black screens so I asked here and their response was to change the ndsbootstrap release to nightly and that fixed it. I don't know if this case is similar. Maybe it has nothing to do with ndsbootstrap or this game can only run in DS mode as you said and setting it to DS mode with speed 133mhz makes it not to freeze but I'm not entirely sure.

 

[RocketRobz]

I think you have not understood me or maybe I have explained myself badly, if so I'm sorry. I know that the twilight menu includes the nightly build, I've looked at my files on the SD and the nightly version is from December 5, I don't know if it's the most recent, I would say yes. All I did was change the options like I said. I had a similar problem a while back with another game, Suikoden Tierkreis. I was often getting random black screens so I asked here and their response was to change the ndsbootstrap release to nightly and that fixed it. I don't know if this case is similar. Maybe it has nothing to do with ndsbootstrap or this game can only run in DS mode as you said and setting it to DS mode with speed 133mhz makes it not to freeze but I'm not entirely sure.

You have not previously mentioned that the nightly build is from December 5th.
If this is true, and the release build date is earlier, then this confirms the nightly has indeed fixed that issue (and possibly more).

If you didn't use Universal-Updater to update the nds-bootstrap nightly though, how did you update it?
Because the latest TWLMenu++ does not include the December 5th nds-bootstrap nightly build.
Did you get the nightly from the TWLBot repo?

 

[totakeke95]

You have not previously mentioned that the nightly build is from December 5th.
If this is true, and the release build date is earlier, then this confirms the nightly has indeed fixed that issue (and possibly more).

If you didn't use Universal-Updater to update the nds-bootstrap nightly though, how did you update it?
Because the latest TWLMenu++ does not include the December 5th nds-bootstrap nightly build.
Did you get the nightly from the TWLBot repo?

Im not using a 3DS, but a DSi. This morning I checked the Nintendo DS wiki and that's where I downloaded the latest version of nightly and then replaced it on my SD. Well I guess that's all said, the game actually works at TWL speed but for some reason or release issue of ndsbootstrap it doesn't work.