Hacking Updated DSTwo.nds for BAGPlug & iMenu & future Menus

[BassAceGold]

Took some time today to update the core loader behind these menus.

Change log (v20-03-2013):

-Optimized binary size
-Improved plugin argument handling
-Homebrew exit to menu now supported*

*A copy of DSTwo.nds must be located on the the root of the card for homebrew exit to work. Tested using nesDS 1.3.

More information + download here.

 

[2ndApex]

Glad Homebrew Reset is finally working but is NeoDS (newest ARG compatible version) giving white screens to anyone else?

 

[BassAceGold]

Glad Homebrew Reset is finally working but is NeoDS (newest ARG compatible version) giving white screens to anyone else?

Did it previously work with the old DSTwo.nds?

 

[2ndApex]

Did it previously work with the old DSTwo.nds?

Just tested it out again to make sure. Indeed it does.

 

[VatoLoco]

Thanks for the update BassAce, i really like the HB soft-reset

Glad Homebrew Reset is finally working but is NeoDS (newest ARG compatible version) giving white screens to anyone else?

i have the same issue when trying to direct boot a NeoGeo game with DSiXL or 3ds .
What's really weird is that it works on my DSL.

edit: did some digging around and testing on my card. I noticed that the NeoDS moonshell version accesses the extlink.dat file in the moonshl2 folder when you direct boot a game with BAGPlug.
Too bad the NeoDS mod doesnt use args instead of extlink.

 

[Mikesahhh]

This is so awesome loving the homebrew to menu reset!

 

[VatoLoco]

Nice! The new loader works for returning to BAGPlug from Moonshell2 (the old version would take you back to EOS). Just rename the DSTwo.nds to DSI2.nds and put it in the moonshl2/resetmse folder.

 

[BPSpike]

Does this work with the DSTwo EOS as well, or it's just for custom menus like BAGPlug, iMenu & etc?

 

[BassAceGold]

Does this work with the DSTwo EOS as well, or it's just for custom menus like BAGPlug, iMenu & etc?

Just for custom menus. EOS has its own built in loader for running homebrew.

 

[geekboy1011]

Bass Does this support multiple boot choices like spinal_cords version does?
He has a setup where if you hold L+R on boot you get a menu to choose which menu to boot or set as default

[boot_settings]
 
file = /_imenu/dstwo.plg
 
opt1 = /_imenu/dstwo.plg
name1 = iMenu
 
opt2 = /_bagui/dstwo.plg
name2 = BAGUI
 
opt3 =
name3 = -
 
opt4 = /moonshl2/moonshl2.nds
name4 = Moonshell 2
 
opt5 = /_dstwo/_dstwo.nds
name5 = DSTwo Plugin Menu
 
opt6 =
name6 =
 
opt7 =
name7 =
 
opt8 =
name8 =
 
opt9 =
name9 =
 
opt10 =
name10 =

The boot.ini was formatted as such. I found it quite useful when I kept breaking stuff or was trying something new and didn't have a chance to fix it when it broke and I was on the go

 

[BassAceGold]

Bass Does this support multiple boot choices like spinal_cords version does?

It does not have a multi-boot menu. I'll look into it though, when I have the time.

 

[geekboy1011]

Thank you very much it was the main reason I switched to spinals version ^^

 

[BruceBaldock]

The Homebrew soft Reset works great with nesDS
and works with gameyob before you have selected a game but if you have loaded a game and then try to soft reset it will give you a Guru Meditation Error
and if used with lameboy it doesnt do anything
and also does nothing with DSJenesis

 

[BassAceGold]

The Homebrew soft Reset works great with nesDS
and works with gameyob before you have selected a game but if you have loaded a game and then try to soft reset it will give you a Guru Meditation Error
and if used with lameboy it doesnt do anything
and also does nothing with DSJenesis

Homebrew exit to menu is something programmers need to add to their programs themselves. It's not a soft reset in the sense that it patches in an exit routine complete with key combination, but rather exits when the homebrew being run calls for it to do so. All this loader does is install a bootstub in the ram which is executed when the exit() function is called, following what Homebrew Menu does.

So basically, any homebrew relatively old won't have an exit to menu feature; they will need to be updated.