Homebrew [Discontinued] TWLoader - CTR-mode NDS app

[WeedZ]

I seriously wish people would stop expecting mainline Pokemon games to work right now. Of course it sucks. This entire project is derived from reverse engineering an NDS homebrew product. Plus, HH and SS are also both DSi enhanced titles. Compatibility for any of these is going to take a while.

Am i the only one that thought the ds era of pokemon games sucked ass?

 

[bakawun]

@GerbilSoft , @Robz8 , @ahezard ,

Could you guys look into creating a test for figuring out the max read and write speeds the SD controller is capable of?
Questions i have are:
1. how do read speeds affect games (SD cards can be anywhere from kb/s to 160mb/s)
2. how do write speeds affect games (i know that pokemon black/white fail on flashcards with too low write speeds)
3. how do iops speeds affect games (there is a new rating system for iops but i don't think any cards carry it yet)
4. how do formatting options affect games (partition size, cluster size, etc...)

Please note that i do realize that the arm6 cpu thing is a huge bottleneck here.

 

[Joom]

Am i the only one that thought the ds era of pokemon games sucked ass?

You're not. I skipped that entire generation entirely (save for HH due to nostalgia derived from Gold being one of my first Gameboy games).

 

[djricekcn]

thanks everyone, i got it to show up, but now i get an error after stuff gets loaded? it takes me back to the homescreen and i get "An error has occurred, forcing the software to close. The system will now restart.

 

[OctoNezd]

thanks everyone, i got it to show up, but now i get an error after stuff gets loaded? it takes me back to the homescreen and i get "An error has occurred, forcing the software to close. The system will now restart.

You forgot to install TWLNAND side cia

 

[angelhp]

Add games not run in dstwo !!
I get white screens
....
Now i cant select any game on flashcard =(
I delete inis in flashcard sd folder

 

[OctoNezd]

Mario kart shows white screen, gbarunner shows glitched screen w/ folders

 

[djricekcn]

You forgot to install TWLNAND side cia

I did install that, if it's the one in the directory called "_nds/twloader/cia/"

If it is this, then I don't know how to install on sys and emu nand maybe...I dont even know if i'm on sys or emu nand. I'm installing CIAs through FBI.

 

[OctoNezd]

I did install that, if it's the one in the directory called "_nds/twloader/cia/"

If it is this, then I don't know how to install on sys and emu nand maybe...I dont even know if i'm on sys or emu nand. I'm installing CIAs through FBI.

Which FBI version?

 

[djricekcn]

Which FBI version?

2.4.7

 

[OctoNezd]

2.4.7

It should install in right place automatically. Do you use emunand?

 

[djricekcn]

It should install in right place automatically. Do you use emunand?

again, i dont' know if i'm on sys or emu nand. I don't know how you can tell with the luma3ds, does anyone know how? and if it matters, i did the fbi install with holding down L button on boot and without

 

[OctoNezd]

Suddendly, SM64 worked just fine, but load times...

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So why other roms like mkds, electroplankton doesnt work for me?

 

[W4T4R1]

again, i dont' know if i'm on sys or emu nand. I don't know how you can tell with the luma3ds, does anyone know how?

Start your 3DS by pressing down SELECT to bring up Luma setting screen and check option "Show NAND or user string in System Settings".
Then simply open Settings and you will see Sys or Emu before the firmware

 

[umbjolt]

People, please READ THE WIKI.

Almost every question is solved there --> https://github.com/Robz8/TWLoader/wiki

 

[mcmn]

After updating to the latest release TWLoader shows no box art, no banner art and not even the game titles (just "No info"). On boot, it tries to fetch art for all games, however there was no art missing.

I can still launch and play games.

 

[angelhp]

After updating to the latest release TWLoader shows no box art, no banner art and not even the game titles (just "No info"). On boot, it tries to fetch art for all games, however there was no art missing.

I can still launch and play games.

Same for me and
when i use add games i get white screens

 

[bakawun]

I need some help to set this up correctly without bricking my flashcard.

So i have a clone card called "R4i Revolution for DS" from the site r4i.ndsi.in.
The website no longer provides kernel updates so instead I found out that the GEi/R4i version of Retrogamefan's ysmenu works for my card.

I have copied over the flashcard SD parts of the new twloader release that supports creating ini files directly from the flashcard.
However when i try to do so i get a white screen.

Now i assume i need to add the file from DS game forward pack but i don't know which files to use as my card is different from the ones listed.

What should i do?

 

[PegLegs]

You're not. I skipped that entire generation entirely (save for HH due to nostalgia derived from Gold being one of my first Gameboy games).

Same, I have not played Black/White nor their sequels, just didn't appeal to me

 

[Favna]

Using "add games" on 2.4.1 causes the 3DS to go to the power off screen and no ini is created. Here is my settings.ini and log.ini. I ensured /roms/flashcard/nds was empty prior to attempting by doing a "clean install"

[FRONTEND]
COLOR = 0
TOP_BORDER = 1
TOP_LAYOUT = 0
COUNTER = 1
GAMELOC_SWITCH = 1
AUTOUPDATE = 0
MENU_COLOR = 0
SHOW_FILENAME = 1
CUSTOM_BOTTOM = 0
AUTODOWNLOAD = 0

[TWL-MODE]
RAINBOW_LED = 0
TWL_CLOCK = 1
BOOT_ANIMATION = 1
HEALTH&SAFETY_MSG = 1
LAUNCH_SLOT1 = 0
RESET_SLOT1 = 1
DEBUG = -1
FORWARDER = 1
FLASHCARD = 2
TWL_VRAM = 1
SLOT1_KEEPSD = 1
GBARUNNER = 0

************** Log file created at 12:24 **************
Method: <Main.Font loading> :
        Message:<Fonts load correctly>
Method: <Main.Verfile (ROMFS)> :
        Message: <Successful reading ver from ROMFS>     Additional info:<Ver. 2.4.1   >
Method: <Main.LoadSettings> :
        Message:<Settings load successfully>
Method: <LoadColor()> :
        Message:<Colors load successfully>
Method: <LoadMenuColor()> :
        Message:<Menu color load successfully>
Method: <Main.sf2d_textures> :
        Message:<Textures load successfully>
Method: <Main.dspfirm> :
        Message:<DSP Firm found!>
Method: <Main.music> :
        Message:<Custom music file found!>
Method: <WifiStatus> :
        Message: <Internet connetion active found>     Additional info:<12:24>
Method: <Main.downloadBoxArt> :
        Message:<Checking box art (SD Card).>
Method: <Main.downloadBoxArt> :
        Message:<Checking box art (Flashcard).>
Method: <Main.downloadBoxArt> :
        Message:<Box arts downloaded correctly>
Method: <Main.applaunchprep> :
        Message:<Switching to NTR/TWL-mode>
Method: <TWL.Main.BootSplashInit> :
        Message:<Boot splash played>
Method: <TWL.Main> :
        Message:<ARM9 CPU Speed set to 133mhz(TWL)>
Method: <TWL.Main> :
        Message:<VRAM boost on>

EDIT: Putting ini files manually results in the following

• All roms just say "no info"
• Bnricons are not loaded from "/_nds/twloader/bnricons/flashcard" and they are all "?"
• Box arts are claimed to be downloaded on launch but there is nothing at all in "/_nds/twloader/boxart/flashcard"
• Games do run on launching them

I have a R4i Gold RTS so I'm using that type of flashcard as seen in settings ini above.

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On a side note, there is a typo in the FAQ. The second listing says DPS instead of DSP.