Homebrew [Discontinued] TWLoader - CTR-mode NDS app

[Apache Thunder]

Yeah if there is no real difference I'm curious as to why WinterMute has new hbmenu booting in enhanced mode instead of exclusive mode....Maybe he knows something we don't or just randomly decided to use enhanced mode for no perticuler reason. Though that's non standard. Games with SD/NAND access are all DSi Exclusive titles. There has never been a DSi Enhanced game that runs on NAND or has access to nand from slot-1 (though technically possible with the right settings in the header, game companies either didn't or wasn't allowed to do it)

Maybe enhanced mode handles legacy NTR stuff differently, but I never really noticed a difference. I guess we won't know till we attempt to boot a DSi Enhanced game in exclusive mode...

 

[RocketRobz]

Yes a few actually:

1. Could you provide unofficial builds for twloader like you do for bootstrap?

2. Can you make a flashcard side package for my cart, its a hybrid between acecard rpg and r4, retrogamefan has a special version for it in his multi cart update, its called GalaxyEagle/R4Ultra

1. I'll probably do it if some others ask the same question.
2. Can you launch the card itself in TWLoader? If it works, send me the card's firmware/kernel zip package.

 

[bakawun]

1. I'll probably do it if some others ask the same question.
2. Can you launch the card itself in TWLoader? If it works, send me the card's firmware/kernel zip package.

The card boots properly from twloader, home and ntr launcher.
I don't have the firmware, and the site had been down for ages, but i can send you the kernel

Do you want original or retrogamefans? (i am using the latter as direct boot)

 

[RocketRobz]

The card boots properly from twloader, home and ntr launcher.
I don't have the firmware, and the site had been down for ages, but i can send you the kernel

Do you want original or retrogamefans? (i am using the latter as direct boot)

I found RetroGameFan's. I'll use that.

 

[bakawun]

I found RetroGameFan's. I'll use that.

Thanks!

You seem to know a lot about that stuff, can you also improve on the kernel in any way? for example currently puyo puyo 15th does not work on my cart (and with bootstrap it throws a can't read cart error, please re-insert)

 

[RocketRobz]

Thanks!

You seem to know a lot about that stuff, can you also improve on the kernel in any way? for example currently puyo puyo 15th does not work on my cart (and with bootstrap it throws a can't read cart error, please re-insert)

I don't think I can improve it, but still, please send me the kernel.
Does the game work on YSMenu?

 

[GerbilSoft]

The only TWL cart I have is Sonic Classic Collection and that game fails to do anything at all.

I just thought of something. Maybe Sonic Classic Collection is using a different method to determine if it's in running on a DSi compared to System FLAW, and said method passes because of some DSi-mode feature left enabled by NTR_Launcher. (CPU speed, SD slot, touchscreen... or some other register that isn't being handled?)

 

[Makore]

Some images...

 

[Apache Thunder]

I just thought of something. Maybe Sonic Classic Collection is using a different method to determine if it's in running on a DSi compared to System FLAW, and said method passes because of some DSi-mode feature left enabled by NTR_Launcher. (CPU speed, SD slot, touchscreen... or some other register that isn't being handled?)

I do have a ini file setting that enables locking of SCFG which NTR/DSi Enhanced games expect. NTR mode doesn't allow scfg being read at all so that could be why it fail. But I recall testing it with that option enabled. But I'll try again and see. But the debug boxes are never cleared, so that indicates the game fails to to boot at all.

EDIT: Yeah I already have the "EnableSD" option disabled. This results in locked SCFG on both arm7 and arm9. So it's unlikely it's SCFG that the game checks. Though as I said it fails to wipe the screen of my debug boxes during earlier testing, so this indicates the game fails to boot at all.

 

[MushGuy]

Yes, it's done. It'll be in the next release. (There's also automatic boxart downloading for Slot-1.)

Note that 3DS cartridges in Slot-1 are currently ignored, so they'll show up as "No Cartridge".

Beautiful to hear that. Thank you.

 

[bakawun]

I don't think I can improve it, but still, please send me the kernel.
Does the game work on YSMenu?

I am currently running YSmenu, the game boots only with DMA selected but when it saves i get black screens, music keeps playing and it hangs there forever. If i disable DMA it won't boot at all.

Attached is the original kernel i had on the cart, i think i have the 1.4.4 firmware on it (which shows a nordic game with a rabbit) but my DSI is running 1.4 so i can't be sure.
(i left out the moonshell part to be able to attach it here)

 

[kurocygnus]

Can't make it work with Ace3DS Pro. I don't know what I'm doing wrong.

 

[RocketRobz]

Can't make it work with Ace3DS Pro. I don't know what I'm doing wrong.

Did you extract the flashcard pack, and set the flashcard in TWLoader settings?

 

[kurocygnus]

Did you extract the flashcard pack, and set the flashcard in TWLoader settings?

Yes, I did.

 

[RocketRobz]

Yes, I did.

What's happening?

 

[kurocygnus]

What's happening?

Nothing appears on the TWLoader.

 

[RocketRobz]

Nothing appears on the TWLoader.

If you don't see any games, select "Add Games" in the flashcard game list.

 

[kurocygnus]

If you don't see any games, select "Add Games" in the flashcard game list.

I couldn't find that option.

 

[RocketRobz]

I couldn't find that option.

If you're only seeing "Settings", update TWLoader.

 

[Redferne]

Any idea about me issue?