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nds-bootstrap loader: Run commercial NDS backups from an SD Card

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.

:arrow: Compatibility listing:
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1LRTkXOUXraTMjg1eedz_f7b5jiuyMv2x6e_jY_nyHSc/edit#gid=0

:arrow: The official Discord server for nds-bootstrap:
https://discordapp.com/invite/7bxTQfZ

:arrow: The thread for the recommended loader (by Robz8):
https://gbatemp.net/threads/twloader-ctr-mode-nds-app.448375/

:arrow: SRLoader for softmodded DSis (by Robz8):
https://gbatemp.net/threads/srloader-nds-app-for-dsi.472200/

:arrow: If you're more of a forwarder person:
https://gbatemp.net/threads/nds-forwarder-cias-for-your-home-menu.426174/

:arrow: Link to the releases page:
https://github.com/ahezard/nds-bootstrap/releases

:arrow: 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


Also, a video thanks to Robz8:


And another thanks to Alerdy:
 
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I was able to load Pokémon White from the SD without the need of a donor card, but the game freezes constantly and when starting a new game it freezes permanently when appears the sprite of the professor Juniper, in a future update this can be fixed?
 
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I was able to load Pokémon White from the SD without the need of a donor card, but the game freezes constantly and when starting a new game it freezes permanently when appears the sprite of the professor Juniper, in a future update this can be fixed?
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Try patching your ROM with an AP patch.
https://www.odrive.com/s/8443cc3a-8...rom+OpenPatch+(xdelta+files+created+by+Robz8)
Look in the "RetroGameFan's Game Patches from OpenPatch (xdelta files created by Robz8)" folder.

If that doesn't work, then the AP is undocumented.
 
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Skelux's just released hack of Sm64Ds, "Mario's Holiday" does not work. I've tried various settings with various donor roms, and I get the exact same screen every time. Other Sm64ds hacks work just fine. But this one does not. Any chance this could get looked into?
 

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Pyr01 said:
Skelux's just released hack of Sm64Ds, "Mario's Holiday" does not work. I've tried various settings with various donor roms, and I get the exact same screen every time. Other Sm64ds hacks work just fine. But this one does not. Any chance this could get looked into?
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What's the size of the ROM hack?
btw, donor ROM isn't used SM64DS and ROM hacks, so make sure the "Use set donor ROM" option for it is off.
 
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What's the size of the ROM hack?
btw, donor ROM isn't used SM64DS and ROM hacks, so make sure the "Use set donor ROM" option for it is off.
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It seems like its a whole new game. It's a lot more complex than any standard ROM hack and it might be "different" from SM64DS. I don't know how else to explain it. Skelux made a video a while back of his "anti-cheat" stuff he did to the game, not sure if that has anything to do with it
 
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StiflingHat9897 said:
It seems like its a whole new game. It's a lot more complex than any standard ROM hack and it might be "different" from SM64DS. I don't know how else to explain it. Skelux made a video a while back of his "anti-cheat" stuff he did to the game, not sure if that has anything to do with it
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Oh, I see the problem. The TID got changed, and TWLoader and SRLoader doesn't recognize it, so the SDK version for it isn't set. The next version of both should fix that bug.

EDIT: Tried fixing it. Still getting the same screen. :(
 
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Oh, I see the problem. The TID got changed, and TWLoader and SRLoader doesn't recognize it, so the SDK version for it isn't set. The next version of both should fix that bug.

EDIT: Tried fixing it. Still getting the same screen. :(
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Damn. Take as much time as you need fixing the issue though. If you get his "Mario Holiday" hack working, Star World should be playable by the time it is released.
 

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