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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Spoiler: Videos

Also, a video thanks to Robz8:


And another thanks to Alerdy:

 

[Mumantai]

The German version of Pokémon Platinum and the Heart Gold Rom Hack Heart Red both crash into a red screen of death when I try to boot them. Anyone got one of them working??

 

[Mr_sephiroth]

anyone knows how to make Solatorobo allowed to proceed in the game always stays in not found anything, :/ but thanks to Robz8 that can be played

 

[SlimPortable]

Can one save cart (Kirby SSU) save for multiple games? Or if I use it to save an SDK5 game and then forget to take it out before saving in another game with the same save chip does it corrupt the previous game's save?

 

[RocketRobz]

Can one save cart (Kirby SSU) save for multiple games?

No. Kirby SSU is used for games that uses EEPROM.

Or if I use it to save an SDK5 game and then forget to take it out before saving in another game with the same save chip, does it corrupt the previous game's save?

Yes.

 

[Adir Maymon]

How can I play Warioware D.I.Y on TWLoader? Tried to play and I got a black screen

 

[RocketRobz]

How can I play Warioware D.I.Y on TWLoader? Tried to play and I got a black screen

It's not compatible yet.

 

[Dracari]

anyone knows how to make Solatorobo allowed to proceed in the game always stays in not found anything, :/ but thanks to Robz8 that can be played

for saving you need a maching Savetype Donor Cart, if you mean the rom isnt loading at all for you, i had no problems loading the US Rom. make sure it isnt trimmed patched or "Trainer'd" (this was rare by DS Days) (i was able to move past the verry first part of the game)

 

[someguy12345]

Couple dumb questions...

1. Any idea when we'll be able to save to the SD card again? (Without matching save type card inserted...)

2. Any idea if we'll ever be able to run Disgaea DS using this? That would be a dream

 

[RocketRobz]

Couple dumb questions...

1. Any idea when we'll be able to save to the SD card again? (Without matching save type card inserted...)

We can still save to SD card. It's just SDK5 games that need a cart with matching save type.
No ETA on when.

2. Any idea if we'll ever be able to run Disgaea DS using this? That would be a dream

It'll be supported soon™.
Again, no ETA.

 

[someguy12345]

We can still save to SD card. It's just SDK5 games that need a cart with matching save type.
No ETA on when.

It'll be supported soon™.
Again, no ETA.

Awesome thanks! How can i tell which games are SDK5?

 

[RocketRobz]

Awesome thanks! How can i tell which games are SDK5?

Press SELECT on the game in TWLoader, and you'll see the SDK version the game uses.

 

[soniccomcisbr]

I Just tested Umihare Kawase Shun, it's working 100%, cart speed.

 

[Mr_sephiroth]

for saving you need a maching Savetype Donor Cart, if you mean the rom isnt loading at all for you, i had no problems loading the US Rom. make sure it isnt trimmed patched or "Trainer'd" (this was rare by DS Days) (i was able to move past the verry first part of the game)

thank you I'll try

 

[Retaliator]

is chrono trigger working? i tried different patches, different roms and different versions of the bootstrap but i can't ever get past the time warp

 

[Dracari]

is chrono trigger working? i tried different patches, different roms and different versions of the bootstrap but i can't ever get past the time warp

you haveto use a Clean rom and the original AP Patch (the time warp never ending was it's Anti Piracy measure,)

 

[Retaliator]

you have to use a Clean rom and the original AP Patch (the time warp never ending was it's Anti Piracy measure,)

sure but did you actually manage to do that? i see a lot of people claiming it works but pretty airy without an actual confirmation of going through the portal sucessfuly, i didn't manage.

 

[Dracari]

sure but did you actually manage to do that? i see a lot of people claiming it works but pretty airy without an actual confirmation of going through the portal sucessfuly, i didn't manage.

i did (i used a clean US Rom as a source, what region rom are you using?)

 

[Retaliator]

i tried both usa and jap, even tried injecting the cheats into the rom with dsatm

 

[RocketRobz]

nds-bootstrap v0.7.4

What's new?

• If a game has thumb card reads, which aren't patched yet, an error screen will show, if you have the following set as your loading screen:
  Regular: "Error!" text with red X.
  Pong: Graphics turn from black to red.
  Tic-Tac-Toe: Cursor turns from green to red.

Bug fix

• DS Download Play demo support is fixed!
  NOTE:
  This does not mean that actual DLP support is fixed for SDK1-4 games.
  It just means that the DLP demo SRL/NDS files are working again.

Bug fixes (DSi users)

• Fixed support for Need for Speed: Underground 2.
• Sound for Puyo Pop Fever (and maybe some other earlier games) is fixed!
• Sound should now be working properly, if donor ROM is turned off.

 

[Vulpes-Vulpeos]

Robz8, Hello. Wanted to ask you, why do we have only 28mb of RAM at the moment? Can we have at least 64mb in the future, so 128mb roms could run almost without lags and long loadings, or there are some 3DS hardware limitations?
Tried to search this information by myself but could find only information about RAM increase from 4,8 to 28mb.