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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Oh wait so there's a new version on the way?
Yep, and they're now released!
This is what you're looking for, and includes the below nds-bootstrap version as well.

v0.33.0

What's new?
  • Remember when we needed a Mario Kart DS ROM for SDK3-4 games to work or save?
    The ROM acted as a Donor ROM, and what that means, is that nds-bootstrap grabs the donor's arm7 binary, replacing the original ROM's arm7 binary, in order for the save patches to work, and there was a few side effects as a result.
    Considering that we implemented more save patches, why am I talking about this? Because guess what?
    The Donor ROM feature is back!
    Why, you may ask? Because there's a few SDK5 games that still don't boot, because the save patches aren't working for those games, and it is unknown why.
    Now that we re-added Donor ROMs, these games will now successfully boot:
    • Anpanman to Touch de Waku Waku Training
    • Layton Kyouju to Majin no Fue (Japanese version of Professor Layton and the Specter)
    • Mimi's Party Fun
    • and around 30-ish more... (and no, this doesn't include Golden Sun: Dark Dawn)
    Unlike last time, where you just needed to set Mario Kart DS as a Donor ROM, you can now set a particular SDK5 DS game as a Donor ROM, such as Bookworm, which I recommend!
    (Thanks to @retrogamefan for the arm7 replacement discovery!)
Bug fixes
  • WarioWare: DIY and Jam with the Band no longer shows "An error has occurred".
  • B4DS: Heap is now always shrunk by 16KB for 64MB ROMs or lower.
    Does not apply to users with the Memory Expansion Pak.
 
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How do you update the current TWiLight Menu++ to a newer one? I'm sorry if I'm annoying...

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Oh nevermind, found it
Thanks for the link by the way!

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Just another question, how do you automatically boot to DSiMenu++ instead of TWiLight Menu++?
 

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Bowser's inside story crashes after few second of running. I think it was the new update, because the older one I'm in before updating was not like this. But it's fine, I can wait :)
 

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The bug still exists on Tomodachi Collection???
Both the version with no AP and with AP does the same bug
What did you use to update?
Bowser's inside story crashes after few second of running. I think it was the new update, because the older one I'm in before updating was not like this. But it's fine, I can wait :)
The only crash I get sometimes, is when I load a save file.
 
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Yep, and they're now released!
This is what you're looking for, and includes the below nds-bootstrap version as well.

v0.33.0

What's new?
  • Remember when we needed a Mario Kart DS ROM for SDK3-4 games to work or save?
    The ROM acted as a Donor ROM, and what that means, is that nds-bootstrap grabs the donor's arm7 binary, replacing the original ROM's arm7 binary, in order for the save patches to work, and there was a few side effects as a result.
    Considering that we implemented more save patches, why am I talking about this? Because guess what?
    The Donor ROM feature is back!
    Why, you may ask? Because there's a few SDK5 games that still don't boot, because the save patches aren't working for those games, and it is unknown why.
    Now that we re-added Donor ROMs, these games will now successfully boot:
    • Anpanman to Touch de Waku Waku Training
    • Layton Kyouju to Majin no Fue (Japanese version of Professor Layton and the Specter)
    • Mimi's Party Fun
    • and around 30-ish more... (and no, this doesn't include Golden Sun: Dark Dawn)
    Unlike last time, where you just needed to set Mario Kart DS as a Donor ROM, you can now set a particular SDK5 DS game as a Donor ROM, such as Bookworm, which I recommend!
    (Thanks to @retrogamefan for the arm7 replacement discovery!)
Bug fixes
  • WarioWare: DIY and Jam with the Band no longer shows "An error has occurred".
  • B4DS: Heap is now always shrunk by 16KB for 64MB ROMs or lower.
    Does not apply to users with the Memory Expansion Pak.
That means that Wario Ware DIY save now works ?
 

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What did you use to update?

The only crash I get sometimes, is when I load a save file.
I didn't update but both the link is from the same site

For the Bowser's Inside Story I get the same crash. It also crashes either after loading a save file or going to the save file and going back to the main menu
 

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How do you know the version of TWiLightMenu++?

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I have nds-bootstrap ver. Release v0.33.0
 

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Hello.:)

I only ask,do you know there are two Revisions from the Tomodachi Collection ?
Maybe you can "search" for an Rev.1 Rom.:)
Oh I just go search tomodachi collection English rom then go to the first site
I didn't know there were revisions...
Imma search tomorrow since my sister is going to use the laptop now

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I searched for a rev 1 but
I didn't see results of rev 1, instead, I got random videos of tomodachi collection
 
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