Homebrew [DS(i)/3DS] TWiLight Menu++ - GUI for DS(i) games, and DS(i) Menu replacement

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I've a question... wasn't sure if here or Noob Paradise would be most appropriate, but... well... here I am!

If someone runs TWL++ on a 3DS (or 2DS I suppose) and launches one of the emulators (say, one of the brilliant Atari emulators created by an equally brilliant and humble programmer)... would it run in DSi native mode?

That is: would it run in 133MHz mode or the older, compatible, 67MHz mode of the original DS?
 
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I've a question... wasn't sure if here or Noob Paradise would be most appropriate, but... well... here I am!

If someone runs TWL++ on a 3DS (or 2DS I suppose) and launches one of the emulators (say, one of the brilliant Atari emulators created by an equally brilliant and humble programmer)... would it run in DSi native mode?

That is: would it run in 133MHz mode or the older, compatible, 67MHz mode of the original DS?
If it's recently compiled homebrew, it'll launch in DSi mode.
 

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Hey, guys!

I'm using a homebrewed 2DS XL. I've been having issues with TwilightMenu++ launching nds roms, specifically with the games Kingdom Hearts: ReCoded and Zelda: Spirit Tracks. Whenever I start up the game, the screen goes completely black and I can't play my games, mostly after the title/logo screen. Or other times, the game does start up, but it crashes and soft locks. I don't know if there's any specific settings I should adjust, or if there's any better alternatives to this besides TwilightMenu.

I've been struggling with this kind of stuff for the past few months or so, and if anyone could please help me with this, I would be very grateful.

Thank you in advance
 

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Hey, guys!

I'm using a homebrewed 2DS XL. I've been having issues with TwilightMenu++ launching nds roms, specifically with the games Kingdom Hearts: ReCoded and Zelda: Spirit Tracks. Whenever I start up the game, the screen goes completely black and I can't play my games, mostly after the title/logo screen. Or other times, the game does start up, but it crashes and soft locks. I don't know if there's any specific settings I should adjust, or if there's any better alternatives to this besides TwilightMenu.

I've been struggling with this kind of stuff for the past few months or so, and if anyone could please help me with this, I would be very grateful.

Thank you in advance
Make sure "Card read DMA" is turned on.
 
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@Robz8 , I updated to the latest version just now on both 3ds and ds. I don't know what happened, but the first time I tried golden sun on the ds, it said "data could not be written" or something to that effect with regards to save data. the next two times I tested it, the game worked without issue. I also noticed that the box art is no longer displayed when you go into the home menu to get into settings or select the last booted game. it works in the 3ds, but it's not showing up at all with the ds (tested two games).
 

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@Robz8 , I updated to the latest version just now on both 3ds and ds. I don't know what happened, but the first time I tried golden sun on the ds, it said "data could not be written" or something to that effect with regards to save data. the next two times I tested it, the game worked without issue. I also noticed that the box art is no longer displayed when you go into the home menu to get into settings or select the last booted game. it works in the 3ds, but it's not showing up at all with the ds (tested two games).
Is the box art in "fat:/_nds/TWiLightMenu/boxart/"?
If so, make sure box art is enabled in TWLMenu++ Settings.
 
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@Robz8 , I just tried the second to last version of twilight menu++ on my ds. it also doesn't show box art in that window.

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what it shows is a black box with a question mark, so it's detecting the setting, just the image doesn't appear. I'm using a supercard dstwo if that matters.
 

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So I updated Twilight Menu and NDS Bootstrap via the Universal Updater and it seems like Kingdom Hearts Recoded is working fine (hooray!). Hopefully, I won't run into any real issues with that down the line.

Although, I still have the same problem with Zelda: Spirit Tracks.
 

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So I updated Twilight Menu and NDS Bootstrap via the Universal Updater and it seems like Kingdom Hearts Recoded is working fine (hooray!). Hopefully, I won't run into any real issues with that down the line.

Although, I still have the same problem with Zelda: Spirit Tracks.
If the crash isn't random, then try replacing your ROM.
If the issue still occurs, then make sure "Card read DMA" is still turned on, otherwise, you're out of luck for now.
 
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Hi, I've recently bought a secondhand DS lite and unluckily got a Galaxy Eagle card in it.
Is there a way for me to load games using the Galaxy Eagle flashcard? Or are they just not supported?
I'm trying to play some games and nds-bootloader doesn't work for me, but the rest of the games works just fine. (HeartGold and Picross DS gave me a white screen)

I really love the menu and would like to always use it, thanks!
So I guess loading games using Galaxy Eagle's firmware in TWL won't be supported?
I'll consider buying another kind of card if that's the only solution, I just want to be certain. :)
 
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Hi, I'm feeling kinda stuck, so asking in case it happens to somebody else.

I'm trying to boot my r4isdhc.com Gold Pro 2020 via TWiLight Menu++'s "Launch Slot-1 card" option, I have latest v20.3.0 on both 3DS and R4. Opening it from the 3DS menu works ok, but neither opening it from TWLM++ work (white screen crash) nor any option related to both TWLM++ "instances" communication appear in the settings menu. Has this been reported?

Just reinstalled everything and started from zero again, but no luck whatsoever.
 

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