Hacking M3 Sakura vs. Standard firmware

Frederica Bernkastel · Aug 14, 2008

Ok.
Since we need a topic like this, I decided to make one.

Which firmware do you need?

If you play lots of homebrews and roms, then I reccomend the standard firmware.
If you play loads of media and roms, then Sakura.

That is obvious
but...
what if you do all three?
Then I reccomend getting the Triple-boot firmware and the dual standard/sakura firmware.

Both firmwares have different compatability:

M3 Standard: 100% Compatability Roms/ High homebrew compatability (excluding DSorganise and several others)

M3 Sakura: High compatability, known problems with Trauma Center 2, Etrian oddessy 2, and GRID

Please post anything you think I should add.

Coming soon: Tools for M3

choupette · Aug 14, 2008

M3 Standard: no favorites, soft reset.
m3 sakura: favorites, no soft reset.

thedicemaster · Aug 14, 2008

what are the problems with grid?

strata8 · Aug 14, 2008

thedicemaster said:
what are the problems with grid?

I was wondering the same thing

illithid · Aug 14, 2008

I played those 3 games fine so far, what is the problem?

AXYPB · Aug 14, 2008

I use the iTouchDS firmware for troublesome homebrew. Whatever the default firmware and Sakura can't run, iTouchDS boots every time.

Brainy142 · Aug 14, 2008

I use DSO to boot er, troublesome homebrew

Frederica Bernkastel · Aug 14, 2008

Fair enough.
I had problems with GRID (crashing every time it saved) so I switched back
This thread is only a guide for people who want to know what one they should use (until Sakura is released officially)

thedicemaster · Aug 14, 2008

the "known problems" for GRID might actually be a microSD problem.
you're the only one in this topic having problems with it.

Dark · Aug 14, 2008

I the standard firm ware cause its a smaller file

Joe88 · Aug 14, 2008

DSO works fine with the regular firmware

I will keep using official until official eng sakura comes out

xJonny · Aug 14, 2008

Sakura, but it's missing features.

TheWingless · Aug 14, 2008

Antoligy said:
known problems with Trauma Center 2 and GRID

No problems and no problems. Unless there was any save trouble which I am unaware of and I don't think I encountered. I usually use Sakura, but there are those times I need to use default/iTouch.

EDIT: I used a Patriot 2GB for those who are wondering what micro SD I used.

xJonny · Aug 14, 2008

No problems here too, although my friend had trouble with GRID on Sakura (he was using a 4GB Sandisk).

saxamo · Aug 15, 2008

I'm using the standard firmware until the team releases the english sakura

Diffusion · Aug 15, 2008

I'll be happy with Sakura when soft reset works, and you don't have to turn off the DS whenever you enable cheats, slow motion, or download play.

Toni Plutonij · Aug 15, 2008

I'm using Sakura from it's release, but that's just because I watch lots of movies, and I was making a skin, so I hat to check it up all the time..
I don't have any problems with the old firmware, but I really prefer Sakura..

triple-sevenz · Aug 15, 2008

i use the triple loader but mainly sakura cause the real fw lags and itouch fw looks gay.

Deleted User · Aug 15, 2008

I've tried to use DSOrganize a bunch of times but it tells me to dldi patch it. So I went out and tried to figure out how to do so. So I did what I thought was going to work, and nothing did! Can anybody help me to dldi patch DSO so that I can run homebrew from it?

Also, I use the Sakura firmware as much as I can. But I have the triple loader on it, so I use itouch mostly other than sakura for homebrew. I don't see any reason to use the original m3 since itouch has practically perfect homebrew support. Although I can't remember now, but I had to use the og m3 loader once for some reason cuz something wouldn't work on anything else.

Joe88 · Aug 16, 2008

RomanHelmet said:
I've tried to use DSOrganize a bunch of times but it tells me to dldi patch it. So I went out and tried to figure out how to do so. So I did what I thought was going to work, and nothing did! Can anybody help me to dldi patch DSO so that I can run homebrew from it?

just put DSO in the root directory of the microsd card and boot from there

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