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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Hm, i've got a very interesting bug. So, i installed DSImenu++ the way it should be installed. And after i start it and press start to start the DSIMenu itself, my 3ds just shut down. Anyone with the same trouble?
 

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I made a Java PC program that downloads both nightlies and official NDS bootstrap from https://github.com/Robz8/DSiMenuPlusPlus-update with one click of a button. The main purpose of this is to have some a bit more streamline for updating bootstraps until DSMenu++ has built in updating. It's bettering then having to click on a bootstrap, download, then go back to the previous page and repeat for all 4 bootstraps. Yes I know we can just download the whole thing as a zip, but then we have to unzip it and delete the other files that we already have or don't need. Basically the point of this program is a quicker, simpler, and cleaner way to get the latest bootstraps while we wait for built in updating. Also I'm lazy and I don't like all the clicking that has to be done to update, lol.
 

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I've noticed kinda a big bug in the latest NDS-Bootstrap (DSImenu++), closing the system would cause the music to still play and stutter, and when I was playing PMD explorers of soy, i had the system in sleep mode and I guess after a while it just crashed on me.

In Mario 64 he wouldn't shut up with "it's a me" in sleep mode. I'm guessing that sleep mode just doesn't work in general.
 
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Bug fixes
  • Pokemon Black/White now works without (mostly) any issues!
    Loading is faster, and can now go into battles.
    (May need patched ROM with AP checks removed.)

How bout pokemon B2W2? and other pokemon spin off games like ranger series and mystery dungeon series?
 

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Test new unofficial build, where fixed thumb games.
Working:
-Call of Duty Black Ops (But has some slowdowns)
-Call of Duty MW3: Defiance (But freeze on first cutscene)
Semi-working:
-Sonic and All Stars Racing (Read Data Error)
Not working:
-Disgaea
-Sonic Chronicles
-Sonic Classic Collection
 
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Test new unofficial build, where fixed thumb games.
Working:
-Call of Duty Black Ops (But has some slowdowns)
-Call of Duty MW3: Defiance (But freeze on first cutscene)
Semi-working:
-Sonic and All Stars Racing (Read Data Error)
Not working:
-Disgaea
-Sonic Chronicles
-Sonic Classic Collection
im also giving this a try.
on unofficial and latest, Black Ops gets an error during rom load.
Fighting Fantasy works
Mechassault: Phantom war gets the same error as Black Ops.
Using O3DS

edit: updated dsimenu++ and using the included nightly. Black Ops loads but theres a small bit of crackling in the audio. Mechassault loads but leads to a black screen
 
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This is probably a dumb question, but has anybody tried the latest boostraps with the forwarder? Does it work? And is there a forwarder for the SDK5 games?

I just prefer to have games on the home menu if I can

EDIT: so, I just tried out a fowarder I created a while ago (a game I played right before this recent update) - doesn't work, I'm met with the error screen on boot. I verified the game does work through TWLoader.

So are forwarders broken now?
 
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New commit, new test.
-Disgaea start working.
-Sonic Chronicles (Japanese rom with russian translate) start getting "Read Data error".
-Sonic and ASR without changes.
-Battle of Prince of Persia without changes.
 
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I get a white screen everytime I try to boot a game with DSi++ 0.9.2 on 3ds
I installed all the three cias, the launcher and the last version of NDS bootstrap
Roms tried: Mario Kart (same rom that was working with TWLoader) and Kingdom Hearts re:coded
 

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In Mario 64 he wouldn't shut up with "it's a me" in sleep mode. I'm guessing that sleep mode just doesn't work in general.
You need a cart in it's slot, for now.

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To anyone testing thumb games with the nightly, you may need a donor cart for them to work, as thumb save redirection isn't implemented yet.
 

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