Homebrew Is it possible to install a .cia file into a 3ds cartridge using GodMode?

Daniel72 · May 3, 2020

I've just found out that GodMode can dump any 3ds cart into a .cia or .3ds file. My question is, can it do the opposite? Looking at the files of the cartridge it doesn't seem too complicated.

One more question, what are these .split files in the cart? I see that only the main .3ds file is needed to dump the game.

Shadow#1 · May 3, 2020

Daniel72 said:
I've just found out that GodMode can dump any 3ds cart into a .cia or .3ds file. My question is, can it do the opposite? Looking at the files of the cartridge it doesn't seem too complicated.

One more question, what are these .split files in the cart? I see that only the main .3ds file is needed to dump the game.

It's a ROM for a reason

Daniel72 · May 3, 2020

Shadow#1 said:
It's a ROM for a reason

Oh whoops forgot about that

Deleted User · Aug 21, 2020

To convert a CIA file to 3DS file, you have to use a computer tool, and if you want to put it on a cartridge, you have to obtain a cartridge from somewhere that isn't read-only (all the official ones are read-only).

lone_wolf323 · Aug 21, 2020

dwain12435 said:
To convert a CIA file to 3DS file, you have to use a computer tool, and if you want to put it on a cartridge, you have to obtain a cartridge from somewhere that isn't read-only (all the official ones are read-only).

carts are not recommended for 3ds roms, they are costly and require bs for firmware requirements

Deleted User · Aug 21, 2020

lone_wolf323 said:
carts are not recommended for 3ds roms, they are costly and require bs for firmware requirements

That is my point exactly.

MissingNerd · Sep 5, 2020

dwain12435 said:
you have to obtain a cartridge from somewhere that isn't read-only

Do you know if someone sells that kinda cart?

Deleted User · Sep 5, 2020

MissingNerd said:
Do you know if someone sells that kinda cart?

not worth spending. just mod the 3ds and use FBI to install anything

MissingNerd · Sep 5, 2020

CrisFTW said:
not worth spending. just mod the 3ds and use FBI to install anything

I just wanna make my dream of a rickroll cart come true

Deleted User · Sep 5, 2020

MissingNerd said:
I just wanna make my dream of a rickroll cart come true

https://wiki.gbatemp.net/wiki/3DS_Flashcart_Comparison

Joom · Sep 5, 2020

MissingNerd said:
I just wanna make my dream of a rickroll cart come true

There are those bootleg Pokémon cartridges that are just flashcarts with the advertised game's ROM on an mSD. Guess you could get one of those and replace the ROM. To make it a Rickroll, maybe you could make one of those GBA videos and have gbarunner2 play it. No idea of it has support for that, though.

Deleted User · Sep 5, 2020

MissingNerd said:
Do you know if someone sells that kinda cart?

If you want to use a cartridge that badly, then just buy a 3DS flashcart (such as Gateway 3DS) but it would be far easier to hack it using this guide.

Glazed_Belmont · Sep 5, 2020

Ah yes, let's recommend an overpriced item that's rendered useless by modern CFW, don't bother with "this method", please use https://3ds.hacks.guide/.

E1ite007 · Sep 5, 2020

Glazed_Belmont said:
Ah yes, let's recommend an overpriced item that's rendered useless by modern CFW, don't bother with "this method", please use https://3ds.hacks.guide/.

OP wants to bootleg a cartridge (or a flashcard), he doesn't want it to play games.
Read the whole post.

Glazed_Belmont · Sep 5, 2020

E1ite007 said:
OP wants to bootleg a cartridge (or a flashcard), he doesn't want it to play games.
Read the whole post.

you can't bootleg a 3ds cartridge though, 3ds flashcarts are useless nowadays and overpriced. I'd rather buy a cheapo DS flashcart and bootleg that because those are dirt cheap.

Not to mention that dude basically acknowledged those points and then said the opposite

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also, when I said "Don't bother with 'this method'", I was referring to Dwain's method which is basically a bad guide for browserhax, not what the OP wants to do

godreborn · Sep 5, 2020

@Shadow#1 is correct. it's rom (read only memory). I think the split files you might be thinking of are xorpads. some are used for the digital manual among other things not part of the actual game.

The Real Jdbye · Sep 6, 2020

MissingNerd said:
I just wanna make my dream of a rickroll cart come true

Easy. Get any cheap DS flashcart (most of them are R4 clones), use an encrypter to encrypt RickRollDS as DS_MENU.dat (or _DS_MENU.dat depending on the flashcart) and replace the kernel with your encrypted RickRollDS so it launches instead of the kernel on boot.

MissingNerd · Sep 6, 2020

Meh. I made a Twilight Princess 3D kinda thing. But I guess I'll try using a cheap DS flashcart and make it a nds thingy

MissingNerd · Jun 21, 2021

The Real Jdbye said:
Easy. Get any cheap DS flashcart (most of them are R4 clones), use an encrypter to encrypt RickRollDS as (or _DS_MENU.dat depending on the flashcart) and replace the kernel with your encrypted RickRollDS so it launches instead of the kernel on boot.

So... uh. How do I encrypt this as DS_MENU.dat

The Real Jdbye · Jun 21, 2021

MissingNerd said:
So... uh. How do I encrypt this as DS_MENU.dat

https://www.gamebrew.org/wiki/R4crypt
Should work for TTDS clones as well IIRC but they use TTmenu.dat. Some carts could use other variations of filenames but the encryption should be the same for all of them.

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