Hacking Compatibility with the Trainer Toolkit

[hawkeye2777]

Ok, I want to get the Acekard 2 for my DS. After mass searching, I have decided on this card. However, that searching (both Google and this site) did not provide any information regarding compatibility with the Trainer Toolkit.

So simply, all I'm asking for is a simple confirmation on if Datel's Trainer Toolkit will work with the AK2 using kenobi's Trainer Toolkit rom patcher. I do not want to get the card if it doesn't work with the Trainer Toolkit, as part of my whole reason for getting a flashcard in the first place is so I can hack games with it.

 

[Another World]

i honestly have never heard of that, and before i use google, what is it? if it simply alters the rom image in some way then you only need to give the rom a valid header to have it work on the acekard. you can use ndstools to do this. c:> ndstool -f file.nds.

-another world

 

[hawkeye2777]

Since I wouldn't be able to describe it myself, here's an excerpt from the readme which describes the program:

This tool allows you to inject a "program" in the Trainer Toolkit. It will patch the rom for that purpose (compress the start of the ARM7, insert the "program" and the decompressing/patching routines). It'll also create a hook in the ARM7 executable, so the "program" gets executed hundreds of times per seconds.

The "program" you're injecting can be anything (custom made code handler, communication... Must be ARM, and end with a bx lr), but it can also be the Trainer Toolkit executable. It must be named "TT.bin", and placed inside the executable folder.

Basically, as I understand it, it simply inserts the hooks for the Trainer Toolkit into the rom. If you know if the AK2 disables the DS's ARM7 GBA access, then I'll know that the Trainer Toolkit won't work with the AK2.

 

[Another World]

this should work just fine, it's just patching to the gba rom. you will need a valid header on the gba rom after you "hack" it. i would suggest gbata

give it a shot and let us know if it all works out.

-another world

 

[Normmatt]

Since I wouldn't be able to describe it myself, here's an excerpt from the readme which describes the program:

This tool allows you to inject a "program" in the Trainer Toolkit. It will patch the rom for that purpose (compress the start of the ARM7, insert the "program" and the decompressing/patching routines). It'll also create a hook in the ARM7 executable, so the "program" gets executed hundreds of times per seconds.

The "program" you're injecting can be anything (custom made code handler, communication... Must be ARM, and end with a bx lr), but it can also be the Trainer Toolkit executable. It must be named "TT.bin", and placed inside the executable folder.

Basically, as I understand it, it simply inserts the hooks for the Trainer Toolkit into the rom. If you know if the AK2 disables the DS's ARM7 GBA access, then I'll know that the Trainer Toolkit won't work with the AK2.

There is no reason to disable the GBA slot on the arm7 so of course it will work. But there might be a problem with the compressed arm7, If i remember correctly that was replaced in a newer version of the game with something else so it should work fine.