Homebrew Coverflow DS (New project)

[spinal_cord]

Now I have found a way to use homebrews as akmenu4.nds.

1. Add to arm9 LDFLAGS: -Wl,--section-start,.init=0x02000450
2. Add to ndstool: -r9 0x02000450

I wonder if you update...

#All credits go to wintermute.

Spinal - Can you try to compile Dscovered.nds with this? and let us test with acekard 2i.....

Give this a try....
DScovered.nds ak2i test

It'll need dldi patched and renamed to akmenu4.nds.

 

[Xenon++]

But surely rb+ is for READ? I want to WRITE...

b means binary mode
"r+" means append mode. (ftell(f)==0) #if you use "a" ftell(f)==filesize

if you use "w", the file will be zero cleared. (ftruncate((fileno(f),0))

What "zero clear" means? Completely New Game.

 

[zulu12]

Now I have found a way to use homebrews as akmenu4.nds.

1. Add to arm9 LDFLAGS: -Wl,--section-start,.init=0x02000450
2. Add to ndstool: -r9 0x02000450

I wonder if you update...

#All credits go to wintermute.

Spinal - Can you try to compile Dscovered.nds with this? and let us test with acekard 2i.....

Give this a try....
DScovered.nds ak2i test

It'll need dldi patched and renamed to akmenu4.nds.

Spinal - It just boot into a black screen. I dldi patched with acekard 2i and rename it

 

[nIxx]

ÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂreset_test = fopen(savName,"w");
ÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂ// If exists replace last 8 bytes with soft reset code
ÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂ fseek(reset_test, 8, SEEK_END);

Completely wrong.

ÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂreset_test = fopen(savName,"rb+");
ÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂ// If exists replace last 8 bytes with soft reset code
ÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂ fseek(reset_test, 0, SEEK_END);
ÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂ fseek(reset_test, ftell(reset_test)-8, SEEK_SET);

1. You should open exisiting file with rb+
2. You should not use !=0 for SEEK_END

But surely rb+ is for READ? I want to WRITE...

http://www.cplusplus.com/reference/clibrary/cstdio/fopen/

 

[zulu12]

Now I have found a way to use homebrews as akmenu4.nds.

1. Add to arm9 LDFLAGS: -Wl,--section-start,.init=0x02000450
2. Add to ndstool: -r9 0x02000450

I wonder if you update...

#All credits go to wintermute.

Spinal - Can you try to compile Dscovered.nds with this? and let us test with acekard 2i.....

Give this a try....
DScovered.nds ak2i test

It'll need dldi patched and renamed to akmenu4.nds.

Spinal - It just boot into a black screen. I dldi patched with acekard 2i and rename it

Okay - I tried this with Akaio 1.5 and confim it work. This will boot directly into dscovery. Now I need to figure out how to load the ROM with it.

 

[spinal_cord]

Okay - I tried this with Akaio 1.5 and confim it work. This will boot directly into dscovery. Now I need to figure out how to load the ROM with it.

rename the akmenu4.nds from akaio to akmenu.nds (still in the root of your card) and select loader_akaio.nds in the dscovered settings.

 

[zulu12]

Now I have found a way to use homebrews as akmenu4.nds.

1. Add to arm9 LDFLAGS: -Wl,--section-start,.init=0x02000450
2. Add to ndstool: -r9 0x02000450

I wonder if you update...

#All credits go to wintermute.

Spinal - Can you try to compile Dscovered.nds with this? and let us test with acekard 2i.....

Give this a try....
DScovered.nds ak2i test

It'll need dldi patched and renamed to akmenu4.nds.

Spinal - It just boot into a black screen. I dldi patched with acekard 2i and rename it

Okay - I tried this with Akaio 1.5 and confim it work. This will boot directly into dscovery. Now I need to figure out how to load the ROM with it.

Spinal - It is confirm working correctly with Acekard 2i. Everything is boot up and loading the game correctly.
Confirm working with:
Akaio 1.5 - Working
Akaio 1.5.1 - Working
Akaio 1.6 R1 - Working - Except some game like 7 wonders. It lock up.

 

[zulu12]

Hello All....

Does anyone has the issue with save game? I test with Acekard 2i and everything working fine. However, Dscovery does work with save file. I have to create save file again everytime I load up the game?

 

[spinal_cord]

Hello All....

Does anyone has the issue with save game? I test with Acekard 2i and everything working fine. However, Dscovery does work with save file. I have to create save file again everytime I load up the game?

Are you using ysmenu or akaio?

there is an issue with the ysmenu loader, please try the following
http://www.megaupload.com/?d=6POEOE9E
It should fix it.

Also, does anyone have a full list of working cards?
Obviously homebrew works on all cards, but ysmenu and akaio don't.
Also are there any other unofficial (or official) firmwares that can auto boot a rom by naming it in a .ini file, and that can be loaded normally with a homebrew loader?

 

[zulu12]

Hello All....

Does anyone has the issue with save game? I test with Acekard 2i and everything working fine. However, Dscovery does work with save file. I have to create save file again everytime I load up the game?

Are you using ysmenu or akaio?

there is an issue with the ysmenu loader, please try the following
http://www.megaupload.com/?d=6POEOE9E
It should fix it.

Spinal - I am using akaio.....However, can you upload to filetrip...can not access megaupload where I am now.
For testing. I even remove YSMENU from Akiao.....Just using all the file in AKIAO 1.6r

 

[Mario92]

On DSTT wont boot games and makes 16bit saves (tried every loader includin that Xenon++). This is harder than it looks

Did you follow the guide included with the latest download? I have been using DScovered on ttds from day none of development and have had no such problems with it. Perhaps try making sure soft-reset is disabled in the settings.

Soft-reset was the issue all the time lol. Finally working thx!

 

[spinal_cord]

On DSTT wont boot games and makes 16bit saves (tried every loader includin that Xenon++). This is harder than it looks

Did you follow the guide included with the latest download? I have been using DScovered on ttds from day none of development and have had no such problems with it. Perhaps try making sure soft-reset is disabled in the settings.

Soft-reset was the issue all the time lol. Finally working thx!

the next update should fix that.

 

[zulu12]

Hello All....

Does anyone has the issue with save game? I test with Acekard 2i and everything working fine. However, Dscovery does work with save file. I have to create save file again everytime I load up the game?

Are you using ysmenu or akaio?

there is an issue with the ysmenu loader, please try the following
http://www.megaupload.com/?d=6POEOE9E
It should fix it.

Also, does anyone have a full list of working cards?
Obviously homebrew works on all cards, but ysmenu and akaio don't.
Also are there any other unofficial (or official) firmwares that can auto boot a rom by naming it in a .ini file, and that can be loaded normally with a homebrew loader?

Spinal - Here is the current list of card that I test and confirm working
Acekard 2i
DSTT(i)
R4 - r4i-dshc - clone

P.S - I will update as I test out some more.

A little wierd thing. I complete remove YSMENU for Acekard 2i using Akaio 1.6. However, Dscovery still create YSMENU.INI in the root.

 

[Cluny]

I'm using acekard2i and akaio 1.6

but even when i follow the directions for the Acekard in the first post, when I boot up my card i get a message telling me that there's a system file missing.

 

[spinal_cord]

I'm using acekard2i and akaio 1.6

but even when i follow the directions for the Acekard in the first post, when I boot up my card i get a message telling me that there's a system file missing.

DSCovered ak2i version - remember to dldi patch with the ak2 patch and rename to akmenu4.nds.

QUOTE(zulu12 @ Mar 17 2010, 09:08 PM) A little wierd thing. I complete remove YSMENU for Acekard 2i using Akaio 1.6. However, Dscovery still create YSMENU.INI in the root.

Next release progress...
Fixed AK2i function.
Fixed reflections vanishing after settings/credits.
loader_ysmenu.nds save bug (I hope)

dammit, double post. Can a mod fix these?

 

[spinal_cord]

double post...

 

[Inunah]

This seems like a very nice firmware, but I now have questions I may have asked previously...

1. Is it able to load ROMs, homebrew, AND cheats? The only firmwares i've used are the R4 original, YSMenu, and DSision... And though I liked DSision, it wouldn't load my homebrew (because most of them used crap in folders) or the cheats I needed to bypass piracy on some ROMs.
2. Is it skinnable? Plain white seems a bit too iPod for me.
3. Is this hard to set up?
4. What features does this firmware give to the DS?

That's about all I'd like to know. Those are the things I look for in firmware..

 

[spinal_cord]

This seems like a very nice firmware, but I now have questions I may have asked previously...

1. Is it able to load ROMs, homebrew, AND cheats? The only firmwares i've used are the R4 original, YSMenu, and DSision... And though I liked DSision, it wouldn't load my homebrew (because most of them used crap in folders) or the cheats I needed to bypass piracy on some ROMs.
2. Is it skinnable? Plain white seems a bit too iPod for me.
3. Is this hard to set up?
4. What features does this firmware give to the DS?

That's about all I'd like to know. Those are the things I look for in firmware..

1. Homebrew = Yes!
Roms = Yes, throught ysmenu or akaio, don't worry its fully automatic. All you need to do is select the rom from dscovered.
cheats = No

sorry.
2. yes it is, if you look at any of the videos, you will see that it is not plain white like those design ideas.
3. I would say its very easy to set up. Just install ysmenu on your card so that it works from the root, then copy dscovered and the s_system folder to your card. then run dscovery.exe to finish the setup, there are more detailed instructions in the download (i think).
4. a super cool gui!

 

[Inunah]

This seems like a very nice firmware, but I now have questions I may have asked previously...

1. Is it able to load ROMs, homebrew, AND cheats? The only firmwares i've used are the R4 original, YSMenu, and DSision... And though I liked DSision, it wouldn't load my homebrew (because most of them used crap in folders) or the cheats I needed to bypass piracy on some ROMs.
2. Is it skinnable? Plain white seems a bit too iPod for me.
3. Is this hard to set up?
4. What features does this firmware give to the DS?

That's about all I'd like to know. Those are the things I look for in firmware..

1. Homebrew = Yes!
Roms = Yes, throught ysmenu or akaio, don't worry its fully automatic. All you need to do is select the rom from dscovered.
cheats = No

sorry.
2. yes it is, if you look at any of the videos, you will see that it is not plain white like those design ideas.
3. I would say its very easy to set up. Just install ysmenu on your card so that it works from the root, then copy dscovered and the s_system folder to your card. then run dscovery.exe to finish the setup, there are more detailed instructions in the download (i think).
4. a super cool gui!

So you set Coverflow up like DSision?

...And fail, now I can't play my game anymore..... Do you know of a patch for FFCC Echoes of Time that works exactly like the AP cheat??? I've just........
Fuck it, I don't even play that game anymore. XD

EDIT: Biiiiig question!
I just remembered that DSision2 had problems with names, reciting them as something like CookingMamaCookingMama2 or something. Will this have that problem?
And can it load something like Video Games Hero? DSision2 couldn't load VGH because it had to load from folders or something, because I could load it if I went into YSMenu first but if I didn't it couldn't load it.

 

[spinal_cord]

You can set it to load homebrew through the external loader just like commercial, which should fix any problems like that.

Why no just download it instead of asking all the questions, it would be much quicker.