I was wondering if the AK2 or AKAIO firmware had a feature similar to Moonshell's ability to directly boot a ROM in the emulator, like nes.nesDS.nds in the \extlink\ folder
In Moonshell2 there is a folder called extlink that holds specially made version homebrew apps to launch files of a certain type, for example "nes.nesDS.nds" launches any NDS file with the nesDS.nds emulator. It also skips over the emulators file select screen and boots the ROM directly, so say you launch "Super Mario Bros.nes" the game will start up automatically instead of loading nesDS's normal file select screen.Masked Ranger said:Not sure what you mean, but there is a option to bypass the AKAIO menu and launch a preselected game. There is no option in AKAIO that lets you skip the warning screen when first turning on the DS. You can have the DS skip the "slot selection" screen using a DS option setting.
You can PM me if you have other questions.
A way round this is to get Moonshell to boot up automatically when you switch on (also you need to 'fix' it to run commercial ROMs), add appropriate nds files to EXTLINK folder, then use moonshell to open whatever files you'd like (music,picture,GBC roms etc) - & use AKAIO to run the ROMS.fearofshorts said:I think what you are talking about are plugins...
They used to be in AKAIO, but the team removed them and are refusing to re-implement them.
Well YSMenu is fine for you, with all the 'messing' around you are doing with running through various carts etc., but AKAIO on my AK2i will do me just fine, thank you very much.Xenon++ said:What problem with nds.akaio.nds?
[Oops] So you want extlink feature in /__aio? Possibly won't be implemented.
Anyway nowadays I don't use akmenu nor akaio... Only YSMenu/MoonShell
Actually I've been told using YSMenu on an acekard can 'brick it' (never had it myself actually) but since YSMenu was developed for DSTT and AKAIO was developed for Acekards - I'll stick to the one that's developed for the card I'm using (which is currently the acekard)Dark^'^Knight said:Well YSMenu is fine for you, with all the 'messing' around you are doing with running through various carts etc., but AKAIO on my AK2i will do me just fine, thank you very much.Xenon++ said:What problem with nds.akaio.nds?
[Oops] So you want extlink feature in /__aio? Possibly won't be implemented.
Anyway nowadays I don't use akmenu nor akaio... Only YSMenu/MoonShell
I'll keep YSMenu for my shitty old R4!
What about Moonshell 2.09 with AKAIO 1.6RC1?fearofshorts said:I think what you are talking about are plugins...
They used to be in AKAIO, but the team removed them and are refusing to re-implement them.That sucks... any idea why?
Unfortunately - The best setup of this you can currently get is Moonshell 2.09 & AKAIO 1.5.1, as there are currently no 'fixes' for moonshell 2.1 final for commercial rom running with AKAIO 1.6RC1 (Yet!!!)CannonFoddr said:A way round this is to get Moonshell to boot up automatically when you switch on (also you need to 'fix' it to run commercial ROMs), add appropriate nds files to EXTLINK folder, then use moonshell to open whatever files you'd like (music,picture,GBC roms etc) - & use AKAIO to run the ROMS.Is it possible to get Moonshell2 to boot right from the start, i.e. 'firmware replacement'?
If not, how long is the load time from Health and Safety to when Moonshell starts to boot?
What do you mean by this?CannonFoddr said:It's not perfect (you will still need to browse once the appropriate program has started) but at least it's a start
Run a .NDS -> Loads nesDS -> Manually select game?
If so, that defeats the purpose of using Moonshell2 for the extlink
QUOTE(CannonFoddr @ Mar 18 2010, 04:43 AM)
It's possible.. It depends on the cheat itself I believe... I don't really use Cheats (that often) so don't really know.QUOTE said:Is it possible to get Moonshell2 to boot right from the start, i.e. 'firmware replacement'?
If not, how long is the load time from Health and Safety to when Moonshell starts to boot?
AFAIK there is NO way to bypass the Health & safety screen 'automatically' without flashing your DS
What you will need to do is:Depending on your setup this will mean that AKAIO will load in - then autorun moonshell
- Start your DS(Lite/Phat/DSi)
Press [A] to get pass the Heatlh & safety screen
Highlight the flashcard (if not already selected),
Press [A] to start the boot process
Then during the boot process Moonshell will AUTOMATICALLY be loaded in, so you start in Moonshell straight away
OR
It will load in Moonshell directly without having to load in AKAIO first
As for the time it takes - I've never timed it but I would guess it's about the same as if you were using the normal flashcard own firmware + 1 or 2 seconds
Also, if I launch a NDS game through Moonshell 2, and have AKAIO 1.51 or 1.6RC1, will it load any cheats I have previously selected?QUOTE said:What do you mean by this?
Run a .NDS -> Loads nesDS -> Manually select game?
If so, that defeats the purpose of using Moonshell2 for the extlinkWell sort of.. what I mean is that in Moonshell it will display all the file types of the programs you've stuck in ExtLink
For example If you had Lameboy in the the ExtLink folder then all Gameboy/Gameboy Color ROMS will show in Moonshell
When you highlight & select a Gameboy/color ROM then Moonshell will start up Lameboy Emulator automatically
THEN you will need to use Lameboys OWN file selector to browse & select the ROM again
SOME programs allow automatic loading of selected files (one is IPK files, another I think is TunaVid)
- so that when you select a IPK (or AVI) file then it will start up the IPK/TunavVid program AND load in the file you selected automatically
without you having to re-browse & select, but such programs are few & far between
No... Unfortunately there's been no 'fixes' for Moonshell commercial ROM loading made for AKAIO 1.6RC1 (YET!! - we will have to wait & see),QUOTE said:What about Moonshell 2.09 with AKAIO 1.6RC1?
the same goes for there's no fix for 'MS 2.1 Final' either.
It's because each developer (the AKAIO team and moonlight) keep re-encrypting their programs/loader to prevent hacking attempts
QUOTE
There isn't a loader like Xenon++'s for Moonshell2/YSmenu?CannonFoddr said:AFAIK there is NO way to bypass the Health & safety screen 'automatically' without flashing your DSI know it won't skip the Health and Safety screen... I was just wondering about what it does after that.
No... Unfortunately there's been no 'fixes' for Moonshell commercial ROM loading made for AKAIO 1.6RC1 (YET!! - we will have to wait & see),CannonFoddr said:It will load in Moonshell directly without having to load in AKAIO first
As for the time it takes - I've never timed it but I would guess it's about the same as if you were using the normal flashcard own firmware + 1 or 2 secondsTHIS is how I would like it ideally.
On my R4, I have a DLDI patched, R4 encrypted Moonshl2.nds file as _DS_MENU.DAT so after the H&S screen, Moonshell boots directly so there is 0 delay between the H&SS and when Moonshell2 -starts- to load.
What about Moonshell 2.09 with AKAIO 1.6RC1?CannonFoddr said:SOME programs allow automatic loading of selected files (one is IPK files, another I think is TunaVid)
- so that when you select a IPK (or AVI) file then it will start up the IPK/TunavVid program AND load in the file you selected automatically
without you having to re-browse & select, but such programs are few & far betweenI knowThat's why I used nesDS.nds as an example, because I know it works.
But the answer to my question would be 'Yes, Moonshell2 on AK2 will use extlink'd apps', that's great.
QUOTE(CannonFoddr @ Mar 18 2010, 11:49 AM) QUOTE
the same goes for there's no fix for 'MS 2.1 Final' either.
It's because each developer (the AKAIO team and moonlight) keep re-encrypting their programs/loader to prevent hacking attempts
1. my moonshl2alt.nds can be akmenu4.nds if dldi-patched.twiztidsinz said:I know it won't skip the Health and Safety screen... I was just wondering about what it does after that.
There isn't a loader like Xenon++'s for Moonshell2/YSmenu?
I've seen a "nds.akaio.nds" in a few places and had hoped/assumed it would just load the game selected through your current version of AKAIO.
I didn't think it would need to be updated for every version of AKAIOThat sucks...