Hacking Does the CycloDS Evolution read internal data for ROM names?

[nemt]

Haven't gotten mine in the mail yet, but I'd like to know ahead of time so I can start renaming .nds files now in case it doesn't get the ROM name from internal data.

 

[SoLuckys]

you can get the internal data for the rom if you press x i think, you dont have to rename your .nds files

 

[nemt]

excellent

Also should each rom get its own folder, or is it ok to just drop them all in /roms/ or something?

 

[Rayder]

There is a limit of 127 ROMs to a folder. Stick to that and you'll be fine. While you could leave the games in the root of the card, putting them in a folder is much neater.

 

[SoLuckys]

There is a limit of 127 ROMs to a folder. Stick to that and you'll be fine. While you could leave the games in the root of the card, putting them in a folder is much neater.

i didnt knew that there was a limit of 127 roms to a folder lol

 

[nemt]

is it 127 roms, or 127 files?

I assume the roms probably create all sorts of src/save state/etc. files in the folder they're played from.

 

[Balrogs.Pain]

127 Roms, you can let the cyclo DS make a SAVE folder, so that when you play a game the saves are in a different location, so its more neat.

 

[nl255]

The filename doesn't matter, CycloDS goes by the internal rom information. Keep in mind that in addition to the 127 rom limit of the CycloDS firmware, there is a limit of 512 files and/or directories on the root of your SD card. The 512 limit is a hard limit of the FAT filesystem and can't easily* be changed.




*It might be possible to change that limit with tools like Linux's mkdosfs but there will probably be compatability issues.

 

[nemt]

Right now I have all my games in /ROMs/ and then /A-E/, /F-K/ and so on for easy sorting. Thanks for the info, guys.