Homebrew [DS(i)/3DS] TWiLight Menu++ - GUI for DS(i) games, and DS(i) Menu replacement

[ShadowOne333]

No. That's normal.
You can only launch DSiWare as .nds on DSi consoles with Unlaunch installed.

Oh I see.
So DSiWare is not possible to run through DSi++ in a 3DS console.
Thanks for clarifying!

 

[t0w3l]

How do I test my nand backup on no$gba?

 

[mondul]

How do I test my nand backup on no$gba?

You will need to dump or find on the internet the "DSi Firmware Files" and place them in the no$gba folder, also copy your nand_dsi.bin dumped with fwTools into it and rename it to "DSi-1.mmc" (without quotes, obviously). After that, launch no$gba, go to Options → Emulation Setup, on the "Reset/Startup Entrypoint" choose "GBA/NDS BIOS" and on the "NDS Mode/Colors" choose "DSi (retail/16MB)" and save the configuration. Finally, go to File → Cartridge menu (FileName) and choose any ROM. If you get the Nintendo DSi boot screen with the health and safety warning then your NAND dump is fine.

EDiT: added info that nand_dsi.bin is created with fwTools. A NAND backup made with a hardmod can also be used but the no cash footer has to be added manually.

 

[t0w3l]

You will need to dump or find on the internet the "DSi Firmware Files" and place them in the no$gba folder, also copy your nand.bin into it and rename it to "DSi-1.mmc"

I have some files that I backed up when using an old version of fwtools, called bios7i.bin, bios9i.bin, CID.bin, UserSettings.bin and WifiSettings.bin. Plus nand_dsi.bin and nand.bin.sha1 which I suppose are just the nand backup itself again. Can't I use any of these files instead of going to some shady website to do so? If not, can I use NU*********er?

 

[mondul]

Can't I use any of these files instead of going to some shady website to do so?

The files you will need are:

06/14/2015 12:31 AM 65,536 bios7i.bin
06/14/2015 12:31 AM 65,536 bios9i.bin
05/09/2016 05:41 PM 65,536 BIOSDSI7.ROM
12/16/2015 12:39 AM 65,536 BIOSDSI9.ROM
03/19/2014 01:59 PM 16,384 biosnds7.rom
03/19/2014 01:59 PM 4,096 biosnds9.rom

You can dump all but BIOSDSI7.ROM and BIOSDSI9.ROM.

 

[t0w3l]

The files you will need are:

06/14/2015 12:31 AM 65,536 bios7i.bin
06/14/2015 12:31 AM 65,536 bios9i.bin
05/09/2016 05:41 PM 65,536 BIOSDSI7.ROM
12/16/2015 12:39 AM 65,536 BIOSDSI9.ROM
03/19/2014 01:59 PM 16,384 biosnds7.rom
03/19/2014 01:59 PM 4,096 biosnds9.rom

You can dump all but BIOSDSI7.ROM and BIOSDSI9.ROM.

The files you will need are:

06/14/2015 12:31 AM 65,536 bios7i.bin
06/14/2015 12:31 AM 65,536 bios9i.bin
05/09/2016 05:41 PM 65,536 BIOSDSI7.ROM
12/16/2015 12:39 AM 65,536 BIOSDSI9.ROM
03/19/2014 01:59 PM 16,384 biosnds7.rom
03/19/2014 01:59 PM 4,096 biosnds9.rom

You can dump all but BIOSDSI7.ROM and BIOSDSI9.ROM.

I Keep getting "Error: 2-2435-8325". I actually managed to backup BIOSDSI7.ROM and BIOSDSI9.ROM using fwtool 2.0, the only file I can't get (nor download) is the "biosnds7.rom" and "biosnds9.rom", that you did list as dumpable. Also I got nds_bios_arm7.bin and nds_bios_arm9.bin files, but I don't really know what they are, despite them matching the 16,384 and 4,096 file sizes from the biosnds files.
Edit: Got it to work, thank you for the help. I guess booting is already enough for me to know if I should or shouldn't flash it back into my DSi. Wasn't able to boot to my Pokemon Black ROM 'do (probably it's just a bad dump)

 

[Pokem]

Is VNDS working on the latest version for anyone?
Mine seems to be stuck in a white screen.

 

[tbb043]

Compat list says of Final Fantasy 3 "Press start to skip the Opening FMV or it'll freeze" but it works fine, no freezes, when I tried it. Dumped rom from my own cart via godmode9. New 3ds, Rom is not trimmed.

DSimenu++ whatever version this linked to (6.0.0?)
system 11.6.0
gm9 1.6.3
luma 9.1

Not a complaint, just sharing info.

 

[ClasicGameman]

YESS anybody knows this error i power on my dsi and gets this AN error has occurred press and hold the power button to turn the system offplease see the niintendo dsi operations manual for help troubleshooting

 

[RocketRobz]

YESS anybody knows this error i power on my dsi and gets this AN error has occurred press and hold the power button to turn the system offplease see the niintendo dsi operations manual for help troubleshooting

Try disabling autoboot in HiyaCFW settings.

 

[ClasicGameman]

how do i do that

 

[RocketRobz]

how do i do that

Hold SELECT on boot to access HiyaCFW settings.

 

[tehrzky]

i dont know what happened but tales of innocence translated ver. stop working.. same nds bootstrap. the last time i tried this on latest ndsbootstrap its working fine.

 

[RocketRobz]

i dont know what happened but tales of innocence translated ver. stop working.. same nds bootstrap. the last time i tried this on latest ndsbootstrap its working fine.

Try turning off async prefetch.

 

[ShadowOne333]

Gave this a spin yesterday, and gotta say...
Wow, I am amazed at how it worked so far and how big the compatibility has gone up since way back in TWLoader.
Almost all of my titles worked fine and even most of my hacks as well, except for two games in particular

1. Pokemon Volt Black 2 (hack of Pokemon Black 2) has a weird issue in which the icon for the game is all glitchy. All others worked fine.
2. Golden Sun: Dark Dawn was the only game from my library that didn't boot, but this was expected as this one is marked as not working on the compatibility list

I believe those were the only two games I had issues with, out of those, nothing else.
Also, another strange bug I stumbled upon, was that when going back to the DSiMenu++ from a game using the L+R+Down+B combo, sometimes icons would be repeated with the adjacent games. This gets fixed by scrolling on the list a bit, then it goes back to normal, but it happens consistently almost every time I go back to the menu from inside a game with the button combo.

One last thing, I was wondering if there are different colour schemes for certain themes?
Like for example, I'd like to have a Dark theme for the DSiMenu++ one, all white kinda hurts me a little xD

Really nice work so far, I can't wait for upcoming releases

 

[RocketRobz]

Gave this a spin yesterday, and gotta say...
Wow, I am amazed at how it worked so far and how big the compatibility has gone up since way back in TWLoader.
Almost all of my titles worked fine and even most of my hacks as well, except for two games in particular

1. Pokemon Volt Black 2 (hack of Pokemon Black 2) has a weird issue in which the icon for the game is all glitchy. All others worked fine.
2. Golden Sun: Dark Dawn was the only game from my library that didn't boot, but this was expected as this one is marked as not working on the compatibility list

I believe those were the only two games I had issues with, out of those, nothing else.

1. It's TWL icon data is stripped out. A fixed icon would need to be made.
2. Even with an AP patch, it still wouldn't work. Probably has more AP measures the patch doesn't fix.

Also, another strange bug I stumbled upon, was that when going back to the DSiMenu++ from a game using the L+R+Down+B combo, sometimes icons would be repeated with the adjacent games. This gets fixed by scrolling on the list a bit, then it goes back to normal, but it happens consistently almost every time I go back to the menu from inside a game with the button combo.

That bug will be fixed in the next version.

One last thing, I was wondering if there are different colour schemes for certain themes?
Like for example, I'd like to have a Dark theme for the DSiMenu++ one, all white kinda hurts me a little xD

Really nice work so far, I can't wait for upcoming releases

Yes, you can set the theme to dark for the DSi theme.
In settings, press A on the DSi option, then select the SD/Dark option.

In the next version, the DSi theme will have Red, Blue, Green, Yellow, Pink, and Purple options.

 

[ShadowOne333]

1. It's TWL icon data is stripped out. A fixed icon would need to be made.

Oh I see, is there a way to restore it back?

2. Even with an AP patch, it still wouldn't work. Probably has more AP measures the patch doesn't fix.

Interesting, so perhaps GS might take a while to get it working then?

That bug will be fixed in the next version.

Yes, you can set the theme to dark for the DSi theme.
In settings, press A on the DSi option, then select the SD/Dark option.

In the next version, the DSi theme will have Red, Blue, Green, Yellow, Pink, and Purple options.

Awesome! Thanks for letting me know about the dark theme, I'll try it out as soon as I get home.

 

[tbb043]

Also, another strange bug I stumbled upon, was that when going back to the DSiMenu++ from a game using the L+R+Down+B combo, sometimes icons would be repeated with the adjacent games.

That bug will be fixed in the next version.

Good to hear! i get that bug just in general, not only when using L+R+Down+b since I've never actually used that

 

[able]

hey how do i get gameyob to work in dsimenu++? i see gbarunner but not gameyob

 

[mondul]

hey how do i get gameyob to work in dsimenu++? i see gbarunner but not gameyob

You can load the .gb and .gbc files directly from DSiMenu++

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Hi, @Robz8 , I would like to report that after NDS-Bootstrap 0.11.0 I am no longer able to load 8MB SDK5 ROMs, like the Tales To Enjoy! series and Nickelodeon Team Umizoomi and Dora's Fantastic Flight (sorry, I have small kids). All I get is a white screen after loading.

EDiT: I was able to load them with the 0.10.2 release.