Homebrew DS(i) Mode hacking progress thread

[wormdood]

I really want to know if it's possible to make a "region free DS games", just like the 3DS one, forcing to boot the cartridge on the console. Because DSi games and DSi enhanced are region lock. And the most important thing is... If you force an Old R4 who only works into DS and DS Lite, force the cartridge would make it work?

Please don't tell me that there are some flashcarts who work in all fw of 3DS, I know that, but I want to see if my flashcart can work if we can force to all DS cartridges on 3DS.

so your hope is to use something like an original r4 on a 3ds
that would be cool-ish

 

[hacksn5s4]

well the thing is the 3ds does not have the full dsi or ds flirmware would it be possible to inject a bios so you can get dslite /ds menu on your 3ds

 

[cearp]

tool to read/write saves from DS cartridges, and this is pretty amazing, because there wasn't a method to at least touch the TWL_FIRM and this is just the first step of DS(i) mode hacking.

i didnt think the tool uses twlfirm at all, right? i might be wrong, i thought it was just a 'normal' homebrew, not a breakthrough. not to undermine it, thanks

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It's called "twlsavetool" because it's a savegame extraction/injection tool for DS/DSi (twl) carts, but it doesn't use twl firm.
The only thing you can do right now under twl firm is running pirated DSiWare, and that's because it's native firm which checks that the ticket is properly signed for your console (if signature checks are patched out, twl firm happily accepts a pirated, but otherwise untouched, DSiWare).

whoops already said, thanks aurora.
yeah, so we are no further into hacking twl, so this thread is misleading.

 

[Sumsquat]

well the thing is the 3ds does not have the full dsi or ds flirmware would it be possible to inject a bios so you can get dslite /ds menu on your 3ds

There was a "firmware.nds" floating around the internet, some years ago. That was, in fact, the NDS Menu, with pictochat etc. I guess, if .nds injection was a thing, it'd work.

 

[einhuman197]

I hope that ds dumping will be a thing Very soon. And dsiware injection with modified twl would also be nice.

 

[laharl22]

i have a dstwo but injecting ds rom will be more interresting for me no need to the flashcart and more confortable

 

[RocketRobz]

There was a "firmware.nds" floating around the internet, some years ago. That was, in fact, the NDS Menu, with pictochat etc. I guess, if .nds injection was a thing, it'd work.

On 3DS consoles:
It works on a flashcart and sudokuhax. On a flashcart, running it will take you to the first-time setup screen, where in sudokuhax, the NDS logo jingle's pitch lowers down while playing, and freezes after fading to white.

 

[meinhard]

I really hope this thread will bring some focus on the topic
But this is gbatemp so probably 99% of posts will be "HOW YOU DARE OPEN A SERIOUS THREAD IF YOU ARE NOT A DEVELOPER" and shit like that

 

[Philip3ds]

Nice.

 

[Deleted User]

wow.. finally something that i can backup my nds saves with.. because it was becoming extremely tedious setting up a local ftp server every damn time with my ancient 2011 r4... i could totally be up for this

 

[Sumsquat]

On 3DS consoles:
It works on a flashcart and sudokuhax. On a flashcart, running it will take you to the first-time setup screen, where in sudokuhax, the NDS logo jingle's pitch lowers down while playing, and freezes after fading to white.

Sounds like you still got it. Would you mind sharing it with me? (If it's not legal to post publicly, I'd be thankful for a PM)

EDIT: nvm, found it online.

 

[laharl22]

Sounds like you still got it. Would you mind sharing it with me? (If it's not legal to post publicly, I'd be thankful for a PM)

and for me please pm me

 

[Sakitoshi]

I really want to know if it's possible to make a "region free DS games", just like the 3DS one, forcing to boot the cartridge on the console. Because DSi games and DSi enhanced are region lock. And the most important thing is... If you force an Old R4 who only works into DS and DS Lite, force the cartridge would make it work?

Please don't tell me that there are some flashcarts who work in all fw of 3DS, I know that, but I want to see if my flashcart can work if we can force to all DS cartridges on 3DS.

Pokemon BW and BW2 are region free, the only DSi enhanced region free games AFAIK.

and as for retail games made cia, club nintendo of japan released advance wars days of ruin as DSiWare as a platinum reward on 2014.

 

[ihaveahax]

Pokemon BW and BW2 are region free, the only DSi enhanced region free games AFAIK.

no they are not region free if you play them on a DSi or 3DS.

 

[GoodCookie88]

Cool

 

[Sakitoshi]

no they are not region free if you play them on a DSi or 3DS.

after some investigation I was half wrong, you can use play european 5 gen pokemon games on american 3DS without problem but if you try to do the same with an american DSi doesn't work. I assumed that worked the same on DSi but I was wrong.

TL;DR 3DS bypass DSi carts region locking.

 

[CeeDee]

Alright, noob question.

So TWL_FIRM requires the signatures to be correct to run a DSiWare title.
If you patch the signatures, you can run pirated DSiWare titles fine... but you can't run anything other than DSiWare titles.
What exactly prevents NDS titles from running? Is there other code in the DSiWare worth noting? Would it be possible to get NDS working, or maybe even extract DSi titles for NDS emulators?

Also, would there be a way to not require DSi titles to be on both sysNAND and emuNAND? Is there a way to expand your emuNAND to add more room for DSi titles?

 

[Sliter]

3.- DS injection on DSiWare titles (this is being possible by patching the TWL_FIRM, just like AGB_FIRM does).

this is so much interesting O3O

Also awesome Don Ramon pic XD

 

[GoodCookie88]

Injecting ds games would be great.

 

[Hiccup]

You can't run most NDS in DSiWare mode without totally rewriting it to read from NAND/SD.
At least.