Homebrew DS(i) Mode hacking progress thread

[CeeDee]

dsbuff is what i'm using

3DS uses ExeFS, IIRC. Is there an NDS version?

 

[ElyosOfTheAbyss]

3DS uses ExeFS, IIRC. Is there an NDS version?

It's pretty much extracted when you extract the filesystem

 

[CeeDee]

It's pretty much extracted when you extract the filesystem

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Well I dunno, honestly.

 

[ElyosOfTheAbyss]

Well I dunno, honestly.

Gonna open in Crystletyle.. Probaly wont be usefull

 

[hacksn5s4]

is it possible to hack dsiware so it can be installed on sd cause big ds games won't fit in nand

 

[ElyosOfTheAbyss]

is it possible to hack dsiware so it can be installed on sd cause big ds games won't fit in nand

There is atleaset 500MB on nand so don't worry you will be able to fit a few.
IIRM Normal DS games are about 10 to 20MB

 

[hacksn5s4]

the nands 1gb also since pokemon bw is a game that has dsi features would this work with it

 

[ElyosOfTheAbyss]

the nands 1gb also since pokemon bw is a game that has dsi features would this work with it

Probaly yes but we still need to figure out how to make it load from the nand instead of Game Card

 

[CeeDee]

There is atleaset 500MB on nand so don't worry you will be able to fit a few.
IIRM Normal DS games are about 10 to 20MB

Each DSiWare title has a limit of 64MB, and a lot of people want to play Pokemon Black/White 1/2, which are 256MB.

 

[ElyosOfTheAbyss]

Each DSiWare title has a limit of 64MB, and a lot of people want to play Pokemon Black/White 1/2, which are 256MB.

really? hmm didnt know

 

[hacksn5s4]

could the limitt be increased with hacking it 4 gen would fit in 64mb but it has no dsi features

 

[ElyosOfTheAbyss]

Well, In crystal tile the arm9 file has a different icon in DSIWare games then in normal DS games. This could mean that the arm9 files arent the same?

 

[hacksn5s4]

they need to get regular ntr ds games working with it

 

[mbcrazed]

I've been out of the scene for almost four months now due to studies and such! If someone could tell me how to dump DSIWare then I'd be willing to look into it. I have a few things I'd like to test and see if they work out. Can you use braindump, or is that a no?

 

[ElyosOfTheAbyss]

Ok, False alarm, Some DS games have the same Arm9 file type

 

[hacksn5s4]

thing is twl have any difference when its running dsi ware instead of a gamecard

 

[CeeDee]

thing is twl have any difference when its running dsi ware instead of a gamecard

At this point, we can run DS games fine... Almost. We can run Download Play demos. Which are DS based code wise. But they only work since they don't read from carts, or save to carts (or at all). We need to figure out how to get games to load from NAND (or SD) rather than cart, though.

 

[hacksn5s4]

At this point, we can run DS games fine... Almost. We can run Download Play demos. Which are DS based code wise. But they only work since they don't read from carts, or save to carts (or at all). We need to figure out how to get games to load from NAND (or SD) rather than cart, though.

well how does a ds emulator say on a computer do that i know its not an emulator but you would just need to make it read the rom like agb does

 

[CeeDee]

well how does a ds emulator say on a computer do that i know its not an emulator but you would just need to make it read the rom like agb does

This is technically already loading .nds ROMs - download play ones. They're edited and converted to .cia files.

It just can't load retail ROMs - yet - we need to figure out how to get it to read and save to NAND, like DSiWare.

 

[hacksn5s4]

why can't you load the games on the sd card instead of nand by patching the dsiware or something