Homebrew DS(i) Mode hacking progress thread

[Apache Thunder]

No this allows using older flashcarts and modified DSiWare. Emunand patches haven't been made yet so you'll still need to install your DSiWare to sysnand.

 

[CeeDee]

Sonic Classic Collection is DSi enhanced and less than 64 MB. Someone go ahead and try that.

 

[Supster131]

Sonic Classic Collection is DSi enhanced and less than 64 MB. Someone go ahead and try that.

I wouldn't mind giving it a try.. I just need to know how to convert .nds files to .cia files XD

 

[Deleted member 370283]

I'm game to try Sonic Classic Collection.
Do I need to do anything to the .nds file before I should try to convert to CIA and install?

 

[CeeDee]

I wouldn't mind giving it a try.. I just need to know how to convert .nds files to .cia files XD

A few pages back, someone did it with Super Mario 64 DS and it showed on the menu but didn't boot.

The rom also has an extended header for DSi, which explains the possibility of converting to cia.
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So, to convert an nds rom to (unplayable, home menu only) cia, make sure it has the extended header, similar to what is shown above, and the size is 64MB or below.
My console is bricked, so I can't test it, not even to install the patched TWL_FIRM.

https://dsibrew.org/wiki/DSi_Cartridge_Header

I gave Super Mario 64 DS an incomplete extended header, and the conversion to cia worked.

Any DSi Enhanced rom with an extended header will convert to cia, sadly, AC Wild World (32MB) is not one of them. Again, must be 64MB or below.

 

[RocketRobz]

A few pages back, someone did it with Super Mario 64 DS and it showed on the menu but didn't boot.

The conversion worked, but since my N3DS is bricked, I can't install it. Before I bricked my console, the DSi Enhanced games did show up on HOME Menu.
If someone wants to test it, I can PM the file.

 

[CeeDee]

List of DSi enhanced games.

Mario vs. Donkey Kong - Mini-Land Mayhem! would be another title to try.
Also, why can't the files be over 64MB? This is like an anti-Pokemon BW rule, isn't it?

The conversion worked, but since my N3DS is bricked, I can't install it. Before I bricked my console, the DSi Enhanced games did show up on HOME Menu.
If someone wants to test it, I can PM the file.

Well, that sucks. How'd it brick? Downgrade fail?

 

[Deleted member 370283]

Upon booting, it spits out the "An Error Has Occurred" screen.

 

[Supster131]

List of DSi enhanced games.

Mario vs. Donkey Kong - Mini-Land Mayhem! would be another title to try.
Also, why can't the files be over 64MB? This is like an anti-Pokemon BW rule, isn't it?


Well, that sucks. How'd it brick? Downgrade fail?

I'm just guessing here, but I'd say because actual DSiWare games are probably not bigger than 64MB. So it's probably just a limitation Nintendo put due to whatever reason.

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Upon booting, it spits out the "An Error Has Occurred" screen.

Well, the file for me at least is 65MB, which means it can't work.

 

[CeeDee]

I'm just guessing here, but I'd say because actual DSiWare games are probably not bigger than 64MB. So it's probably just a limitation Nintendo put due to whatever reason.

Maybe we can patch the TWL_FIRM to allow bigger titles, along with reading from SD?

 

[Deleted member 370283]

Well, the file for me at least is 65MB, which means it can't work.

Both the NDS ROM and the CIA are 64 MB on my end.

 

[CeeDee]

Well, the file for me at least is 65MB, which means it can't work.

That's odd - the DS ROM for the game is only ~30MB. At least, that's the size for the download when I googled the ROM for it.

 

[Supster131]

Both the NDS ROM and the CIA are 64 MB on my end.

Converting it is as simple as renaming the .nds to .cia, right? Since that's what I did (I know, that sounds stupid!).

 

[pdapanda]

I'm just guessing here, but I'd say because actual DSiWare games are probably not bigger than 64MB. So it's probably just a limitation Nintendo put due to whatever reason.

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Well, the file for me at least is 65MB, which means it can't work.

have you tried rip rom？

 

[Deleted member 370283]

@Supster131
Nope, you need to use a program called 'make_cia.exe' and use the command:
make_cia --srl=whatever.nds

 

[CeeDee]

Sonic Classic turns out to be 64 MB unzipped as is, but Mario vs. Donkey Kong - Mini-Land Mayhem! is 32MB, and DSi enhanced. Someone try that and see if it works!

 

[Deleted member 370283]

Sonic Classic turns out to be 64 MB unzipped as is, but Mario vs. Donkey Kong - Mini-Land Mayhem! is 32MB, and DSi enhanced. Someone try that and see if it works!

I'm on it bruh.

 

[Supster131]

Sonic Classic turns out to be 64 MB unzipped as is, but Mario vs. Donkey Kong - Mini-Land Mayhem! is 32MB, and DSi enhanced. Someone try that and see if it works!

I just tried it, but upon launching it, I get that an error has occurred so :/

 

[Deleted member 370283]

I just tried it, but upon launching it, I get that an error has occurred so :/

Did you use make_cia, or your old method?

 

[CeeDee]

It's great that we might have this working - if MvDK works, then all we theoretically need is a way to convert DS ROMs to DSi enhanced ROMs, and a way to install 64MB+ ones. Maybe even a way to boot/install them to SD?