Homebrew DS(i) Mode hacking progress thread

[metroid maniac]

Probably a stupid question, but is there any benefit to using a DS homebrew on 3DS over using it on a DS?

The 3DS can be made to run DS software at DSi clockspeeds, which provides a very significant performance boost (theoretically up to twice as fast)

 

[Dracari]

Probably a stupid question, but is there any benefit to using a DS homebrew on 3DS over using it on a DS? I mean, if I ran an emulator that was written for the DS, it won't run any better on 3DS than it would if I just ran it on my DS Lite? Just a little curious because a number of homebrew programs that were listed to work were emulators, and I don't personally see the point of running a DS-designed emulator on a 3DS when you can just run a 3DS-designed emulator for what I would assume would be better performance. I can understand the benefits from the development point of view, but not so much on the end-user side.

For the time being its going to be better say to using Gameyob DS than the native 3DS vers till issues are fixed or Retroarch gets upto Par. Emulators like NeoDS/nesDS(ok there some games better on what we have natively on the 3DS/VC than nesDS)/Gameyob on DS in this manner is because these had time to mature, Fine tune, develop mor and optimize. if your using an O3DS these will be yor options really unless you feel like for games that Dont save, making a multi-rom menu'd NES VC and indivdual NES VC's for saving same goes for GB/GBC

on O3DS, your No frills just run it best option is the native VC. this carries upto NES~ GBA (minus SNES, blargsnes is the best were going to getand yes blargsnes runs better in terms of compatability than the non DSTwo only SNES Emulator for DS.)
for N3DS there's retroarch, SNES VC and a few better options than the older VC's
if you want SNES on the go and only have an O3DS , then if you have a PSP laying around dust it off, update your CFW and its SNES Emulator is miles ahead of what we have available on DS/O3DS same said for GBA when it comes to games that wont play nice w/ GBA VC Save patching.

its not that we cant have a nicer SNES/GBA etc emulator but the O3DS doesnt have enough horsepower to get fullspeed in every Game. Espically when you bring retroarch into the mix. if you want the best then look at an N3DS.

 

[Barawer]

Wow, never knew NeoDS works better than the retroarch core on o3ds. Ran it with TWL Loader, and tried spin master - 60 fps and works great aside from some graphic problems.
Thank you!

 

[Jacklack3]

You shouldn't have done that..

*cue Ben Drowned meme*

 

[sniper_x002]

Not sure where else to put this but I've installed quite a few of the stuff that have been released on this thread (like the nds bootstrap & the twloader) but anyway whenever I try to launch anything DS related my system just shuts off. Any ideas?

 

[metroid maniac]

Not sure where else to put this but I've installed quite a few of the stuff that have been released on this thread (like the nds bootstrap & the twloader) but anyway whenever I try to launch anything DS related my system just shuts off. Any ideas?

Does the system actually power down? Or does it just crash at black screens?

If it's the latter, then you're either using emunand and not installing those titles to sysnand or you have TWL_FIRM issues.
If it's the former, then something bizarre is probably happening with a9lh.

 

[Dracari]

Not sure where else to put this but I've installed quite a few of the stuff that have been released on this thread (like the nds bootstrap & the twloader) but anyway whenever I try to launch anything DS related my system just shuts off. Any ideas?

if you have a Patched TWL_FIRM and using Luma, That'd explain it, Luma now shuts down when any Patched Module is loaded (Home Menu/AGB Firm/ TWL Firm) as teh dev dioesnt trust any pre-patched version. this allows the CFW to use its own w/o any issues that'd arrise

 

[umbjolt]

Good night. I have a suggestion that I don't know if it can be done or not.
I don't want to make a post of "another retail rom". I want to learn and help if I can

If I understand correctly ( my native languaje is Spanish so please don't kill me if I mistake ^^" ) retails roms ALWAYS load all the content from SLOT 1, that's why they can not be loaded from SD. But, what happend if the .nds roms are in the slot 1 in a "adapter" (call it flashcard, R4 or whatever). Can they be loaded? Technically they're in the SLOT 1 so with a "super-magic-simple" (sarcasm on) program like the kernel of the flashcards the rom that is on the slot 1 on a SD can load.

Why I tell this? Basically, I bricked my R4 and I was thinking (due to I can't unbrick it) if the dsi hacking scene can access the SD

Thanks for all ^^
Regards

 

[metroid maniac]

@umbjolt how did you brick your R4? It may be possible to unbrick it.

 

[umbjolt]

@umbjolt how did you brick your R4? It may be possible to unbrick it.

Use YMenu on a R4i Gold Pro ^^"
Thanks

 

[metroid maniac]

Use YMenu on a R4i Gold Pro ^^"
Thanks

Could you provide a link to the website of your particular card?
It is usually printed on the card. There are many variations of the R4, so I don't want to find the wrong one accidentally.

 

[umbjolt]

Could you provide a link to the website of your particular card?
It is usually printed on the card. There are many variations of the R4, so I don't want to find the wrong one accidentally.

It's www.r4i-gold.me
Thanks

 

[metroid maniac]

It's www.r4i-gold.me
Thanks

This rar file should contain a .nds file. I believe it is the update file for your R4 model.
If you place the .nds file on your 3DS SD card and use this old version of nds-hb-menu to run the update file, it may unbrick your R4.

 

[umbjolt]

This rar file should contain a .nds file. I believe it is the update file for your R4 model.
If you place the .nds file on your 3DS SD card and use this old version of nds-hb-menu to run the update file, it may unbrick your R4.

Tried. Doesn't work. It "erase" and "program" the R4 but when I come to home menu It doesn't show any icon. If I use TWLoader it get stuck on "erasing device"
Thanks for all

 

[sniper_x002]

Does the system actually power down? Or does it just crash at black screens?

If it's the latter, then you're either using emunand and not installing those titles to sysnand or you have TWL_FIRM issues.
If it's the former, then something bizarre is probably happening with a9lh.

It actually powers down after I launch whatever DS game /DSiWare similar to turning on the 3DS without an SD card (without sdless a9lh).

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if you have a Patched TWL_FIRM and using Luma, That'd explain it, Luma now shuts down when any Patched Module is loaded (Home Menu/AGB Firm/ TWL Firm) as teh dev dioesnt trust any pre-patched version. this allows the CFW to use its own w/o any issues that'd arrise

So.. how can I fix it?

 

[RocketRobz]

So.. how can I fix it?

https://github.com/AuroraWright/Lum...-get-an-auto-shutdown-with-gbadsdsiware-games

 

[Rodrigo Barros]

Could you provide a link to the website of your particular card?
It is usually printed on the card. There are many variations of the R4, so I don't want to find the wrong one accidentally.

How does this unbricking works? I have the original R4 and think I bricked it. That's the site: http://r4ds.me/

 

[Dracari]

How does this unbricking works? I have the original R4 and think I bricked it. That's the site: http://r4ds.me/

the older Stage 2 launchers (Primarily the ARDS one) would be perfect for Debricking any flashcard that worked w/ it (Ak2i/R4 etc)
but that requires a Older Luma (thats not 11.2 friendly and a Patched twlbg.cxi)

 

[umbjolt]

the older Stage 2 launchers (Primarily the ARDS one) would be perfect for Debricking any flashcard that worked w/ it (Ak2i/R4 etc)
but that requires a Older Luma (thats not 11.2 friendly and a Patched twlbg.cxi)

In my case I used every stage 2 and 3 launchers with olders luma compilations and a patched twlbg.cxi without success

 

[Dracari]

In my case I used every stage 2 and 3 launchers with olders luma compilations and a patched twlbg.cxi without success

Sorry then that card is Toast. you can pickup an AK2I pretty cheap these days.