DSx86 Problems?

[WIP/Release] ds_mangaman - Turning the Nintendo DS into the Ultimate Vertical Book-Style Manga Reader!

Hwongfish · 2026-06-09T00:33:11+00:00

Hi everyone! I’ve always felt that the Nintendo DS is criminally underrated when it comes to being a dedicated manga-reader. Think about it: it has two screens built right into the form factor, one of them has a precise (not quite most of the time though) touchscreen, and when you rotate the console 90 degrees counter-clockwise, it perfectly mimics the ergonomics of holding a real physical tankobon (manga volume). When held vertically, the D-pad sits perfectly on the bottom, and the shoulder keys (L/R) are in the ideal position for switching chapters. Plus, the touchscreen can be used to magnify for reading the text or inspecting details. Such interactions are the ultimate form factors that modern smartphones just can't match. To prove this, I built ds_mangaman — an open-source, highly optimized homebrew manga viewer for the NDS/NDSL. Download and learn how to build in Github release: :teach::teach::teach: GitHub Repository: https://github.com/hwfish-error408/ds-mangaman :grog::grog::grog: Looking for Contributors! The compiler engine and core state machine are now fully functional and running smoothly on real hardware and emulators (like melonDS). However, I want to take this project further and could really use the community's help! I’m looking for developers, testers, and retro-enthusiasts to help with: A, Implementing a cleaner UI/Main Menu. B, Adding Bookmark support (saving states to SRAM/FAT .sav). C, Further optimizing the DMA memory copy speeds during page and chapter transitions. Feel free to download the source, check out the build pipeline, test it on your flashcarts, and open Issues or Pull Requests on the GitHub repo! Let's make the NDS the ultimate retro manga machine.

Kitanode

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Aug 20, 2010

Hi,
I'm really liking the DSx86 emulator and i'd like to say thanks to Patrick Aalto for releasing it.

I can use the Dos and run games on it no bother but i need help with installing Windows 3.0 and also using my own cfg with the .ini file.

I have all 5 Win 3.0 discs extracted into 5 folders labeled disc1 - disc5, these are sitting in the data folder with the other DSx86 stuff on my cart.
However when i go into the disc1 folder and type setup all i get is the debug screen with the yellow numbers on the screen so i guess that its crashed or something.

Can anyone give me any help or tell me what i'm doing wrong.

Also i've setup my own custom cfg using the DSx86cfg utility but when DSx86 loads up it always uses the default cfg.
How do i get it to start up with my custom cfg instead? Do i type something into the .ini file?

Any help would be really appreciated.
Cheers,

Homebrew DSx86 Problems?

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