Homebrew on DSI?

[inthegray]

so long as the hack can run homebrew games/apps, i'm alright with the DSi not being able to play commercial ROMs!

 

[playallday]

I think my idea still may work, make a homebrew that boots the slot-1 (where you cart is

).

 

[Narin]

I think my idea still may work, make a homebrew that boots the slot-1 (where you cart is

).

The hardware checks the game before it gets loaded to make sure its a real game cart. So even if you do make a homebrew loader, you still can't use a flashcard.

 

[cory1492]

Narin, are you basically saying current slot1 cards that work on DS/DSL are using an exploit of some kind to authenticate, that no longer exists in DSi? That they are "blacklisted" in hardware (rather than software which could be updated), and would at the same time nullify the idea of {DSOS->exploit->patched in memory DSOS->current slot1 card}? Hardware checks can be bypassed/emulated without a mod chip in a cart system... just needs a cart that emulates the original formats better - I do know from working with a few slot1 cards that until the card encryption process is stepped through comms to the autoboot slot1 cards are scrambled.

Brings to mind cards like DSLink and neo's magic keys which used unencrypted save chip serial to boot instead of card protocols to authenticate, though they still required the slot2 exploit/flashme/passkey to start it may well still be possible to use them with a savegame exploit even if slot1 doesn't authenticate.

 

[manaphy4ever]

wow cool yasu's team first homebrew on DSi keep going yasu's team here from the site







Homebrew DS game played on DSi.

Yasu, the same programmer who was able to run unofficial code on the DSi despite Nintendo’s anti-piracy measures, has put up a video showing the new handheld playing Pop’n DS, a rhythm title based on Konami’s Bemani series.

It’s not clear whether he’s running the homemade game through a flashcart or an SD card, but some claim that Yasu is using a “save game exploit,” which Nintendo could potentially patch with future firmware upgrades.

There are supposedly three known save game exploits, all of which can play homebrew games and applications, but not commercial titles. Several groups are actively searching for more possible exploits.

I’ve been meaning to write about Pop’n DS for a while, as it’s great stuff, but I kept forgetting to! You can download the game from Yasu’s Japanese site to play it on a Nintendo DS Lite/Phat.