M3 Real Loading 2 Seconds slower than R4DS

Yeah, game loading and patching was quite slow in the old (some would say current) firmware; it's common knowledge for anyone who has tried another flashcart. Fortunately, Sakura have fixed that. Now, if only they fix homebrew compatibility and soft-reset...

 

Two seconds!? Does it really matter?

Anyway, just use the Sakura firmware, it's faster and easier to use.

 

M3Sakura just answered your prayers

 

From my experience, only the GBA expansion pack is supposed to stick out.

EDIT: Also, try using M3 Sakura with the GBA expansion pack in there, as it increases loading speeds greatly.

 

really?

out of interest, loading of what? the OS? games (seems unlikely)?

 

Loading of GBA games...and it does load them drastically faster..

Mine expansions came just normally, nothing to sand, fit flush and my rumble doesn't flicker screen at all..I've used my rumble quite a bit (trough all EBA, Picross and few more games playing), as I really enjoy having rumble feature..
Loading of the games isn't problem at all, as you actually have a "last used" loader as soon as you turn on NDS in Sakura, and it starts game right away..

 

with an expansion m3sakura should do all in-firmware processing faster.
m3sakura can't run without 16MB of expansion RAM.
to fix that, they make use of virtual memory, which writes/reads to the microSD.

if you use a RAM expansion, it will use that for memory, which works faster than writing and reading from and to a microSD.

 

It just came to my mind that people are bragging and whining about TWO seconds?!?!?! WTF...

Go buy yourself a game if it bothers you waiting for two seconds..
Look at all options you have with one flashcart, with Sakura, you can run multimedia, GBA games ROMs, use cheat engine..and you have a problem with two seconds..

EDIT: And read again what thedicemaster wrote, it's true..

 

sounds awesome. i haven't heard of any other loader utilizing an expansion pack for general functions.

but how do you know this is the case?
i have heard about the virtual memory usage before but i haven't heard that it can utilize the expansion in it's place.

 

Well, it scans for a GBA expansion pack on bootup... so...

 

When you start NDS and Sakura is about to boot, check under animation on the top, it will detect expansion..
And if it's not there, I believe it'll use swapfile.$$$ instead (and that swapfile is located in Sakuras SYSTEM folder)..
That's why Sakura needs to have a bit of free space on microSD, or it won't work..

 

cool thanks for the heads up guys. i'm clear now.

 

just checked, i think in general use m3sakura needs 5MB ram.(just menu, nothing else)
4 from the DS, 1 from swapfile(only 1 out of 16MB of the swapfile is actually in use)

 

take a run of 100m, there is a great difference when you run 11 or 13 secs

 

But I'm not planning on running anywhere..If I really need that two seconds for a game, I'll buy it in a shop..But having all those extra options is worth waiting for 2 seconds!!!!I's not like my life depends on them..

I just think some people are so spoiled..

 

I agree. Remember a time when people actually had to buy games?

Now people feel they can complain when a product they own that allows them to get every game for free loads two seconds slower then another? Get a grip.

 

OMG... 2 Seconds... I have an M3 Real, so I know what you mean, but can you really complain about loading time against an R4 when the M3 Real has soooo many more features...?

As for the insert, the team is Chinese (I think), I bet if you wrote something in a language not your own, you would have trouble as well....

And M3 Sakura's gonna kick butt, I'm using the GBAtemp translated one, and I think it's awesome, for those of you having trouble with Homebrew not working, get FlashCartOS because every homebrew I have tried works flawlessly when booted up through this app!

 

yeah quit yer whining about two seconds. at least you don't have a ds-x, that takes about 30 seconds from poweron until you're in the game (tons of menus, menus have loading times, then the game has loading time...it adds up)