Hacking MAIO: Moonshell All-in-One for Acekards

[avenir]

If you load /moonshl2/reload.dat directly from favlauncher, its upper screen will be gone.

 

[avenir]

Perhaps for this purpose, using YSMenu(yspatch) should be better. I'll prepare one (bah).

 

[CannonFoddr]

UPDATE: Thanks once again to avenir for all his hard work...

A 'proper' fix has been found to allow MAIO v3.06 to boot up (with both screens showing) on Ak2i that have been updated to work on DSi's with v1.4.2 firmware

Find it in the first post as 'MAIO v3.06.1'

 

[janouis]

Can i make this to autoboot in my 3DS with acekard 2i?

 

[jurassicplayer]

Can i make this to autoboot in my 3DS with acekard 2i?

It should be autobooting directly to moonshell2 on an AK2i already (doesn't really matter what console as long as the flashcart works on it).

 

[janouis]

Thanks jurassicplayer, I got my acekard 2i today I'm very disappointed. Ds games looks like poop on 3ds.

Which is better in skin customization Moonshell 2 or MENUdo? is MENUdo running on acekard 2i with akaio?

 

[jurassicplayer]

Personally, I still like Moonshell2 for skin customizing, but MENUdo has an animated menu screen that works similar to the XMB menu which is pretty neat. You have to try a couple themes for yourself to see how spiffy the animation is (http://menudo.yolasite.com/).

-edit-
MENUdo also uses AKAIO as the loader.

 

[janouis]

I just tried MENUdo but i still like the menu of Moonshell 2.

I think I want to make a new skin for MAIO. Anyone wants a Angry Birds Skin?

 

[Fishaman P]

Personally, I still like Moonshell2 for skin customizing, but MENUdo has an animated menu screen that works similar to the XMB menu which is pretty neat. You have to try a couple themes for yourself to see how spiffy the animation is (http://menudo.yolasite.com/).

-edit-
MENUdo also uses AKAIO as the loader.

WAIT. So you're telling me that MENUdo can now load ROMs?

 

[avenir]

menudo has donor feature since before...

 

[Fishaman P]

menudo has donor feature since before...

That did not resemble anything close to English.

 

[jurassicplayer]

Course it does, you just can't seem to understand it. MENUdo has had the donor feature for a while now...since it was released...

 

[CannonFoddr]

Well I guess 'donor' isn't quite the proper word to use - but even I get the general idea from it

Donor - one meaning is '1. One that contributes something, such as money, to a cause or fund.'
so taking that as an example then MenuDo 'contributes something' to AKAIO loader to run ROMS

or in other words (like most other methods I've read about)
MenuDo passes on info to the AKAIO loader to allow the loader to run ROMS

 

[avenir]

MenuDo passes on info to the AKAIO loader to allow the loader to run ROMS

that's right.

 

[Fishaman P]

Well I guess 'donor' isn't quite the proper word to use - but even I get the general idea from it

Donor - one meaning is '1. One that contributes something, such as money, to a cause or fund.'
so taking that as an example then MenuDo 'contributes something' to AKAIO loader to run ROMS

or in other words (like most other methods I've read about)
MenuDo passes on info to the AKAIO loader to allow the loader to run ROMS

OK, so wouldn't AKAIO be the donor by donating the ROM loader?

 

[CannonFoddr]

Well I guess 'donor' isn't quite the proper word to use - .......MenuDo passes on info to the AKAIO loader to allow the loader to run ROMS

OK, so wouldn't AKAIO be the donor by donating the ROM loader?

I guess it's depends on your point of view

This is my general view of how alternative menus (like [modified] Moonshell, MenuDo, iMenu, Bagplug etc) use official loaders to run ROMS

Imagine a relay race with 2 team runners - there's 'Menudo' and 'Akaio'....
...You, the starter, starts the race (by switching on, & selecting a ROM to run)
...'Menudo' starts running, holding onto a relay baton (Contains the ROM name/details)
...'Akaio' cannot finish the race (run the ROM) until 'Menudo' has passed on (or 'donated') the baton first

Anyhow... just thinking, isn't this is a little

isn't it ??

thought this was a MAIO/Moonshell thread

 

[pom_dave]

Is there anything that can be done so that MAIO can launch PAlib based nds files.

Currently I have a few PAlib based nds files that will work fine if I exit to AKAIO first and launch them from there, but if I launch them from MAIO I get all kinds of weird behaviour.

Thanks

 

[jurassicplayer]

Is there anything that can be done so that MAIO can launch PAlib based nds files.

Currently I have a few PAlib based nds files that will work fine if I exit to AKAIO first and launch them from there, but if I launch them from MAIO I get all kinds of weird behaviour.

Thanks

It's probably Moonshell2 that is trying to load the homebrew instead of AKAIO. Try going to /moonshl2/extlink and duplicate a copy of _vh.VeryHugeNDSLoader.nds or _hn.HugeNDSLoader.nds (or maybe they are named _xx.inilink.nds respectively. Just rename the duplicate as nds..nds and then see if it works.

 

[Mantis41]

Is there anything that can be done so that MAIO can launch PAlib based nds files.

Currently I have a few PAlib based nds files that will work fine if I exit to AKAIO first and launch them from there, but if I launch them from MAIO I get all kinds of weird behaviour.

Thanks

What are the homebrew apps you are trying to run?

 

[avenir]

What are the homebrew apps you are trying to run?

Yeah important question... to check whether XenoFile can help.