nds-bootstrap:

Thanks to the work of ahezard, Gericom, Apache, Robz8, _catcatcat, and shutterbug2000 and other contributors, we can now load NDS games from the SD card, without any flashcard/SLOT-1 card.

Don't expect high compatibility, but do expect many, many updates.

Compatibility listing:
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1LRTkXOUXraTMjg1eedz_f7b5jiuyMv2x6e_jY_nyHSc/edit#gid=0

The official Discord server for nds-bootstrap:
https://discordapp.com/invite/7bxTQfZ

The thread for the recommended loader (by Robz8):
https://gbatemp.net/threads/twloader-ctr-mode-nds-app.448375/

SRLoader for softmodded DSis (by Robz8):
https://gbatemp.net/threads/srloader-nds-app-for-dsi.472200/

If you're more of a forwarder person:
https://gbatemp.net/threads/nds-forwarder-cias-for-your-home-menu.426174/

Link to the releases page:
https://github.com/ahezard/nds-bootstrap/releases

Anti-Piracy patch list by Robz8
https://gbatemp.net/threads/ap-patch-preservation.477536/

Also, thank you to our testers:
Historian
JoshuaDoes
thejsa
Alerdy
PokeAcer

Spoiler: Videos

Also, a video thanks to Robz8:


And another thanks to Alerdy:

 

[lonewolf08]

Gbatemp's official sponsor, Nds-card.Com, accepts paypal.

And so does rev3ds.com but last time I ordered from them about 2 weeks ago there was a mishap with my order but it was fixed.

Edit: my bad about 5 weeks ago a little over a month. I was thinking of another purchase that I did about 2 weeks ago with nds-card.com.

 

[mariogamer]

I don't knowif this is a bug or not, so I'll post it here...

Loading time for most game (even fully working game like MKDS) are slow (console turn to black screen for some minute, while it should only do this some second). Is there any reason to this?

 

[Damin72]

I don't knowif this is a bug or not, so I'll post it here...

Loading time for most game (even fully working game like MKDS) are slow (console turn to black screen for some minute, while it should only do this some second). Is there any reason to this?

Your SD-card have 32B klaster?

 

[mariogamer]

Your SD-card have 32B klaster?

32 or 64 not sure.

BTW I'm not the only one to get this. There's a video with mkds and pokemon pearl/diamond comparison with flashcard.

 

[RocketRobz]

32 or 64 not sure.

BTW I'm not the only one to get this. There's a video with mkds and pokemon pearl/diamond comparison with flashcard.

Try formatting to FAT32 with 32kb cluster size to fix the issue.

 

[StiflingHat9897]

I've set Mario & Luigi Partners in Time to force-use after setting MKDS to donor rom, and it still wont boot, but ran previously

 

[RocketRobz]

I've set Mario & Luigi Partners in Time to force-use after setting MKDS to donor rom, and it still wont boot, but ran previously

What region is your two ROMs?

 

[StiflingHat9897]

What region is your two ROMs?

They're both US roms I believe

 

[RocketRobz]

They're both US roms I believe

Hmm...
Try updating bootstrap in TWLoader.

 

[StiflingHat9897]

Hmm...
Try updating bootstrap in TWLoader.

I have the latest v0.5.1b build of the bootstrap, but I can try updating it again to see if it fixes anything

Edit: Didn't help, still get a white screen on boot

 

[RocketRobz]

I have the latest v0.5.1b build of the bootstrap, but I can try updating it again to see if it fixes anything

Edit: Didn't help, still get a white screen on boot

How long did you wait on the white screen?

 

[StiflingHat9897]

How long did you wait on the white screen?

Since the previous post. So a little over two minutes

 

[RocketRobz]

Since the previous post. So a little over two minutes

Try setting Console output to "On (with Debug)".

 

[StiflingHat9897]

Try setting Console output to "On (with Debug)".

Says "TWL_CLOCK ON" Then tells me to press start, then has the same problem afterwards

 

[RocketRobz]

Says "TWL_CLOCK ON" Then tells me to press start, then has the same problem afterwards

No screen with ROM name is shown?
If no other game is working, you might have a corrupted bootstrap. Try downloading it here.

 

[StiflingHat9897]

No screen with ROM name is shown?
If no other game is working, you might have a corrupted bootstrap. Try downloading it here.

Other games are working fine, and it also does have the screen with the rom name. Just seems to be this game out of all of the others that I have

 

[RocketRobz]

Other games are working fine, and it also does have the screen with the rom name. Just seems to be this game out of all of the others that I have

It's possible your ROM might be corrupted. It's working fine for me.

 

[StiflingHat9897]

It's possible your ROM might be corrupted. It's working fine for me.

Possibly. I'll try a new ROM

 

[Garblant]

It's possible your ROM might be corrupted. It's working fine for me.

I've had a similar problem with that game on 0.5.1b as well. When I revert back to a previous build of the bootstrap it works again, however.

 

[StiflingHat9897]

It's possible your ROM might be corrupted. It's working fine for me.

Yeah, got a new ROM and I still have the same issue