Homebrew [NDS] Forwarder CIAs for your HOME Menu

[MasterCheese]

Hello Ace3DS Plus and Gateway Blue Card users!
Thanks to @MasterCheese, I now made a pack for these cards. It's in the OP. And for making the CIAs, use the R4iTT template.
After the Wood menu appears, select "Continue Forwarding", with the blue "Play" icon.
Let me know if it works!

EDIT: Forgot to edit "/_wfwd/globalsettings.ini" to autoboot the ROM. Please redownload the pack.

Awesome, glad I was able to help out! Could you also add www.r4isdhc.com.cn to the list of compatible cards? That's the card I did all my testing on, and I'd appreciate it being listed to help out the few people I know have these cards.

Is there anything that can be done to avoid having to select the Continue Forwarding option, or can you not launch a Wfwd.nds like you can in the other packs?

 

[RocketRobz]

Awesome, glad I was able to help out! Could you also add www.r4isdhc.com.cn to the list of compatible cards? That's the card I did all my testing on, and I'd appreciate it being listed to help out the few people I know have these cards.

Is there anything that can be done to avoid having to select the Continue Forwarding option, or can you not launch a Wfwd.nds like you can in the other packs?

"Continue Forwarding" actually does that, except .nds is renamed to .dat, so that Wood wouldn't see it. The GW Blue Card, from what I heard, can't read _DSMENU.DAT unless it's encrypted from .nds properly.

 

[MasterCheese]

"Continue Forwarding" actually does that, except .nds is renamed to .dat, so that Wood wouldn't see it. The GW Blue Card, from what I heard, can't read _DSMENU.DAT unless it's encrypted from .nds properly.

What I mean, is there any way to skip the Continue Forwarding step, and jump right into the 2nd instance of Wood? Other cards that I have don't require that step.

If you need to encrypt a _DSMENU.DAT, you can use the Encrypter in the tool available at the following post. The only issue is that different clone carts require different 'headers'. For Gateway the first 4 characters of the decrypted file must be "DSIT", and for the com.cn cards, must be "DSXX". This isn't a problem if you can just use the normal stock firmware alongside the rest of the pack, though

https://gbatemp.net/threads/analysis-on-the-gateway-3ds-blue-cart-updateable.357103/#post-4871622

 

[RocketRobz]

What I mean, is there any way to skip the Continue Forwarding step, and jump right into the 2nd instance of Wood? Other cards that I have don't require that step.

If you need to encrypt a _DSMENU.DAT, you can use the Encrypter in the tool available at the following post. The only issue is that different clone carts require different 'headers'. For Gateway the first 4 characters of the decrypted file must be "DSIT", and for the com.cn cards, must be "DSXX". This isn't a problem if you can just use the normal stock firmware alongside the rest of the pack, though

https://gbatemp.net/threads/analysis-on-the-gateway-3ds-blue-cart-updateable.357103/#post-4871622

Didn't know it could encrypt as well. Thanks!

 

[MasterCheese]

Didn't know it could encrypt as well. Thanks!

Yeah, it'll decrypt .DAT files, and encrypt .NDS files. Switches based on the extension.

 

[RocketRobz]

Yeah, it'll decrypt .DAT files, and encrypt .NDS files. Switches based on the extension.

So, I did what you suggested, and I updated the pack. The ROM should now autorun without doing anything else.

 

[ShadowOne333]

Great!
I'll update everything and test it in a couple of hours.
I'll let you know how it goes!

 

[kane159]

Hay man,im trying to load gameyob and nesds on 3ds's sd card,but it doesent work nesds just give me white screen and gameyob gives me white screen on top and black screen down,what can i do to fix it


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[ShadowOne333]

Nope, no luck with the latest pack/forwarders for Gateway Blue Card.
After the splash screen, I get the message "Can't open _dsmenu.dat".
Maybe the encryption went wrong or something?

 

[RocketRobz]

Nope, no luck with the latest pack/forwarders for Gateway Blue Card.
After the splash screen, I get the message "Can't open _dsmenu.dat".
Maybe the encryption went wrong or something?

I recently changed the first 4 characters from "DSIT" to "R4IT". Try redownloading the pack.

 

[RocketRobz]

Hay man,im trying to load gameyob and nesds on 3ds's sd card,but it doesent work nesds just give me white screen and gameyob gives me white screen on top and black screen down,what can i do to fix it


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Comment out the bootstrap path in "sd:/_nds/ntr_forwarder.ini".

 

[Cilerba]

I recently changed the first 4 characters from "DSIT" to "R4IT". Try redownloading the pack.

I'm using the Gateway Blue Card as well and that seemed to fix the "Can't open _dsmenu.dat" error but now I'm just getting a white screen after the Nintendo DS splash screen.

 

[ShadowOne333]

I recently changed the first 4 characters from "DSIT" to "R4IT". Try redownloading the pack.

Great!
The ROMs now autoboot properly!
Good work!

Now it's just a matter of the compatibility (still getting stuck on the logo screen for NSMB and MKDS) and I think the saves from the flashcart are not being loaded.
Out of that, the autoboot and forwarder CIAs for the GW Blue Card seem to be working just fine.

 

[kane159]

Comment out the bootstrap path in "sd:/_nds/ntr_forwarder.ini".

[NDS-BOOTSTRAP]
NDS_PATH = fat://gameyob.nds
BOOTSTRAP_PATH = fat:/_nds/bootstrap-dldi.nds
NTR_MODE_SWITCH = 0
CONSOLE = 0
DEBUG = 0

here it is
sorry misunderstanding after remove
BOOTSTRAP_PATH = fat:/_nds/bootstrap-dldi.nds
it just gives me white screen after the dsi animation

 

[RocketRobz]

here it is

When I mean comment it out, I mean put ; at the beginning of BOOTSTRAP... at "sd:/_nds/ntr_forwarder.ini".

 

[kane159]

When I mean comment it out, I mean put ; at the beginning of BOOTSTRAP... at "sd:/_nds/ntr_forwarder.ini".

sorry misunderstanding after remove
BOOTSTRAP_PATH = fat:/_nds/bootstrap-dldi.nds
it just gives me white screen after the dsi animation

 

[RocketRobz]

sorry misunderstanding after remove
BOOTSTRAP_PATH = fat:/_nds/bootstrap-dldi.nds
it just gives me white screen after the dsi animation

Are you editing "ntr_forwarder.ini" or "nds-bootstrap.ini"?

 

[kane159]

Are you editing "ntr_forwarder.ini" or "nds-bootstrap.ini"?

im editing nds-bootstrap.ini
just remove
BOOTSTRAP_PATH = fat:/_nds/bootstrap-dldi.nds
and befor removing that line FrodoDS is working,after removing that line it also gives me white screen

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add back BOOTSTRAP_PATH = fat:/_nds/bootstrap-dldi.nds in nds-bootstrap.ini and remove
BOOTSTRAP_INI = sd:/_nds/nds-bootstrap.ini
in ntr_forwarder.ini gives me the same result

 

[RocketRobz]

im editing nds-bootstrap.ini
just remove
BOOTSTRAP_PATH = fat:/_nds/bootstrap-dldi.nds
and befor removing that line FrodoDS is working,after removing that line it also gives me white screen

Homebrew doesn't work perfectly yet. The DLDI driver or SD engine in the bootstrap still needs some fixing.

 

[kane159]

Homebrew doesn't work perfectly yet. The DLDI driver or SD engine in the bootstrap still needs some fixing.

ohh ok will wait for more improvement the ds version of GameYob is slightly better then 3ds version so i just want to give it a shot