Homebrew [NDS] Forwarder CIAs for your HOME Menu

[pondwolf]

Remake the forwarders, and make sure "3DS SD Card" is selected, and that the forwarder templates updated.

I've tried doing that but when i have those selected nothing happens when i press the start. I just get an empty folder without the CIAS

 

[RocketRobz]

I've tried doing that but when i have those selected nothing happens when i press the start. I just get an empty folder without the CIAS

Use TWiLight Menu++ then.

 

[Plasmaster09]

It's not working- I did the bat file thing and all.
(I'm using Windows.)

 

[RocketRobz]

It's not working- I did the bat file thing and all.
(I'm using Windows.)

Can you explain what exactly happens?

 

[Plasmaster09]

Can you explain what exactly happens?

I double click on the .bat file, it opens and then immediately closes.
I try to run it as administrator. Same thing happens.
I double click on the .jar file. NOTHING happens.

 

[RocketRobz]

I double click on the .bat file, it opens and then immediately closes.
I try to run it as administrator. Same thing happens.
I double click on the .jar file. NOTHING happens.

Try reinstalling Java. If that doesn't fix it, then you need a certain version of Java for it to work, which idk what version that is.

 

[Plasmaster09]

Try reinstalling Java. If that doesn't fix it, then you need a certain version of Java for it to work, which idk what version that is.

I mean, I had to install Java last month, so it's definitely at the latest version.
But since you don't know what version I need, I have no clue what to do.
(Wonder why so few of these tools are ever either Python-based or just contain whatever's needed to run them by themselves.)

 

[ellepacasso]

I can't get this to work at all. Here are the steps I take:

1) Put roms in rom folder
2) Open Godmode, transfer roms to gm9:out
3) Open Forwarder, open roms from gm9:out in Forwarder, convert them to cias, rename them so their title doesn't have "fowarder" in it and is identical to the gm9 out and ds rom titles, aside from the fact it's a .cia and not .nds file of course
4) Put .cia files at root of sd card
5) Install cia files through FBI

Then my screen goes all white then half black/half white. Am I missing something? I have no idea what to do anymore :c

 

[RocketRobz]

I can't get this to work at all. Here are the steps I take:

1) Put roms in rom folder
2) Open Godmode, transfer roms to gm9:out
3) Open Forwarder, open roms from gm9:out in Forwarder, convert them to cias, rename them so their title doesn't have "fowarder" in it and is identical to the gm9 out and ds rom titles, aside from the fact it's a .cia and not .nds file of course
4) Put .cia files at root of sd card
5) Install cia files through FBI

Then my screen goes all white then half black/half white. Am I missing something? I have no idea what to do anymore :c

Is "Automatically set ROM path" enabled?
If so, what OS are you using on your PC?

 

[ellepacasso]

Is "Automatically set ROM path" enabled?
If so, what OS are you using on your PC?

No, even when "automatically set rom path" was enabled it didn't make a difference. And I'm on Windows 10, unless you mean the exact version of it.

 

[RocketRobz]

No, even when "automatically set rom path" was enabled it didn't make a difference. And I'm on Windows 10, unless you mean the exact version of it.

Then use TWiLight Menu++ instead.

 

[ellepacasso]

I want to have my games show up on the activity log though lol that's why I'm going to all this trouble. Do you have any idea what sthetix meant here by the way?

 

[RocketRobz]

I want to have my games show up on the activity log though lol that's why I'm going to all this trouble. Do you have any idea what sthetix meant here by the way?

He's saying the generated CIA isn't made from the DS game ROM, but is made from a .nds made by Forwarder-3DS, and that the actual game ROMs needs to be kept on the SD card.

 

[ellepacasso]

A .nds made by Forwarder-3DS? So that does that mean I check the box saying "keep .nds files" or is that irrelevant? It's hard for me to determine what step I'm messing up on. Do you think by any chance you can tell me where the mistake is and then I can correct it? Oh does the name of the TID file matter by any chance?

 

[RocketRobz]

A .nds made by Forwarder-3DS? So that does that mean I check the box saying "keep .nds files" or is that irrelevant?

That's irrelevant. If "keep .nds files" is disabled, then it deletes the .nds made by program after creating the CIA.
The .nds file made by the program is used as the base for the CIA.

It's hard for me to determine what step I'm messing up on. Do you think by any chance you can tell me where the mistake is and then I can correct it?

Try updating nds-bootstrap, and/or post what's in "sd:/_nds/nds-bootstrap.ini".

Oh does the name of the TID file matter by any chance?

No, it doesn't.

 

[ellepacasso]

I have the latest version though

 

[RocketRobz]

I have the latest version though

Can you show what's in "nds-bootstrap.ini" then?

 

[ellepacasso]

Sure one sec

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I don't see any file called "nds-bootstrap.ini". Is there a reason I don't see one with that extension?

 

[RocketRobz]

Sure one sec

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I don't see any file called "nds-bootstrap.ini". Is there a reason I don't see one with that extension?

Because you have known extensions turned off.
"nds-bootstrap.ini" is the config file shown as "nds-bootstrap".

 

[ellepacasso]

I can't tell if I'm missing anything or not