Homebrew [NDS] Forwarder CIAs for your HOME Menu

[MetoMeto]

i can see one of your screenshots that you have sonic rush, but i cant make sonic rush to work. Im using boot from SD, and i made few games they all work great except sonic rush and spyro.
it shows loading of bootstrap on screen and than black screens forever.

Any ideas?

 

[RocketRobz]

i can see one of your screenshots that you have sonic rush, but i cant make sonic rush to work. Im using boot from SD, and i made few games they all work great except sonic rush and spyro.
it shows loading of bootstrap on screen and than black screens forever.

Any ideas?

When did you make the forwarders?

 

[MetoMeto]

When did you make the forwarders?

you mean cias?
I made them just now and few month ago, but same problem. black screen.
Why do you ask?

 

[RocketRobz]

you mean cias?
I made them just now and few month ago, but same problem. black screen.
Why do you ask?

There has been updates. Try re-downloading and re-extracting the forwarder pack from the first post.

 

[placebo_yue]

Maybe try updating bootloader? try a different rom? (as in, USA or Europe versions)

 

[MetoMeto]

There has been updates. Try re-downloading and re-extracting the forwarder pack from the first post.

so i got this on my 3DS SD card root:

And i downloaded the new ones. These:

I mean i notice there are less files in update. Should i just merge new with existing files or delete old and put new ones?

 

[RocketRobz]

so i got this on my 3DS SD card root:

And i downloaded the new ones. These:

I mean i notice there are less files in update. Should i just merge new with existing files or delete old and put new ones?

Merge the existing files.

 

[MetoMeto]

@Robz8 Seems to be working now! Thanks!
Ill be sure to update it. Didn't realize it gets updated lol.

I do have European old 3DS XL and it seems that USA roms give me some glitches on bottom of both screens, some tearing, where EUR roms dont.

Maybe try updating bootloader? try a different rom? (as in, USA or Europe versions)

Both versions work after update. Thanks!

 

[RocketRobz]

I do have European old 3DS XL and it seems that USA roms give me some glitches on bottom of both screens, some tearing, where EUR roms dont.

Doesn't matter which region the ROM is.
The glitches happen in any DS(i) game or app, even on original cartridges. It's a TWL_FIRM bug that happens randomly.

 

[MetoMeto]

A question: Say i have cia genrated using USA rom. I install CIA in 3ds and place rom on SD... can i use different region roms with same cia installed or doi need to generate cia for every new rom.?

I kinda presume i cant because if ID's but cant hurt to ask...

 

[RocketRobz]

A question: Say i have cia genrated using USA rom. I install CIA in 3ds and place rom on SD... can i use different region roms with same cia installed or doi need to generate cia for every new rom.?

I kinda presume i cant because if ID's but cant hurt to ask...

You need to generate new CIAs for every ROM, or even for renamed existing ROMs.

 

[MetoMeto]

Doesn't matter which region the ROM is.
The glitches happen in any DS(i) game or app, even on original cartridges. It's a TWL_FIRM bug that happens randomly.

its not random actually, if you mean sometimes it does sometime it doesnt..is always the same bug with that particular region room, cause i have no problem with same game on european region.

also whats TWL_FIRM?

 

[RocketRobz]

its not random actually, if you mean sometimes it does sometime it doesnt..is always the same bug with that particular region room, cause i have no problem with same rom on european region.

This makes no sense though.
If it happens though, just press HOME and then B.

also whats TWL_FIRM?

It's what handles DS and DSi mode on the 3DS/2DS consoles.

 

[MetoMeto]

It's what handles DS and DSi mode on the 3DS/2DS consoles.

I see... I don't get one thing though. Why it glitches and some games are compatible and some arent.
I mean if ROM's are original and it runs on a real hardware?

 

[RocketRobz]

I see... I don't get one thing though. Why it glitches and some games are compatible and some arent.
I mean if ROM's are original and it runs on a real hardware?

nds-bootstrap patches the ROM functions to run from an SD card, as the ROMs are hardcoded to read from Slot-1.
There are also timing issues and AP measures (which most are already removed), both of which would cause the ROMs to not work properly.
To improve performance, nds-bootstrap also shrinks the game's heap in memory, which breaks some games, though both the forwarders and TWiLight Menu++ have a heap shrink blacklist to fix the non-working games broken by heap shrink.
If there's a game broken by heap shrink, hold the L button before the game boots.

 

[MetoMeto]

nds-bootstrap patches the ROM functions to run from an SD card, as the ROMs are hardcoded to read from Slot-1.
There are also timing issues and AP measures (which most are already removed), both of which would cause the ROMs to not work properly.
To improve performance, nds-bootstrap also shrinks the game's heap in memory, which breaks some games, though both the forwarders and TWiLight Menu++ have a heap shrink blacklist to fix the non-working games broken by heap shrink.
If there's a game broken by heap shrink, hold the L button before the game boots.

Thats very informative! Thanks!

 

[gcop]

Hey it's me again, the guy who couldn't run the Jar file. I found an older version of the file (v2.9.2) and it worked perfectly! In case you too couldn't run it no matter what ( @zigafide ) you can try this version in the following link. I hope this is not a problem for @Robz8

https://github.com/Olmectron/olmect...a52ed2a3f01732d6876db8efe8ab/Forwarder3DS.jar

Click "download" on this page, open, ignore the update (click on it) and click "Update templates" in the menu. The rest is the same with the first post.

I don't know what I miss in the last update but I could run the games I want without any problem. As a feedback, I attached the error I get from the latest version in the console. Apparently some change in the code breaks it for a few machine like mine.

 

[MetoMeto]

Hey it's me again, the guy who couldn't run the Jar file. I found an older version of the file (v2.9.2) and it worked perfectly! In case you too couldn't run it no matter what ( @zigafide ) you can try this version in the following link. I hope this is not a problem for @Robz8

https://github.com/Olmectron/olmect...a52ed2a3f01732d6876db8efe8ab/Forwarder3DS.jar

Click "download" on this page, open, ignore the update (click on it) and click "Update templates" in the menu. The rest is the same with the first post.

I don't know what I miss in the last update but I could run the games I want without any problem. As a feedback, I attached the error I get from the latest version in the console. Apparently some change in the code breaks it for a few machine like mine.

I had the same problem running the "Forwarder3DS.jar".

Try this:

Make run.bat file (just make the txt file where Forwarder3DS.jar is and rename it to "run.bat" instead of "New Text Document.txt") than right click on it, than "Edit" and once opened write this:

"java -jar Forwarder3DS.jar". (without quotation marks)

Than save it, exit, and double-click on it to ran the forwarder (Forwarder3DS.jar)"

That's how i run it, and it works for me.

 

[gcop]

I had the same problem running the "Forwarder3DS.jar".

Try this:

Make run.bat file (just make the txt file where Forwarder3DS.jar is and rename it to "run.bat" instead of "New Text Document.txt") than right click on it, than "Edit" and once opened write this:

"java -jar Forwarder3DS.jar". (without quotation marks)

Than save it, exit, and double-click on it to ran the forwarder (Forwarder3DS.jar)"

That's how i run it, and it works for me.

Thanks, I already tried that. The error I attached is actually what I get from running "java -jar Forwarder3DS.jar"

 

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