Homebrew Some TWLNAND questions

[jeffyTheHomebrewer]

1) Is the TWLNAND Partition the exact same across all 3DS/2DS Systems? (as in, are all the files the same?)
2) Does the TWLNAND Partition on the N3DSXL have more space, or no?
(I plan on getting a N3DSXL soon and want to know how to transfer Non-Legit DSiWare)

 

[TurdPooCharger]

1) Is the TWLNAND Partition the exact same across all 3DS/2DS Systems? (as in, are all the files the same?)

TWLN is region free. However. there are two LOG files (product and inspect) that are unique to each console. They don't appear to be needed for the functionality of the DSi mode but losing them means losing your baby's birth record.

Everything else is the same.

2) Does the TWLNAND Partition on the N3DSXL have more space, or no?

o3DS and n3DS all have:

• TWLN - 150688256 (0x8FB5200) bytes
• TWLP - 34301440 (0x20B6600) bytes

There are ways to resize the TWLN partition, but there's a high risk of severely soft bricking to hellhole. If you mess up, you can't fix this without a NTRboot flashcart, GodMode9, and your console's backed up SysNAND *.bin image.

(I plan on getting a N3DSXL soon and want to know how to transfer Non-Legit DSiWare)

• [Tutorial] How to perform a System Transfer without losing non-legitimate titles

 

[jeffyTheHomebrewer]

Dang, but that guide doesn't tell me how to transfer without losing my DSiWare..
(also, the reason why I wanted to have a bigger TWLNAND was because I want to havemore DSiWare on it.)

 

[TurdPooCharger]

Dang, but that guide doesn't tell me how to transfer without losing my DSiWare..
(also, the reason why I wanted to have a bigger TWLNAND was because I want to havemore DSiWare on it.)

You haven't read further below in the thread.

Forget about increasing the TWLN partition size. There's like one or two DSi specialist devs that have done it before. That topic is advanced level of hacker shit with no tutorial guides in how to do it. We're talking about rewriting MBR partition tables & parameters, resizing the RAW images of the CTRNAND, TWLN, and/or TWLP partitions, and reflashing all of those back to the NAND chip.

Edit - Nvm, I see you have found that info about DSiWare system transfer.

 

[jeffyTheHomebrewer]

woah. I had no Idea.
Well, is there some way to launch DSiWare from the SD?

 

[TurdPooCharger]

woah. I had no Idea.
Well, is there some way to launch DSiWare from the SD?

At this moment, no. However, I believe the folks who specialize in nds-bootstrap and TWiLight Menu++ were looking to make DSiWare played from SD card a reality some day. See Rob's post regarding DSiWare nds roms for 3DS.

 

[jeffyTheHomebrewer]

Dang. I guess I might make some DSiWare .nds files and put 'em on my flashcart.

 

[TurdPooCharger]

Dang. I guess I might make some DSiWare .nds files and put 'em on my flashcart.

DSiWare .nds roms aren't compatible on DS flashcarts. Only DS and DSi-enhanced games do.

 

[jeffyTheHomebrewer]

well my R4i 3DS plus seems to work just fine. (Tested with DSi Pictochat)

 

[SCOTT0852]

(Tested with DSi Pictochat)

DSi Pictochat is actually a DS game for some reason, so you can still run it on a flashcart. Try running literally any other DSiWare on the flashcart and it won't work.

 

[jeffyTheHomebrewer]

What?! I had no idea!