Hacking The M3 Sakura FAQ

[DeltaBurnt]

why would you even need to use GBA ExpLoader at all.....as long as you have an M3 GBA expansion the games run natively. If you're using a DSi obviously it wont work because there's no gba expansion to be found. Yes I beleive that if you're using an ez 3 in 1 or an ewin you need gba exploader though.

Exactly barely anyone here uses the m3 gba expansion unless they actually got the gba bundle for the M3 Real (I got the rumble one cause I got a PSP with a gba emulator) and the M3i Zero doesn't have those bundles so there's a very small chance of someone her having one of those and most people have the 3-in-1.

 

[esther12]

Maybe I'm being a moron, I thought I saw someone post that the developer of Exploader had altered things so that it wuld no longer work with M3 sakura after they issued a cease and desist for him trying to hack sakura?

@ uncle skeleton: I've got an m3 expansion... so does that mean I can just load games straight from the card, without needing an emulator? Sakura will do it? Do I just put them in a file called 'GBA'?

Thanks for the quick replies.

 

[DeltaBurnt]

No it was never really resolved, the developer of GBA Exploader had to stop and the blocks are still there BUT people have hacked it to work on M3 products.

 

[esther12]

So I do need to install Exploader, but also need to d/l some hacks for it?

Does anyone know where I can find details for this? I've had trouble tracking down the info and d/ls on here. Or is there another program that would be better for sakura?

ta.

 

[Rob_Threat]

does any know wheres the official M3 adapter forum?

GBalpha makes/sells MoviePlayer, G6, M3 etc

http://www.gbalpha.com/gbamedia/bbs/index.asp

sadly, Chinese only.

Also, it's down right now... maybe BIG updates coming?

 

[esther12]

I've just found this patch for Exploader:

http://gbatemp.net/index.php?download=4550

So I now need to dl Exploader .56b....

how do I then apply the patch?

Do people here reckon this is the best way to use GBA games?

Thanks.

 

[RchUncleSkeleton]

you do not need gba exploader if you have an m3real or m3i zero and the m3 gba expansion, if you have either of those cards and the m3 gba pack you can run the games directly from sakura or touchpod...there's no need for additional software as long as you meet those requirements.

 

[Skyline969]

You do, however, need GBA ExpLoader if you have an EZ-Flash 3-in-1 expansion pack.

 

[esther12]

Oh excellent. I've got an M3 real with the GBA expansion pack.

Do I just create a root folder called 'GBA' then?

Presumably I'll need an emulator for 'color'?

ta.

 

[DeltaBurnt]

If you're using touchpod to play them then you need to create a special folder to hold them so touchpod can find them (I think it's GBA). But in Sakura I think you just go right to the GBA roms and play them.

 

[RchUncleSkeleton]

yes you just create the GBA folder and then place your roms inside, for original gameboy and color games use lameboy.

 

[darkundertaker]

hmmm does sakura not support sleep mode when in game?
i keep on accidentally close my dsi and it turns off...
is there a way to make it sleep when in game?

 

[esther12]

Thanks for the advice.

I was busy making things hard for myself.

 

[DeltaBurnt]

hmmm does sakura not support sleep mode when in game?
i keep on accidentally close my dsi and it turns off...
is there a way to make it sleep when in game?

That's a minor problem with the physical flashcart not sakura, your m3i zero's contacts are probably bad.

 

[darkundertaker]

but that doesnt happen in the menus,
so does the homebrew, like vnds wont turn off when i close it

and which part of the card the microsd or just the m3i zero?

 

[DeltaBurnt]

The m3i zero, some acekard2i users get this problem as well.

 

[jinzo]

Guau version 1.41 is out

 

[dsrules]

Known Bugs in 1.40
[*]If you use Soft-Reset to exit a game and go back to the firmware, then try to load a different game that doesn't have a Save File (ex. a game you haven't played), Sakura hangs trying to load the game

problem fixed in Sakura 1.41

 

[DeltaBurnt]

Sweet now we just need the long cheat description bug fix

 

[jinzo]

Someone knows the changelog in this version?