ROM Hack Using xdelta to patch rom in Ubuntu Linux

[Verstand Bumsen]

So I am new to Ubuntu/Linux and really love it so far but today I decided to patch Soma Bringer with the translation patch found here but I couldn't I tried using wine but it is not working for this. So I was wondering if there was anyway I can use the translation patch in Ubuntu Linux.

 

[Mario92]

Same problem (with differend distro). Only solutions I have found is to send files to friend with windows machine or run windows on virtualbox

 

[Bitbyte]

Download Wine.

 

[DarthNemesis]

1. Get the xdelta3 package
2. Run it with the following parameters: -dfs originalromname.nds SomaPatch.xd patchedromname.nds

 

[Valiarchon]

better fix - use windows.

 

[ByteMunch]

I'm on ubuntu too, but cannot use the terminal properly... is there a detailed guide anywhere? like, for simpletons?

Run it with the following parameters: -dfs originalromname.nds SomaPatch.xd patchedromname.nds

does that mean put

xdelta3 patch -dfs file:///media/7A37-662B/Downloads/NDS/game/game.nds file:///media/7A37-662B/Downloads/NDS/game/patch.xdelta file:///media/7A37-662B/Downloads/NDS/game/game_edit.nds
Because from that i get
xdelta3: too many filenames: file:///media/7A37-662B/Downloads/NDS/game/game.nds ...

 

[Beige]

not an option for everyone - use windows.

Fixed.
I personally use Windows on campus and I have a Parallels virtual Machine of Windows XP for games and video converters. No other reasons. Windows turned into garbage in a week on my Netbook and I've been running Linux Mint on my Netbook for a good few months and it runs just fine. In fact, if people sold computers without Windows pre-installed, it could easily knock about $50 off the price tag.
Linux is far more secure anyways.

 

[Absynthe]

I'm on ubuntu too, but cannot use the terminal properly... is there a detailed guide anywhere? like, for simpletons?

Run it with the following parameters: -dfs originalromname.nds SomaPatch.xd patchedromname.nds
does that mean put

xdelta3 patch -dfs file:///media/7A37-662B/Downloads/NDS/game/game.nds file:///media/7A37-662B/Downloads/NDS/game/patch.xdelta file:///media/7A37-662B/Downloads/NDS/game/game_edit.nds
Because from that i get
xdelta3: too many filenames: file:///media/7A37-662B/Downloads/NDS/game/game.nds ...


Nope.
First of all, away with that file:/// bullshit. Also, who said anything about "patch"?

Do this:

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xdelta3 -dfvs /media/7A37-662B/Downloads/NDS/game/game.nds /media/7A37-662B/Downloads/NDS/game/patch.xdelta

Assuming those are the correct locations of the files. Wait a couple of seconds and "game.nds" should be patched.

 

[RyanfromtheShire]

I installed xdelta3 via sudo apt-get install and I ran it through the terminal and got this output:

ryan@Matilda:~$ xdelta3 -dfvs ~/Desktop/pw.nds ~/Desktop/pw.xdelta ~/Desktop/pwp.nds
xdelta3: source /home/ryan/Desktop/pw.nds source size 256 MiB [268435456] blksize 2.00 MiB window 64.0 MiB
xdelta3: target window checksum mismatch: XD3_INVALID_INPUT

Anyone know what's going wrong?

 

[Rydian]

1 - Place the patch and ROM in a folder.

2 - Use the "cd" command in the command-line to change the current folder the command line is working in to the folder you made. For example if it's in your user folder and in there you have you desktop and a path folder, you'd...
cd Desktop
cd PatchFolder
Or whatever.

3 - Run the command, but for the files just use "./filename.whatever". The "./" means "current directory". Or maybe it's just a dot, no slash? I'm not in linux ATM and haven't used xdelta from it's command-line in a while.

 

[jurassicplayer]

I installed xdelta3 via sudo apt-get install and I ran it through the terminal and got this output:

ryan@Matilda:~$ xdelta3 -dfvs ~/Desktop/pw.nds ~/Desktop/pw.xdelta ~/Desktop/pwp.nds
xdelta3: source /home/ryan/Desktop/pw.nds source size 256 MiB [268435456] blksize 2.00 MiB window 64.0 MiB
xdelta3: target window checksum mismatch: XD3_INVALID_INPUT

Anyone know what's going wrong?

You could be using the wrong xdelta. IIRC there was an xdelta3 and an xdelta, both of which don't work with the other's patches (I think). Or you just have a bad ROM.