Hacking What does your sd/nand file structure looks like?

[SoulAnger]

As some of you may know, I'm making a menu for the ds called SoulAnger's MENUdo. I am quite intrigued on how you guys manage your files.
On MENUdo, I have pre-configured the menu for this kind of file structure.

Directories
Games

 

[VatoLoco]

My RPG goes like so,

NAND= firmware, and all ROMS (thats all i put on NAND) on the root

SD=
/MP3 (folder)
/NDS (folder)
/Video(folder)
/file folders (various hidden homebrew folders(ID1, data, nes, snemulds, etc))
-emulators on root (nes, snes, genesis, NeoGeo, etc)
-homebrew games/apps (DSO, moonshell, Ds2Win, etc) on root

(...iv'e got lot's of .nds on the root)

 

[Sportsmaniac1322]

Here's mine for my M3DS Real:

System

 

[Raven Darkheart]

since i only play nds games i have a pretty simple system

/Roms
(each game gets its own folder)

and /cyclods for firmware

 

[Sportsmaniac1322]

since i only play nds games i have a pretty simple system

/Roms
(each game gets its own folder)

and /cyclods for firmware

Why would you arrange each game by folders? Seems like a pain to have to go into a folder for each game you play.

 

[Raven Darkheart]

why? cause cyclo puts the saves in the same location as the game so if i ever want to just delete the game. i just delete the folder. quick and clean i'd say

 

[skyman113]

.

 

[Arno]

AceKard RPG
|-NAND
| |-NDS (DS Roms)
| |-GBA (GBA Roms)
| |-Media
| | |-Music (Music)
| | |-Video (Video)
| |-Homebrew (Homebrew)
| |-_AIO (Firmware)
|-SD
| |-NDS (DS roms)
| |-GBA (GBA Roms)

 

[SoulAnger]

Thanks for the info guys.

Everything goes in the root for me, but I only have a 512MB card, so I really don't have anything on my card other then a bunch of saves, a couple games, and Moonshell.

My old setup was
/games
/homebrew
/emulators

Just a question. Will it be okay for you to return to your old format if the cart's firmware / menu wouldnt load nds files at the root?

 

[xylos]

A quick look at what my CycloDS looks like:

/Applications/

/Games/Nintendo DS/
/Gameboy Advance
(A lot more classics!)

/Music/

/Text/Stories
/Manuals
/Guides (for my in-game text reading)

/Video/Movies
/Music
/TV



BTW why not just provide a configuration XML where one can edit where their games and homebrews located on the card?

 

[HackNeyed]

SD Card for my CycloDS. *Denotes hidden file or folder


SD\
|(1) NDS Games
|(2) GBA Games\
| |Classic & Mini
| |Goomba
| |PocketNES
|(3) Homebrew
|CycloDS
|DSOrganize*
|lameboy\
| |lameboy.nds
|moonshl*
|TEXT
|DSOrganize.nds
|GBA_ExpLoader.ini
|GBA_ExpLoader.nds


I'm working to get rid of "(3) Homebrew" since some homebrew either needs a config or folder on the root I'd like to keep the executable on the root with the config or unhide its root folder and throw the executable into it for access.

 

[Joe88]

here is mine for m3 real

/SYSTEM
/NDS
/GBA
/GBA_CHEATS

 

[waffle1995]

Im kind of stuck with the .ini can you help me SoulAnger or anyone else. I have a Acekard 2i for my DSi and I use the Menudo Assistant and configure it., but when i boot it up it turns to a black screen. i formatted my card FAT and have the same promblem! This is how my root of the card look like.

Root
/Games
/navi_default
/top_default
/xmb_default
-gameboot
-introboot
-menudoSabaw.nds
-system_theme
/NDS/ (nds games)
/__aio/
/moonshl/
/Multi-Media/Apps/
-MoonShell_AUTOPATCH_Default (No interface).nds
-akmenu4

and my ini is like
//Spell grammar check befor beta
[Themeset]
//Autoruns hold D-PAD on desired autofile
startupUP =fat:/NDS
startupDOWN =fat:/NDS
startupLEFT =fat:/MoonShell_AUTOPATCH_Default (No interface).nds
startupRIGHT=fat:/MoonShell_AUTOPATCH_Default (No interface).nds
GamebootAutoPlayEnable =0


IntrobootSMF =fat:/excellent.smf

//1 for top screen; 0 for bottom screen
//double screen 2
//note two screen is pretty slow. not recommended

IntrobootScreen=2
IntrobootEnable= 0


//Max characters = 5 (example AAAAA)
//Arrows Left and Right are respectively
//while the L and R shoulder buttons are L, R
EnablePass = 0
Password =2
PassBGMP3 =fat:

PassAfterSMF =fat:/excellent.smf
PassAfterScreen=2
PassIncorrectShutdown =1
PassAfterEnable= 0



SwitchScreen =0
ForceWallpaper =gba
TopScreenTheme =top_default
BottomScreenTheme =xmb_default2
FATnavigationScreenTheme =navi_default

//if mp3 doesnt work try to use 11025
BackgroundMP3 =-none-
//max:127
MP3Volume =127

// still not implemented lid...
CloseLidSound =a
DuringLidSound =b
OpenLidSound =c

OpenLidSMF =d
OpenLidScreen=0
OpenLidEnable= 1

MenubootSMF =excellent.smf
MenubootScreen=2
MenubootEnable= 1


//Executes
// Add a .nds for autoexecute nds files
// dont add if its a directory
// note: lol very similar to dsision

// special functs:
// gba - loads slot2
// power - powers off
// Menupassed = 1 means it requires password to access

// still not implemented options...
Menu0runs =option0
Menu0passed = 0

Menu1runs =option1
Menu1passed =0

Menu2runs =option2
Menu2passed =0

Menu3runs =fat:/Multi-Media/Apps
Menu3passed =0
//(APP) Memory Stick

Menu4runs =fat:/MoonShell_AUTOPATCH_Default (No interface).nds
Menu4passed =1
//(Image) Memory Stick

Menu5runs =fat:/Multi-Media/Music
Menu5passed =0
//(Videos) Memory Stick

Menu6runs =fat:/Games
Menu6passed =0
//(Games) Select Homebrew Games

Menu7runs =fat:/NDS
Menu7passed =0
//(Games) Select NDS Games

Menu8runs =fat:/NDS
Menu8passed =0

gbaframe =fat:/gbaframe.bmp
//(Games) Slot-2

//auto
//Chishm's DLDI Loader
//M3 Internal Loader
//GBAMP Internal Loader
//EZ-Flash IV (4) Internal Loader
//SuperCard Internal Loader

NDSloader = 0

GamebootSMF =fat:/excellent.smf
GamebootScreen=2
GamebootEnable= 1

ShutdownSMF =fat:/excellent.smf
ShutdownScreen=2
ShutdownEnable= 1

OnBatteryLowSavelights =

 

[Eon-Rider]

There we go. =)

 

[Jakob95]

/games
/homebrew
/emulators
/GBA

 

[Leonidas]

sd:
/games
/nesds
/lameboy
/scummvm

 

[Mylar]

SD:
\Emulators
\GBA
\Genesis
\Homebrew
\NES
\Nethack (hidden, has to be in root for nethack DS, but hidden keeps if from showing in sakura)
\NDS
\Music
\system
....\Skins

 

[TwoBladedKnight]

SD:
Homebrew
- Apps
-Games
Games
All other crap folders (BEUP, SYSTEM, MOONSHELL etc)

 

[Uncle FEFL]

/scshell
/DSRoms
/Homebrew
-Apps
-Games
-Emulators

Spoiler

/Bouncy Marble (hidden, needs to be on root.)
/Data (has to be on the root for powder. Hidden of course.)
/DS ROMs
/DSOrganize (Hidden)
/DSReader (Hidden)
/Hombrew
-Apps
-Games
-Emulators
/LemmingsDS (hidden, needs to be on root.)
/lmp-ng I seriously have no idea why I still have this. MS2 is way better. I guess it's for looks.
/Media
-Artists (as in, a list of all my artists in separate folders)
"-All movies" because I don't like scrolling down to the "M's."
/moonshl2
/pzmk (for puzzlemaniaks. It's also hidden).
/scshell
/SNES (since I need the directory of games in the root)
/StillAliveDS (hidden needs to be on root.)
/TTMenu (lol Triple Loader)
/vgh (I need the folder in the root. Hidden.)
/meteora_save
/snemulds configuration (I also need this in the root)
/moonshl2.nds
/MSFORSC.nds (lol Triple Loader)
/SCDSONE.nds (SuperCard loader, obviously)
/vghero.nds (needs to be on the root to be played, IIRC.)
/YSMenu.nds
/GEOWARS.sav
/SCDSONE.SAV (menu options)
/lemmingsconfig.txt (I'm confused about this one. It's a txt file but it's still for configuration...it doesn't even have configuration settings in it. It says to put this on the root so I did.)
/CONFIG.ini
/YSMenu.ini
/TTMenu.dat

Felt like posting my entire card in a spoiler.