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nds-bootstrap loader: Run commercial NDS backups from an SD Card

nds-bootstrap:

Thanks to the work of ahezard, Gericom, Apache, Robz8, _catcatcat, and shutterbug2000 and other contributors, we can now load NDS games from the SD card, without any flashcard/SLOT-1 card.

Don't expect high compatibility, but do expect many, many updates.

:arrow: Compatibility listing:
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1LRTkXOUXraTMjg1eedz_f7b5jiuyMv2x6e_jY_nyHSc/edit#gid=0

:arrow: The official Discord server for nds-bootstrap:
https://discordapp.com/invite/7bxTQfZ

:arrow: The thread for the recommended loader (by Robz8):
https://gbatemp.net/threads/twloader-ctr-mode-nds-app.448375/

:arrow: SRLoader for softmodded DSis (by Robz8):
https://gbatemp.net/threads/srloader-nds-app-for-dsi.472200/

:arrow: If you're more of a forwarder person:
https://gbatemp.net/threads/nds-forwarder-cias-for-your-home-menu.426174/

:arrow: Link to the releases page:
https://github.com/ahezard/nds-bootstrap/releases

:arrow: Anti-Piracy patch list by Robz8
https://gbatemp.net/threads/ap-patch-preservation.477536/

Also, thank you to our testers:
Historian
JoshuaDoes
thejsa
Alerdy
PokeAcer


Also, a video thanks to Robz8:


And another thanks to Alerdy:
 
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Giodude said:
I need 3 people to help me test something. I loaded up an altwfc patched mkds rom, and it connects. Online play might be possible with this, but i need 3 people to test with.
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If you could help with https://gbatemp.net/threads/access-altwfc-with-windows-7-and-wpa2-encryption.454948/#post-6960529
(A.K.A. using the USB Wifi Connector in Windows 7)
then I would like to try it. Otherwise as long as I don't find a answer for that (and because of that, no methods to play AltWFC online), sadly I can't test.
 
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I can help, if something tell me, why my Mario Kart give me error with last official realese, even i wrote ARM7_DONOR_PATH...
 
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Damin72 said:
I can help, if something tell me, why my Mario Kart give me error with last official realese, even i wrote ARM7_DONOR_PATH...
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1. It should NOT be MCM patched (If you have no idea what this means, then don't worry about it)
2. It's NOT necessary to use the ARM7_DONOR_PATH for Mario Kart DS, since commonly you use MKDS itself as the donor. It would help having one set for OTHER games, though.
3. Update the bootstrap again through TWLoader if the 2nd point doesn't work.
 
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umbjolt said:
Can you post the .ini file content please?
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[NDS-BOOTSTRAP]
NDS_PATH = fat:/roms/nds/MKDS.nds
BOOTSTRAP_PATH = fat:/_nds/bootstrap-dldi.nds
NTR_MODE_SWITCH = 0
BOOST_CPU = 1
BOOTSPLASH = 0
DEBUG = -1
RESETSLOT1 = 0
LOCK_ARM9_SCFG_EXT = 0
SAV_PATH = fat:/roms/nds/MKDS.sav
 
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Damin72 said:
[NDS-BOOTSTRAP]
NDS_PATH = fat:/roms/nds/MKDS.nds
BOOTSTRAP_PATH = fat:/_nds/bootstrap-dldi.nds
NTR_MODE_SWITCH = 0
BOOST_CPU = 1
BOOTSPLASH = 0
DEBUG = -1
RESETSLOT1 = 0
LOCK_ARM9_SCFG_EXT = 0
SAV_PATH = fat:/roms/nds/MKDS.sav
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Which version of TWLoader are you using?
Bootstrap file name is boostrap.nds
 
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Damin72 said:
[NDS-BOOTSTRAP]
NDS_PATH = fat:/roms/nds/MKDS.nds
BOOTSTRAP_PATH = fat:/_nds/bootstrap-dldi.nds
NTR_MODE_SWITCH = 0
BOOST_CPU = 1
BOOTSPLASH = 0
DEBUG = -1
RESETSLOT1 = 0
LOCK_ARM9_SCFG_EXT = 0
SAV_PATH = fat:/roms/nds/MKDS.sav
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Change "bootstrap-dldi" to just "bootstrap". I guess that should fix it.
 

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