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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Spoiler: Videos

Also, a video thanks to Robz8:


And another thanks to Alerdy:

 

[FateForWindows]

I got it from a paradisiacal site never patched it, i played the same ROM on my NDSi and never get any problem anyway i'll try to download it again and test.

Strange, I found it on that paradise site too. Corrupted .sav? Creating a new game won't fix that. A corrupted ROM is also a possibility.

 

[Disharmony16]

Strange, I found it on that paradise site too. Corrupted .sav? Creating a new game won't fix that. A corrupted ROM is also a possibility.

Well i was having a save file at the first time after the 12 mb thing on bootstrap and it was working fine, since i updated to latest bootstrap that glitch problem started and my save file got corrupted, i deleted it and started again but the glitch problem never disappear.

 

[Dracari]

Seems Wifi for the Mystery Dungeon games isnt working yet (freezes the TWL Mode (but not the 3DS as home button responds)

 

[Super1710]

I believe a recent change that DraStically boosted performance also broke Rush and a bunch of other ROMs.

I seen a previous post made after a new commit that said Sonic Rush plays almost like the original hardware.

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Last commit test:
Ace Attorney 1 - Works, loadings not often.
English of the Dead - Same. Maybe little faster.
CoD4 - Same.
Castlevania Aria of Sorow - Broken. Weird sound bug.
Resident Evil DS - Finally no loadings ingame! Only in cutscenes and laggy-CGI.
Sonic Rush - Aaaaaalmost like on real hardware.
Trauma Center - Workins. Loadings very shorts.

Sonic Chronicles, Sonic Colors, Solatorobo doesn't work yet. Rougue Agent working weird. 0_o

Here it is.

 

[SlimPortable]

I haven't followed this in months. Just tried the unofficial bootstrap and TWLoader beta and it broke compatibility with Digimon World Dawn and Meteos. Yu-Gi-Oh NT still works but I didn't notice any improvements to loading. Code Lyoko and Umihara Kawase didn't boot so still incompatible.

 

[Cava]

Try loading it again.
If it still occurs, download this, and put it at "sd:/_nds", replacing the existing file.
https://github.com/Jolty95/TWLoader-update/blob/master/unofficial-bootstrap.nds

Thanks for your advices but still not works.. :/

 

[Dracari]

I haven't followed this in months. Just tried the unofficial bootstrap and TWLoader beta and it broke compatibility with Digimon World Dawn and Meteos. Yu-Gi-Oh NT still works but I didn't notice any improvements to loading. Code Lyoko and Umihara Kawase didn't boot so still incompatible.

make sure you get it from Master branch a few commits ago it was still working for me.

 

[FateForWindows]

I seen a previous post made after a new commit that said Sonic Rush plays almost like the original hardware.

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Here it is.

Yes, but a change was made in an even newer commit which boosted performance for some games but is known to break some others. You should wait a few more commits. Also check your roms.

 

[Dracari]

also to note while Async is STILL BROKEN when the recent fixes and changes from Master were ported over, games boot for teh most part but beyond opening intros , they crash then right to the glitched Guru meditation error red screen. so Progress!

 

[Billy Acuña]

Last commit test:
Ace Attorney 1 - Works, loadings not often.
English of the Dead - Same. Maybe little faster.
CoD4 - Same.
Castlevania Aria of Sorow - Broken. Weird sound bug.
Resident Evil DS - Finally no loadings ingame! Only in cutscenes and laggy-CGI.
Sonic Rush - Aaaaaalmost like on real hardware.
Trauma Center - Workins. Loadings very shorts.

Sonic Chronicles, Sonic Colors, Solatorobo doesn't work yet. Rougue Agent working weird. 0_o

What build of bootstrap and twloader are you using?
Which settings do you have?

 

[SlimPortable]

make sure you get it from Master branch a few commits ago it was still working for me.

Where would that one be? Not sure if that's the one I tried.

 

[Dracari]

Where would that one be? Not sure if that's the one I tried.

it matters if your compiling manually what the beta TWLOader gets from now is from Master branch.

 

[Damin72]

What build of bootstrap and twloader are you using?
Which settings do you have?

Check on new 9a037cf:
Ace Attorney 1 - NTR. VRAM off. Donor: MKDS.
Ace Attorney 3 - NTR. VRAM off. Donor: MKDS.
English of the Dead - NTR. VRAM off. Donor: MKDS.
CoD4 - TWL. Donor: MKDS.
Castlevania Aria of Sorow - NTR. VRAM On (Sound bug don't dissappear). Donor: MKDS.
Resident Evil DS - NTR speed, VRAM Boost on. Donor: MKDS.
Sonic Rush - TWL. Donor: MKDS.
Trauma Center - TWL. Donor: MKDS.

 

[Joshua Wright]

Pokemon Diamond Update: Commit 9a125cc fixed most of the lighting bug I mentioned earlier, but when I try to link trade it desynced and caused an error on a retail cart and the Rom to forever say "Comunicating: please stand by..." Even when I turned WIFI off using the 3ds switch

 

[Dracari]

Pokemon Diamond Update: Commit 9a125cc fixed the lighting bug I mentioned earlier, but when I try to link trade it desynced and caused an error on a retail cart and the Rom to forever say "Comunicating: please stand by..."

i get similar problems when trying to use DP in Explorers of Sky of teh Pokemon MD Games

 

[herolarcio]

The latest build (as in, from source) broke something in Yoshi Touch and Go. Just passing the info on over here.

 

[Joshua Wright]

i get similar problems when trying to use DP in Explorers of Sky of teh Pokemon MD Games

Guess online functions are out till the desyncs are sorted which means that we wait till things get more stable

 

[Dracari]

Guess online functions are out till the desyncs are sorted which means that we wait till things get more stable

its not in that case a Desync is Occuring. the game flat out crashes when it tries to init the Wifi hardware.

 

[Joshua Wright]

its not in that case a Desync is Occuring. the game flat out crashes when it tries to init the Wifi hardware.

Then that's something the Dev needs to look into

 

[RocketRobz]

its not in that case a Desync is Occuring. the game flat out crashes when it tries to init the Wifi hardware.

It's because the WiFi is still in TWL mode.