Homebrew [NDS] Forwarder CIAs for your HOME Menu

[HamBone41801]

wait a sec. is ss one of the enhanced games? yea I just noticed it says the ak2i wont support those.

 

[Nickm23]

wait a sec. is ss one of the enhanced games? yea I just noticed it says the ak2i wont support those.

It worked before on my new 2ds with same r4, so i assume its an error on my side. i am trying it again soon

 

[Nickm23]

It worked before on my new 2ds with same r4, so i assume its an error on my side. i am trying it again soon

After re doing everything (including extracting the new package contents to the r4) it works again.

 

[HamBone41801]

After re doing everything (including extracting the new package contents to the r4) it works again.

Have you tried it on an ak? It said that has compatibility issues.

 

[Nickm23]

Have you tried it on an ak? It said that has compatibility issues.

i dont own any flashcards besides the r4i gold rts

 

[ayew298]

I have been able to successfully make some forwarder CIAs for around 10 nds ROMs on my R4i-3ds-Gold. I am encountering a problem with a single ROM (Final Fantasy Tactics A2). I perform all the steps that worked for the other 10 ROMs. I then install the generated CIA on my 3ds. It then shows up as a blank/white icon with no title/text.

The FAQ says to follow step 5: "If using a homebrew ROM, click on it, then clear and type in the game title." I don't think this applies in this case since it isn't homebrew. Nevertheless, when I click on the entry in the forwarder program, it shows that a title is already set. It appears the forwarder also recognizes the ROM and attributes it correctly to SQUARESOFT.

Does anyone know what the problem is? Is this a bug, or is there something I'm doing wrong? I would appreciate any help.

 

[RocketRobz]

I have been able to successfully make some forwarder CIAs for around 10 nds ROMs on my R4i-3ds-Gold. I am encountering a problem with a single ROM (Final Fantasy Tactics A2). I perform all the steps that worked for the other 10 ROMs. I then install the generated CIA on my 3ds. It then shows up as a blank/white icon with no title/text.

The FAQ says to follow step 5: "If using a homebrew ROM, click on it, then clear and type in the game title." I don't think this applies in this case since it isn't homebrew. Nevertheless, when I click on the entry in the forwarder program, it shows that a title is already set. It appears the forwarder also recognizes the ROM and attributes it correctly to SQUARESOFT.

Does anyone know what the problem is? Is this a bug, or is there something I'm doing wrong? I would appreciate any help.

Make sure your ROM's .nds filename is short, and/or create Forwarder3-DS folder in your hard drive (or flash drive) root, and run the .jar file there.

 

[ThoD]

Quick question, do I need twloader for this? I kinda uninstalled it a while back...

 

[RocketRobz]

EDIT: Double post.

 

[ayew298]

Make sure your ROM's .nds filename is short, and/or create Forwarder3-DS folder in your hard drive (or flash drive) root, and run the .jar file there.

Wow. A quick response, and also the solution. I decreased the filename and the process works now for that ROM. FYI the ROM name was 67 characters long. If I had to guess, maybe there is a hardcoded 64 length limit?

Thank you so much for your help and your awesome utility.

 

[RocketRobz]

Quick question, do I need twloader for this? I kinda uninstalled it a while back...

Nope.

 

[VashTS]

does this still work with the newest ndsbootstrap? if so, so i just grab the latest .nds file from the git and rename it to match what is already in my sdmc:/_nds/ folder?

 

[RocketRobz]

does this still work with the newest ndsbootstrap? if so, so i just grab the latest .nds file from the git and rename it to match what is already in my sdmc:/_nds/ folder?

If you've already created your forwarders a while back, you'll need to recreate the forwarders in order to use the newest bootstrap, which is already included in the pack.

 

[VashTS]

If you've already created your forwarders a while back, you'll need to recreate the forwarders in order to use the newest bootstrap, which is already included in the pack.

yep figured that out after i did some new ones, then tried to boot the old ones

thanks!

 

[Zabhahs]

Hey, i made the mario kart cia, used forwarder3ds and selected the roms on my sd, but it white screens when I open it. Ill try reinstalling everything first, but do i have to uninstall both cia's of twlloader first?

 

[RocketRobz]

Hey, i made the mario kart cia, used forwarder3ds and selected the roms on my sd, but it white screens when I open it. Ill try reinstalling everything first, but do i have to uninstall both cia's of twlloader first?

This is separate from TWLoader, so no.
Did you set "Automatically set ROM path" in Forwarder3-DS?

 

[Zabhahs]

This is separate from TWLoader, so no.
Did you set "Automatically set ROM path" in Forwarder3-DS?

Yup. followed the original post exactly. Im reinstalling it rn, ill post results in a few minutes

 

[RocketRobz]

Yup. followed the original post exactly. Im reinstalling it rn, ill post results in a few minutes

What OS are you using on your PC?

 

[Zabhahs]

What OS are you using on your PC?

Windows 10 creators update. I just reinstalled, it worked fine- i think i had something wrong with my roms, I just found my dump instead of the one i just downloaded and it worked

 

[whiscash]

I see that DSTwo support is currently broken - is this likely to change?
I'm aiming to have all of my games available from the homescreen, so it's a significant enough issue that I'd be willing to consider a different card, if that's worthwhile. I don't mind waiting, though.