Add Accessing flashcard contents to DSi & 3DS guides

ALSO: Update flashcard guides
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### Accessing flashcard contents
A flashcard is something that goes in the game card slot, and contains a microSD card slot. If you do not have a flashcard, you are done with this guide.
{:.alert .alert-warning}
#### If you have an R4(i) Ultra
1. Follow [this](installing-flashcard) guide starting from `To run games using your flashcard firmware`
- You can safely ignore the warnings
1. Open TWLMenu++ Settings
1. Switch to the `Misc settings` page
1. Turn on `Slot-1 microSD access`
1. Exit TWLMenu++ Settings by pressing `B` button
- If you end up in the DS Classic Menu, press `B` again
#### If you don't have an R4(i) Ultra
1. Follow [this](installing-flashcard) guide starting from `Autobooting TWiLight Menu++`
1. Open TWLMenu++ Settings
1. Switch to the `Misc settings` page
1. Turn on `SCFG access in Slot-1` (Note that this option overrides `SD access in Slot-1`)
1. Set `Slot-1: Touch Mode` to `DSi mode`
1. Turn on `Auto-start Slot-1`
1. Exit TWLMenu++ Settings by pressing `B` button
- If you end up in the DS Classic Menu, launch your flashcard
- Otherwise, restart TWiLight Menu++
#### Switching between SD and flashcard contents
- Press either `SELECT`+`Up` or `SELECT`+`Down` to switch between the SD and flashcard contents
- If the SELECT menu is enabled, you can do so there as well
- If you use the 3DS theme, touch the Game Card/SD Card icon
- If you use the R4/GBC theme, press `L` button

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@ -23,3 +23,36 @@ If you do not already have a way to run homebrew on your DSi, follow [dsi.cfw.gu
1. Turn on your DSi while holding <kbd class="face">A</kbd> and <kbd class="face">B</kbd>
1. In the Unlaunch menu, go to `OPTIONS`
1. Set `NO BUTTON` or a button of your choice to the `TWiLight Menu++` that says `BOOT.NDS` on the bottom screen
### Accessing flashcard contents
A flashcard is something that goes in the game card slot, and contains a microSD card slot. If you do not have a flashcard, you are done with this guide.
{:.alert .alert-warning}
#### If you have an R4(i) Ultra
1. Follow [this](installing-flashcard) guide starting from `To run games using your flashcard firmware`
- You can safely ignore the warnings
1. Open TWLMenu++ Settings
1. Switch to the `Misc settings` page
1. Turn on `Slot-1 microSD access`
1. Exit TWLMenu++ Settings by pressing `B` button
- If you end up in the DS Classic Menu, press `B` again
#### If you don't have an R4(i) Ultra
1. Follow [this](installing-flashcard) guide starting from `Autobooting TWiLight Menu++`
1. Open TWLMenu++ Settings
1. Switch to the `Misc settings` page
1. Turn on `SCFG access in Slot-1` (Note that this option overrides `SD access in Slot-1`)
1. Set `Slot-1: Touch Mode` to `DSi mode`
1. Turn on `Auto-start Slot-1`
1. Exit TWLMenu++ Settings by pressing `B` button
- If you end up in the DS Classic Menu, launch your flashcard
- Otherwise, restart TWiLight Menu++
#### Switching between SD and flashcard contents
- Press either `SELECT`+`Up` or `SELECT`+`Down` to switch between the SD and flashcard contents
- If the SELECT menu is enabled, you can do so there as well
- If you use the 3DS theme, touch the Game Card/SD Card icon
- If you use the R4/GBC theme, press `L` button

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@ -15,19 +15,12 @@ description: How to install TWiLight Menu++ on a Nintendo DS flashcard
1. Copy the `BOOT.NDS` file to your flashcard's microSD card root
1. Copy the `roms` folder to your flashcard's microSD card root
1. If you already have save data, move your `.sav` files, which are in your DS ROM location, to a new folder called `saves`, which also goes in the DS ROM location
1. ...
- **DS Phat/Lite users:** If booting `BOOT.NDS` causes a white screen lock-up, insert a DS Memory Expansion Pak, and try again
- **DSi/3DS users:** Run TWLMenu++ on the console's SD card, open TWLMenu++ Settings, switch to the `Misc. settings` page, and turn on `SCFG access in Slot-1` and set `Slot-1: Touch Mode` to `DSi Mode`
- This will let you use TWL clock speed and/or VRAM boost on your flashcard games, as well as both accessing the console's SD card, and running DSi-Enhanced/DSi-Exclusive/DSiWare games in DSi mode from your flashcard
- With this enabled you can use <kbd>SELECT</kbd> + <kbd>Up</kbd>/<kbd>Down</kbd> to switch between your internal SD card and your flashcard's SD card
- To use the above features, you need to launch your flashcard via TWLMenu++ instead of the system menu
1. **DS Phat/Lite users:** If booting `BOOT.NDS` causes a white screen lock-up, then follow the below steps for autobooting, and/or insert a DS Memory Expansion Pak, and try again
### Autobooting TWiLight Menu++
1. Extract the content(s) of `Autoboot/(your flashcard)` to the root of the flashcard's microSD card
- Skip this, if you don't see your flashcard
1. ...
- **DS Phat/Lite users:** Go to settings in the DS menu, and turn on auto-start, so your flashcard will start on boot
- **DSi/3DS users:** Run TWLMenu++ on the console's SD card, open TWLMenu++ Settings, switch to `Misc settings` page, and turn on `Auto-start Slot-1`
1. **DS Phat/Lite users:** Go to settings in the DS menu, and turn on auto-start, so your flashcard will start on boot
### To run games using your flashcard firmware

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1. Copy the `_nds` folder to your flashcard's microSD card root, replacing any existing files
- If using macOS, make sure to **copy** and `Merge`, don't `Replace`
1. Copy the `BOOT.NDS` file to your flashcard's microSD card root, replacing any existing files
1. If TWLMenu++ does not boot after updating, then update the autoboot file(s) as well
### More steps for the DSi/3DS SD card side