diff --git a/pages/_en-US/godmode9i/faq.md b/pages/_en-US/godmode9i/faq.md index 7063a9fa..7a9462bc 100644 --- a/pages/_en-US/godmode9i/faq.md +++ b/pages/_en-US/godmode9i/faq.md @@ -34,3 +34,23 @@ You can also manually enter a path to any translation file on your SD card in th You can change GodMode9i's font by selecting a `.frf` font file and choosing `Load font`. To set a different font as the default either place it at `sd:/gm9i/font.frf` or edit the config file (`sd:/gm9i/config.ini`) to set the `FONT_PATH` to where your font file is. You can find a few pre-converted fonts in the [resources folder](https://github.com/DS-Homebrew/GodMode9i/tree/master/resources/fonts) of the GitHub repository and you can convert your own from a PBM image and TXT file containing the Unicode mappings using GodMode9's [fontriff.py](https://github.com/d0k3/GodMode9/blob/master/utils/fontriff.py) script. + +#### How do I dump DS Saves using GBA save data? +GodMode9i is able to use the save data of GBA cartridges to dump the saves of most DS Game Cards. ROM files and save files over 1 MiB cannot be dumped this way as the files are impractically large. This can also be done using Haxxstation instead of a DS flashcard if you have another way to dump the GBA save files, they can then be recombined and decompressed on a computer. + +1. Load GodMode9i on your flashcard +1. Backup your GBA saves!! + - Any save data that hasn't been backed up will be lost + - Check the files and find the larger ones, using 512 byte carts won't help much while 64 or 128 KiB saves will fit most DS saves in 1 or 2 carts +1. On the drive menu, press R + B to unmount the flashcard +1. Eject the flashcard, insert a DS Game Card and GBA cartridge +1. Select `NDS GAMECARD` then `Save` +1. When asked, press A to write the data to the GBA cart + - Swap to different GBA cartridges and repeat until the whole save is copied +1. Reboot your DS with your Slot-1 flashcard back in and reopen GodMode9i +1. Insert the first GBA cartridge you used and select `GBA GAMECART` +1. Choose `DS Save` +1. Swap through all the carts you dumped onto +1. Your DS save will now be in `fat:/gm9i/out`, you can now restore your backed up GBA save files to their original cartridges + +If you want to write the save file back onto the Game Card, simply select the `.sav` file and choose `Restore save (Slot-1)`, then swap out your flashcard for the DS Game Card when prompted. diff --git a/pages/_en-US/godmode9i/index.md b/pages/_en-US/godmode9i/index.md index cc46a824..c225878c 100644 --- a/pages/_en-US/godmode9i/index.md +++ b/pages/_en-US/godmode9i/index.md @@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ description: Information about GodMode9i To dump games, select the drive in the drives list and follow the on-screen prompts. - On the Nintendo DS and Nintendo DS Lite, GodMode9i can dump Slot-2 cartridges if running from Slot-1 flashcard, or Slot-1 Game Cards if GodMode9i is running from a Slot-2 flashcart + - Save files can also be dumped using GBA cartridges, see the [FAQ](faq?faq=how-do-i-dump-ds-saves-using-gba-save-data) for more information - On the Nintendo DSi family of systems, Unlaunch is required for dumping Slot-1 games to the SD card - Follow [dsi.cfw.guide](https://dsi.cfw.guide/) for instructions on how to install Unlaunch - On the Nintendo 3DS family of systems, a modern CFW environment is required to launch GodMode9i