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Various changes (nds-bootstrap 0.39.0 and minor corrections mostly) (#13) 
* Change GameBrew link

Now uses the All homebrew tab instead of the Applications tab

* Use #Games

This will auto-jump to the Games section, while still listing all of the other applications.

* Minor changes + DNS removal

-Added links to websites (https://wiimmfi.de, https://save-nintendo-wifi.com/)
-Removed second AltWFC DNS (52200 upon connection)
-Added second Wiimmfi DNS
-Removed BenFi DNS and Twilit WFC DNS (20110 upon connection, unlikely many people use/used these anyways)
-Added mention of Nintendo Wi-Fi USB Connector
-Minor grammar corrections

* Other adjustments

Mostly relating to grammar

* nds-bootstrap 0.39.0 update

Things to consider *not* changing or making further edits:
- nds-bootstrap troubleshooting edits (would this be considered good enough/better than what it was before?)
- Removing Donor ROM/E-type cheat section (do these still apply?)
- Adding in-game menu or launching DSiWare to nds-bootstrap vs flashcard section (didn't think these were complete enough for them to be worth adding)

* Corrected /

* Add suggestion of trying different run settings

* Add DSi Mode in-game menu explanation

Also changed TWLMenu++ to TWiLight Menu++ and added spaces to slashes

* Remove reference to running DSi-Enhanced games in DS mode

Also added `-` for Universal-Updater

* Fix capitalization of Unlaunch

* Fix flashcard/flashcart

Flashcard = Slot-1, flashcart = Slot-2, according to contributing page

* Update pages/_en-US/nds-bootstrap/faq.md

Co-authored-by: Pk11 <epicpkmn11@outlook.com>

* Update pages/_en-US/twilightmenu/controls.md

Co-authored-by: Pk11 <epicpkmn11@outlook.com>

Co-authored-by: Pk11 <epicpkmn11@outlook.com>
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Why do I get a white screen when trying to load a game from SD card?

  • First, check the the nds-bootstrap compatibility list and make sure your game is compatible
  • Try with all cheats disabled for that game as some cheats are not compatible with nds-bootstrap at the moment, you can use L to disable all cheats for a game
  • If it worked before, delete the fatTable and patchOffsetCache folders in sd:/_nds/nds-bootstrap/

Why are there issues with ROM loading, even though they're run natively?

nds-bootstrap patches the ROM functions to run from an SD card, as the ROMs are hardcoded to read from Slot-1. There are also timing issues and AP measures (which most are already removed), both of which would cause the ROMs to not work properly. To improve performance, nds-bootstrap also shrinks the game's heap in memory, which breaks some games, though both the forwarders and TWiLight Menu++ have a heap shrink blacklist to fix the non-working games broken by heap shrink.

Why use nds-bootstrap over a regular flashcard?

  • Certain compatible ROMs are loaded into RAM, allowing for load times to be faster than even normal cartridges
  • You can expand the VRAM memory bus to 32-bit
  • Utilize the DSi's additional CPU speed, allowing for better performance in some games
  • Enhance your audio with 48 kHz
  • Use DSi mode, allowing for DSi features
  • Using certain cartridges, you are able to use IR in your application
  • nds-bootstrap is open source, meaning developers can always update it to fix bugs and other things, even if the project gets discontinued
  • The DS Memory Expansion Pak is emulated, meaning games that require that accessory will work
  • Swap top and bottom screens in compatible games for more comfortable gameplay, or on systems with a broken or removed screen

Donor ROMs

Most SDK5 games can be selected as a Donor ROM (which can be done via TWiLight Menu++). The Donor ROM's ARM7 binary is copied by nds-bootstrap and replaces the ARM7 binary for the game that it is trying to run. This allows certain and SDK5 games to boot and save.

What is a nightly and where do I get it?

A nightly build is build for the latest commit. Nightly builds may be unstable, but has the most recent bugfixes added. You can get nightly builds for nds-bootstrap here.

Why do my cheats not work?

The way E cheat types are implemented in nds-bootstrap is broken, meaning they'd only work half of the time. Your cheat probably uses that type. It is not a fault of the cheat database, but rather a fault of nds-bootstrap. Please do not request these cheats to get deleted from the DB.

For more info on cheats, look here.

nds-bootstrap troubleshooting

If you get issues with using the latest version of nds-bootstrap, here's how you could troubleshoot it.

  1. Run the game with different settings, including changing the ARM9 CPU Speed, DS / DSi Mode, sound quality, Card Read DMA, etc
  2. Delete the fatTable and patchOffsetCache folders in sd:/_nds/nds-bootstrap/
  3. It's probably not that big of an issue; ask in the Discord server

If the server says it's an nds-bootstrap issue, check if the game hasn't been reported already on GitHub. Check the closed issues too in case we had one issue closed in preference a different one. If it doesn't have any GitHub issue attached to it, go ahead and make a new one.

Also, make sure you add it to the compatibility list on Google Sheets.