#153358 - prettierwendead - Sat Mar 29, 2008 1:49 am
is there a way to make my m3 simply boot a homebrew app on startup if so how would i do it
#153359 - Sektor - Sat Mar 29, 2008 2:23 am
It runs _DS_MENU.DAT (encrypted .nds file) on startup and the official _DS_MENU.DAT will autoboot default.nds (if it exists).
You can replace _DS_MENU.DAT with your own homebrew by using r4crypt.
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#153360 - SiW - Sat Mar 29, 2008 2:37 am
Holy crap, I had no idea r4crypt existed! So I can replace the R4's menu with this? I want something more touch driven so my two year old can use it.
#153364 - dantheman - Sat Mar 29, 2008 5:39 am
Yes, you can replace the menu, though you'll need to make sure the replacement itself is capable of booting whatever files you may need.
On a somewhat related note, I've heard of some users using r4crypt in order for the FlashMe failsafe code to work by making FlashMe the first thing the R4 loads upon bootup, allowing them to recover their bricked DS firmwares. Useful program.
#153397 - JLsoft - Sat Mar 29, 2008 4:00 pm
The R4 and M3 Simply also auto-boot "default.nds" in root on start...even though it still shows the menu for a split second.
#153399 - SiW - Sat Mar 29, 2008 4:28 pm
| JLsoft wrote: |
| The R4 and M3 Simply also auto-boot "default.nds" in root on start...even though it still shows the menu for a split second. |
Oh wow, thanks. I guess actually reading the manual pays off sometimes:
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| Default.nds file runs automatically under TF directory, it maybe temporarily hidden in the main menu while pressing B key to turn DsLite on; Pressing X key to delete this file if there is unneccessary to have it run automatically. |
#153809 - SiW - Sun Apr 06, 2008 8:47 pm
| Quote: |
| Default.nds file runs automatically under TF directory, it maybe temporarily hidden in the main menu while pressing B key to turn DsLite on; Pressing X key to delete this file if there is unneccessary to have it run automatically. |
I can not get this to work at all. My default.nds file does not auto-run. Any ideas?
#153815 - JLsoft - Sun Apr 06, 2008 10:02 pm
Make sure the "default.nds" is in the root of the card
#153823 - SiW - Sun Apr 06, 2008 10:56 pm
It is, that's what I don't understand.
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Apparently there's a difference between transferring a file called default.nds to the card, and using DS Organize to rename an existing file to default.nds. When I upload a file already called default.nds it works fine.