hiyaCFW

Installing hiyaCFW

Do not system update after installing hiyaCFW. Doing so will remove hiyaCFW’s SD patches.

Requirements #

Part 1: Preparing your PC for installing hiyaCFW #

  1. Download the latest Windows version of TWLMagician
  2. Run the TWLMagician MSI package and extract it to anywhere on your PC
  1. Download the latest macOS version of TWLMagician
  2. Extract the TWLMagician archive anywhere on your PC
  1. Install Python 3 using your package manager if its not already installed
  2. Download the latest Python version of TWLMagician
  3. Extract the TWLMagician archive anywhere on your PC
  4. Install tkinter with the following command for your distro if you don’t already have it:
    • Debian-based: sudo apt-get install python3-tk
    • Arch Linux: sudo pacman -S tk
    • Fedora: sudo dnf install python3-tkinter
    • CentOS: sudo yum install python3-tkinter
  5. Install requirements with the following command:
    • pip3 install -r requirements.txt

Part 2: Adding hiyaCFW files to your SD card #

Screenshot of TWLMagician

  1. Launch TWLMagician
    • Windows: Launch the TWLMagician.exe file extracted from the TWLMagician archive (you may need to temporarily disable your antivirus)
    • macOS: Right click the TWLMagician file extracted from the TWLMagician archive and choose Open
    • Linux: Launch the TWLMagician.py extracted from the TWLMagician archive
  2. Click the ... button in the “NAND file with No$GBA footer” box
  3. Navigate to your NAND backup, and click Open
  4. Press Start
  5. In the new pop-up window, navigate to the root of your SD card, and press OK.
    • The process may take several minutes
  6. When the application says Done!, close out of TWLMagician
  7. Close the terminal window (optional)

Part 3: Configuring Unlaunch and hiyaCFW #

  1. Power on your Nintendo DSi console while holding A and B
    • This should take you to Unlaunch’s file menu
  2. Navigate to OPTIONS, then NO BUTTON
  3. Select hiyaCFW and press A
    • This will make the system launch hiyaCFW automatically
  4. Save your settings and restart your console
  5. Hold SELECT while powering on your Nintendo DSi console to access the hiyaCFW settings
  6. Change the settings to your liking, then press START to continue

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