Installing TWiLight Menu++ (DSi)
If you do not already have a way to run homebrew on your DSi, follow dsi.cfw.guide to install TWiLight Menu++
Installing #
- Download the latest
TWiLightMenu-DSi.7z- If it does not download, see the release page and scroll down to
Assetsto download the file
- If it does not download, see the release page and scroll down to
- Extract
TWiLightMenu-DSi.7z - Copy the
_ndsfolder to your SD card root - Copy the
BOOT.NDSfile to your SD card root - Copy the
romsfolder to your SD card root - hiyaCFW users: Copy the
titlefolder to your SD card root
Optional: If you want to play games from before the DS(i) & GBA and/or use other additional features (known as add-ons), see Installing Add-ons.
Autobooting with Unlaunch #
- Turn on your DSi while holding A and B
- In the Unlaunch menu, go to
OPTIONS - Set
NO BUTTONor a button of your choice to theTWiLight Menu++that saysBOOT.NDSon 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.
- For cheats and other nds-bootstrap features to work, keep the
Game Loadersetting set tonds-bootstrap - As B4DS mode will not be used in nds-bootstrap in this case, compatibility will mostly be the same as running from the DSi’s SD card slot
If you have an R4(i) Ultra #
- Follow this guide starting from
Installing the flashcard kernel- You can safely ignore the warnings
- Open TWLMenu++ Settings
- Switch to the
Misc settingspage - Turn on
Slot-1 microSD access - Exit TWLMenu++ Settings by pressing
Bbutton- If you end up in the DS Classic Menu, press
Bagain
- If you end up in the DS Classic Menu, press
If you don’t have an R4(i) Ultra #
- Create a file or folder called
primaryinsd:/_nds/(not the flashcard one), so that TWiLight Menu++ reads settings from the console’s SD card after it starts your flashcard - Follow this guide starting from
Autobooting TWiLight Menu++ - Copy the
BOOT.NDSfile fromTWiLightMenu-Flashcard.7zto your flashcard’s microSD card root - Open TWLMenu++ Settings
- Switch to the
Misc settingspage - Turn on
SD access in Slot-1 - Turn on
SCFG access in Slot-1 - Turn on
Auto-start Slot-1 - Exit TWLMenu++ Settings by pressing
Bbutton- 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+UporSELECT+Downto 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 UI, touch the Game Card/SD Card icon
- If you use the R4, GBC, or Wood UIs, press
Rbutton
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