search

flashcarts / flashcard-archive

An archive of all the firmwares for Nintendo DS flashcards
https://archive.flashcarts.net
285 stars 20 forks source link

Add DSTT #6

Closed Invictaz closed 2 years ago

Invictaz commented 2 years ago

Please add DSTT stuff

Example sources

http://jeuxkiff.canalblog.com/archives/2012/10/17/25354677.html

https://www.linfoxdomain.com/nintendo/ds/

lifehackerhansol commented 2 years ago

I have a bit of an issue with this.

I cannot add YSMenu, which is absolutely what you should be using, because the license disallows me to.

I would then have to add the official TTMenu, which has an anti-fake built in.

I would then have to include both a DSTTFlashWriter for those who use it, and the flash backup. Which is just confusing in the long run for people who just need to get things going.

The best I can do is add a note that you must use YSMenu from the YSMenu download page. Or at least documentation. I don't want people to accidentally brick their flashcart when it's rather unnecessary for them to.

I'm simply unsure what is the best way to not brick carts. All kernels here don't actually have a fake-brick built in, but the official DSTT kernel does.

Invictaz commented 2 years ago

You can host older than 1.16 kernels that don't have the fake killer inside them.

My request was for preservation of the DSTT cart related files. The files are becoming scarce. Plus the flash backup dumps are very usefull to recover a cart in case of ntrboothax flashed carts.

lifehackerhansol commented 2 years ago

Actually, doesn't RetroGameFan also have TTMenu? Is there a reason to archive the official version if RGF has a better, updated one developed alongside YSMenu?

I will likely add flash dumps, that's probably a good idea now that I think about it.

lifehackerhansol commented 2 years ago

After some thought I think I am going to leave the DSTT stuff as is for now. A fully functional and updated TTMenu exists in RetroGameFan's download, the same one as YSMenu. So I don't think this is necessary.

Invictaz commented 2 years ago

The problem with RGF is that it's not on Github but a private forum, which is subdue to vanish. Having it all close to the chest on Github, in a one stop shop location is preferred.

Second: the RGF isn't the original file. And some users prefer only non tampered original files.

lifehackerhansol commented 2 years ago

And I cannot host it here because of RetroGameFan's license. So long as it is still up on GBAtemp I won't be able to put it up anywhere else.

Invictaz commented 2 years ago

You can host the original DSTT files. I even gave you a site where they are now

https://github.com/DS-Homebrew/flashcard-archive/issues/6#issue-1060634140

lifehackerhansol commented 2 years ago

I am aware I can do so, and I would rather direct people to get the latest version of their stuff rather than an outdated version. Hell, I personally think this entire YSMenu folder shouldn't exist, because someone who is going to find it will think that is the latest version and use it which isn't the goal of this archive at all. This has already happened once: #4. I kept it anyway because the kernels in the YSMenu folders aren't straight up YSMenu or TTMenu, it has other components like a main menu and other things specific to the cart itself. A cart that comes directly with only TTMenu or YSMenu don't have anything unique or requiring archives when RetroGameFan has one right there on GBATemp.

Invictaz commented 2 years ago

For completeness sake my cart came with an older version of the TTMenu and did not have YSMenu at all. So I would opt for more files the better. And yes, a readme file to show what is what. Newer is not always better as it comes to DSTT.