carts:nintendo:ds:run_homebrew_using_download_play [dumping.guide]

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====== How to run DS homebrew using Download Play======

===== Sending the homebrew =====
Use one of the following methods.

==== DSi or 3DS ====

  * Patch the relevant DS Download Station ROM so that it will send wooddumper over Download Play, using [[https://web.archive.org/web/20170613124439/https://gbatemp.net/threads/haxxstation-ds-download-station-exploit.473648/|dspatch]] or [[https://github.com/bennyman123abc/dspatch-gui|dspatch-gui]].
  * Put the ROM on your DSi/3DS SD card
  * Follow the relevant guide as far as needed: [[https://dsi.cfw.guide/|DSi guide]], [[https://3ds.hacks.guide/|3DS guide]] in order to run the the patched Download Station ROM (or you can follow the whole thing to make using homebrew more convenient)

==== Wii or Wii U ====

  * Put [[https://gbatemp.net/threads/v-wii-vc-ds-rom-sender.474213/|wii-ds-rom-sender]]  on your SD card
  * Put wooddumper in the relevant folder * Follow the relevant guide as far as needed in order to run wii-ds-rom-sender: [todo] (or you can follow the whole thing to make using homebrew more convenient)

==== PC ====

Follow this [[https://web.archive.org/web/20060821134216/http://www.pocketgamer.co.uk/r/DS/feature.asp?c=1450|guide]] in order to send wooddumper over Download Play. Requires Windows XP and a compatible Wi-Fi card.

===== Starting the homebrew =====

  * Select "Download Play" from the DS system menu.
  * Select the entry that appears.