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--- carts:nintendo:gba [2022/11/17 19:11] – hiccup
+++ carts:nintendo:gba [2022/11/18 00:52] – [Dumping with DS consoles] hiccup
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 == Dumping ==
-  - Insert your DS flashcart into slot-1 and run the .nds for GBA Backup Tool
+  - Insert your DS flashcart into slot-1, turn on the ds and boot up the flashcart.
+  - Run the GBA Backup Tool .nds
   - Ensure that your GBA cart is inserted, then press A on the pop-up.
   - By default, GBA Backup Tool is in Save Backup mode. Press R twice to go to ROM backup mode.
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 == Dumping ==
-  * Download the .nds file for GodMode9i from [[https://github.com/DS-Homebrew/GodMode9i/releases|project's releases page]] to your flashcart and put it in the slot-1 (DS) slot of your DS.
+  * Download the .nds file for GodMode9i, put it on your flashcart and put it in the slot-1 (DS slot) of your DS.
-  * Insert the GBA cart into slot 2 and turn on the DS.
+  * Insert the GBA cart into slot 2, turn on the DS, and boot up the flashcart
+  * Run the GodMode9i .nds file.
 {{:carts:nintendo:godmode9i_1.png|}} {{:carts:nintendo:godmode9i_2.png|}}
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 === Duplo ===
+Duplo can dump GBA Video Movie Carts (which use Matrix Memory chips) unlike other dumping tools, but it cannot dump normal carts (which include the GBA TV show carts).
-Duplo can dump GBA Video Movie Carts, unlike the others, but it cannot dump normal carts.
+== Tools needed ==
+  * A Nintendo DS or Nintendo DS Lite with a slot-1 (DS) flashcart
+  * [[https://github.com/DS-Homebrew/GodMode9i/releases]]
-  - Use duplo ([[https://github.com/endrift/duplo]]) - download a pre-built copy [[https://archive.org/details/duplo|here]].
+== Dumping ==
-  - This is not needed (and won't work for) for TV series carts, which don't use the Matrix memory chip
+  * Download the .nds file for duplo, put it on your flashcart and put the flashcart in the slot-1 (DS slot) of your DS.
+  * Insert the GBA cart, turn the DS on and boot up the flashcart
+  * Run the .nds file - it will start dumping the ROM to a file on the root of the SD card automatically.
 ===== Opening carts =====