[DS]Configure your linker

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[DS]Configure your linker

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2026 update: this topic dates from 2010 and the tools have changed since. The up-to-date method is in our tutorial DS flashcarts and R4 in 2026: which card to buy, and installing TWiLight Menu++.

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Hello everyone,

If you're here it's probably because you just bought yourself a brand new linker :), but unfortunately you don't know how to use it to launch your roms! Well, I'm going to explain to you how, starting from 0.
P.S: My linker is an R4.

1- DOWNLOAD AND INSTALL MOONSHELL
-First format your mini SD card key using your usb key (pc adapter)
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[hidden]-Download MoonShell 2.09: https://nintendomax.ke0.eu/NDS/Homebrew ... nshell.zip[/hidden]

After unzipping the moonshell archive, click on Setup.exe, select English, and the microSD card reader's drive letter.

Click the All Clear button in ROM Image and check only R4TF. Click Setup.

To translate the reader, unzip the fr pack.
Copy everything to the root of the microSD card, replacing all files.
And that's it!
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Then create a "games" folder at the root of your linker and copy your roms into this folder.
Warning: You must own the original games to use your roms.

If you succeeded or have any questions please reply

NB: Do not copy or use this tutorial without my permission


Demonstration:
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thanks it's coool but I don't have a dsi sorry but not for me lol

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hi thanks for the tutorial could you tell me where to find the latest update for the m3 simply linker please!! or does this one work for the m3
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It works for ALL linkers
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aaahhh moonshell can read roms?? I didn't know that, I thought it could only read images/movies/music.

Could you add some moonshell screenshots so we can see what this homebrew looks like.

For those who have an M3, there's Sakura which is quite nice for launching your roms.
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:? isn't there a more recent version of moonshell?
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Oops wrote::? isn't there a more recent version of moonshell?
Yes of course, I'm editing it, thanks :)
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The best firmware for the M3 Real is M3 Sakura 1.49a 3rd + Touchpod 4.9a (Touchpod is the official firmware, but since M3 Sakura is a dual boot you can choose to boot into Sakura or Touchpod at startup, just hold the "A" button when the black screen appears).
M3 Sakura lets you load roms, .dpg format videos, .txt .pdf, .html files and other text files, but also music (mp3, ogg, etc...) and images (.bmp, .png, .jpg, etc...) too. For me it's the best firmware for the M3 Real (too bad it hasn't been updated in a while :/ ). It's available in French and quite a few other languages and has numerous skins as well as a file deletion option, your microSD will need to be formatted in FAT32 for it to work properly. Cheats, slow motion, brightness, realtime save and other options are of course available, as well as soft reset.
Enjoy ;)
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Re: [DS]Configure your linker

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+1 for sakura. Especially since I have the blue and pink skins in fr :D

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