How to patch Homebrew with Chishm's DLDI

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Created on Wednesday, 04 January 2012 21:48

Last Updated on Wednesday, 11 September 2013 02:40

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This is an overview of how to get DLDI enabled homebrew to work. By default, they will probably work on a specific device (the one the author uses) but can be patched to work with any device listed on Chishm's DLDI driver page (listed below or on the main page of this site).

So, after downloading the DLDI enabled homebrew, we need to patch the .nds or .ds.gba depending on what you are using. In my example, I'm going to be using the GBA MP (CF).

If you don't already have Chishm's excellent DLDI patcher, head over to Chishm's DLDI page and download the DLDI file for your device. In this example, we would click on the DLDI link for the GBA Movie Player (Compact Flash).

Next, I'm going to be lazy and use the Win32 GUI from Adam Hodson (bob_fossil). So download that from Chishm's site as well.

So, start the app, and you should see the following screen:


Click on the "..." button next to the DLDI File and browse the the directory you saved your specific DLDI file to.

Next, click on the "..." button next to the Binaries area and browse to the file you need to use. In this example, it will be the .nds file. If you are using a SuperCard (for example) you are going to choose the .ds.gba file, after patching, and rename it to .sc.nds.



So, now that we have the DLDI file chosen, and the .nds file chosen, we just hit the "Patch" button as shown:



If all went well, you should get the following:



Now, just copy the patched file onto your media and toss it into your DS.

Happy hombrewing!