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Wikis for DS-Homebrew projects

DS-Homebrew wiki

Wikis for DS-Homebrew projects

Running locally

To test the site locally, install Jekyll by running:

gem install bundler jekyll

Then run

bundle install

Then you can run the site by running:

bundle exec jekyll serve

You may want to run with incremental building as there are a lot of pages so it takes a long time to build, note that this may cause some things to not update fully:

bundle exec jekyll serve --incremental

wiki's Issues

Outdated future of nds-bootstrap page

It lists "Fixing Golden Sun: Dark Dawn", but that's recently been fixed

Video players page

I think it would be great to add a page about video players to the Wiki, for the DS Index.
This page would cover MPEG4Player, MoonShell, RocketVideoPlayer, Tuna-viDS, and FastVideoDS when that comes out.
The page would compare the video players' capabilities and flaws, as well as explain how to convert videos for the video players.

I would very much like to write this page myself, but I am not experienced with how video formats work or the technical details of the players, I haven't gotten videos working on MoonShell, I'm not sure of the best way to write about ffmpeg installation and usage, and I don't know about instructions for operating systems other than Windows.

Update hiyaCFW forwarders page

https://wiki.ds-homebrew.com/hiyacfw/forwarders should be updated to use the DSi instructions at the Forwarder3-DS GBAtemp thread, as opposed to MakeForwarder.
I would like to move it over myself, but I'm not sure how to go about writing the flashcard instructions alongside it.

Latest Audacity version has broken Project Rate setting for custom SFX

It doesn't seem to work according to a user on Discord.

For that reason, v3.0.2 version of Audacity is linked. But we should either find out why the latest version doesn't work, or switch to some other software.

deleted, wrong repo

Sometimes I just need only 1 NFTR load, in case when I'm lazy one need extra RAM for more glyphs (under DS mode).

GBARunner2 versions

(Currently) there are many different versions of GBARunner2. Wifi_link, hicode, ARM7/9DLDI DS/DSi/3DS, one or two different forks, and so on (and some of these are overlapping of course). I think a solid page or FAQ entry on which version should be used for which purpose would be beneficial.

Add alternative OS instructions for RAM disk creation

https://wiki.ds-homebrew.com/twilightmenu/creating-ram-disks only has instructions for Dataram RAMDisk, which is only for Windows. Instructions for macOS and Linux would be good to have.

Update /pages/lang/twilightmenu/playing-in-widescreen

Selective widescreen stopped working like a year ago, so moving and renaming TwlBg is redundant.

Add alternative Linux Wi-Fi hotspot

https://github.com/lakinduakash/linux-wifi-hotspot has support for creating a WEP/Open hotspot with only one Wi-Fi card. This would be preferred over the current methods with Linux, macOS, and Windows XP/Vista, as those all require a Wi-Fi card/adapter as well as another connection, like Ethernet or an iPhone.

The reason I haven't PR'd this is the fact that Lillie had difficulties setting it up, so if more users could give input on it, it can be decided on whether or not to add it, and any information that should be included with it on the Wi-Fi page.

RAM-Disk page redo

https://wiki.ds-homebrew.com/twilightmenu/creating-ram-disks

Problems

• Actually a feature of nds-bootstrap yet page is on the TWiLight Menu++ section
• Split between what's in bold and markdown mini-code blocks
• Windows-Only - Linux has a method, yet it's not reflected in our guide

Solutions

• Move the page to the nds-bootstrap category
• Use <kbd> even though these buttons are not representative of buttons found on a Nintendo DS.
• Linux users should have a .img file from the internet to download and just mount

Remove RocketVideoPlayer from the video players page

https://wiki.ds-homebrew.com/ds-index/videoplayers

Currently, we have 4 recommended video players, each to their own strength:

• FastVideoDS - Use if you want the fastest FPS
• Moonshell - Use if you want the fastest FPS you could get on a flashcard and don't have a CPU capable of compiling FVDS files
• MPEG4Player - Use for short videos on the DSi if you don't have a CPU capable of compiling FVDS files
• XVID - Use if you want longer videos on the DSi and can't compile FVDS files.

I think the above covers every aspect of video playing. However, there's a fifth entry on the list: RocketVideoPlayer.
From the list I've outlined above, it doesn't have any advantages. In fact, the only thing I see this being different is a disadvantage: A bigger file size because it's uncompressed.

Potentially, you could come and tell me that this is to get longer videos at a better frame-rate than XVID. Unfortunately, from what I remember, this doesn't do well with longer videos, with de-synchronization issues.

RVID aint an extinct format; TWiLight currently uses it. However, it should just be reserved for small 10-second videos and not anything longer, which unfortunately may very well be the message we're giving off when recommending it.

Update custom DSi/3DS skins page for TWiLight Menu++ v25.8.0

The following items need to be added/adjusted in the DSi/3DS skins page:

• Custom color palette support for user profile-colored elements (#2137)
  • Likely needs a whole section. See pull request for detailed information
  • https://skinpaltool.dvdo.dev
• DarkLoading theme.ini setting (#2134)
• UseAlphaBlend theme.ini setting (#2141)
  • Additional information/description on this?

Glossary page(s)

I think it would be beneficial for the projects covered here to have glossary pages, especially for nds-bootstrap.
These would cover settings and relevant topics/bugs/etc.

The DS Index pages sort of do this, but they don't cover everything and don't necessarily tell what it means for the end user.

Move GBARunner2 wiki content from WikiTemp to this wiki

Gericom has permitted moving GBARunner2 information from WikiTemp to the DS-Homebrew Wiki, and move the compatibility lists to their own Google Sheet.

This would allow for much better organization of information, easier contribution/editing, and readability for mobile users.

Tasks:

• Borders
• Game covers
• BIOS
• Input mapping
• Cheats (mentioned in FAQ, but could use more detail)
• Builds
• Compatibility lists (Google Sheets)
• wifi_link (mentioned in FAQ and Builds, but needs a lot more detail)
• 3DS Gyro (mentioned in Builds, but needs more detail/steps)
• TWLBg bug (mentioned in FAQ, but needs more detail)

There's could also be an installation section/page, as well as bringing over "Navigating and Usage," but I don't think they're really necessary.

TWLM++ DSi/3DS Skins fontpalette

The TWiLight Menu++ page "How to Create DSi/3DS Skins" should have details on the fontpalette settings in theme.ini

Retail ROMs page: cheat codes

https://wiki.ds-homebrew.com/ds-index/retail-roms says that cheat codes "generally have types A through E," though this is not true, they have types 0 through F, (although it's not that simple anyways because of types D0, D1, D2, etc).
Also, it only describes the E type cheat.

Is there a specific reason for these? Or was it just never finished?