Installing Unlaunch
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DANGER
If you have not yet done so, please follow Dumping NAND. While the chances are slim, Unlaunch can accidentally brick your Nintendo DSi. A NAND backup + hardmodopen in new window would allow you to restore this backup, provided you know how to solder.
WARNING
Make sure your console is charged when following this process. A sudden power loss could result in serious damage.
WARNING
Unlaunch is not compatible with Nintendo DSi development consoles.
Section I - SD card setup
TIP
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- Download the latest version of Unlaunchopen in new window
- Mirror linkopen in new window, if the above doesn't work
- Extract
UNLAUNCH.DSI
from theunlaunch.zip
archive and place it anywhere on your SD card - Verify you still have TWiLight Menu++ on your SD card
- If you are unsure, follow the instructions from the TWiLight Menu++ install guideopen in new window
Section II - Installing/Updating Unlaunch
- Open TWiLight Menu++
- If this is your first time installing Unlaunch, relaunch TWiLight Menu++ through the exploit that you used
- If you have already installed Unlaunch and are looking to update it, hold A + B while booting and select the option labeled
TWiLight Menu++
- If several options are labeled
TWiLight Menu++
, select the option in whereBOOT.NDS
is shown at the end of the path on the bottom screen- This happens because you are running an older version of TWiLight Menu++, unless you're doing it on purpose, is suggested that you update your installationopen in new window
- Launch TWiLight Menu++ Settings
- If you haven't changed your theme, press
SELECT
and touch the small DS icon on the bottom of the touch screen. Otherwise, see the TWiLight Menu++ Manual
- If you haven't changed your theme, press
- Hit L / R or X / Y until you reach the
Unlaunch settings
page - If you want to change Unlaunch's background image, select
Background
and choose the one you want- If you want to create your own Unlaunch background, see the DS-Homebrew Wiki pageopen in new window
- If you want the Health and Safety screen and DSi Menu music and sounds when using the official Nintendo DSi Menu, then set
Launcher Patches
toOff
- This will also keep the region locking and card whitelist, meaning that some flashcards won't be usable from the DSi Menu
- Exit TWiLight Menu++ Settings
- In the file navigation menu, launch
Unlaunch DSi Installer
- Select the install option
- If Unlaunch freezes at
ERROR: MISMATCH IN FAT COPIES
, please take a look at the Troubleshooting page
- If Unlaunch freezes at
- When completed, reboot your system
If you see Unlaunch's Filemenu screen at this point, you have successfully modded your Nintendo DSi.
- If you see a black screen, please take a look at the Troubleshooting page
Section III - Post-Unlaunch configuration
Currently, Unlaunch defaults to launching its Filemenu on boot, but this can be changed launch whatever you want.
- Power on your console while holding A and B
- This should launch the Unlaunch Filemenu
- Navigate to
OPTIONS
, and look at the available options- A + B is hardcoded to launch into Unlaunch's menu, and as such cannot be changed
- The
NO BUTTON
andBUTTON A / B / X / Y
options can be set however you like and will choose what your DSi loads at boot depending on which buttons are held. You can select any DSiWare, homebrew, the Slot-1 card, wifiboot, or Unlaunch's Filemenu- For TWiLight Menu++, select
TWiLight Menu++
- For the original DSi Menu, select
Launcher
- For TWiLight Menu++, select
LOAD ERROR
is what your DSi will load if loading what you have set fails, such as the SD card not being inserted
- Select
SAVE & EXIT
to save your settings, then turn off your DSi
Section IV - Cleaning up your SD card
TIP
This section is optional and only serves for keeping your SD card tidy of files you won't need.
- Delete the
sd:/private/ds/app/484E494A/pit.bin
file from your SD card- If you made a backup of an existing
pit.bin
file, put it back now
- If you made a backup of an existing
- You can now restore the
DCIM
folder that was on the root of your SD card, if this folder existed - Delete the
UNLAUNCH.DSI
file from your SD card
- Delete the
800031_104784BAB6B57_000.ppm
andT00031_1038C2A757B77_000.ppm
files from inside the following folders:sd:/private/ds/app/4B47554A/001
(Japan)sd:/private/ds/app/4B475545/001
(USA)sd:/private/ds/app/4B475556/001
(Europe/Australia)- You can also delete the entire folders for the regions besides your own
- Delete the
UNLAUNCH.DSI
file from your SD card