005tools
005tools is a simple command line application designed to work with devices that can transfer game saves from CTR-005 (3DS) and NTR-005 (DS/DSi) game cards to your PC. The source code is platform independent, so it can be compiled to run on any system.
| 005tools | |
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| Author(s) | McHaggis |
| Type | PC utility |
| Version | 0.01b |
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Supported Devices
Currently, the application only supports the R4i Save Dongle. The code is very flexible, so supporting other devices should be fairly straightforward if I can get my hands on one.
Notes
The official R4i software writes 3DS cards in full and then writes the first 16kB again. 005tools mimics this but I haven't bothered to change how the progress bar works, so don't be surprised when the progress bar resets after writing all the data.
Also, when writing 3DS/very large cards on the R4i Save Dongle, you'll notice the progress bar freeze after the first 128kB is written. The official software does the same thing, and writing resumes ~7 seconds later. I have no idea why it does this, but the device actually stops responding during this time, probably doing some processing of it's own.
Changelog
v0.01b
- Writing to 3DS cards works now
- Improved save size detection for 3DS cards
- Fixed progress bar on Win32
- Added some error detection
v0.01a
- First version
Known Issues
- Writing to NTR-005 cards smaller than 1kB doesn't work (reading does).
- The official R4i software flags specific games to be treated like CTR cards and very large NTR cards for writing. This isn't implemented in 005tools yet.
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