How To: Moonshell User Guide v2 - DS Media Player Homebrew

[Zeus]

<center><b>Moonshell v2 User Guide - by DeVS</b></center></a>

Download Moonshell DS V1.1: <a href="http://www.maxconsole.net/?mode=gotodownload&downloadid=1458" target="_Blank">Here</a>
Download Moonshell 1.0 DPG Tools: <a href="http://www.maxconsole.net/?mode=gotodownload&downloadid=1518" target="_blank">Here</a>

Introduction

For this guide I used Moonshell v1.1, Supercard SD, a regular DS (not a DS Lite) flashed with Flashme v5 and a Windows XP PC.

Before we begin I will explain first off what Moonshell is for any users who may not have heard of Moonshell. Moonshell is a multimedia player for the Nintendo DS. It is capable of playing music files (wav, mp3, ogg), displaying text files, displaying pictures (jpg, bmp) and playing video (to play video in moonshell you must first encode the video files using Moonshell dpg tools). Moonshell will transform your Nintendo DS into a universal multimedia player. With that out of the way let’s begin.

Part1

The first step is to download the two files you will need. The first file is Moonshell itself and the second file is Moonshell 1.0 dpgtools. Dpgtools is the video encoder you will need to encode your videos for playback in Moonshell. Once you have downloaded the files first extract the moonshell zip. Once extracted you will have a folder that looks like this:

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Make sure you have your SD or CF card connected to your pc and click on the “Setup.exe� file.

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This will give you a pop up box that will first ask you where you want to extract the Moonshell files. Use the drop down box to point to the location of your SD or CF card where you want to save Moonshell to.

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After this you will have a window with a few options to choose from before transferring the files to your SD or CF card. The top section of the window has four check boxes, make sure all four are checked. The middle section has a drop down menu for you to choose your font and language. The bottom section is for you to choose what type of rom image you want to create. If your using a Super card make sure the there is a check box next to Supercard, if your using an M3 card make sure there is a check in the box next to M3SD. After you have checked the proper boxes click on the “Setup� button to extract the files to your SD or CF card.

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After the files have been transferred you will get a confirmation box that says “The Setup Was Completed�, just hit ok to close this box. You now have all the files you need to use Moonshell on your SD or CF card. If you view the contents on your SD or CF card you should see a folder called “Shell� and a file called _BOOT_MP_SC.nds (mine says _Boot_MP_SC.nds because im using a Supercard, if your not using a Supercard it wont have SC at the end of the file name)

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Part 2

Now that you have all the files you will need for Moonshell on your SD or CF card you will now need to add some media files to be played. For files such as .mp3, .ogg, .txt, .jpg, and .bmp you can simply transfer the files to the root of your SD or CF card (you know your in the root of the card is when you can see the folder “Shell� and the
file “_Boot_MP_SC.nds�).

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To playback video files you will need to first convert the video files using Moonshell dpgtools. To do this extract the zip file called Moonshell10_dpgtools that you should have downloaded earlier. Once extracted click on the folder and execute the file called 'dpgenc.exe'.

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Once executed you will get a pop up box asking you what video file you want to convert. First thing you will want to do for this box is to choose your language.

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Click the “select� button to the right of the data entry box and point to the video file you want to convert (files have to be either a .mpg, .mpeg, .avi, or .wmv).

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Once you have chosen the video you want to convert click on the “start� button with the green check mark.

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After that you will get another pop up box asking where you want to save the file and what you want to name it. Make your decision and then hit save. This will start the video encoding process.

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Once the encoding process is complete you will receive a pop up telling you that the encoding is complete, just hit the “ok� button.

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You will now have a video file with the extension .dpg. Drop this file in the root of your SD or CF card and your set.

Part 3:

Now insert you SD or CF card into your Supercard and turn it on. You will have two files listed, shell and _BOOT_MP_SC.nds. Choose _BOOT_MP_SC.nds and hit A. This will launch Moonshell. Once launched the top screen will display the following:

Shell/
_BOOT_MP_SC.nds
All media files you added yourself

The bottom screen will tell you basic control buttons you can use in Moonshell, the date and time, and information about the version of Moonshell that you’re using. Use the the D pad on the DS to select the media file you want to launch and then hit the A button to launch that media file. That’s all there is to it.

Closing

This ends the first draft of the Moonshell v1 Guide. I will update this guide periodically when new features are added to Moonshell and to add things I may have over looked. Enjoy.

[madcowb0y]

Nice guide! Not that Moonshell was difficult to figure out or anything ...

How about part 2 - creating backgrounds?

[Zeus]

Nice guide! Not that Moonshell was difficult to figure out or anything ...

How about part 2 - creating backgrounds?

It is pretty hard to figure out if you have no idea what it is or new to the DS scene, everyone has to start somewhere not everyone is a techno wizz like yourself ;). Why don't you help to create content for the guide also! Actions speak louder than word haha ;).

[DeVS]

Nice guide! Not that Moonshell was difficult to figure out or anything ...

How about part 2 - creating backgrounds?

Exactly what I was thinking, part 2 will deal with skins.

[dreary79]

I get an an error saying that mp3 ext is not supported. The older version always worked for me fine. Did they remove mp3 playback on the newer versions?

[Xboxmodder999]

I get an an error saying that mp3 ext is not supported. The older version always worked for me fine. Did they remove mp3 playback on the newer versions?
The older versions had all the plugins built-in to the DOL file, now they are all seperate, and placed in the shell folder. The shell folder only appears if you do as the guide says, and use the setup feature.

[dreary79]

The older versions had all the plugins built-in to the DOL file, now they are all seperate, and placed in the shell folder. The shell folder only appears if you do as the guide says, and use the setup feature.
There is no setup feature with the new versions.

[Xboxmodder999]

There is no setup feature with the new versions.
Yes there is...

The 1.2 beta has a setup feature, and the additional beta(b2, b3, etc) you just replace the moonshell file.

[dreary79]

Yes there is...

The 1.2 beta has a setup feature, and the additional beta(b2, b3, etc) you just replace the moonshell file.

That might be something that should be added to the tutorial. Anyone who downloads the latest beta would have no idea why things aren't working.

[Gunout]

the encoder doesn't work for me, all my videos get green blur.
they have DIVX / XVID codec, any suggestions?

EDIT: NVM i downloaded the newest FFDSHOW and now it works.

[Jerriman]

Just, what's the recommended Frame rate for my videos? I use default and they get stuck a lot.

[Drack]

This is no user guide, this is Captain Obvious showing you what you already did on your own with no guidance.

If you want something that qualifies as a guide, try making a guide on how to skin it and edit the config file's more advanced options.

[BigGanja]

REMEMBER ME CAPTAIN OBVIOUS !!!! ? Har Har
Here we go ............ part 1.5

I was having a play with Moonshell the other day, heres what I found out ;)

Wallpaper needs to be 256x192 dimensions in size.
Wallpaper needs to be in BMP format.
An easy way to do this with no special software except M$Paint :p is as follows :

1. I took a 800 x 600 wallpaper that i found on the net and opened it up in M$Paint.

2. Press Ctrl and W together to bring up the Stretch and skew menu.

3. Stretch Vertical and horizontal by 32 x 32, DONT Skew the image.

4. Save it as 24 bit BMP with the filename desktop.BMP

5. put it onto ur SD/CF in the shell folder, and enjoy ur new wallpaper

Heres a few i did yesterday so you get an idea (note filename NEEDS to be desktop)
6404

6405

As for the global.ini, you just put your nice wallpaper on the bottom screen right, but the windows are covering it up, open up the global.ini and find (CTRL+F)
Change it to look like this ;)
[Boot]

; Show/Hide windows. (0=Show, 1=Hide)
; Â�Ã�’肳‚ꂽÅ*eÆ’EÆ’Bƒ“ƒhÆ’E‚ð⠀�ñ•\Ž¦‚É‚µ‚Ü‚·Â�B

hiddenAboutWindow=1
hiddenHelpWindow=1
hiddenDateTimeWindow=1

I also wanted to get it to boot a random music track off my mSD, just underneath the ^above^ you will find this :

; Startup Jingle (0=Off, 1=shell/startup.mp3 2=Auto start)
; ‹N“®ŽžƒTƒEƒ“ƒh‚ð�Ä�¶‚·‚é ‚©‚Ç‚¤‚©‚Ì��’è‚Å‚·�B
; 2‚ÅStartPath‚ÅŽw’肳‚ꂽƒtÆ’HÆ ’‹ƒ_“Ã*‚̉¹Å*yÆ’tÆ’@Æ’Cƒ‹‚ðÂ�ÄÂ� ¶‚µ‚Ü‚·Â�B

StartupSound=1

So Logic says that you change this to 2, LoL does anyone know what the Startpath is at all ?

Hope I have helped, Its all straightforward really ;)

Thankyou for such a Brilliant MediaPlayer for my NDS :D
(Now we need a Full-on NDS Filemanager LoL)

BTW no issues converting videos here :P

the odd time DPGEnc cannot detect the playtime length of the original file, if that happens make sure ur comp has lots of codecs for different files and rename the .EXT to something else (that DPGenc supports) then try again ;)

its worked for me.

[gama]

Guys, I encoded my video with dpgtools and it runs okay.
The problem is, when I watch it on my DS, the length of the video is not the same as the original video, it's like, only a quarter of the length is run.

[hjb]

I have been able to change my videos into .nds files, but dpgenc only seems to change the first 1-3 minutes of these full-lenght movies. When I go to play them back on the NDS-Lite they look great and I'd like to know how to translate the rest of the ~1 1/2 hours of the movies. What am I doing wrong?
TIA, hjb

[gama]

I have been able to change my videos into .nds files, but dpgenc only seems to change the first 1-3 minutes of these full-lenght movies. When I go to play them back on the NDS-Lite they look great and I'd like to know how to translate the rest of the ~1 1/2 hours of the movies. What am I doing wrong?
TIA, hjb

I had the same problem, it seems the problem is in the codec. Anyways, try batchdpg tool instead
http://ls5.cydonianknight.com/?About

[hjb]

I had the same problem, it seems the problem is in the codec. Anyways, try batchdpg tool instead
http://ls5.cydonianknight.com/?About
Thanks for the suggestion...BatchDPG worked. My movies look great and were easy to change. Your help was appreciated.
hjb

[APPS]

Out of curiosity, i heard their is some software that allows me to rip movies from a dvd... where can i find this, or will windows media player do it?

[js18]

Out of curiosity, i heard their is some software that allows me to rip movies from a dvd... where can i find this, or will windows media player do it?

That's what I would like to do!

[Kradrats]

does converting the files make them smaller?

[Bolzmon]

does converting the files make them smaller?
it's mostly smaller because of thelow resolution, but afaik it's not very hardly compressed


since i've installed flashmev7 on my ds lite i can't boot the moonshell direktly from supercard menu. It worked - and still works without any problems whit my passcard3 (holding select while booting the ds) and it also works by starting with DSOrganize.

[anc]

it's mostly smaller because of thelow resolution, but afaik it's not very hardly compressed


since i've installed flashmev7 on my ds lite i can't boot the moonshell direktly from supercard menu. It worked - and still works without any problems whit my passcard3 (holding select while booting the ds) and it also works by starting with DSOrganize.

excuse me how exactly do you start your dsorganize?

[Bolzmon]

well..i hope you understand my sentences so far (i fear it's realy terrible english..)
i start dsorganize (like every other hombrew softwar) directly from the supercard menu - only the moonshell doesn't work (i get a blue screen at the top and a black touchscreen)
but if I start the moonshell executable with the DSOrganize filebrowser it works fine

[anc]

oh okay, i see, nothing new, sorry :)

btw do u have M3 or M3 mini?

[Bolzmon]

I boot up to the supercard menu so i have the supercard ;-)

i have rather the supercard sd but maybe i'll buy the supercard lite if that comes in black :-P

[anc]

sorry, my mistake

[Harvestar]

I have deleted this

[Ted Zeppelin]

I recieved my Supercard Lite today. I think moonshell is ace (in fact I'm giving serious thought to selling my mp3 player) but unfortunately almost all my music is saved as WMA. Does anyone know if WMA support is likely anytime soon, or should I just convert it all to another format?

[gama]

Just convert it. In fact, convert it to ogg, it provides best quality compare to mp3s and wmas

[Harvestar]

For the skin thing..

I replaced a picture for 'desktop'.
Yea, it works ^_^, thanks.

But how do you replace the top picture (its black screen now).
I have the picture, but how do I do that?

Well.. I did one way, it works, so its alright. ^_^

[APPS]

Just convert it. In fact, convert it to ogg, it provides best quality compare to mp3s and wmas

How do you convert wma? Do you need some special software or something?

[kallek]

I have a G6 Lite and I can't get Moonshell 1.4 to work. I got 1.3 to work before, but I don't remember exactly how i did it. I remember that the file extension should be .gba and the only way to get that seems to be by using EXSF, but when I run the file I can only get access to some internal file system that seems to exist inside the .gba file. I don't remember using exfs when i got moonshell 1.3 to work. Anyone knows what settings i should use?

[Ted Zeppelin]

How do you convert wma? Do you need some special software or something?
Yeah, there are plenty of programs about, even iTunes will turn unprotected WMAs into MP3s. I've got Advanced WMA Workshop, which can batch convert all the popular audio formats from one to another. However I used it to turn a few WMAs to OGGs, all at 64 kbps, and they came out as slightly larger files.
The annoying thing about converting everything is that it takes a long time, so if a WMA plugin is likely, then I'll hold off.

[Fahennessy]

I have a G6 Lite and I can't get Moonshell 1.4 to work. I got 1.3 to work before, but I don't remember exactly how i did it. I remember that the file extension should be .gba and the only way to get that seems to be by using EXSF, but when I run the file I can only get access to some internal file system that seems to exist inside the .gba file. I don't remember using exfs when i got moonshell 1.3 to work. Anyone knows what settings i should use?

Moonshell 1.4 cannot work on G6 Lite. The only reason 1.3c works is because of custom fat tables built into the program or so I'm told.

[mamba9]

EDIT: nvm nvm, fixed it all.

[lewo777]

will this wotk for the 4gbhd

[tester800]

I had the same problem, it seems the problem is in the codec. Anyways, try batchdpg tool instead
http://ls5.cydonianknight.com/?About

I also want to try BatchDPG because the default encoder (dpgenc) produces blocky videos.

But the problem is, this weird tool works in the first instance but if i add a video and want to start the conversion ... it will have a file named mscorree.dll.

Ok i downloaded the file and put them in the BatchDPG folder ... but :( it won't work either ... it claim that i need the damn .NET framework.
But i wont install any Microsoft product further because of the high spying potential and also i don't install a nearly 100MB tool to get a 5MB-Tool working.

So...is there any workaround or other tool?

[Cucucachoo]

moonshell 1.41 stable fu-- fudged up my existing v1.1 moonshell that i've used ever since i bought the thing... I've also noticed something extremely strange: v1.1 has far smoother and more powerful video playback than v4.1... why is this? and was i suppose to delete moonshell v1.1 alltogether before i tried to install v4.1? It's just jacked up.

[pferris]

For the skin thing..

I replaced a picture for 'desktop'.
Yea, it works ^_^, thanks.

But how do you replace the top picture (its black screen now).
I have the picture, but how do I do that?

Well.. I did one way, it works, so its alright. ^_^

The top picture is the file c_file.bmp

Just do the same thing you did for the bottom image, but give the file the name c_file.bmp

[Flypopa]

I loaded Moonshell on my Lite as I wanted to be able to read some Ebooks.
I followed the instructions but it don't work.
Anyone done this and if so what am I missing.

[tester800]

I loaded Moonshell on my Lite as I wanted to be able to read some Ebooks.
I followed the instructions but it don't work.
Anyone done this and if so what am I missing.
What especially won't work ... moonshell or reading ebooks?

1st: moonshell should work fine
-setup.exe
-select the drive of your memory card
-deselect all cards that you don't have
-..and proceed...

moonshell & ebooks: This means nothing else as reading/opening a text based file, if you expect (as i did it in the past) to open pdf's ... this isn't implemented in moonshell, and i would think never will be because the complex pdf structure and maybe some copyrights.

[Flypopa]

Firstly I downloaded the whole bundle of Moonshell all 11.7 meg.
I had to remove a few of my games from my 1gig SD card as the moonshell programe would not fit.
I did 'setup.exe' and placed it into my card.
Next I took one of my ebooks that I had to place into 'Word' So I saved it as word.txt file. This I placed into the shell folder on the card as instructed.
When I tried to open it in the DSL, Nothing.
So what have I done wrong?
Was it the word.txt file?
At the present I read my ebooks with my Ipaq 3870. (got 28 books on that at present). That is fine but I would like to beable to use the DSL so I could read books or play games as my mood takes me.

Edit 18 oct. I got it working. but the font size is small. I shall experiment. Also it does not save the place. Any ideas on this anyone?

[javadrops]

is there a dpg encoder for mac? i searched and cannot find one :mad:

[mamba9]

Having a few problems with the dpgtools11 that came with the latest version of moonshell. I know that BatchDPG > dpgtools but I cant seem to convert videos from Youtube to dpg with Batch, however, dpgtools can.

Ive already converted videos from Youtube to DPG successfully using dpgtools. But this other video I downloaded from Youtube gives an error saying that "error func DirectEncodeMP2_MEncoder" Yet my all previous ones were able to convert.. Im confused :confused:

Or if theres no other way around this, can anyone tell me another converter to convert youtube videos to another format - maybe ill just have to double convert youtube --> something else --> .dpg

[tester800]

Firstly I downloaded the whole bundle of Moonshell all 11.7 meg.
I had to remove a few of my games from my 1gig SD card as the moonshell programe would not fit.
I did 'setup.exe' and placed it into my card.
Next I took one of my ebooks that I had to place into 'Word' So I saved it as word.txt file. This I placed into the shell folder on the card as instructed.
When I tried to open it in the DSL, Nothing.
So what have I done wrong?
Was it the word.txt file?
At the present I read my ebooks with my Ipaq 3870. (got 28 books on that at present). That is fine but I would like to beable to use the DSL so I could read books or play games as my mood takes me.

Edit 18 oct. I got it working. but the font size is small. I shall experiment. Also it does not save the place. Any ideas on this anyone?
You don't have to put the whole ~12MB moonshell thingy on you card (moonshell is approx. 2.55MB on the memory card).
Extract the archive somewhere on your harddrive and then:
-run the setup.exe
-select your drive letter that matches your plugged in memory card
-deselect all Supercard/M3... that you don't have and only have selected the owned Supercard (attachment)
-then click on the setup button
-and a nds file (for SCLite it is '_BOOT_MP_SCMS_SuperCard_MicroSD.nds') and shell folder will be created on your memory card
-the optional editing of that ini file is not necessary

and if it will help you (if you own a SCLite): take my posted moonshell from another thread >> http://forums.maxconsole.net/attachment.php?attachmentid=8593


word.txt file issue: are you sure you have selected the file format in the winword save dialog, if not you would have a file named word.txt.doc and if your windows is hiding extensions for known filetypes you won't see the doc extension.
So it's not enough to name the file *.txt in winword! You have to select 'TEXT ONLY' as save type!




Or if theres no other way around this, can anyone tell me another converter to convert youtube videos to another format - maybe ill just have to double convert youtube --> something else --> .dpg
Try VirtualDub ... maybe this tool can open the youtube files wich should be divx and then reencode them to MJPEG, HUFFYUV or RGB.

[phibius]

Hey all, I hope your global knowledges will help me here.
I installed moonshell and it seems to work fine.
The goal here was to listen to movies on my ds, but there's a step that doesn't work. When i try to convert a movier, it tells me it can't detect the total play time. "Oh, fine, but there's another tool available that's better"
Yeah, BatchDPG seems better, but then the error isn't the same, that's all :P
It tells me there's an error and to run the file on a player to check the error it gives and blah blah blah. If it could help, I could edit this post to have the error message included, but I think this should be enough.

So guys? any Idea of what to do in my case?
(I installed avisynth with batchDPG don;t worry, I'm not that stoopid)
Thanks alot!
Phibius

[ray_lightcaster]

i have just installed moonshell onto my mini SD. the clock refers to a wrong date (year 2000) and a wrong timing. How do i change the date/ time? pls help! thanks!

[BigGanja]

Thats easy,

Boot up your DS holding Select and start, into the default DS menu

Click the Options (Middle-Bottom)
Second one across, Up one, then Right onto the clock
Set the correct time :)

Simple as :p

[onekelly]

Here is a tutorial I updated and added to on scdev.org which will answer many of the questions I have read on this thread that are missing in the tutorial

MoonShell Tutorial: install, customize, and more (Updated) (http://scdev.org/forum/viewtopic.php?t=6760)

It covers the latest moonshell, batchdpg, dpgtools and has premade moonshell versions for all carts.

enjoy

[mamba9]

Would be cool if they (the developers) added a function to flip the videos upsidedown. I was imagining having DS's upsidedown on the ceiling of a car or van, then just flip down for TV. Mmm, that would be so cool.

[adomar832]

i got a problem i converted a family guy movie and i set up the new version as said in the guide and all i get is two black screens do i have to wait for it to load or something plz help:(

[hiimmisterdude]

I dont know if this has been asked but is there a way to convert it with subtitles (.srt guessing you know that).

edit: I just found out how but now I get the avi.avs error thing and when I open it it says "DirectShowsPirce dpes not have a named argument "convertfps" can someone explain whats that mean?

final edit: Ok I figured it all out I dont need any help anymore.

[junming]

moonshell how to make the video i convert into a good higher video.

i use moonshell dpg convertor and i play at my NDS it move so slow and lag only the sound is good. can tell me how to make it like the video with no lag as same as the original video when haven convert into DPG fils?

[Eraser0782]

Is there any reason i cant get moonshell to work with Datel media dock? I have tried multiple times and many different ways of installing it. I am using a DS Lite if that has anything to do with it, I dunno

[limyc]

i have a problem whenever i try converting video without sound, the BatchDPG converter gives me this error saying audio conversion failed....
how do i solve this? and how can i convert videos to have no sound?

[ptrck*]

this guide kicks ass!!

[gdashafe101]

when I try to use dpgtools to convert .wmv files, it tells me that it cannot determine total play time and will not convert the files. any help would be greatly appreciated.:confused:

[southxboxpark]

whats an SD or a CF? im a newb

[tester800]

whats an SD or a CF? im a newb
The memory card type which classified here several Supercard types/models ;)
SD=Secure Digital
CF=Compact Flash

[Gatecrasher3]

what video width, video bitrate and video framrate should i encode my video files at using DPG tools?
im using a m3 simp and when i leave the levels to high i get really bad video lag, but if i lower i them i lose out on video quality. what should i be setting my options at?

[reddeviljam]

Hi.. im new here i haf read up the forum n i didnt see any 1 haf tis problem... i haf try yo convert an .avi using moonshell10_dpgtools... ya it convert very well by y is it mirror image when i upload it in my NDSL... i need help... plz... thankss

[voteforpedro36]

Hi.. im new here i haf read up the forum n i didnt see any 1 haf tis problem... i haf try yo convert an .avi using moonshell10_dpgtools... ya it convert very well by y is it mirror image when i upload it in my NDSL... i need help... plz... thankss


I think there is a part in the Moonshell.ini file that has a part that has something about rotating it. I'm not sure where it is, and I don't have the .ini file with my, so you'll have to find it yourself or have someone else find it...

[ptrck*]

what video width, video bitrate and video framrate should i encode my video files at using DPG tools?
im using a m3 simp and when i leave the levels to high i get really bad video lag, but if i lower i them i lose out on video quality. what should i be setting my options at?

I too would really,really, really like to know badly. I found a thread somewhere where it talks about good batch dpg settings like average settings, then there's high quality video settings, BUT I CAN"T FIND IT IN THESE NDS FORUMS ANYMORE!! I saw it earlier, but can't find it anymore, COULD SOMEONE PLEASE POST SOME SETTINGS FOR BATCH DPG TO PREVENT LAGGING VIDEOS!!

[voteforpedro36]

I too would really,really, really like to know badly. I found a thread somewhere where it talks about good batch dpg settings like average settings, then there's high quality video settings, BUT I CAN"T FIND IT IN THESE NDS FORUMS ANYMORE!! I saw it earlier, but can't find it anymore, COULD SOMEONE PLEASE POST SOME SETTINGS FOR BATCH DPG TO PREVENT LAGGING VIDEOS!!

Here's exactly what I do to prevent lag but keep the quality good. Just simply change the quality/encode time to "High Quality, Slow Encode Time" in DPGTools. It works good for me...maybe a bit of lag in a couple of places. I didn't watch all of the videos I had.

EDIT: Sorry, you said BatchDPG. I can't ever get that to work...

[zenkimods]

Just got my R4 with Moonshell. When it plays MP3s its sllooowww. I dont get it. Why is it playing my mp3s slow. In windows its normal.

[voteforpedro36]

Just got my R4 with Moonshell. When it plays MP3s its sllooowww. I dont get it. Why is it playing my mp3s slow. In windows its normal.

What version of Moonshell are you using?

[akkadakka]

i loaded some mp3s onto moonshell the other day, and all would play fine (albeit without bass cos of crappy DS speakers-earphones are the way to go) but my Hendrix songs wouldnt play properly - they all just made random buzz sounds

why? (i.e. help?)

[Hartox]

If you thougt you couldnt watch subbed anime on your DS, your wrong! Take a look at this: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_kdwH8SOio8
A very high quality video file with subs you can easily read!
Its the first ep of Black Lagoon..

[vishae]

If you thougt you couldnt watch subbed anime on your DS, your wrong! Take a look at this: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_kdwH8SOio8
A very high quality video file with subs you can easily read!
Its the first ep of Black Lagoon..

I would actually like to ask a question about that.

I've been able to get a .flv file from youtube (of Naruto actually) and the flv file plays alright and dpgenc even said that it was converted fine. But when I tried to play it on my DS Lite, it said that there was an error. Can someone help?

It would also be great if someone can tell me where they get their .flv file from. I'm using kissyoutube right now, but it doesn't work for other sites. I wanted to try using the addon in firefox since it can download from a lot of sites like dailymotion, youtube etc. but it seems to only be able to get a small part of the video file.

[voteforpedro36]

What error does Moonshell give you?

[tblock]

I have moonshell working and i noticed that there are sounds for shutdown and startup. I was wondering if there was a way to rip the sleep and resume sounds from "New Super Mario Bros." The ones were mario goes "Buh-bye" and "It'sa me Mario." If anyone could help, it would be great. Thanks.

[blahblah42]

I have moonshell working and i noticed that there are sounds for shutdown and startup. I was wondering if there was a way to rip the sleep and resume sounds from "New Super Mario Bros." The ones were mario goes "Buh-bye" and "It'sa me Mario." If anyone could help, it would be great. Thanks.

well one thing you could do is record the game (through the headset port) of the "mario" and "bye" and then rename them as "startup.mp3" and "shutdown.mp3" respectively. replace the old startup and shutdown sounds with the new ones and moonshell will play them when you start it up.

[favoritefood0]

Alright I can get moonshell v0.6 and v1.1 to run on my DS lite (totally stock accept for a max media dock and a max media player passme) and v0.6 will play the startup.mp3 and v1.1 won't in the shell folder, but neither will detect my CF card (inside the MMD), with my music on it. Maybe I downgrade the firmware on my Max Media dock?


UPDATE!!!: I got Moonshell to work and recognize my CF card, but now it still does NOT play MP3 files. It says "not support ext.mp3" Also when I click to run a .nds file it says "not support adapter?"

[voteforpedro36]

Alright I can get moonshell v0.6 and v1.1 to run on my DS lite (totally stock accept for a max media dock and a max media player passme) and v0.6 will play the startup.mp3 and v1.1 won't in the shell folder, but neither will detect my CF card (inside the MMD), with my music on it. Maybe I downgrade the firmware on my Max Media dock?

Get the latest version, use the setup, select Max Media Dock. If that fails, format your CF card.

[favoritefood0]

Bump...sorry

I got Moonshell to work and recognize my CF card, but now it still does NOT play MP3 files. It says "not support ext.mp3" Also when I click to run a .nds file it says "not support adapter?"

Here is the DL link that I got my moonshell at http://us.codejunkies.com/mpds/support.htm

[voteforpedro36]

Get the latest one!

Seriously, did you even listen?

[favoritefood0]

I heard the latest but I can't find it. Grr. Its v1.71 right? I'm still very ignorant, just started trying Moonshell this afternoon...

[voteforpedro36]

Yup. Their website is http://mdxonline.dyndns.org/archives/nds/ << right there.

[favoritefood0]

I can't seem to be able to connect to their site with FF...I'll try IE but so far some sites today aren't working for me. Maybe you host it on FileFront or something?

[voteforpedro36]

There are tons of downloads on various forums, use google and find one. I use IE though, so I can't tell you what sites will work.

[favoritefood0]

Will any 1.71 release work with MMD?

[voteforpedro36]

Any version with a setup will work, go for the latest one.

[favoritefood0]

Alright, in settings for setup for v1.71 I selected MediaDock that should be the one right? I'm waiting for my music to finish copying over and it should work, Thank you!!!

[voteforpedro36]

Yeah, no problem.

[Icey]

I love the new moonshell!
the old one was boring but I love that we can skin them.
maybe next, user made skins?

[jepe55]

I'm having some trouble with trying to get Moonshell to work on my G6 lite.
When I try to use it, the screen just goes white. Moonshell is an .nds file, and for example DSOrganize, which works perfectly for me, is a .ds.gba file. Is there a .ds.gba version of Moonshell? I read on some other forum that .nds files don't always work well.

I tried changing the file extension and DLDI patching, but it just won't work :/
Any ideas?

[voteforpedro36]

Use the setup?

[jepe55]

I used the setup.

[Deadster]

I followed some advice on gbatemp that worked with my G6 Lite. You use the Moonshell setup and choose M3 SD as the cart. Then patch with the G6 DLDI. I haven't tried doing this any other way but I know that this way works. My only problem is that soft reset within Moonshell freezes everything, and it says:

shellpath: /moonshl
filepath: /
filealias: system
unicodefilename: system/
go to firmware menu. [g6fl]
not support adapter type.

[Pwetson]

i downloaded those 2 files. On step 2, it says on the second downloaded file, i should unzip Moonshell10_dpgtools. How do i unzip it? It's not a folder zip file. in mine it's a 7Z file. When i click on it, a message pops out saying that windows can not open it, i have to find a file that created it. How do you get that file to be a zip folder?

[voteforpedro36]

The latest WinRAR or 7zip.

[4Kaz]

is it possible for me to use this on the DS lite? tnx if ever someone would reply

[Panacamanana]

I am doing my first Skin and I saw the Blue Moon skin that comes with Moonshell has a file called "splash.ani". No matter how many times I have tried, I can't seem to replace it. I tried making a ".ani" but it just wouldn't load Moonshell. So I tried images by naming them "splash" but that didn't work either.

Does my Problem have an answer?

[XionX]

does your ds need to be flashed in order to install moonshell?

[chibminshiy]

is it possible for me to use this on the DS lite? tnx if ever someone would reply

I'm fairly certain that it will. I cant think of any reason why it wouldn't really and truly.

!!!!NOTE!!!! I speak based on just my reading. I dont have any Flash carts yet and I'm still waiting/praying for my DSphat to arrive and a DS Lite for the holidays. So I've never tried this myself, only speaking based on what I read.

[voteforpedro36]

@above: It will work on DS Lite, as long as you have a flash cart that works with DS Lite.

And no, it doesn't need to be flashed, you just need some kind of flash cart.

[DaQueenB]

Every DPG guide sais that you have to open "dpg.exe" but every time I download DPG the map doesn't contain "dpg.exe"!:( What should I do? thanks already!

[epilepticgator]

im new to this and right now I cant figure out how to update from v1.06 for my R4 any help?

[voteforpedro36]

im new to this and right now I cant figure out how to update from v1.06 for my R4 any help?

Delete the old Moonshell.nds file (it might be called something else), the old shell folder (I don't remember what it's called), and run 7.1 setup. Note that only the stable versions actually have the setup, the betas only have replacement .nds files.

[Etriel]

i followed the instructions of this guide carefully and exactly but when i have selected the file to be encoded and clicked the green tick it says can not detect video size. please help:(

[avenaforu]

I believe it's mencoder that does the video encoding, but I'm not entirely sure.

What exactly are you trying to do? If you're running Linux, I believe there is a thread on GBAdev that provides a python script for converting videos to DPG format.

[jenniferfulcher]

I need help desperately. Bought this for my 6 year old to watch films, photos and listen to music. Thought I could simply drag stuff from my pc onto it. Found out that I need moonshell. I found this site somehow and clicked the moonshell download Zeus had put on (those instructions were great by the way) but when I tried to open the file to find the zip file a message said windows couldn't open the moonshell file!!! It then said what did I want to open it with eg windows, media player, word, adobe, etc and I clicked on a couple (can't remember what!) but obviously the wrong ones.

Can someone PLEEEEEEEEEASE help. It's supposed to be easy so no rude comments on my mental stability please but I am totally lost!!

Thanks, Jenny

[wildstar3]

hi there ive followed your exact instructions and used the converter you supplied to convert a movie file, when i try to open moonshell i dont seem to be able to get it to work i get a blue screen at the bottom with version info and datetimewindow with a box behind it on the top screen which is black and white i get lots of stuff that looks like the command promt on windows and at the bottom it reads:

not found mp3 plugin.
read Filesystem.
MediaType:could not find a working IO Interface
FreeMem=2938880byte


im pretty new to all this and dont have a clue what it all means can some one help me to get this fixed please? im using the m3ds real card with nds lite

just another thing when i installed moonshell i unticked the super card option could it be that i need to redo this with that option on considering what im using?

[Bikerz]

I cant get this to work on y DSTT card. Converted file into a dgp file and droped into root. Boot psp up and see the moonshell file click it and the screen just goes white cant selete a file to play as they dont appear. I have games on here too is that the problem? DO i have to wipe them off?

[Taranoleion]

I did everything your guide suggested, but when I pick the .avi file I want to convert and press Start, a window pops up saying "can not detect VideoSize"
I press OK and nothing happens.

Is there something wrong with my file, or did I do something wrong?
I don't get it, can anyone help me, please? :)

[Etriel]

are you sure the file is avi? coz i do the exact same thing and it works

[Taranoleion]

Yes, I am completely sure it's avi.
I also tried BatchDPG and it also couldn't convert it, although it displayed a different message :/
Thanks for your post, anyone else? :)

[Etriel]

no idea why it wont work coz it sounds like you're doing everything right. i would advise you to stay with DPGtools coz i tried batch DPG and i couldn't even get the program to work

[Taranoleion]

Yeah, I know.
It's sad, isn't it?
Thanks anyway :D

So can anyone give me an answer or will I have to cope with not being able to watch videos on my DS? :(

[DanTheManMS]

One option is to use the SUPER converter program. It can handle pretty much anything you throw at it. However, to help debug your specific problem, does the video file play correctly in Windows Media Player before converting?

[Taranoleion]

One option is to use the SUPER converter program. It can handle pretty much anything you throw at it. However, to help debug your specific problem, does the video file play correctly in Windows Media Player before converting?

I don't use WMP to watch them, I use BS Player or VLC Media player and they works fine.
I tried opening one of the files in WMP and the sound worked fine but there was no picture. Do you think there's a connection?

Also, can you give me a link to the SUPER converter you're referring to? :D

[DanTheManMS]

The point is that Windows Media player uses the same codecs for playing media as BatchDPG does for converting it. If the file runs in WMP, it'll convert with BatchDPG, while if WMP can't play it then chances are BatchDPG will fail. Download and install the GSpot program, then drag and drop the media file onto it to see what video and audio codecs are used for the video. Install the specific codec to your computer so you can play it in WMP, then try again in BatchDPG. Also make sure you've got AVISynth installed.

If you want to give SUPER a try, the homepage is http://www.erightsoft.com/SUPER.html but be warned that it's VERY difficult to find the download link. They purposely make it hard to find, and you'll need to click through several pages to find it. It's a free program, just frustrating to download.

Here's how I got to it. From that page, scroll to the bottom and click the download link. From that page, click "download and use" near the top of the screen. From there, scroll to the bottom and left-click "Download SUPER © setup file" at which point it will finally begin downloading.

I too use VLC for most media playback, just for the record. Awesome program.

[Taranoleion]

The point is that Windows Media player uses the same codecs for playing media as BatchDPG does for converting it. If the file runs in WMP, it'll convert with BatchDPG, while if WMP can't play it then chances are BatchDPG will fail. Download and install the GSpot program, then drag and drop the media file onto it to see what video and audio codecs are used for the video. Install the specific codec to your computer so you can play it in WMP, then try again in BatchDPG. Also make sure you've got AVISynth installed.

If you want to give SUPER a try, the homepage is http://www.erightsoft.com/SUPER.html but be warned that it's VERY difficult to find the download link. They purposely make it hard to find, and you'll need to click through several pages to find it. It's a free program, just frustrating to download.

Here's how I got to it. From that page, scroll to the bottom and click the download link. From that page, click "download and use" near the top of the screen. From there, scroll to the bottom and left-click "Download SUPER © setup file" at which point it will finally begin downloading.

I too use VLC for most media playback, just for the record. Awesome program.

Thank you so much.
You are my new favorite person :D
It works now :)))))
I used SUPER and everything went fine.
Thanks again :D

[rc1260]

i'm also new to Moonshell.. i'm not sure if the encoder is working, cause i picked an .avi movie file and started it. but all i'm getting is this little long bar thing that says "Encoding Wave to MP2...", and its been stuck on it for a while maybe 10 ,15 minutes. Anyone have any suggestions?

Edit: Just kidding guys. It started working. Sorry for any disturbances! :)

Edit #2: So I put in the movies. But my touch screen now says Save saver! Please Wait. and its been on this for a while.. help plz!!

[mikesta]

Just, what's the recommended Frame rate for my videos? I use default and they get stuck a lot.

It really depends on the bit rate, as well as the quality of the video itself, I would say you should put approximently 25 if you have a half descent video size. A good example for you to base things on is a flash (cartoon) game, that has good FPS is about 13 so you should be looking for around 15-25 if you can. As for your problem, it most likely is the file itself, not the FPS, good luck though! :D

[DanTheManMS]

I usually suggest a framerate of 20-22 max at fullscreen, a bit more if you have a smaller video. This is with a bitrate of 386, 512 max.

[ylime111211]

Hey guys, i'm really stuck and would appreciate your help greatly!

I've used batch dpg to convert some movie files so I can play them on my ds but whenever i go to select them in moonshell, they won't play. There is one movie on their that I put ages ago and that works fine (that wasn't ripped off a dvd though, it was downloaded straight off the computer) If i try and select a movie, it automatically starts playing the only one that works.
I used a mixture of programs to get the dvd on the computer (dvd dycryptor) then i used TMPGEnc, BeLight and Batch DPG to get a proper movie file and convert it to dpg format.
Can anyone help me figure out WHY the movies won't play?

Thanks

[DanTheManMS]

What happens when you select the movie file? Does the entire program freeze? If not, press Start to see if there are any error messages.

Make sure you're using Moonshell 1.6 or later. Also try using the "DPGplay" program to play back the files on your PC. If they run in DPGplay they should run in Moonshell fine.

[dodo142]

I followed these instructions, using a DS Lite and R4DS, and can't get it to work. Here is what I tried.

Tried playing a converted movie using the Moonshell that comes with the R4DS. It says - this type of file cannot be played, or something along those lines.

When I install Moonshell (using the Unicode setting) on a blank 2GB SD card and boot, I get this error:

_DS_MENU.DAT not found

When I add this file from the R4 system, along with _DS_MENU.SYS, the R4DS boots. I see the _BOOT_MP.NDS, but I don't see any of my media files.

When I start _BOOT_MP.NDS, I see the 4 file system options. None shows me any of my media files. The debug log shows a couple of ominous errors among some other log messages, such as:

- not found plugin
- not found mp3 plugin
- MediaType: Could not find a working IO interface

The DS and the R4DS were all purchased recently. The R4DS seems to work otherwise, and my son uses it a lot. Any ideas?

[Cyclone999]

I'm suprised you guys didn't help this guy.
Tried playing a converted movie using the Moonshell: Try converting the movie at www.media-convert.com.
_DS_MENU.DAT not found is a very serious error...just kidding. Redownload the right kernel r4ds.cn and extract ALL the files. The files have _system_, which are needed to run the R4 properly (hardware can't run with no software...like a empty computer)
When I start _BOOT_MP.NDS,: Dunno. Never heard of it.

If this is an old thread, sorry for reviving old threads. Bump?

[voteforpedro36]

I'm suprised you guys didn't help this guy.
Tried playing a converted movie using the Moonshell: Try converting the movie at www.media-convert.com.
_DS_MENU.DAT not found is a very serious error...just kidding. Redownload the right kernel r4ds.cn and extract ALL the files. The files have _system_, which are needed to run the R4 properly (hardware can't run with no software...like a empty computer)
When I start _BOOT_MP.NDS,: Dunno. Never heard of it.

If this is an old thread, sorry for reviving old threads. Bump?

Yeah is it not a sticky? In which case nobody gives a damn if you bumped it, seeing as how it is always bumped. Otherwise, nobody cares anyway, so.......

[dodo142]

Never mind Moonshell. I found DSVideo and it works like a charm.

http://dsvideo.recoil.org/downloads


I'm suprised you guys didn't help this guy.
Tried playing a converted movie using the Moonshell: Try converting the movie at www.media-convert.com.
_DS_MENU.DAT not found is a very serious error...just kidding. Redownload the right kernel r4ds.cn and extract ALL the files. The files have _system_, which are needed to run the R4 properly (hardware can't run with no software...like a empty computer)
When I start _BOOT_MP.NDS,: Dunno. Never heard of it.

If this is an old thread, sorry for reviving old threads. Bump?

[AnnaVWB]

What am i not doing right??? I did everything as written, on top of that i tried tonnes of other forums, i've downloaded tonnes of weird moonshell versions and still nothing. I put the card into my nintendo and get the black loading screen and nothing else. Any ideas anyone???

[triplex]

can u please tell me the name of this game

[mdma psycoustic]

slightly off topic i suppose...

SUPER encoder issue
hey, ive seen this issue before somewhere googling around, but i cant seem to find it now. i have just downloaded the SUPER encoder and encoded'd about 10 episodes of mr. show, and a few brak shows (AT THE SAME TIME), and put it on my ds on an r4 III with 4gb sdhc (yah yah yah i'm going cyclods very soon so sue me). well, it will only play for a few seconds and then skips to the next video on my cart. it does this with every episode using SUPER, to which this issue never happened using the dpgtools software.

settings:

VIDEO: 24 FPS, 576KBPS BITRATE OPTIONS: HIGH QUALITY AND 48K CHECKED
AUDIO: 192 KBPS

ALL OTHER OPTIONS ARE AUTOMATICALLY CHECKED OR NO BRAINERS.

any suggestions or solutions?

[jj400k]

ok, i've followed the thread and am able to convert to dpg from avi, great...

but, i just realized that the ORIGINAL avi file needed to be played with VLC player instead of WMP to get both audio/video to work (in wmp all i get is audio, and thus on my ds all i get is aduio)

so i downloaded GSpot, per above to see any codecs on my avi file, none detected..

so i move onto SUPER, downloaded that, and will convert the original avi file into .mov file, with h.264/avc as output codec..now i assume once done, this will let me play the avi file on my WMP (both audiot & video), at which point i convert that new file to dpg??

am i missing something, or is it possible to just stick VLC player onto my DS so it can play the original converted avi to dpg files? please help.. thanks much, appreciate it.

[jj400k]

forget my post,

just used super to convert to dpg file DUHHHHH...works great, great support site here!!

[DanTheManMS]

The DS is nothing like a Windows/Linux computer, so you can't just stick VLC on it. The DS will have no clue what to do with a .exe file. You have to compile programs specifically for the DS, and so far nobody has made any applications that play more that one type of video file. The DS is too underpowered to playback files that aren't converted specifically for it anyway.

[wrewlf]

i use super and moonshell, has anyone found an easier alternative.

[mkpugh]

Hi

I've followed the instructions in this post and I can't get it working. I'm using the card above.

When I switch on I select games and scroll through all the games I've got to _BOOT_MP.NDS. I get version 1.1 and details in the bottom screen but the top half has //0 files
IMFS/ ImplantFileSystem ver0.3
EXFS/ ExtendedFileSystem ver0.3
MPCF/ GMAMP/AdMovie/M3 CFI/0
GBFS/ GBFS Flashcard

There are mp3 and dpg files in the root directory?

help!!!

Mike

[DanTheManMS]

It looks like you're using an extremely outdated version of Moonshell (I think they stopped supporting EXFS after 1.5). Get Moonshell. 1.7x and go from there. If you go to the SCDev forums and go to the FAQ/Tutorials section, the stickied Moonshell tutorial is very helpful.

Of course, don't confuse this with the menu files needed to make your R4 boot in the first place.

[prso]

is it any easier to install on a system running cyclods evolution ?

[billysastard]

is it any easier to install on a system running cyclods evolution ?

to install, yes of course, just download the latest version from the cyclo website, unpack it and copy the moonshl folder and the .nds file onto the root of your sdhc card.

[bart393]

thx nice job !

[aptc40]

The DS tuition went really well and easy to understand however, I am now getting the error message, cannot detect total play time. Any ideas, thanks again, my kids will love it if I can get it to work.

[MasterFen]

Thanks. Works perfecttly, only difference was I used Moonshell 2.00 Beta 5.

[cdogg777]

I have an M3 movie player. I put my sd card into the player, and the player into my NDS. If i format my sd card with moonshell...How can do I add actual nds games .nds from my pc to my sd card? If i just drag and drop it doesn't work correctly? Is there is a tool for this?

[DanTheManMS]

I have an M3 movie player. I put my sd card into the player, and the player into my NDS. If i format my sd card with moonshell...How can do I add actual nds games .nds from my pc to my sd card? If i just drag and drop it doesn't work correctly? Is there is a tool for this?

Moonshell is just a DS program just like any other DS homebrew application. It won't help you "format" your SD card or anything like that. I assume you're referring to the slot-2 M3 Perfect or M3 Pro, right? You must have a slot-1 NoPass device in order to boot that into DS mode before you can do anything with DS homebrew, otherwise you're stuck to GBA stuff.

[cdogg777]

I have a slot2 series M3 player.
Just want some software that can format a .nds to play on my M3 player.

[DanTheManMS]

There is none. It's not physically possible to boot your M3 in DS mode without some sort of additional hardware, namely a slot-1 NoPass device like a PassCard 3 or Superkey or something like that.

[cdogg777]

There is none. It's not physically possible to boot your M3 in DS mode without some sort of additional hardware, namely a slot-1 NoPass device like a PassCard 3 or Superkey or something like that.

Yes it is....
I finally found the software, but I can't post websites because of my post count. Anyways, it's called M3 Game Manager.

[DanTheManMS]

Good luck using the Game Manager to load DS games on your M3. Yeah, it'll copy them over, but unless your DS has FlashMe installed or you're using a slot-1 NoPass device, then you won't be able to launch them.

If it does work for you, then you have FlashMe installed and you should have stated that from the beginning.

[cdogg777]

Good luck using the Game Manager to load DS games on your M3. Yeah, it'll copy them over, but unless your DS has FlashMe installed or you're using a slot-1 NoPass device, then you won't be able to launch them.

If it does work for you, then you have FlashMe installed and you should have stated that from the beginning.

M3 has it's own firmware. It's strictly a slot 2 device, and does not need to have anything on it. You format/copy the games with Game Manger onto an SD card, and launch them through the M3 GUI. There is no FlashMe, NoPass, or any slot-1. You should research before giving people incorrect advice.

[DanTheManMS]

You are asking about Moonshell, which is a DS program. As the M3 is a slot-2 device as you said yourself, there is no way to boot it into DS mode with just the Game Manager software. The DS itself will not allow you to boot it into DS mode, unless the DS's firmware is flashed with FlashMe (note that I never said anything about the M3's firmware). Nothing I said so far has been false, though it may have been interpreted as such.

So here's the question: can you or can you not boot Moonshell on your DS using your slot-2 M3 device? If you can, then your DS has FlashMe installed, either by you or someone else who had physical access to your DS. If you cannot, then you will need a slot-1 NoPass device to make it happen.

[cdogg777]

You are asking about Moonshell, which is a DS program. As the M3 is a slot-2 device as you said yourself, there is no way to boot it into DS mode with just the Game Manager software. The DS itself will not allow you to boot it into DS mode, unless the DS's firmware is flashed with FlashMe (note that I never said anything about the M3's firmware). Nothing I said so far has been false, though it may have been interpreted as such.

So here's the question: can you or can you not boot Moonshell on your DS using your slot-2 M3 device? If you can, then your DS has FlashMe installed, either by you or someone else who had physical access to your DS. If you cannot, then you will need a slot-1 NoPass device to make it happen.

Please scroll up and look at your original "answer" to my question. Minus anything said before.
I asked:
"I have a slot2 series M3 player.
Just want some software that can format a .nds to play on my M3 player. "
You responded:
There is none. It's not physically possible to boot your M3 in DS mode without some sort of additional hardware, namely a slot-1 NoPass device like a PassCard 3 or Superkey or something like that.

You may have misunderstood my question, and I may have misunderstood your answer. But regardless. There IS software that can format a .nds to play on my M3 player. That was what I asked, and you responded to. Of that, you were incorrect. I really am not familiar with all the current devices, although I am much more so now since I looked so hard.
Anyways...

[DanTheManMS]

As you did not specify if you had the means of booting it in DS mode or not, I assumed your question was "Is there software to make DS games playable on my slot-2 M3 alone?" in which case my answer was correct since the Game Manager cannot overcome the hardware limitation. However, it appears that was not what you intended to ask, so I apologize for the confusion.

EDIT: To clarify, if you had at any point stated that you did indeed have the means of booting the M3 in DS mode, then I would have mentioned the Game Manager right off the bat. However, all you said was "when I drag and drop the games onto the card they don't work" which could be taken multiple ways. My interpretation ended up being the wrong one, and again for that I apologize, but please be more specific in the future to help avoid similar incidents.

[mad_yoshi]

I installed R4 firmware on my Simply, and I'm having problems running Moonshell on it.

I've downloaded the moonshell 1.71 from the R4 site. I renamed the file into _DS_MSHL.nds so it can be booted with the middle icon on the first menu.

But it doesn't load.

If I don't rename the file, but select it from the second menu (just like picking a game) it loads, but it's an older version...

Anyway, please answer.. and if someone has any links for dowlnoading working Moonshell (hopefully with working soft reset) for M3 simply with R4 firmware, I would be vary grateful

[macflames]

Has anyone got Moonshell version 2.00 working properly? mine wont let me go anywhere, been patched with the DLDI for supercard lite and everything and copied the directory, just curious if its a programmers bug or my own mistake

[PeterDideriksen]

I have bought a supercard mini sd - in order for my kids to be able to watch movies on their NDS. I tried the manufacturer's instructions but got stuck on poor instructions and an error occuring in the PC installation programme. But the followed your instructions carefully - releived to find something that I could understand. Unfortunately, on booting the NDS with the card inserted, .nds files on the card do not appear on my file list on the NDS screen.

I should add that I never worked with NDS or this kind of thing before, but that I am an able PC user, working with programming on a daily basis. Probably some basis thing that I missed and that I do not manage to understand from the material at hand.

Hope somebody can help.

Best regards

Peter Dideriksen

[DanTheManMS]

Here's the issue - the DS normally does not allow you to boot a slot-2 device in DS mode. Right now, you're stuck with just GBA mode. To fix this, you'll need some sort of slot-1 device that tricks the DS into booting the Supercard in DS mode. Popular options include the Superkey, PassCard 3, Max Media Launcher, among others. If you really want to get it working now rather than buying something online, look for an Action Replay DS, which will function as a passthrough device if you hold Select upon bootup.

Once you get the Supercard booted in DS mode at least once, you can choose to install FlashMe if you wish. FlashMe is a replacement firmware for the DS that, among other functions, removes the need for a slot-1 passthrough device. There are some minor risks involved with FlashMe installation, but as long as you follow instructions there's very little chance of something going wrong (for instance, the very first thing FlashMe installs is the emergency recovery code, so unless you turn your DS off before 2-3% of the process is completed, you'll be fine). It's an option at least, and I would recommend looking into it.

In the meantime, there are a couple of ways you can view movies in GBA mode, but they're not nearly as good in terms of quality. The first is to use the Meteo software, but the major limitation here is that you must make sure the output *.gba file is under 32 MB. At the lowest quality, this means 25 minutes of video max, while at the highest quality you only get 5 minutes. The other option is to use the GBA Media Player software which can view longer video files, and I believe this is what you've already tried. Better instructions for this are available at http://wiki.pocketheaven.com/Supercard#Music_and_Movies

[pqrs872]

Bon week-end

[yisroel]

HELP!!!!!!!!!!

I keep trying to put videos on my r4 but when i load the video is says load error

[poppy]

It is pretty hard to figure out if you have no idea what it is or new to the DS scene, everyone has to start somewhere not everyone is a techno wizz like yourself ;). Why don't you help to create content for the guide also! Actions speak louder than word haha ;).

i totally agree, i had no idea what moonshell was even though ive heard about it, i would have had no idea how to use it, so thank you for the guide :)

[kero6661]

moonspeak?

[yasafet]

well whaddaya know