https://github.com/Rinnegatamante/melonDS-Vita

Port of melonDS for PSVITA.
https://github.com/Rinnegatamante/melonDS-Vita

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Port of melonDS for PSVITA.

• Host: GitHub
• URL: https://github.com/Rinnegatamante/melonDS-Vita
• Owner: Rinnegatamante
• License: gpl-3.0
• Created: 2018-12-03T21:32:25.000Z (about 6 years ago)
• Default Branch: master
• Last Pushed: 2021-11-23T17:55:05.000Z (about 3 years ago)
• Last Synced: 2024-11-15T08:00:58.325Z (about 2 months ago)
• Language: C++
• Size: 710 KB
• Stars: 63
• Watchers: 16
• Forks: 9
• Open Issues: 4
• Metadata Files:
  • Readme: README.md
  • Funding: .github/FUNDING.yml
  • License: LICENSE

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README

        
# melonDS-Vita

Vita port of MelonDS emulator

The source code is provided under the GPLv3 license.

## How to Use

melonDS requires BIOS/firmware copies from a DS. Files required:

 * bios7.bin, 16KB: ARM7 BIOS

 * bios9.bin, 4KB: ARM9 BIOS

 * firmware.bin, 128/256/512KB: firmware

 

Firmware boot requires a firmware dump from an original DS or DS Lite.

DS firmwares dumped from a DSi or 3DS aren't bootable and only contain configuration data, thus they are only suitable when booting games directly.

### Possible Firmware Sizes

 * 128KB: DSi/3DS DS-mode firmware (reduced size due to lacking bootcode)

 * 256KB: regular DS firmware

 * 512KB: iQue DS firmware

DS BIOS dumps from a DSi or 3DS can be used with no compatibility issues. DSi BIOS dumps (in DSi mode) are not compatible. Or maybe they are. I don't know.

## How to Build

### Linux:

Requires VitaSDK to compile. Directions for installing VitaSDK are found at [VitaSDK/VDPM](https://github.com/vitasdk/vdpm)

```sh

mkdir -p build/sce_sys

make

```

## How to Install

Transfer melonDS.vpk to the Vita

Run the vpk from an application like VitaShell to install

Create the directory ux0:data/melonDS

Transfer the three bios binaries to the melonDS directory along with any roms