How do I convert DSiWare .cia to decrypted .nds? (2024)

Anyone know how to convert those DSiWare .cia files to regular decrypted .nds?

I'm not interested in playing on a real console, instead, I want to test the games on No$gba, but it only loads .nds files. So far I've been unable to find a tutorial to convert from .cia to .nds.

I downloaded a tool called dsi_srl_extract, but it didn't do anything, or maybe I don't know how it works.

Can anyone provide a step by step guide as to how to do it?

Sychophantom said:

But you asked in that thread too.

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So what? He's asking a legitimate question.

Sychophantom said:

But you asked in that thread too.

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if you don,t know the answer then close this page

Yes I asked there too, but since it's the opposite of what that thread is about, I decided to make a new thread about it and possibly help other people looking for the same information.

And in case you are following me around, I also posted the same question over at 3dsiso. See? I saved you the trip

ReyVGM said:

No, the thread is about converting .bin/.nds to .cia (the opposite of what I'm asking).

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i think i saw it before but i cannot find it now.
to convert the decryptred dsiware to cia, we use makerom, and the -srl command?
how do we do it exactly?
just -srl, the input file and the output file name?

1) I probably don't know what sites are hosting it.

2) There are more .cia's being distributed than .nds

ReyVGM said:

Anyone know how to convert those DSiWare .cia files to regular decrypted .nds?

I'm not interested in playing on a real console, instead, I want to test the games on No$gba, but it only loads .nds files. So far I've been unable to find a tutorial to convert from .cia to .nds.

I downloaded a tool called dsi_srl_extract, but it didn't do anything, or maybe I don't know how it works.

Can anyone provide a step by step guide as to how to do it?

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Here's what you're searching for. And I already said, that should be in the guides subsection .

There is a DSiWare Dump option in MsetForBoss.dat, but I'm not sure how to get it working.

Edit: Just follow this guide

Hammyface said:

Wait does converting them to .nds mean we can play DSiWare on a DSi console?

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If you inject them into DSiWare games or convert them into CIA's, they would work on a 3DS. I'm not sure about playing them on a DSi though, but I don't think that there is a way.

Cherry Pie said:

If you inject them into DSiWare games or convert them into CIA's, they would work on a 3DS. I'm not sure about playing them on a DSi though, but I don't think that there is a way.

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Ah ok, thanks. I thought maybe there was a way to convert them to be a DS ROM file or something.

Hammyface said:

Ah ok, thanks. I thought maybe there was a way to convert them to be a DS ROM file or something.

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It wouldn't load because most flashcards don't support DSi Mode.

Cherry Pie said:

It wouldn't load because most flashcards don't support DSi Mode.

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What if one does, though

And does something like Four Sword Anniversary Edition really use any of the DSi's extra power?

Hammyface said:

What if one does, though

And does something like Four Sword Anniversary Edition really use any of the DSi's extra power?

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The CycloDS iEvolution supported DSi Mode, but I'm not sure if it loaded DSiWare NDS ROMs.