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**iball®** · 07-21-2006, 05:21 PM

Ok, so you went whole-hog and now have a nice DS-capable flashcart and either have FlashMe v7 installed or are using one of the many passkey devices.
But how to get those savegames you have on your carts down onto the flashcart for use with the ROM?

Simple. Just download and install ReinMoon!

It can seem daunting when you first run it because EVERYTHING will be in Japanese if you did NOT modify the config file that's in the Reinmoon directory on the root of your flashcart.
It comes with an easy-to-understand auto-installer as well...matter of fact, that's pretty much the ONLY way to install it.

Make sure the cart you want to backup the savegame from is in the DS Slot and boot from the flashcart in DS mode.
Run Reinmoon after configuring it to use English and then just press START + SELECT at the same time and it will ask you to press START when you want to begin backing up the savegame of the inserted slot. Most of the time the program will actually KNOW what cart is in there and name it, but sometimes it doesn't recognize the newer carts as the savegame data for those carts might not be in the Reinmoon cart list file just yet.
After pressing start, just wait. It will tell you when it's finished.
Once it's done you then have a flashcart-compatible savegame you can use with your ROM!

All you have to do now is rename the savegame to the same name as the cart. For us Supercard CF/SD/mini-SD users you will have to use the suffix ".nds.sav" and delete the original savegame file that was created when you patched the ROM using the Supercard software. You can either hook the card back up to your computer or use the DS Organizer homebrew to rename the file right on the DS itself as well as delete the old savegame.

I've tested this with Metroid Prime Hunters, Animal Crossing, New Super Mario Bros., Mario Kart DS, and the rest of my collection. Worked like a charm with no problems.

It's a hell of a lot easier than using that damnable DS Max Duo hunk-of-junk to backup the gamesave from the cart to your PC, then uncompress and then run it through a homebrew converter to turn it into a flashcart-compatible gamesave.
I found a slew of DS carts that didn't like that converter, so using Reinmoon is more reliable.
Have fun!

**Bleet** · 07-21-2006, 07:07 PM

Thanks! I really needed to know how to do that.

07-21-2006, 08:16 PM

Thank you very much, iball. Works great.

**iball®** · 07-22-2006, 06:05 AM

Someone want to sticky this? This question will be asked again and again...

**EriCKY** · 07-22-2006, 06:59 AM

Thanks, iball.
I was wondering about this.

**FrozenIpaq** · 07-22-2006, 07:17 AM

Nice work iBall

I was wondering if this was possible

arcy · 07-25-2006, 08:46 PM

For those of you with a G6 Lite that want to back up cartridge saves, do the following:

1. Boot up with passcard 3 with G6 Lite inserted
2. Remove passcard 3 with the cartridge that contains the save you want to transfer to G6 Lite.
3. In the G6 Lite menu, highlight the game you want to transfer the save to (say you want to transfer a metroid cartridge save to g6 lite, highlight the metroid backup image)
4. Press Select and choose DS -> Default. Tell it to overwrite.
5. Load up the back up image and your cartridge save will be on it!

No additional software required hence no need for ReinMoon.

If you want to transfer a save from backup image to cartridge just choose Default -> DS

hope you guys appreciate this! I lost my metroid save game on catridge trying to figure this out.

Pay no attention to the readme.txt in the G6 lite. They screwed it up by saying the opposite of what I just said. Which is how I lost my metroid cartridge save in the first place

**iball®** · 07-25-2006, 10:33 PM

Good info for the new G6 lite!

**Angelus3K** · 09-10-2006, 07:41 AM

On the subject of G6 Lite, say you wanted to format the cart or upgrade the firmware and you wanna backup your backup saves, which file(s) on the cart are the actual saves?

09-10-2006, 08:04 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Angelus3K

On the subject of G6 Lite, say you wanted to format the cart or upgrade the firmware and you wanna backup your backup saves, which file(s) on the cart are the actual saves?

The .0, .1, and .2 files.

**Angelus3K** · 09-10-2006, 08:45 AM

Thanks TMK!!!

Clxmj · 10-13-2007, 12:41 PM

Did'nt even know you could do this till 10 seconds ago.. Cheers!

I can claim my money back now by getting rid of some games

diablo_ecko · 02-27-2008, 07:07 PM

is it possible with the r4

catz95 · 07-20-2009, 05:12 AM

Thanks a lot for this.It has turned out really useful!

AVMercenary · 08-05-2009, 09:02 PM

Can this method be used without a GBA flash cart?

It does not mention in the first post if one needs one.

So far all methods need a GBA Flash cart...

07-21-2006, 05:21 PM	#1
iball® My Mood: Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Interstates Posts: 9,652 Trader Feedback: 0	Copying savegame from cart to flashcart Ok, so you went whole-hog and now have a nice DS-capable flashcart and either have FlashMe v7 installed or are using one of the many passkey devices. But how to get those savegames you have on your carts down onto the flashcart for use with the ROM? Simple. Just download and install ReinMoon! It can seem daunting when you first run it because EVERYTHING will be in Japanese if you did NOT modify the config file that's in the Reinmoon directory on the root of your flashcart. It comes with an easy-to-understand auto-installer as well...matter of fact, that's pretty much the ONLY way to install it. Make sure the cart you want to backup the savegame from is in the DS Slot and boot from the flashcart in DS mode. Run Reinmoon after configuring it to use English and then just press START + SELECT at the same time and it will ask you to press START when you want to begin backing up the savegame of the inserted slot. Most of the time the program will actually KNOW what cart is in there and name it, but sometimes it doesn't recognize the newer carts as the savegame data for those carts might not be in the Reinmoon cart list file just yet. After pressing start, just wait. It will tell you when it's finished. Once it's done you then have a flashcart-compatible savegame you can use with your ROM! All you have to do now is rename the savegame to the same name as the cart. For us Supercard CF/SD/mini-SD users you will have to use the suffix ".nds.sav" and delete the original savegame file that was created when you patched the ROM using the Supercard software. You can either hook the card back up to your computer or use the DS Organizer homebrew to rename the file right on the DS itself as well as delete the old savegame. I've tested this with Metroid Prime Hunters, Animal Crossing, New Super Mario Bros., Mario Kart DS, and the rest of my collection. Worked like a charm with no problems. It's a hell of a lot easier than using that damnable DS Max Duo hunk-of-junk to backup the gamesave from the cart to your PC, then uncompress and then run it through a homebrew converter to turn it into a flashcart-compatible gamesave. I found a slew of DS carts that didn't like that converter, so using Reinmoon is more reliable. Have fun! __________________ [spoiler=signature][center][img]http://i33.photobucket.com/albums/d75/iball2929/iballsig2fz.jpg[/img][/center] [size=-2][center][b][color=purple]Nintendo DS WFC codes[/b][/color][/center][/size][size=-2][center][b][color=green]Mario Kart DS: 180448 583615 (I-Ball)[/color] [color=blue]Animal Crossing: Town of Sampson 4853-9284-6519 (I-Ball)[/color] [color=red]Metroid Prime Hunters: 5025 8054 3555[/size][/center][/color][size=-2][center]-----------------[/center][center][color=blue]Homebrew authors! If your software is based upon GPL code then you MUST release the modified source code you created the same time you release the binaries![/b][/size][/color][/center] [size=-2][center][b]Supercard mini-SD w/2GB 150x Mini-SD card, SuperPass II, FlashMe v7 and an EFA Linker II GBA flashcart[/b][/center][/size][/spoiler]

07-21-2006, 07:07 PM	#2
Bleet Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Chair Posts: 745 Trader Feedback: 0	Thanks! I really needed to know how to do that. __________________ [IMG]http://img216.imageshack.us/img216/8377/dgsrdfesfdawfwuu1.png[/IMG]

07-22-2006, 06:05 AM	#4
iball® My Mood: Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Interstates Posts: 9,652 Trader Feedback: 0	Someone want to sticky this? This question will be asked again and again... __________________ [spoiler=signature][center][img]http://i33.photobucket.com/albums/d75/iball2929/iballsig2fz.jpg[/img][/center] [size=-2][center][b][color=purple]Nintendo DS WFC codes[/b][/color][/center][/size][size=-2][center][b][color=green]Mario Kart DS: 180448 583615 (I-Ball)[/color] [color=blue]Animal Crossing: Town of Sampson 4853-9284-6519 (I-Ball)[/color] [color=red]Metroid Prime Hunters: 5025 8054 3555[/size][/center][/color][size=-2][center]-----------------[/center][center][color=blue]Homebrew authors! If your software is based upon GPL code then you MUST release the modified source code you created the same time you release the binaries![/b][/size][/color][/center] [size=-2][center][b]Supercard mini-SD w/2GB 150x Mini-SD card, SuperPass II, FlashMe v7 and an EFA Linker II GBA flashcart[/b][/center][/size][/spoiler]

07-25-2006, 10:33 PM	#8
iball® My Mood: Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Interstates Posts: 9,652 Trader Feedback: 0	Good info for the new G6 lite! __________________ [spoiler=signature][center][img]http://i33.photobucket.com/albums/d75/iball2929/iballsig2fz.jpg[/img][/center] [size=-2][center][b][color=purple]Nintendo DS WFC codes[/b][/color][/center][/size][size=-2][center][b][color=green]Mario Kart DS: 180448 583615 (I-Ball)[/color] [color=blue]Animal Crossing: Town of Sampson 4853-9284-6519 (I-Ball)[/color] [color=red]Metroid Prime Hunters: 5025 8054 3555[/size][/center][/color][size=-2][center]-----------------[/center][center][color=blue]Homebrew authors! If your software is based upon GPL code then you MUST release the modified source code you created the same time you release the binaries![/b][/size][/color][/center] [size=-2][center][b]Supercard mini-SD w/2GB 150x Mini-SD card, SuperPass II, FlashMe v7 and an EFA Linker II GBA flashcart[/b][/center][/size][/spoiler]

07-21-2006, 08:16 PM	#3
TheMarioKarters Guest Posts: n/a	Thank you very much, iball. Works great.

07-22-2006, 06:59 AM	#5
EriCKY Join Date: Jun 2005 Posts: 1,938 Trader Feedback: 0	Thanks, iball. I was wondering about this.

07-22-2006, 07:17 AM	#6
FrozenIpaq Join Date: Jun 2005 Posts: 2,986 Trader Feedback: 0	Nice work iBall I was wondering if this was possible

07-25-2006, 08:46 PM	#7
arcy Join Date: Jul 2006 Posts: 1 Trader Feedback: 0	For those of you with a G6 Lite that want to back up cartridge saves, do the following: 1. Boot up with passcard 3 with G6 Lite inserted 2. Remove passcard 3 with the cartridge that contains the save you want to transfer to G6 Lite. 3. In the G6 Lite menu, highlight the game you want to transfer the save to (say you want to transfer a metroid cartridge save to g6 lite, highlight the metroid backup image) 4. Press Select and choose DS -> Default. Tell it to overwrite. 5. Load up the back up image and your cartridge save will be on it! No additional software required hence no need for ReinMoon. If you want to transfer a save from backup image to cartridge just choose Default -> DS hope you guys appreciate this! I lost my metroid save game on catridge trying to figure this out. Pay no attention to the readme.txt in the G6 lite. They screwed it up by saying the opposite of what I just said. Which is how I lost my metroid cartridge save in the first place

09-10-2006, 07:41 AM	#9
Angelus3K Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Newcastle, UK Posts: 402 Trader Feedback: 0	On the subject of G6 Lite, say you wanted to format the cart or upgrade the firmware and you wanna backup your backup saves, which file(s) on the cart are the actual saves?

09-10-2006, 08:45 AM	#11
Angelus3K Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Newcastle, UK Posts: 402 Trader Feedback: 0	Thanks TMK!!!

10-13-2007, 12:41 PM	#12
Clxmj Join Date: Oct 2007 Posts: 1 Trader Feedback: 0	Did'nt even know you could do this till 10 seconds ago.. Cheers! I can claim my money back now by getting rid of some games

02-27-2008, 07:07 PM	#13
diablo_ecko diabloecko Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: kingshood Posts: 23 Trader Feedback: 0	is it possible with the r4

07-20-2009, 05:12 AM	#14
catz95 Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Ireland Posts: 16 Trader Feedback: 0	Thanks a lot for this.It has turned out really useful!

08-05-2009, 09:02 PM	#15
AVMercenary Join Date: Aug 2009 Real First Name: Anthony Posts: 1 Trader Feedback: 0	Can this method be used without a GBA flash cart? It does not mention in the first post if one needs one. So far all methods need a GBA Flash cart...

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