[DSi] NandFiller and TWL-Menu.

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  1. Demo

    Demo Robust Member

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    I hope this is the right section for that.

    I went to the gamescom today (http://www.gamescom-cologne.com/) and saw some interessting stuff like DS-flashcarts and a PSP Testing Tool :nod:.
    And even DSis hooked up to TVs (is-twl-capture or debuggers i guess?).
    The systems had 2 more applications on their main menu, the first is called "NandFiller" and the second is "TWL-Menu" (i'm not 100% sure on the second one).

    I could not start or take pictures of them because there were lot of staff walking around and watching the systems. (+most of the DSis were hooked up to a giant LCD so everybody could see if i messed around with them <.<)
    I was unable to start those applications on other DSis which weren't hooked up to a TV due to parental controls.

    Do anybody have an idea what these 2 applications do?

    (sorry for any mistakes. my english isn't perfect :pray:)
     
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  2. ASSEMbler

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    The systems are to show DSi on a larger screen.
    I am lucky to have one of the DS ones.

    Nandfiller I would imagine is to manage the downloaded apps on dsi,
    to change them out , unlike connecting to nintendo on the retail system.
    Nandfiller probably does that locally without need of the servers.

    TWL menu? Who knows what options are in there.
     
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    Nandfiler probably lets you install channels off an SD card; TWL-Menu is probably the equivalent of the NDEV Menu on a Wii (which is to say, a simple text-mode menu for setting basic configuration on a development system).

    (Not to belabor the obvious, but TWL is the codename for the DSi...)
     
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