Moonshell (play MP3, video and view images)
Moonshell is a homebrew application which you can run on your Nintendo DS. It is compatible with a large variety of adapters.
Since I have the M3DS Real adapter this entry might not follow the correct steps if you use a different card.
But since Moonshell supports many different cards, I assume it’s all the same.
- Connect your card to your computer
- Create a backup of your whole card to your computer (Moonshell might empty your card)
- Download Moonshell (version 1.71)
The zip-file contains a folder, and in that folder is the file: setup.exe. Run this file.
You should get a screen like this:
Select the drive you want to install Moonshell on, it should indicate your card as a removable.
Click OK.
So on the next screen you’ll a lot of options. Maybe to much, but it’s quiet simple actually; Uncheck ALL the roms to the right, you don’t need all of them I suppose.
Look at this list again and find your card. If it’s not there (or you’re not sure), just try to pick the same product name and the type of memory card you have (SD works on micro-sd too).
Btw: I choose a Micro-SD version which was not marked as M3DS Real, but it works.
You can change the other settings, but I didn’t bother trying.
Hit setup!
Give it a minute or so, get some coffee~
It should say it is installed on your card, yay!
Btw: Check your memory card if all the contents are still on there. If not: copy your backup back to your card. If you did not backup: I told you so.
Let’s put some media on your memory card.
I created a media folder containing a music, video and image folder.
Put some mp3’s into the music folder and some jpg’s into the images folder. Read more about movies in this entry.
Disconnect your card and put it back into your Nintendo DS.
Boot it up and run the .nds file Moonshell setup has stored for you. (Mine was called: MoonShell_R4TF_M3Simply-R4DS (MicroSD Card).nds)
If you use M3DS Real, running homebrew can be done by choosing the data option in the startup menu.
Don’t let the boot up of Moonshell scare you. You’ll look like a pro hacker from a movie though.
In the top half of your screen you’ll see the folder structure of your card.
Go to the media folder you created (or what ever you called it). You can navigate using the arrow keys and open files using A and B to close a file or move back one folder.
Play with Moonlight a bit, it’s a nice tool.
Cool feature is that you can close the lid while playing an mp3. But it seems to restart once you open the lid again.
Stay tuned for a insight view on how to get movies on your DS and play them using Moonlight.
October 2nd, 2008 at 6:13 pm
fantastic. cheers for the help
October 10th, 2008 at 11:20 am
OMG it works… Only I have a problem with converting Video’s. It ends with ASV or something and moonshell can’t read that.
October 26th, 2008 at 9:16 pm
Thanks for the guide… if you’re listening to songs on the moonshell, if you use earphones the quality is way better.
November 19th, 2008 at 2:30 pm
I used this guide to put movies on my ds.
since then i have deleted everything off my card and
have tried to download it all again. this time an error comes
up saying an error was detected while trying to access the disc or a file.
Can you help? =]
November 21st, 2008 at 6:29 pm
Have you converted the movies correctly?
November 25th, 2008 at 9:35 pm
Hi there, I try to setup Moonshell but the problem is…on that picture
you see ROMS image a list..I dont see this list..so when i press setup.
He looks like he is fine…but when I do it back in my DS..he cant find anything.
I hope you can help me with it.
Greetings
November 25th, 2008 at 9:37 pm
sorry for dubbel posting I get then this massage:
FatalError:GetMLStr ( The setup was completed ); is not cepchar.
:s
November 30th, 2008 at 3:53 am
Now…
I need 2 know how 2 put movies on
?
/ \
~
December 7th, 2008 at 9:43 pm
ye hi i am trying to put this moonshell on my ds and im using a m3 real card but when i try to install it on my ds i have to choose of slot 1 and slot 2 and at slot 1 it doesnt does anything and at slot 2 it makes a really loud scary sounds and now i dont know what to do.
plz help
December 23rd, 2008 at 10:06 pm
when u said hit setup, i did and an X came on and a bunch of ??????????????????????????????.
can someone please help me?
March 22nd, 2009 at 12:09 pm
installt moonshell if i start it up i see the list of moonshel scroll buy and than it stop and nothing comes up i can only reset the ds please help
March 24th, 2009 at 4:51 pm
links to te programs would be nice
June 28th, 2009 at 7:25 am
Well, it would help if I had the mini SD one too, considering that’s what I have. I have an M3 DS Real. I installed moonshell and everything on my DS, and it just comes up blank. DS’ really shit me.
July 17th, 2009 at 7:58 pm
Hey, yeah, i get the same problem as ‘Monty’, everytime i hit setup, i get a load of ???? coming up in a little ‘error’ type box, i’ve tried everything, and it still won’t work!
Anybody care to help?
July 17th, 2009 at 8:09 pm
Nevermind, i sorted it out, and know how
OK, after you go onto the startup, make sure ALL the files/folders in the zipped package, is copied and pasted INTO YOUR FLASH CARD/SD CARD FIRST!!! (but make sure EVERYTHING what was on it before is moved to a different folder)
Then, when you go into that folder (Flash card/sd) THEN click setup, then do the setup, and it should be done within a minute or so, then, copy your _system_ folder BACK, aswell as NDS_MENU. file .
July 17th, 2009 at 8:10 pm
Afterwards, in your ds folder, just delete all the readme’s and setup e.t.c
August 5th, 2009 at 10:45 am
It doesn’t show a movie and stuff thing.
Any help please?
August 5th, 2009 at 10:50 am
I mean like how do I do the media thing? :S Please help.
September 16th, 2009 at 10:10 am
I don’t get it, I have Moonshell but how do you put it on your computer? And what are all those folders that show your games and weird stuff?
September 16th, 2009 at 10:10 am
This is confusing. But you’re right about how you look like a hacker
November 19th, 2009 at 2:37 am
heyy
March 15th, 2010 at 9:14 pm
Это должно быть в цитатнике
March 24th, 2010 at 12:27 am
Постоянно просматриваю ваши посты.
March 26th, 2010 at 1:59 pm
I’ve got a MS DS REAL and I can’t get it to even play music files
March 28th, 2010 at 6:38 am
Отличная статья. Краткость явно Ваша сестра
March 30th, 2010 at 12:28 am
Я писал что-то подобное, но у Вас тема более глубого раскрыта
April 4th, 2010 at 7:46 am
Спасибо автору блога за предоставленную информацию.
July 10th, 2010 at 10:45 pm
If you have an r4 just go to http://www.r4ds.com download the latest software and then load the mp3 music on the r4 ont in a folder or anything
July 29th, 2010 at 1:02 am
Mine is all set up and when I go into my system files to boot it, it says it is a 0 mb file and when I boot it, it just says DLDI compatible in white on a black background. When I look at it on the computer, it says it is like 400 some mb. Why does it do this? Help!
August 11th, 2010 at 9:58 am
when i try to open the moonshell on my ds, it takes tooooo long to load.
please help.
thanks.