Installing Unlaunch

If you need help, ask the NDS(i)Brew Scene or the Nintendo

Homebrew Discord servers.

TABLE OF CONTENTS

DOWNLOADS

PREPARING YOUR SD CARD

CREATING A NAND BACKUP

INSTALLATION

Before starting, Windows users should enable the option to show file
extensions using File Extensions (Windows)!

Before starting, you may want to check your SD card for errors using
H2testw (Windows), F3 (Linux), or F3X (Mac)!

Before proceeding, if your system region is USA, make sure your

console language is set to English.

Ensure your SD card is formatted to FAT32 before proceeding.

Unlaunch is a DSi bootcode exploit which will allow you to install

HiyaCFW, a DSi Custom Firmware, to your console.

Downloads

The latest release of Unlaunch

The latest release of HBMenu

The latest release of Flipnote ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°) (“Flipnote Lenny”)

Preparing your SD card

Insert your system’s SD card into your PC

Copy the private folder from the Flipnote Lenny .zip file to the root
of your SD card

Copy fwTool.nds from the nds folder in the Flipnote Lenny .zip file to
the root of your SD card

Copy BOOT.NDS from the hbmenu folder in the HBMenu .tar.bz2 file
to the root of your SD card

Eject your SD card, and insert it back into your DSi

Creating a NAND backup

Open the Flipnote Studio application

Ensure that the booting to Calendar mode is disabled in Flipnote

Studio’s settings

If you already have another DSiWare exploit installed, open that and
skip to Step 12

Note that Sudokuhax cannot adequately make a backup with the

required footer!

Select View Flipnote -> SD Card

Click on the lenny corresponding to your region (USA, JPN or EUR)

If you’re on an AUS console, then select EUR

Select “Edit”

Click on the Flipnote frog icon in the bottom left

Click on the film roll icon

Select Copy -> Back -> Exit

Click the second note with a larger lenny face, and select “Edit”

Click on the Flipnote frog icon in the bottom left

Click on the film roll icon

Select Paste

This will launch HBMenu

Navigate to fwTool.nds, and press (A)

fwTool will appear

Navigate to Backup DSi NAND, and press (A)

This will take a few minutes

Store this NAND backup in a safe location, it is a critical backup and

we will need it later to install HiyaCFW

When saved nand.bin.sha1. appears, the backup is finished

Navigate to Exit, press (A), and power off your system

Installation

Insert your system’s SD card into your computer

Copy UNLAUNCH.DSI from the Unlaunch .zip file to the root of your
SD card

Rename UNLAUNCH.DSI to unlaunch.nds

Unplug your SD card, and insert it in your DSi

Power on your DSi, and repeat steps 1 through 11 in Creating a

NAND backup

HBMenu will appear

Navigate to unlaunch.nds, and press (A)

Unlaunch’s installer will appear

Navigate to INSTALL NOW and press (A)

If Unlaunch freezes at ERROR: MISMATCH IN FAT COPIES, please read
our FAQ

When done, navigate to POWER DOWN and press (A)

Your system will power off

Power on your system, to verify Unlaunch installed properly

You should now see Unlaunch’s management screen

With Unlaunch installed, your system now has primitive brick

protection, unless the launcher’s TMD file is destroyed. Unlaunch
has protections that should prevent this from happening, and
HiyaCFW uses your SD card as the DSi’s NAND, adding a very
resilient layer of brick protection.

Continue to Installing HiyaCFW