Installing HiyaCFW

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

Homebrew Discord servers.

TABLE OF CONTENTS

REQUIREMENTS

INSTRUCTIONS

You will need Unlaunch installed before proceeding.

Do not system update after installing HiyaCFW. This will remove

HiyaCFW’s SD patches.

If your SD card is larger than 2 GB, keep in mind that HiyaCFW may
not boot in to the System Menu. You will need to install TWiLight
Menu++ as a System Menu replacement when the option is given.

If you do not see TWiLight Menu++ on the System Menu, or if you

see the “An error has occured” screen after installing TWiLight
Menu++ as a System Menu replacement, then the HiyaCFW Helper
isn’t applying the CFW’s patches properly. Please wait for a fix in the
helper.

HiyaCFW has several advantages that only having Unlaunch on your

system will not allow for. These include:
Booting the system from the SD card

Installing homebrew applications to the System Menu with ease

Including a custom splash screen on boot

Automatically booting into another application, such as TWiLight

Menu++

Requirements

A NAND backup taken from your device, with the NO$GBA Footer

fwTool 2.0 will create this footer automatically when it makes a

backup

You should already have this backup from the previous section

HiyaCFW Helper

Windows users may use the .EXE

Users of other operating systems may use the .py (requires Python
2)

Windows users will additionally need the latest release of OSFMount

Instructions

Insert your SD card into your PC

Copy the contents of the HiyaCFW Helper .zip file to a folder on your
PC

Navigate to the extracted folder

Open HiyaCFW Helper as admin

This can be done on Windows by right-clicking -> Run as

administrator

Click the ... button in the NAND file with No$GBA footer box

Navigate to your NAND backup, and click Open

If you wish to install TWiLight Menu++ as a DSi Menu replacement,

check the Install latest TWiLight Menu++ on latest firmware box

Press Start

In the new pop-up window, navigate to your SD card, and press OK

The process may take several minutes

When the HiyaCFW Helper window says Done!, the process is

complete

Close HiyaCFW Helper

Unplug your SD card, and insert it in your DSi

Power on your console

Unlaunch’s GUI should appear

Navigate to OPTIONS, and press (A)

Press (A) to configure a default software to boot in to when no

button is held

Navigate to HIYACFW, and press (A)

Navigate to SAVE & EXIT, and press (A)

Power off your console, and turn it back on

HiyaCFW’s settings screen should appear

Change the settings to your liking, and press (START) to continue

If you boot to “An error has occured” screen, it’s most likely because
your SD card is larger than 2GB; follow Replacing System Menu with
TWiLight Menu++ to work around this issue

Your system will now boot from the SD card instead of the internal
NAND.

If you want to boot in to the internal storage, you may configure

LAUNCHER to a hotkey in a similar manner to the one you just did for
HiyaCFW.