DSiWare titles stopped working, Data Abort! error on Address 98

[kikendo]

My NDSi LL stopped loading DSiWare titles for no apparent reason after months of working just fine.
I reinstalled TwilightMenu++ several times, different versions, and I still get a red screen when I load any DSiWare game on my card.
Regular NDS games run just fine.

Example errors:

[RocketRobz]

Have you tried replacing your DSiWare ROMs?
Also, where are they being loaded from? Flashcard or SD card?

[kikendo]

Have you tried replacing your DSiWare ROMs? Also, where are they being loaded from? Flashcard or SD card?

I haven't tried that yet because it would take a lot of time, but these ROMs were working fine before. I don't know when this started happening because I haven't tried running a DSiWare game in a while, but I have updated TWM++ a couple of times since.

The games are being loaded off an SD card. And this is the same SD card that was working just fine until whenever this started happening, too.

[RocketRobz]

Which DSiWare titles have you tried?

[kikendo]

Which DSiWare titles have you tried?

Every single one I tried does this, and some of these worked before. I tried both games I know were working before and games I never tried before (in case it was some kind of save RAM corruption or something)

I just put the card in my computer and copied over a ROM from it, GG Series Vector. Again, red screen.

[kikendo]

OK this is really weird, just to be thorough I did the following:

• Grabbed a different, clean SD card
• Freshly installed TwilightMenu++ on it
• Copied one DSiWare ROm to it (GG Series - Altered Weapon)

Same behaviour, reed screen on boot, but now on Address 24

[RocketRobz]

Which region is the ROM?

[kikendo]

This particular one is USA, but again, I tried all regions.
And once more, these were all working fine before.

[kikendo]

HEre's a logfile after running GG Series - Vector

Loading the NDS file...
Header CRC is valid!
Module params offset: 02004FF4
Ltd module params offset: 02004FA4
sdk_version: 05057535
arm9 is not compressed
arm9i is not compressed
Secure area decrypted successfully
Mpu start 2: 02004AFC

Mpu data 2: 02004BB8

Mpu init 2: 02004B48

sharedFontPath location : 0207B6E4

cardIrqEnable location : 02057DE8

Reset (TWL) patched!
Exit-to-menu patched!
nandTmpJumpFunc location : 0205B1B8

SCFG_EXT location : 0238021C

Sleep input write location : 02387E54

RAM clear I location : 02386108

cardIrqEnable location : 02384918

hookNdsRetailArm7
hookLocation arm7: 023A5538

ERR_NONE
Card hook 7 successful

hookLocation arm9: 02FE0020

Device list address: 03800F40

version: v2.4.5
debug: true
ndsPath: "sd:/G.G Series - Vector (USA) (En).nds"
savPath: "sd:/SAVES/G_____~1.PUB"
prvPath: "sd:/SAVES/   w6�XË6��"
saveSize: 4000
language: 1
region: FF
dsiMode: 1
donorSdkVer: 5
patchMpuRegion: 0
patchMpuSize: 0
consoleModel: 0
romRead_LED: 0
dmaRomRead_LED: FF
apPatchPath: "(null)"
asyncCardRead: false
cardReadDMA: 1
boostCpu: true
boostVram: true
soundFreq: false
forceSleepPatch: false
logging: true
initDisc: false
gameOnFlashcard: false
saveOnFlashcard: false
macroMode: false

[RocketRobz]

This particular one is USA, but again, I tried all regions. And once more, these were all working fine before.

Makes no sense for them to suddenly stop working then, as I can still run them just fine.
Have you tried following this guide to reformat the SD card?: https://dsi.cfw.guide/sd-card-setup.html

[kikendo]

This particular one is USA, but again, I tried all regions. And once more, these were all working fine before.

Makes no sense for them to suddenly stop working then, as I can still run them just fine. Have you tried following this guide to reformat the SD card?: https://dsi.cfw.guide/sd-card-setup.html

Yes, but as I said, I just tried a different SD card, same result.
Also if I try to boot these with Unlaunch, they don't load either.

[RocketRobz]

Yes, but as I said, I just tried a different SD card, same result.

Which sizes are the SD cards you've tried? I use a 32GB SD card.

Also if I try to boot these with Unlaunch, they don't load either.

I'd say your ROMs are corrupted, but since you said that regular DS ROMs are working fine, I'm lost as to why DSiWare isn't working for you anymore.

[kikendo]

Which sizes are the SD cards you've tried? I use a 32GB SD card.
64GB was using originally, the new test card I just made is 16GB

I'd say your ROMs are corrupted, but since you said that regular DS ROMs are working fine, I'm lost as to why DSiWare isn't working for you anymore.

Yes this is really weird. After some tries, I managed to get it all working again on the NEW test card, but the old card is still behaving the same way, and even when I copy new ROMs to it, it behaves this way!

I am going to have through the tedium of redoing this card and see if it works again.

[kikendo]

Also of note, copying ROMs from the "bad" card onto the new one, and the ROMs work on the new card (!)
So they aren't corrupted. At least, it doesn't seem so.
I have no idea what has happened here at all.

[RocketRobz]

Closing, as this is a user-specific issue, along with the issue seemingly fixed(?)
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