How to load dev DSiWare on dev 3DS?

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  1. Myria

    Myria Peppy Member

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    Does anyone know how to load in-development DSiWare titles onto a development 3DS? Surely Nintendo had a way to allow DSiWare to be tested on a dev 3DS...?
     
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    I mean, it would seem like some of the titles that don't use DSi-specific features are just being developed on a regular DS SDK (or DSi) then packaged into a final DSiWare format with a more restrictive TRC along the way.
     
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    The TWL (DSi) SDK generates .srl and .tad files, but those aren't what are needed for a development 3DS. Development 3DS's use .cia files. .cia files can contain DSiWare applications.

    I just don't know how to make dev .cia files from dev .srl/.tad files.
     
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