DSCompress: Difference between revisions

DSCompress
DSCompress
General
Author	Carpman
Type	Utilities
Version	1.3
License	Mixed
Last Updated	2007/11/08
Links
	Download
	Website

Latest revision as of 12:22, 20 August 2024

DSCompress is a GZip utility for the Nintendo DS. it can unzip zip files and GZip files. It uses libfat so it should be compatible with any card that has a DLDI driver.

Installation

Download and extract file.

DLDI patch .nds file and copy it to the root directory of the card.

User guide

Select a file in the browser and choose to compress or decompress it.

Controls

D-Pad - Browse files

A - Compress any file, Unzip files

B - Go up a directory

Compatibility

Tested on:

iPlayer (OS.1.3 firmware 1.0.7)
DSTT/TTDS (firmware 1.17a12)

Known issues

About the compression time: The Nintendo DS's ARM9 runs at about 60Mhz. The Nintendo DS has 4Mb of RAM. Because of this, compression and decompression of large files is slow.

Changelog

v1.3 2007/11/08

Added support for unzipping .zip files.
Added scrolling support (hold up or down to scroll).
Fixed multiple directory problem.

2007/08/08

Updated uncompress function to correctly report errors.
Rebuilt using never zlib, fixes problems decompressing from external programs.

External links

Author's website - http://www.voidptr.org/?page_id=25

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+|title=DSCompress
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+|image=Dscompress.png
-| type        = Utility
+|description=GZip utility to unzip zip files and GZip files.
-| version     = 1.3
+|author=Carpman
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+|lastupdated=2007/11/08
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+|type=Utilities
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+|license=Mixed
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+|download=https://dlhb.gamebrew.org/dshomebrew2/dscompress_1.3.rar
-}}
+|website=http://www.voidptr.org/?page_id=25
+}}
 DSCompress is a GZip utility for the Nintendo DS. it can unzip zip files and GZip files. It uses libfat so it should be compatible with any card that has a [[DLDI|DLDI]] driver.
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 B - Go up a directory
-==Known issues==
-About the compression time: The Nintendo DS's ARM9 runs at about 60Mhz. The Nintendo DS has 4Mb of RAM. Because of this, compression and decompression of large files is slow.
 ==Compatibility==
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 iPlayer (OS.1.3 firmware 1.0.7) <br>
 DSTT/TTDS (firmware 1.17a12) <br>
+==Known issues==
+About the compression time: The Nintendo DS's ARM9 runs at about 60Mhz. The Nintendo DS has 4Mb of RAM. Because of this, compression and decompression of large files is slow.
 ==Changelog==
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 ==External links==
 * Author's website - http://www.voidptr.org/?page_id=25
-[[Category:DS homebrew applications]]
-[[Category:Utility homebrews on DS]]