Gloam Shell NDX 1.0.0

Gloam Shell NDX 1.0.0 is the first stable release of this BlocksDS frontend for the Nintendo DSi SD card.

Browse games, homebrew and media using both screens, with customizable themes, folder tabs, artwork, file associations and system-app shortcuts.

Included

• Classic, Extended, List, Grid, Cover Shelf and Library Index views, configurable tabs and looping text.
• Themes with custom icons, wallpapers, fonts, layouts, music and UI sounds.
• Folder-aware argv associations and a handler chooser for shared extensions.
• Official nds-bootstrap integration, per-game options, save slots and cheats.
• Installed DSiWare discovery, system-app shortcuts and Slot-1 launch support.
• Favorites, recent items, Simple/Advanced settings, configuration backups and recovery tools.
• Windows SD setup GUI, add-on installation/updating, ROM organization and artwork management.
• The update-checker null-pointer crash fix from preview 26 and the patched-menu input reminder.

Downloads

• BOOT.NDS — update only the frontend. Existing preview 26 users need only this file; no settings or theme migration is required.
• sd.zip — full SD setup, including themes, official loaders and the optional forwarder with its TMD. Back up your card and preserve settings, saves and libraries when merging.
• addons.zip — reviewed redistributable add-ons plus Python/PowerShell downloaders for the remaining applications.
• licenses.zip, source.zip, SHA256SUMS — matching notices, source and checksums.

Setup instructions · Current support · Build guide

Hardware results and known limits

Reported tests on an English-patched Japanese DSi LL with Unlaunch passed settings persistence, tested retail launch/save/reload/return, homebrew/emulator associations, installed DSiWare save persistence, patched-menu routes, lid sleep/audio resume and the tested Slot-1 cartridge. The update-checker crash reproduction also passed after the fix. These results cover selected titles on one console, not every application or boot environment.

Some language-patched menus still show a blank screen until a button is pressed. Gloam displays a three-second reminder before these launches; this is an Unlaunch workaround, not a fix to the patched menu. Browser and Flipnote can fail through the affected patched system menu while working from the stock menu.

Extended browsing, complete online/offline update-check tests and diagnostics export remain pending on that hardware setup. SD DSiWare private-save/return compatibility and broader wireless, title and device coverage remain open. Return-to-loader depends on application/backend support. Gloam targets the DSi SD card; flashcart and alternative-loader compatibility are not the focus.

No games, proprietary external BIOS, NAND dumps or user data are supplied. Thanks to the upstream projects and authors credited in the repository and bundled notices.

Gloam Shell NDX preview 26 — update-checker crash hotfix

Fixes an ARM9 data-abort crash in the on-console update checker after Wi-Fi connects.

Gloam passed null pointers for unused network details to Wifi_GetIPInfo, but the bundled Wi-Fi library writes to all four outputs. The call now provides valid storage for each output. The crash could appear while moving through settings after requesting an update; it was not caused by diagnostics export or overlapping update workers.

The reported reproduction no longer crashed on the tested English-patched Japanese DSi LL. Native build and host checks passed. Successful release retrieval, offline handling and broader Wi-Fi compatibility still need hardware validation.

Also records reported hardware passes for settings persistence, retail launch/save/reload/return, tested homebrew/emulator associations, installed DSiWare save persistence, patched-menu routes, lid sleep/audio resume and the tested Slot-1 cartridge. These are results from one console and selected titles, not universal compatibility claims.

Updating: replace only BOOT.NDS. No settings or theme migration is needed. This release retains preview 25’s three-second patched-menu reminder; that remains a workaround for Unlaunch’s input wait.

sd.zip supplies the full SD setup, including the forwarder; preserve existing settings and saves. addons.zip includes reviewed redistributable add-ons and shared downloaders. Matching licenses.zip, source.zip and SHA256SUMS accompany the binaries. No games, proprietary external BIOS, NAND dumps or user data are included.