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+# uncart
+3DS homebrew utility program to dump game cartridges to the SD card.
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+To build this, you will need to obtain a file called `sdmc.s` which implements the SDMC functionality as required by fatfs and place it in the `source/fatfs` folder. We are working towards an integrated, GPL-compatible solution, but currently that's the only way to build uncart. Sorry for the inconvenience.
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+Credits go to:
+- archshift: code cleanups; general polishing of my PoC dumper
+- Lioncash: code cleanups
+- neobrain: getting the project started; on-the-fly decryption
+- Normmatt: doing tons of reverse-engineering work; providing the core dumping code
+- yuriks: compatibility enhancements