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====== BootFriend Installation (Cartridge) ======

  - Create a BootFriend splash screen on [[https://wonderful.asie.pl/ws/bootfriend/]]. When done configuring, select ''Download bootfriend-inst.wsc (Cartridge)''.
    * It is not necessary to change any configuration details; the default blank splash screen is sufficient.
  - Flash the downloaded ''.wsc'' file onto your cartridge.
  - Turn on the handheld with the cartridge inserted. Make sure the status bar at the top says ''EEP unlocked''.
  - Optional: If you have a custom splash screen installed, you may use the ''Backup IEEPROM'' options to copy the existing splash screen to cartridge SRAM or through XMODEM serial transfer to a file on your PC.
  - Select ''Install BootFriend'' and follow the on-screen instructions.
  - If successful, the right-hand side of the status bar at the top should now display ''BF v.??'', with ''??'' being the version number.
  - Turn off the console. BootFriend should now be installed - you can verify this by turning the console on **with a different cartridge** while holding Y3.

===== Troubleshooting =====

  * To uninstall BootFriend, use the ''Disable BootFriend'' option.
  * Certain cartridges can disable splash screen display. This is why BootFriend's splash screen will not be loaded if using a cartridge with the BootFriend installer on it.
  * The console will not turn on at all if no cartridge is present in the cartridge slot.
  * The ''Test BootFriend'' option may be used to test loading .bfb programs without installing BootFriend - naturally, these programs won't have access to console functionality only available during boot ROM execution.
  * If the status bar does not say "EEP unlocked", but instead "EEP locked", that means writing to the splash screen area has been disabled by the boot ROM.
    * Launching the BootFriend installer through a "menu" program will not work. It must be installed directly to the flash cartridge.