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Nintendo 3DS version filename error with non latin languages

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bug: file i/o platform: 3ds
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Description

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  • Only RetroArch bugs should be filed here. Not core bugs or game bugs
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Description

The filename of non latin words, like japanese, Korean, Chinese... etc shows ??? in nintendo 3DS version.

Expected behavior

unicode or font problem

Actual behavior

The filename of romfiles on asian languages, do not show up.
and it apears like ???

Steps to reproduce the bug
  1. change rom filename like this(copy and paste please) on PC "파일이름 or 經路名"
  2. then put in your 3ds SD card
  3. You can see question marks on romfile names
Bisect Results

old version is same,

Version/Commit

You can find this information under Information/System Information

  • RetroArch: [version/commit]
Environment information
  • OS: [nintendo 3ds]
  • Compiler: [In case you are running local builds]

Contributor guide

Open the contributing guide

First steps

  1. Read the whole issue, then the project's contributing guide.
  2. Comment on the issue to say you are picking it up — it saves two people doing the same work.
  3. Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
  4. Open a pull request that references the issue number.

Research direction

The report identifies no source file, test, or version/commit. First reproduce on a Nintendo 3DS with the filenames "파일이름" and "經路名" and determine whether the failure is in Unicode or font handling; done means Asian-language ROM filenames render correctly instead of ???.

Written by the indexing model from the issue text.

Assessment

Tech stack
c
Domain
frontend, internationalization
Issue type
Bug
Difficulty
4/5
Estimated time
3-5 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Needs clarification
Newbie friendliness
25/100

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