Homebrew [Dev Tool] CakeHax - Open Source ARM9 loader

mid-kid · Jun 30, 2015

I've had the code for this in CakesFW for a while now, but I've decided to separate it and make it a standalone project.
This is a mostly drop-in replacement for Gateway's LauncherTemplate.dat you see in projects like rxTools and Decrypt9.
What this does, is, from whatever entry point you're coming, does some exploits to get into ARM9 kernel mode, and then runs your code.

More info on the github page: https://github.com/mid-kid/CakeHax

Currently supported entry points are MSET 4.x on firmwares 4.x and 9.0-9.2, and spider 4.0-9.2.
Note for MSET: The only MSET 9.x ROP installer right now is http://mkiddy.leerik.nl/cakes/CakesROP.nds

As an example of how to replace LauncherTemplate.dat with CakeHax, this is all I had to change in Decrypt9 to make it run on MSET with CakeHax: https://github.com/mid-kid/Decrypt9/commit/86f1c21672c7672992f7ba224bf0e001d4c8d3f5
And here a binary: http://mkiddy.leerik.nl/bin/Decrypt9.dat (NOTE: You can't rename it, or it won't work. You'll have to use the ropCustom.txt feature in CakesROP.nds for MSET)

Syphurith · Jul 1, 2015

So you get 9.x MSET done now, congratulations!
Roxas left the scene, rxtools get into Pasta team. So.. there may be a merge.
If you could summerize how you searched for this, that would be more useful.

BTW, I'm hoping for a way to keep both ARM9 and ARM11 kernels, that would be quite interesting.
Maybe through service, maybe not. I don't think KARL/SALT would release such one as open-source or even take a look at it.

k8099 · Jul 3, 2015

mid-kid said:
I've had the code for this in CakesFW for a while now, but I've decided to separate it and make it a standalone project.
This is a mostly drop-in replacement for Gateway's LauncherTemplate.dat you see in projects like rxTools and Decrypt9.
What this does, is, from whatever entry point you're coming, does some exploits to get into ARM9 kernel mode, and then runs your code.

More info on the github page: https://github.com/mid-kid/CakeHax

Currently supported entry points are MSET 4.x on firmwares 4.x and 9.0-9.2, and spider 4.0-9.2.
Note for MSET: The only MSET 9.x ROP installer right now is http://mkiddy.leerik.nl/cakes/CakesROP.nds

As an example of how to replace LauncherTemplate.dat with CakeHax, this is all I had to change in Decrypt9 to make it run on MSET with CakeHax: https://github.com/mid-kid/Decrypt9/commit/86f1c21672c7672992f7ba224bf0e001d4c8d3f5
And here a binary: http://mkiddy.leerik.nl/bin/Decrypt9.dat (NOTE: You can't rename it, or it won't work. You'll have to use the ropCustom.txt feature in CakesROP.nds for MSET)

what i should do with the ropCustom.txt to load the Decrypt9.dat you give?or can i use this to load rxtools on 9.x mset?

mid-kid · Jul 3, 2015

k8099 said:
what i should do with the ropCustom.txt to load the Decrypt9.dat you give?or can i use this to load rxtools on 9.x mset?

You should write "Decrypt9.dat" into the ropCustom.txt using notepad or something.
No, you can't use it for rxtools on 9.x MSET, yet.

k8099 · Jul 3, 2015

mid-kid said:
You should write "Decrypt9.dat" into the ropCustom.txt using notepad or something.
No, you can't use it for rxtools on 9.x MSET, yet.

ok,it is work good with Decrypt9.dat,by the way,if cakesFW have regionfree,now i can just use cakesFW in my 9.2 o3ds.

mid-kid · Jul 3, 2015

k8099 said:
ok,it is work good with Decrypt9.dat,by the way,if cakesFW have regionfree,now i can just use cakesFW in my 9.2 o3ds.

There's no region free as of yet, but you can just create and install region free cias.

k8099 · Jul 3, 2015

mid-kid said:
There's no region free as of yet, but you can just create and install region free cias.

yes,now i just do it.

Shadowtrance · Jul 3, 2015

So does the MSET installer/loading work on n3ds with downgraded MSET?
Or only o3ds atm?

Edit: So yeah i can't get anything to run from mset with this.

(testing with decrypt9), made the changes you did to your fork or D9, the lastest CakesROP.nds with ropCustom.txt with Decrypt9.dat in it and just crashes to home when trying to load from the profile... on old 3ds this is, 4.5 and 9.2.
Any ideas?

mid-kid · Jul 4, 2015

Shadowtrance said:
So does the MSET installer/loading work on n3ds with downgraded MSET?
Or only o3ds atm?

Edit: So yeah i can't get anything to run from mset with this. (testing with decrypt9), made the changes you did to your fork or D9, the lastest CakesROP.nds with ropCustom.txt with Decrypt9.dat in it and just crashes to home when trying to load from the profile... on old 3ds this is, 4.5 and 9.2.
Any ideas?

For 9.2 you have to downgrade MSET to 4.x. See the CakesFW thread for instructions.
On 4.5... It works for me. Don't know what you could be doing wrong. If you're building on windows, use my decrypt9.dat or update the CakeHax submodule, as compilation fails on windows for the old CakeHax (the one used currently by the Decrypt9 fork).
EDIT: Updated CakeHax in the Decrypt9 fork.

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