Homebrew [Release] Hourglass9 - Noob friendly & safe NAND dumper / restorer

DKB · May 26, 2016

Nice work, like always. I shall be using this.

ArmoredGuns1 · May 26, 2016

Can't you brick if you turn off your 3DS/battery dies while restoring the Sysnand?

Quantumcat · May 26, 2016

d0k3 said:
Not possible, has already been brought up. We have no access to the real time clock.

What about if you had a text file that got updated with the date when certain homebrews are run (I assume it's impossible to have an NTR plugin run as soon as the console is started up to have it update every time you start up)? Then hourglass9 uses this date with the option for the user to change it (left and right can select the year/month/day and up and down can increase or decrease it, no need for keyboard). If the user chooses a later date, the one in the text file can be updated.

KaduPSE · May 26, 2016

Quantumcat said:
What about if you had a text file that got updated with the date when certain homebrews are run (I assume it's impossible to have an NTR plugin run as soon as the console is started up to have it update every time you start up)? Then hourglass9 uses this date with the option for the user to change it (left and right can select the year/month/day and up and down can increase or decrease it, no need for keyboard). If the user chooses a later date, the one in the text file can be updated.

Does not sound very practical. And the idea of constantly writing a file to keep track of time can be pretty harsh to your SD card.

DjoeN · May 26, 2016

@d0k3
Maybe make use of HBKB lib and add a keyboard

This way we can enter a custom name for the backup file.

Quantumcat · May 26, 2016

DjoeN said:
Maybe make use of HBKB lib and add a keyboard
This way we can enter a custom name for the backup file.

Or just have a date option as mentions using the arrow keys to edit. A watered down version of my text file idea is just to record the date chosen for the last backup, and the user can increase the date from there.

fmhugo · May 26, 2016

Asia81 said:
Why use it when you can use Decrypt9 ?

A nice dragon logo

Deleted member 381889 · May 26, 2016

I'm definitely using this over decrypt9

d0k3 · May 26, 2016

ArmoredGuns1 said:
Can't you brick if you turn off your 3DS/battery dies while restoring the Sysnand?

No. Don't try it, but you can still fix it via Hourglass and a9lh. I'd only view it as an actual brick if I got no software possibility of fixing it.

Quantumcat said:
What about if you had a text file that got updated with the date when certain homebrews are run (I assume it's impossible to have an NTR plugin run as soon as the console is started up to have it update every time you start up)? Then hourglass9 uses this date with the option for the user to change it (left and right can select the year/month/day and up and down can increase or decrease it, no need for keyboard). If the user chooses a later date, the one in the text file can be updated.

KaduPSE said:
Does not sound very practical. And the idea of constantly writing a file to keep track of time can be pretty harsh to your SD card.

It is not practical, and forcing this in does not make much sense. Dates inside NAND backup names will be a thing once we get access to the RTC, but not anytime earlier.

DjoeN said:
@d0k3
Maybe make use of HBKB lib and add a keyboard
This way we can enter a custom name for the backup file.

Has been asked a few times already. A virtual keyboard, apart from being a major pain to do in ARM9. just doesn't fit well inside the current code structure.

RocketRobz · May 26, 2016

When using this, after the dragon appeared, the Decrypt9 logo is then loaded.

Halvorsen · May 26, 2016

The SDK app Config can set the default RTC date after battery is removed. Furthermore, battery date is retained if you have a charger in.

(edit) Nvm, useless info. Didn't read the whole thread.

d0k3 · May 26, 2016

Bobesh8 said:
When using this, after the dragon appeared, the Decrypt9 logo is then loaded.

Good catch, and already fixed with the last commit. Doesn't warrant a new release yet, though.

alex61194 · May 26, 2016

d0k3 said:
You might be afraid of what Decrypt9 can do and be overwhelmed by its ~120 menu entries. As you know, there are tons of safety clamps in D9, but as my experience showed me, there is also always that guy who manages to brick (or: forget something, do something he should not have done, etc ...) regardless. With this, you can't brick. Your biggest fear with this should be losing your backups. You can also install this on a kids console without fear of the little one messing his console up completely.

Take a good look at that icon, then think about what's the most controversial 3DS topic right now. You'll come up with it . Other than this, yup, this allows you to revert in time. So to say.

like me cause i clone 2.1 emunand in sysnand and had to hardmod xD

d0k3 · May 26, 2016

alex61194 said:
like me cause i clone 2.1 emunand in sysnand and had to hardmod xD

Ah, you're one of those guys? You might well be one of the people who gave me the idea to do this software

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alex61194 · May 27, 2016

d0k3 said:
Ah, you're one of those guys? You might well be one of the people who gave me the idea to do this software .

i did like 20 arm9 install and in the 21 i thinked why not clone emu in sys better that create a backup and restore in sysnand derp

hobbledehoy899 · May 27, 2016

You should do a one-off Launcher.dat build just for fun/to take the piss.

Deleted User · May 27, 2016

Oh, this is perfect for when I set up a9lh on my sister's 2DS since, for her, the other features of D9 aren't needed.

hobbledehoy899 · May 27, 2016

Tomato Hentai said:
Oh, this is perfect for when I set up a9lh on my sister's 2DS since, for her, the other features of D9 aren't needed.

I presume you'd covert whatever .3ds files to .cia for her, yes?

Shadowtrance · May 27, 2016

And as per @d0k3 saying "this screams to be themed" (or something like that), it has been done!

https://github.com/Shadowtrance/Hourglass9/releases/tag/v1.00

hobbledehoy899 · May 27, 2016

Shadowtrance said:
And as per @d0k3 saying "this screams to be themed" (or something like that), it has been done!

https://github.com/Shadowtrance/Hourglass9/releases/tag/v1.00

Somebody needs to make a theme based off of the Gateway menu for this, it'd be so perfect!

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