Switchbrew has released a major update to nx-hbloader, a host process for loading NRO files for Switch homebrew applications. This new version makes some improvements such as now allowing for applications to run with the full amount of 3.2GB RAM, as opposed to the past, where it could only use ~400MB of RAM. Library applets are still usable, and older homebrew NRO files will still work, but they are limited to using 442MB of RAM max, this also counts when running it through the album app. Other changes were made, including making the program less prone to issues by disabling core3 access, and more. You can grab the .nsp at the GitHub for the project, and see the full changelog below.

• Now supports running as an application with access to the full ~3.2GB of RAM reserved for applications, while being backwards compatible with older NRO homebrew. Running as a library applet is still supported, although it only has access to 442MB of RAM.
• Granted access to all FS permissions.
• Granted user/host access to all services.
• Granted access to debugging SVCs.
• Disabled access to core3 in order to solve stability problems when using preemptively multithreaded threads & load balancing.
• Added support for RandomSeed homebrew ABI key, which allows NRO homebrew to use the libnx randomGet* functions without always getting back the same results throughout a single session of nx-hbloader.
• Custom NPDM built from source.
  • Default kernel caps application type set to applet (2). Atmosphère users aren't affected by this change, since its native support for nx-hbloader automatically sets the appropriate application type.

The provided binary is an ExeFS PFS0 .nsp, which can be placed at /atmosphere/hbl.nsp, or loaded through some other ExeFS replacement method.

nx-hbloader 2.0.0 GitHub

 

[ROMANREIGNS599]

I don't understand. aren't these hacks useless?, because Nintendo has strict security for Switch and downloading free games would simply result in ban, why would you even want to install cfw if you don't care much about downloading games for free

 

[linuxares]

Nice!!

 

[jiV]

Great

 

[Csmrcc]

Humm, will this good new change something for the people who now use an homebrewlauncher.nsp?
Because i read that the nsp installation already makes the homebrew take advantage of the 3 gb RAM.
Thank you anyway, strong steps in the good way!

@Vieela you can play right now heavy games like doom 3. Hope it will go beyond.

 

[Itzumi]

Homebrew Cats: All your RAM are now belong to us.

 

[jakkal]

I don't understand. aren't these hacks useless?, because Nintendo has strict security for Switch and downloading free games would simply result in ban, why would you even want to install cfw if you don't care much about downloading games for free

dumb post of the day

 

[Itzumi]

I don't understand. aren't these hacks useless?, because Nintendo has strict security for Switch and downloading free games would simply result in ban, why would you even want to install cfw if you don't care much about downloading games for free

For dem emulators and homebrew games, mau dude

 

[Asia81]

I can't install the NSP, dopus and n1dus show an error, but I can install any other nsp just fine.
Any idea?

 

[XorTroll]

hbl.nsp is not an installable nsp, honestly I would suggest the hbloader devs to change it to hbl.pfs0 or something, because it just has the exefs content inside, not ncas like normal nsps do.

 

[Asia81]

Then wtf is this nsp?

 

[XorTroll]

Then wtf is this nsp?

If you extract it, it will have the ExeFS: main, main.npdm...
A nsp has NCAs, so this is not a "installable" nsp, still wondering wny they use this format

 

[ZachyCatGames]

ikr, just few hours in dock mode and our throttled switch heats as a hot baked potato, i can't even imagine it if we could run HB at 100%...

I don't think it gets that hot, to me it just feels warm.

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exFat works under Nintendo software the way it should (NSP)

Ninty doesn't officially use NSPs on retail systems afaik

 

[Naked_Snake]

where do we download themes for this?

 

[borngborn]

How do i use this with ReINX

 

[ZachyCatGames]

How do i use this with ReINX

ReiNX doesn't support it afaik

 

[psbernitz]

If I have the reteoarch installed as nsp I have already access to the 3gb. What else advantages can I expect if I use the retroarch nro with this homebrew?

 

[ZachyCatGames]

If I have the reteoarch installed as nsp I have already access to the 3gb. What else advantages can I expect if I use the retroarch nro with this homebrew?

It's less likely to get you banned