Hacking [RELEASE] Custom Firmware Switcher (rxTools MOD)

[Chelsea_Fantasy]

I’m back again, now with a brand new mod for rxTools 2.5.2

This mod allows you to:
-Use both, GBA and Smash/MH4G modes auto-booting without need to replace files in your SD card in your computer or without need to enter freaks DevModes. This is even more appropriate for children or users without experience.
-Easily switch between CFW modes.
-Be sure when updating EmuNAND (Shows "Ver." in SYSNAND and "CFW" in EmuNAND, no more messing with "RX-S" and "RX-E") (Please @Roxas75 consider to remove “RX-S” from SYSNAND in your next official release)
-Also, this mod includes a new splash screen for rxTools.

Future features:
-A surprise with some cakes

How to update (if you never used my old MOD you do not need to do this, go to the installation instructions instead, please):
1-Delete from your SD Card the files “HWCF1.BIN” or “HWCF2.BIN”.
2-Downnload the release
3-Extract all the content from the .rar file in your SD card root, replace if necessary
4-Enjoy

How to install (we assume you have rxTools already set-up):
1-Downnload the release
2-Extract all the content from the .rar file in your SD card root, replace if necessary
3-Boot rxTools and install the "HWC-CFWSwitcher.cia" with your favorite .cia installer.
4-Enjoy

How to switch between GBA mode and Smash/MH4G mode:
1-Open the "Custom Firmware Switcher" application from your HOME Menu
2-Click "Change Mode"
3-Ready, just reload rxTools.

How to use SYSNAND instead of EmuNAND:
1-Hold X in the Splash Screen to boot rxMode in SYSNAND

This requires the same .bin files rxTool requires (firmware and keys)
Also, to use GBA Mode, you must have to install the patched AGB_FIRM .cia file.

SmashMode functions:
-Super Smash Bros. for 3DS / Monster Hunter 4 Ultimate Compatibility
-Region Free
-Signature checks off
-EmuNAND

GBAMode functions:
-AGB and TWL games compatibility
-Signature checks off
-EmuNAND

Credits:
Created by: Howling Wolf & Chelsea Software
Coded by: Howling Wolf Naru-José
Helpmate: Chelsea_Fantasy
and for those who have questions...@Chelsea_Fantasy and I, Howling Wolf Naru-José, share the same GBATemp account. (we're a couple)
@Roxas75 Original rxTools creator
@AHP_person for patch rxTools and release the tools to edit rxTools
@nop90 for create the makebgr.bat

You can edit the CFW Switcher images and create your own skin, but you need to skip my joke first.
Also, if you want to edit the rxTools backgrounds, use the tools in the patched rxTools thread.

A video showing Region Free in SmashMode and GBA games running in GBAMode (v1.2):

Thank's to @liomajor for uploading this video to Youtube
Video Dowload Link (29.7 MB)
https://mega.co.nz/#!Dct3xIJJ!fAZFKfTrZd_ldIsW3zwOZJtPkoA5nah5UcU79u1IiLg

A video showing how to switch modes and how this MOD works (v1.1):

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Video Download Link (17.4 MB)
https://mega.co.nz/#!eVM3GDjD!rk71HD1bswDtbyFV6uugmIqImJiYt8_St6ML-U7yvW0
vid.me link (thanks @Fatalanus)
https://vid.me/VOIx
if someone wants to upload the video to youtube, feel free to do it and then give me a link to embeed it

Some pictures:
Pictures for Version 1.1 OLD:

Spoiler

Pictures for Version 1.0 OLD:

Spoiler

---scnespain.net host it's down---
---pictures will be reuploaded soon---​

Download link v1.2 (around 5.6MB) (new):
https://mega.co.nz/#!WVdhTBYb!PzhVkGYOJioUQo360FjDG8zF5WD3PKEJFw6dgmda5gE

Download link v1.1 (around 5.55MB):
https://mega.co.nz/#!TFlEiLxK!k2dsXcuRf714a1Ag2klmjrhIB4j8VBUXILtEgMNQB3A

Download link v1.0 (around 5.55MB):
http://ezfile.ch/uqsyg3fil

Spanish thread at scenespain.net (scenespain.net it's closed now, so here it's a Wayback Machine mirror):
http://web.archive.org/web/20150624...xtools-mod)/?PHPSESSID=ePmJ1VwDFPPrUnw-ZfDC90

As for every homebrew: use at your own risk

 

[samiam144]

Dope! Mind if I link this to the patched rxtools tutorial?

 

[djalmafreestyler]

Amazing job man!

 

[Sliter]

Wolf, you are amazing! O-O Great work!

 

[ShadowOne333]

I just asked a question about this in the tutorial by samiam

I am wondering what are the limitations that doesn't allow both .dat files to be combined into just one?

 

[Chelsea_Fantasy]

Dope! Mind if I link this to the patched rxtools tutorial?

link it if you want!
will be great

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I just asked a question about this in the tutorial by samiam

I am wondering what are the limitations that doesn't allow both .dat files to be combined into just one?

the smash mode soft-resets the 3ds to be able to load smash and also soft-resets the 3ds to close the game
if you try to soft-reset the 3ds before load a agb or twl game in emunand the 3ds will crash in blackscreen
in other words: the only way to have smash mode and agb/twl mode in the same rxtools.dat will be if you only are goin to use it on sysnand and that's what pasta does
in other words emunand+smash+agb/twl+only one rxtools.dat=impossible

 

[Neru]

Does this work with emuNAND on rxtools? Cause I get an black screen error but while on sysNAND it doesn't.
*Not using GW*

 

[GhostLatte]

This is exactly what I needed. Thanks!

 

[Intronaut]

@Chelsea_Fantasy How did you change the tag of the FW in Settings? Maybe you can help to change the tag in CakesFW.

 

[Pacman`]

Hi,

Very interesting switcher.

Is it possible to add a "Pasta" mode?
By this I mean enable playing the GBA VC from the Sysnand (I simply don't see the point of playing them from the Emunand).

Thnx

 

[Chelsea_Fantasy]

@Chelsea_Fantasy How did you change the tag of the FW in Settings? Maybe you can help to change the tag in CakesFW.

I just hex-edited the extracted rxTools' main.dat
my method will be useless to CakesFW

 

[gudenau]

Some sources would be nice.

 

[cearp]

nice idea, but could you not add this switch to rxtools itself? it has a menu, it would ne neater to add the switch there, instead of the separate application on the home menu

 

[Chelsea_Fantasy]

Some sources would be nice.

it's totally open source
just open the file "CFWSW/hwc" inside the zip file with any text editor and you will see all the too stupid and simple source code I wrote
the rest it's edited
enjoy!

 

[gudenau]

it's totally open source
just open the file "CFWSW/hwc" inside the zip file with any text editor and you will see all the too stupid and simple source code I wrote
the rest it's edited
enjoy!

So you just used the lua player thing to copy files?

 

[Chelsea_Fantasy]

nice idea, but could you not add this switch to rxtools itself? it has a menu, it would ne neater to add the switch there, instead of the separate application on the home menu

I just code another app and edited some graphics and hex stuff in rxTools
I can not edit anything in the rxTool's menu since it is protected
by example, try to change the version number and when you launch it in the console it will say that the launcher it's corrupted
also, do a crc check of rxTools.dat before and after running it in a 3DS, the CRCs will be diferent
this happen with any freshly downloaded rxTools.dat, patched or not

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So you just used the lua player thing to copy files?

yeah!
and edited some graphics and the RX-E/RX-S in main.dat

 

[gudenau]

I just code another app and edited some graphics and hex stuff in rxTools
I can not edit anything in the rxTool's menu since it is protected
by example, try to change the version number and when you launch it in the console it will say that the launcher it's corrupted
also, do a crc check of rxTools.dat before and after running it in a 3DS, the CRCs will be diferent
this happen with any freshly downloaded rxTools.dat, patched or not

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yeah!
and edited some graphics and the RX-E/RX-S in main.dat

I was hoping it was more than that. :-/
I suppose that is a clever use of what is out though, good job with that!

 

[samiam144]

Hi,

Very interesting switcher.

Is it possible to add a "Pasta" mode?
By this I mean enable playing the GBA VC from the Sysnand (I simply don't see the point of playing them from the Emunand).

Thnx

Just use Cakes CFW for that

 

[Pacman`]

I'm using Cakes, rxTools, Pasta and GW...
Hoping to see something like Cakes for my N3DS though (cause w/o mset, I need CN and GW red card inserted)
Cakes obviates the need to use a R4 cart to switch between Pasta and rxTools on the O3DS.

 

[heretic97]

hii ty for this open ds games too but when i back with home button sends me to sysnand It is normal?
and this dont open my flashcard its normaly too?

again ty