Homebrew CitrAGB - 3DS GBA Emulator (WIP)

[Astoria]

alright, i fixed boot.3dsx; everyone please redownload it from here : https://t.co/j2S2i49gyk ; should fix citrAGB for all

— smea (@smealum) August 18, 2015

 

[loco365]

That's why I've been handing out my personal compilation of files, because most of the files are outdated, and the SNES emulator isn't even the correct version for the hack.

Yeah, BlargSNES was 1.2 in the pack, while I ran 1.3 which properly runs F-Zero.

@Electric91 Final Fantasy III doesn't run past the title screen, jsyk. Tried it earlier today. To run the game it seems you need to first import a battery save that has progress on it. In addition it seems using a bed doesn't work properly either, the game fades to black but never comes back.

 

[wallacepower]

That's why I've been handing out my personal compilation of files, because most of the files are outdated, and the SNES emulator isn't even the correct version for the hack.

Just PM'd you regarding that.

 

[RustInPeace]

@BlueEdge
@ All: If you want to use a simple hack to get the Pokemon games (And hacks) running and saving, perform the hex edits listed in this thread on PokeCommunity and it WILL work.

Where do I download the program used?

 

[loco365]

Where do I download the program used?

It's just a hex editor. Any one will do. HxD is fine as well, it doesn't have any bloatware and is very small.

 

[VexSilver]

That's why I've been handing out my personal compilation of files, because most of the files are outdated, and the SNES emulator isn't even the correct version for the hack.

Sorry to overwhelm, just pm'd you as well. I've tried Smea's new boot file, but still freeze when trying to load a rom. I've only tried Megaman & Bass, but it should be running, I believe.

 

[RustInPeace]

I did the hex editing, but now the games just run super slow.

 

[KnightBearGames]

Helped almost 20 people at this point. If Smealum did fix his files, you may consider using his new updated file. However, I saw no mention to him fixing his incorrect SNES file, so it may be just as wise to message me for my files. Also... the right bios file can be hard to find.

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Also, to anyone wondering, by far the best emulator on the system is the Gameboy/Gameboy Color emulator.

 

[BlueEdge]

Sorry to overwhelm, just pm'd you as well. I've tried Smea's new boot file, but still freeze when trying to load a rom. I've only tried Megaman & Bass, but it should be running, I believe.

Megaman & Bass crash the emulator

 

[VexSilver]

Megaman & Bass crash the emulator

Edit: Tried Megman 0. Frames are running far too slow for anything to be viable for this game as well. But I got it running. Thanks to the person who helped me out. I suppose I'll have to test some roms and report back.

Oh, alright, let me try another.

 

[KnightBearGames]

Its a foregone conclusion that most games will not run well on the emulator in its current state. Just give it some time and believe in the dev. He's a good guy.

 

[loco365]

I did the hex editing, but now the games just run super slow.

You'll want to use the version linked in the OP. It has dynarec and runs fairly well on my O3DS.

 

[kje123]

How do you run the emulator with the dynarec core instead of interpreter?

 

[AtlasFontaine]

How do you run the emulator with the dynarec core instead of interpreter?

This, on O3ds 9.9 Ironhax (Ninjhax 2.1)

 

[TecXero]

You'll want to use the version linked in the OP. It has dynarec and runs fairly well on my O3DS.

For whatever reason, it's not using dynarec emulation under newer firmware using the new exploits. I didn't look in depth at it, as I'm fine just using my micro, but my guess is CitrAGB will probably have to be updated for the newer firmware.

 

[loco365]

For whatever reason, it's not using dynarec emulation under newer firmware using the new exploits. I didn't look in depth at it, as I'm fine just using my micro, but my guess is CitrAGB will probably have to be updated for the newer firmware.

Hm. Perhaps. I'm on 9.2 still so that definitely can be a potential issue.

 

[kje123]

Hm. Perhaps. I'm on 9.2 still so that definitely can be a potential issue.

Yeah, I'm on 9.9 (old 3ds) and using ironhax, and I can only run from interpreter. Minish Cap runs at barely playable speed. (Updating from the version smea added to his homebrew starter kit to the OP version helped dramatically, though.)

 

[shinyquagsire23]

How do you run the emulator with the dynarec core instead of interpreter?

This, on O3ds 9.9 Ironhax (Ninjhax 2.1)

For whatever reason, it's not using dynarec emulation under newer firmware using the new exploits. I didn't look in depth at it, as I'm fine just using my micro, but my guess is CitrAGB will probably have to be updated for the newer firmware.

Dynrec only works on o3DS and N3DS on versions 9.2 and below with ninjhax 1.0. As of now, the module which does kernel hax, libkhax, is broken under ninjhax 2, and as such 9.2 and below units with this version of ninjhax will fail to gain kernel access and fail to launch. Hence the current 3dsx which forces interpreter mode for now. So dynrec will not be a thing on 9.3-9.9 unless new arm11 kernel exploits are found.

I actually tried getting dynrec working for 9.2 and below peeps on CFW, assuming the CFW disabled SVC checks. However I'm being plagued with icache issues the same as libkhax, even if I force a complete icache clear. It's strange.

 

[kje123]

Dynrec only works on o3DS and N3DS on versions 9.2 and below with ninjhax 1.0. As of now, the module which does kernel hax, libkhax, is broken under ninjhax 2, and as such 9.2 and below units with this version of ninjhax will fail to gain kernel access and fail to launch. Hence the current 3dsx which forces interpreter mode for now. So dynrec will not be a thing on 9.3-9.9 unless new arm11 kernel exploits are found.

I actually tried getting dynrec working for 9.2 and below peeps on CFW, assuming the CFW disabled SVC checks. However I'm being plagued with icache issues the same as libkhax, even if I force a complete icache clear. It's strange.

...soooo... dynarec on ninjhax 2.1 wont happen until smea updates to make RAM pages executable?

 

[shinyquagsire23]

...soooo... dynarec on ninjhax 2.1 wont happen until smea updates to make RAM pages executable?

Basically, and smea releasing a kernel exploit (or finding another rohax) is unlikely. Even then, rohax dynrec was awful compared to kernel dynrec.