ROM Hack [Release] 3DS Simple CIA Converter

[Datalogger]

I don't actually play any games on my 3DS's
It's more of a preservation of content issue, like MAME and No-Intro.

These things don't seem important today, but they will be years from now when we want to look back at what was going on in the gaming world way back when...

And the statement about the games not being 1:1 is true, but the actual binary content that decodes and plays the games is the same on all the eShop "backups"
Someday we will have all of the keys to the 3DS and we will wish we had not removed content from the ROMS....

 

[Aroth]

I don't actually play any games on my 3DS's
It's more of a preservation of content issue, like MAME and No-Intro.

These things don't seem important today, but they will be years from now when we want to look back at what was going on in the gaming world way back when...

And the statement about the games not being 1:1 is true, but the actual binary content that decodes and plays the games is the same on all the eShop "backups"
Someday we will have all of the keys to the 3DS and we will wish we had not removed content from the ROMS....

Then in that case you will just have to take the time to track down a different method for converting/backing up cia content.

 

[Datalogger]

It's not me I'm asking this change for.
I already know how to backup an accurate image of a eShop purchase and/or a Cart (without using a GW)

It's the people that use these tools that want to make "Real" copies of what they have, but they need tools that will help them as they don't know how to do it at a lower level.

 

[Aroth]

It's not me I'm asking this change for.
I already know how to backup an accurate image of a eShop purchase and/or a Cart (without using a GW)

It's the people that use these tools that want to make "Real" copies of what they have, but they need tools that will help them as they don't know how to do it at a lower level.

Fair enough. Unfortunately the author is dead set against enabling a RF flag rather than automatically setting RF, so you will have to look elsewhere. There are at least 4 or 5 scripts in existence for converting 3ds files to cia, and to be completely honest it sounds like what you are doing is compiling a cia from the binary files, which is a different process than what this utility does in the first place.

 

[Datalogger]

I'm already headed in that re-direction.

Decrypt9WIP, thanks to d0k3's hard, work can already save decTitleKeys.bin from an emuNAND directly so that printKeys.py can generate the keys for 3DS_Multi_Decryptor's CDNto3DS.py python script to take over and create the .3DS/.CIA "live" from Ninty's Servers in as close to "virgin" format as I can think of.

It's going to take a little creative batch programming to make this all as "user friendly" as I can make it - but it will be so.

It will never be as clean or as easy to use as 3DS Simple Converter - but that's to be expected from someone who started out on a DEC PDP-11

(and I'm out)

 

[Riku]

My program is not designed for eShop content, only cartridge-based games, so stop discussing this CIA-->*.3ds-->CIA bullshit here.

My idea behind this app was so people don't need to share and store CIA files at all, just original untouched *.3ds backups. When you need one, you easily convert it yourself and install.

Also, as I already explained, RF patch is just a static 4-byte patch inside icon file, easily reversible. If it causes issues with GW, this is clearly screw-up on their part. I couldn't care less about GW stuff, honestly.

 

[Datalogger]

No worries.

Already discussed and have long since moved on.

 

[omegart]

The tool work also with d0k3 decrypt9: https://gbatemp.net/threads/download-decrypt9-wip-3dsx-launcher-dat.388831

 

[leonmagnus99]

everything worked beautifully with this cia converter , many thanks to the op.

 

[mrdude]

Thank you very much for this tool - I spent ages looking at other guides and batch files and things, this made life soooooo much easier and I have managed to convert all my dumped cartridges to CIA file now and installed them fine.

I just need to ask one question though - if I was to get a out of region 3ds file - will this program generate a region free CIA file, or do I need to edit a couple of bytes in the CIA - if so is there a standard location in the CIA or byte pattern? thanks.

 

[night_hawk]

Thank you very much for this tool - I spent ages looking at other guides and batch files and things, this made life soooooo much easier and I have managed to convert all my dumped cartridges to CIA file now and installed them fine.

I just need to ask one question though - if I was to get a out of region 3ds file - will this program generate a region free CIA file, or do I need to edit a couple of bytes in the CIA - if so is there a standard location in the CIA or byte pattern? thanks.

It automatically generate a region free CIA

 

[mrdude]

Thank you for your prompt reply, That's good news and a great tool - which makes life very easy so thanks to the dev for coding this.

 

[bbmax]

My program is not designed for eShop content, only cartridge-based games, so stop discussing this CIA-->*.3ds-->CIA bullshit here.

My idea behind this app was so people don't need to share and store CIA files at all, just original untouched *.3ds backups. When you need one, you easily convert it yourself and install.

Also, as I already explained, RF patch is just a static 4-byte patch inside icon file, easily reversible. If it causes issues with GW, this is clearly screw-up on their part. I couldn't care less about GW stuff, honestly.

thx for this software works perfectly

 

[RitchieRitchie]

Hi,

Awesome tool, really appreciate the hard work. I'm using an o3ds 4.5 with gateway - when I use the url dukesrg.no-ip.org/3ds/go/?rxTools.dat
do I have to be on sysnand or can I be on emunand? Does this tool work for 3dz files as well?

Cheers,

rr

 

[izy]

you can use 3dz files also

 

[RitchieRitchie]

you can use 3dz files also

Thanks - any idea if I have to be on sysnand or if I can be on emunand? There was an earlier post that said you had to be on sysnand but I don't think anyone else mentioned it and I don't really want to go online with my sysnand if I can avoid it?

r

 

[izy]

Thanks - any idea if I have to be on sysnand or if I can be on emunand? There was an earlier post that said you had to be on sysnand but I don't think anyone else mentioned it and I don't really want to go online with my sysnand if I can avoid it?

r

you can be on both but everyone uses EMUnand because it is safer and better anyway even if you did magically get a ban Nintendo only do 2 week bans

 

[RitchieRitchie]

you can be on both but everyone uses EMUnand because it is safer and better anyway even if you did magically get a ban Nintendo only do 2 week bans

re sysnand/emunand, I mean specifically for going onto this site -

dukesrg.no-ip.org/3ds/go/?rxTools.dat

Can I be on emunand?

I'm planning on following this guide from an earlier post but it says you should stay in sysnand (I've bolded the bit)

"He already told a few posts back
But here's a short howto:
- Get rxTools and place the "rxTools.dat" file onto your 3DS SD
- Get a 3ds rom and place it in the same folder as the program (for ease of use)
- Generate ncchinfo.bin with the program (Follow instructions)
- Place generated "ncchinfo.bin" on 3DS SD togheter with "slot0x25keyx.bin" (Google it)

So you should have 3 files on your 3DS SD: rxTools.dat - ncchinfo.bin and slotx25keyx.bin

- Put the SD back into your 3DS and boot your 3DS
- Stay in your Sysnand and start your webbrowser
- In your webbrowser go to this url: dukesrg.no-ip.org/3ds/go/?rxTools.dat
- rxTools menu will be shown in a few seconds
- Enter "Decryption Options"
- Enter "Xorpad generation"
- Wait a few seconds and your xorpad(s) will be generated on your SD
- Remove 3DS SD and place the xor file(s) in the same folder as simple cia converter and your 3ds rom
- Get back to the program and convert the 3DS rom (Follow instructions)"

Thanks again for taking the time to help.

rr

 

[izy]

If you autoboot set for RXtools EMUnand you dont need to got into sysnand at all.

Basically it would be like this if you have it set


-Autoboot and after the messed up screen or set boot logo hold (L or R) or Both for safety
- rxTools menu will be shown in a few seconds
- Enter "Decryption Options"
- Enter "Xorpad generation"


IF not you will have to use Sysnand to get the RXtools

 

[RitchieRitchie]

If you autoboot set for RXtools EMUnand you dont need to got into sysnand at all.

Basically it would be like this if you have it set


-Autoboot and after the messed up screen or set boot logo hold (L or R) or Both for safety
- rxTools menu will be shown in a few seconds
- Enter "Decryption Options"
- Enter "Xorpad generation"


IF not you will have to use Sysnand to get the RXtools

Ah, okay. I don't have rxtools emunand - I use gateway with unlinked nands. So I will have to use sysnand then?

cheers,

r