Homebrew [Re-release] BootCtr - A simple boot manager for 3DS

[Xenosaiga]

i don't know who or where to ask this but is it possible to use menuhax autoboot to boot rxtools with linked nands without bootloop?
i have a friend who refuses to unlink nands and for some reason also can't manage to hold down a button at the right time.
i just wanted to double check somewhere before giving up on him.

As you said, they need to hold the button down at the right time.

 

[jefffisher]

As you said, they need to hold the button down at the right time.

He's somehow too dumb for that I'll just tell him Nintendo blocked hacks

 

[m45t3r]

i don't know who or where to ask this but is it possible to use menuhax autoboot to boot rxtools with linked nands without bootloop?
i have a friend who refuses to unlink nands and for some reason also can't manage to hold down a button at the right time.
i just wanted to double check somewhere before giving up on him.

For linked NANDs the best way is to actually disable autoboot and configure menuhax to boot when pressing a button (say for example L). So he only needs to remember to turn on the console holding L, until he sees the garbage screen/menuhax logo. After that he can release the L button and everything should work correctly.

If he wants to boot anything else than [DEFAULT] with BootCtr, he just needs to wait until the debug text screen to press the button to change his choice. It is not really difficult to get the right time in this setup, and much better than trying to get the right time with autoboot on.

However, unlinked NANDs are much better, IMO. Just the fact that you don't have the infamous present bug is a blessing.

 

[mungry]

Wait so the newest version of this forces you to go through a boot screen? I liked this for being a no frills straight boot, bare bones, straight to the point if you will. In my situation I have debug disabled, a black menuhax boot screen and even the ReiNand splash disabled. With this setup I go about 3 things: holding L to boot into sysnand, holding R to boot into homebrew launcher, or just watching it boot directly into emunand as if it were a normal 3DS. I think it's a little redundant and kinda killed the purpose of this imo (if you didn't configure anything you would have to go through the menuhax boot image, debug info, bootctr's boot image and then if you have reinand, reinands boot image) can you see how crazy that can get? Just sharing my opinion is all.

 

[m45t3r]

Wait so the newest version of this forces you to go through a boot screen? I liked this for being a no frills straight boot, barebones, straight to the point if you will. In my situation I have debug disabled, a black menuhax boot screen and even the ReiNand splash disabled. With this setup I go about 3 things: holding L to boot into sysnand, holding R to boot into homebrew launcher, or just watching it boot directly into emunand as if it were a normal 3DS. I think it's a little redundant and ykinda killed the purpose of this imo (if you didn't configure anything you would have to go through the menuhax boot image, debug info, bootctr's boot image and then if you have reinand, reinands boot image) can you see how crazy that can get? Just sharing my opinion is all.

No, it doesn't. You can disable splash screen by entry by setting "splash = 0" in the desired entry, and globally by doing:

[GLOBAL]
splash = 0

However, no, I don't see this as crazy because splash screen is useful for user feedback. Let's say that there was not any splash screen, like before, and you have some problem and the boot does not work. So how can I know where the problem happened? It could be in menuhax, BootCtr or the CFW itself. However, with splash, if you see the menuhax splash however don't see BootCtr, you know that the problem is in BootCtr. If you see menuhax splash, BootCtr but not your CFW, you know that the problem happened in CFW. This is why splash screen is enabled by default, but I never forced it to anyone. If you want to disable just do what I said above.

 

[mungry]

No, it doesn't. You can disable splash screen by entry by setting "splash = 0" in the desired entry, and globally by doing:

[GLOBAL]
splash = 0

However, no, I don't see this as crazy because splash screen is useful for user feedback. Let's say that there was not any splash screen, like before, and you have some problem and the boot does not work. So how can I know where the problem happened? It could be in menuhax, BootCtr or the CFW itself. However, with splash, if you see the menuhax splash however don't see BootCtr, you know that the problem is in BootCtr. If you see menuhax splash, BootCtr but not your CFW, you know that the problem happened in CFW. This is why splash screen is enabled by default, but I never forced it to anyone. If you want to disable just do what I said above.

Alright, thanks. I just prefer to not have any indication since I am experienced to root the problem myself. I'm just a tiny bit confused on the whole setup of this thing. In the latest release you just included a boot.3dsx, is the boot_default.3dsx not need anymore?

 

[m45t3r]

Alright, thanks. I just prefer to not have any indication since I am experienced to root the problem myself. I'm just a tiny bit confused on the whole setup of this thing. In the latest release you just included a boot.3dsx, is the boot_default.3dsx not need anymore?

SInce v1.5, you need a "boot_config.ini" file with some [SECTIONS] set with proper "path". It does not load a "boot_default.3dsx" by default anymore, unless you set up in "boot_config.ini" (this is why in the new versions of "boot_config.ini" there is a "path = boot_default.3dsx" uncommented).

However, boot_default.3dsx was not need anyway, it was just the default if you didn't set anything. In the newer versions, you need to set something.

 

[jefffisher]

For linked NANDs the best way is to actually disable autoboot and configure menuhax to boot when pressing a button (say for example L). So he only needs to remember to turn on the console holding L, until he sees the garbage screen/menuhax logo. After that he can release the L button and everything should work correctly.

If he wants to boot anything else than [DEFAULT] with BootCtr, he just needs to wait until the debug text screen to press the button to change his choice. It is not really difficult to get the right time in this setup, and much better than trying to get the right time with autoboot on.

However, unlinked NANDs are much better, IMO. Just the fact that you don't have the infamous present bug is a blessing.

yeah i know i was just hoping there was a way somehow he is too stupid to know when to let go of L, and he wont let me unlink his nands because he is paranoid of loosing his eshop purchases.

 

[Maxp0w]

Just passing to say Thank You soo much @m45t3r!
Now I have Yggdrasill logo (from Kamen Rider Gaim) as my boot =D
(I just wondering, a Thread about custom boot images is a good idea?)

 

[m45t3r]

Just passing to say Thank You soo much @m45t3r!
Now I have Yggdrasill logo (from Kamen Rider Gaim) as my boot =D
(I just wondering, a Thread about custom boot images is a good idea?)

I would love to see one, however I don't know if there is that many users of BootCtr that would want to post their custom boot images.

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yeah i know i was just hoping there was a way somehow he is too stupid to know when to let go of L, and he wont let me unlink his nands because he is paranoid of loosing his eshop purchases.

Well, set a menuhax logo image with something like this:

LET THE L BUTTON GO NOW, STUPID!

I am sure it would work (and maybe you will lose a friend too in the process).

Edit: actually, you could set this logo even in BootCtr itself. The user have to release L before CFW boot, so it can be until BootCtr starts the other application.

 

[Maxp0w]

If I have time today - tomorrow
I maybe do some images and who knows, a thread with some screens =)
( Just if I get some nice things lol)

 

[Arab]

How exactly do I set it up for HBL and Rienand. So far I got it to auto boot into Reinand but I can't get it to press any other buttons to boot into HBL.

 

[m45t3r]

How exactly do I set it up for HBL and Rienand. So far I got it to auto boot into Reinand but I can't get it to press any other buttons to boot into HBL.

Post your boot_config.ini.

 

[Arab]

Post your boot_config.ini.

[SPOILER="boot_config.ini]
[DEFAULT]
path = /ReiNand.dat
;delay = 2500
;offset = 0x12000
;payload = -1
;splash = 1
;splash_image =

[KEY_LEFT]
;path = /boot_hbl.3dsx
;delay = 0
[/SPOILER]

 

[Chainhunter]

[SPOILER="boot_config.ini]
[DEFAULT]
path = /ReiNand.dat
;delay = 2500
;offset = 0x12000
;payload = -1
;splash = 1
;splash_image =

[KEY_LEFT]
;path = /boot_hbl.3dsx
;delay = 0
[/SPOILER]

You probably just need to uncomment the lines under [KEY_LEFT].
Like this:

[KEY_LEFT]
path = /boot_hbl.3dsx
delay = 0

 

[Arab]

You probably just need to uncomment the lines under [KEY_LEFT].
Like this:

[KEY_LEFT]
path = /boot_hbl.3dsx
delay = 0

Either it's not working or I don't know when to hold left.

 

[m45t3r]

Either it's not working or I don't know when to hold left.

If you are sure that you uncommented the path (by removing ; ), you probably know don't when to hold left, since it works.

 

[Arab]

If you are sure that you uncommented the path (by removing , you probably don't when to hold left, since it works.

Then when I do hold left? When Menuhax splash screen pops up or what?

EDIT: Figured out why it didn't work. Suppose to be [KEY_DLEFT] instead of [KEY_LEFT]

 

[kiwiis]

I'm unable to get this to boot the latest Decrypt9WIP (.bin or .dat). I've tried everything including setting the offset to 0x12000 and payload to 1, made sure it points to the right file in the root of the SD card, and I get a black screen each time. Ideas?

The .3dsx version works fine, however.

 

[m45t3r]

I'm unable to get this to boot the latest Decrypt9WIP (.bin or .dat). I've tried everything including setting the offset to 0x12000 and payload to 1, made sure it points to the right file in the root of the SD card, and I get a black screen each time. Ideas?

The .3dsx version works fine, however.

Works for me. You should use the .dat file, and default settings.