Homebrew ARM9Loader -- Technical Details and Discussion

[Supster131]

I launch the homebrew launcher and install it. I also tried minipasta and still the same outcome.

How do you launch HBL?

 

[Seita]

How do you launch HBL?

I have menuhax autoboot, browserhax and ninjhax. I tried all

 

[Supster131]

I have menuhax autoboot, browserhax and ninjhax. I tried all

Try recompiling A9LH.

 

[Seita]

Try recompiling A9LH.

Okay. Just to make sure. What's the size of the file? I have N3ds 9.2

 

[Supster131]

Okay. Just to make sure. What's the size of the file? I have N3ds 9.2

I don't have the file on me to make sure, but it should be fairly small.

 

[Seita]

I don't have the file on me to make sure, but it should be fairly small.

Compiled it many times. Still no luck...

 

[Toiry921]

Compiled it many times. Still no luck...

what size is the OTP and do you have all the files in the data input, and maybe try updating to the new starter.zip

 

[Seita]

what size is the OTP and do you have all the files in the data input, and maybe try updating to the new starter.zip

The OTP is 256kb. Can you specify what files you mean exactly? Or send me a link to a working tutorial? Thanks

 

[qlm2009]

The OTP is 256kb. Can you specify what files you mean exactly? Or send me a link to a working tutorial? Thanks

256 Bytes

 

[Seita]

256 Bytes

yeah. my bad. I have been working on this for hours

 

[Bobbery18]

For the recent release of BootCtr9 that added splash screens (0.3 Alpha), is there a way to disable the splash screens (like in 0.2 Alpha) for both the top screen (with the ASCII) and bottom screen (with all the debug stuff)? I just prefer my 3DS to look "cleaner" when it boots up.

 

[Toiry921]

The OTP is 256kb. Can you specify what files you mean exactly? Or send me a link to a working tutorial? Thanks

Taken from the read me

Spoiler: Quote

• new3ds10.firm : New 3DS NATIVE_FIRM from system version 10.2. You can dump and decrypt it from both the CDN, NAND, the proper 0004013820000002.cia, or in any way get it leaked.
  
  SHA-256 : d253c1cc0a5ffac6b383dac1827cfb3b2d3d566c6a1a8e5254e389c2950623e5

• new3ds90.firm : Same as before, but for New 3DS NATIVE_FIRM from system version 9.0-9.2.
  
  SHA-256 : d7be76e1813f398dcea85572d0c058f7954761a1d5ea03b5eb5047ac63ac5d6b

• secret_sector.bin : The New 3DS secret 0x96 sector. Many ways to have it has been made public, if you are not good enough to dump it yourself (or you use an OLD 3DS) you can always search for it in the net.
  
  SHA-256 : 82f2730d2c2da3f30165f987fdccac5cbab24b4e5f65c981cd7be6f438e6d9d3

• otp.bin : A dump of your console OTP data from region 0x10012000-0x10012100; in order to dump it you must downgrade to a system version below 3.0, or exploit the New3DS-only vulnerability (This will just give you the hash of it, so you'll need to change the python script). it is console unique, and as such it cannot be shared from other people, because it will cause a brick!

 

[Seita]

Taken from the read me

Spoiler: Quote

• new3ds10.firm : New 3DS NATIVE_FIRM from system version 10.2. You can dump and decrypt it from both the CDN, NAND, the proper 0004013820000002.cia, or in any way get it leaked.
  
  SHA-256 : d253c1cc0a5ffac6b383dac1827cfb3b2d3d566c6a1a8e5254e389c2950623e5

• new3ds90.firm : Same as before, but for New 3DS NATIVE_FIRM from system version 9.0-9.2.
  
  SHA-256 : d7be76e1813f398dcea85572d0c058f7954761a1d5ea03b5eb5047ac63ac5d6b

• secret_sector.bin : The New 3DS secret 0x96 sector. Many ways to have it has been made public, if you are not good enough to dump it yourself (or you use an OLD 3DS) you can always search for it in the net.
  
  SHA-256 : 82f2730d2c2da3f30165f987fdccac5cbab24b4e5f65c981cd7be6f438e6d9d3

• otp.bin : A dump of your console OTP data from region 0x10012000-0x10012100; in order to dump it you must downgrade to a system version below 3.0, or exploit the New3DS-only vulnerability (This will just give you the hash of it, so you'll need to change the python script). it is console unique, and as such it cannot be shared from other people, because it will cause a brick!

yeah. thanks for that. I have those files and the ones needed to install. Now python gives me an error....

 

[dark_samus3]

yeah. thanks for that. I have those files and the ones needed to install. Now python gives me an error....

pycrypto is needed

 

[Seita]

pycrypto is needed

The error tells me make is not there. But I am sure I installed it. I may just give up and ask someone to compile it for me. It has been hours now for this painful process...

 

[dark_samus3]

The error tells me make is not there. But I am sure I installed it. I may just give up and ask someone to compile it for me. It has been hours now for this painful process...

get the full output of the error and post it

 

[FenrirWolf]

If Make is not there, you need to install Make. If you have installed it already, you need to reboot.

 

[Seita]

get the full output of the error and post it

I am fighting with python. trying to reinstall now. I will post feedback once I finish. Thanks

Edit: Okay. I got my arm9loaderhax.3dsx file and i am still stuck at the bottom red screen when I try to install it on my N3ds

Edit2: finally....

thanks everyone for the help and suggestions. I had to compile the thing more than once.

 

[RednaxelaNnamtra]

You should change the name of the config file for your a9lh version. I recompiled it to use a seperate config file (/a9lh/arm9bootloader.ini). This way I can still use the 3dsx version, when launching the HBL cia fom homemenu.

It tries uses the /arm9loaderhax folder first, the bootconfig in the root is more a compatibility function. But I personally prefer to use the normal boot.3dsx for the homebrew launcher, because it will allow me to manually select the homebrew I want to start. Especially since nearly all cfws are now compatible with arm9loaderhax and decryption tools are not that often used.

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For the recent release of BootCtr9 that added splash screens (0.3 Alpha), is there a way to disable the splash screens (like in 0.2 Alpha) for both the top screen (with the ASCII) and bottom screen (with all the debug stuff)? I just prefer my 3DS to look "cleaner" when it boots up.

Not yet, but I will add a option to do this in the next time, simply think about it as a bios screen. Also you could set the delay to 0, so the screen should not be very long shown.

 

[Syphurith]

Just a note: If you failed even compiling on windows, and error message seems to be related to pyCrypto: Get MSYS2, use MINGW32 shell and its python with devkitArm.
Still i don't know if anyone would care to make a dynamic version of the installer, making it to load OTP.bin and encrypt to make the sector.bin in run-time.
Also, please note that any installer, arm9loaderhax.elf/arm9loaderhax.bin includes partially decrypted FIRM0/FIRM1. So do care about its sharing please.