Homebrew [Release] FBI - Open source CIA installer

[yoshinatsu]

Would an auto-shutdown (or at least auto-sleep) function after CIA installation be possible with a future update? Or do we not have this level of control through homebrew? It'd be really nice if we could keep those huge CIAs installing while we're away or alseep without having to worry about screen burn-in etc.

 

[Sonic Angel Knight]

Would an auto-shutdown (or at least auto-sleep) function be possible with a future update? Or do we not have this level of control through homebrew? It'd be really nice if we could keep those huge CIAs installing while we're away or alseep without having to worry about screen burn-in etc.

Screen burn in is still a thing we have to deal with in 2017? What madness is this technology of this decade?
Also, i still agree, eshop installs during sleep mode (lid closed) is cool, not even freeshop can do that, and i only use it to download demos from other regions. Some are kinda big for a demo, those region exclusives.

 

[Gotolsete]

Hello there, I've encountered a problem with FBI, and even if it was in 2.4.2, the error is still on 2.4.7. A while ago I tried to send a game through SocketPunch, but I saw the game would need around 5 hours to send and install, and thus, I cancelled the sending of the .cia, from that day on, my New Nintendo 3DS stopped being able to connect to the wi-fi I tried to send the file over, do you know any possible fix for this?

 

[shafty710]

Been a while since I've been in the 3ds scene. Just updated my Luma to 6.6 and I am now team a9hl.
Used to use Devmenu/BigBlue Menu to install cia & dlc with no problems, but I just updated FBI to the latest 2.4.7

2 Questions:
- As of 2/2017, is FBI the fastest/best method to install both cia & dlc compared to the rest (Devmenu,BB Menu)?
- Can FBI use my internet connection somehow to speed up cia installations? If so, how can I access this power?

Thank you for help!

 

[OkabeChris]

Excuse when I try to install to install a cia it reaches like 7-10Mb and it stops with an error and then it seem the sd become undetected and I have to rebooted it for it to be detected, i can install other apps like chmm but the games placed in my sd for install won't install I can install through qr code but not all games are avaible so what's the problem?
Error
Failed to install cia file
result code: 0xC9604548
Level: Status (25)
Summary: Internal (11)
Module: FS (17)
Desc: Bus error / TWL partition invalid (331)

 

[eroz76]

Excuse when I try to install to install a cia it reaches like 7-10Mb and it stops with an error and then it seem the sd become undetected and I have to rebooted it for it to be detected, i can install other apps like chmm but the games placed in my sd for install won't install I can install through qr code but not all games are avaible so what's the problem?
Error
Failed to install cia file
result code: 0xC9604548
Level: Status (25)
Summary: Internal (11)
Module: FS (17)
Desc: Bus error / TWL partition invalid (331)

Sounds like you sd card is going bad. Same error as yours in this thread. https://gbatemp.net/threads/problems-installing-cias.429215/page-3#post-6921441 Below is the solution.

PROBLEM:



You're mSD is bunked.




You're mSD is perma-locked. Go ahead, check it in Diskpart. You can't undo it either. This is a failsafe feature of mSD cards.

I had to buy a new one (same error/issue). Couldn't even get it to reformat. Which means it locked down after exceeding the write limit. So I now have a permanent physical backup of my old 128GB mSD. Funny thing is, you can READ the mSD, correct? Yeah... but you can't WRITE to it. Hence the FBI and 3DS error prompts when trying to install/update. It can read your files. It just can't write/delete them. You can try to reformat, but since you can't WRITE you just end up wasting time. Same goes for writing files to mSD. It -LOOKS- like it worked, but take it out, pop it back in to PC, and guess what? That file isn't there.

So what's happening here?

After a while the mSD starts to fail and locks itself from writing which you can't fix. I tried. Even used DiskPart, etc.. However, this does give you time to copy/backup the files before it really does die on you.

NOTE: I did not try using LINUX Terminal yet. There may be hope... but I just didn't have time to boot into ULBD to see if I could get it to reformat/unlock.

However, I have seen this happen before with phones/devices and it has nothing to do with encryption or unit. It's the mSD going bad. So it perma-locks itself, giving the user time to backup files before a complete meltdown.

SOLUTION:

Buy a legit Samsung mSD same size or more. Stick to the white + orange/red EVO mSD's. Orange=slower but more reliable. Red=faster but might die quicker. Don't buy the green ones. Just, don't.

And don't buy from eBay. I highly recommend Newegg!!! Especially since 128GB dropped in price.

Be careful on Amazon. Some are legit, a lot aren't.

Once you get your new mSD, format it to FAT32 like usual and don't delete/merge the empty/unallocated partition. If you can still read the files on the old one, copy them to PC/BACKUP and transfer to new mSD.

GOTHICIII won this one. When buying a large mSD, buy a trusted brand. The 32GB mSD's are pre-formatted in FAT32 (most of the time) so no issues there. 64GB+ and you have to force the FAT32 format to get 3DS to work with it.

But eventually all things must die. And FAT32 takes a toll on the mSD. So get one worth the bang for your buck.

Move on with life.

Everything updated after that and FBI worked again. Just in time for S&M... man that was close.

Oh, and yes, the 256GB EVO mSD from Samsung (white/red one) works just fine. Again, format it properly. Don't erase/merge empty partition.

Now to update my ARM9LH and get my GW card working again.... *sighs*

 

[CainhurstKnight]

Hi, i'm following this guide:
https://3ds.guide/updating-a9lh

In the section IV, i got a error:

Failed to open file listing archive
result code 0xE0E046BE
Level: Usage (28)
Summary: Invalid Argument (7)
Module: FS (17)
Desc: Invalid Path / Inaccessible archive (702)

I have to copy arm9loaderhax.bin in the CTR NAND. I am in the sysnand, in the emunand works fine (but i think the guide is telling to do this using the sysnand...)

 

[OkabeChris]

Sounds like you sd card is going bad. Same error as yours in this thread. https://gbatemp.net/threads/problems-installing-cias.429215/page-3#post-6921441 Below is the solution.

Thanks, I use another sd and it work thanks a bunch!

 

[Deleted User]

FBI v2.4.8 has been released.

• Fall back to region-based language if a title does not have a name for the current system language.
• Treat .cetk files as tickets.
• Fix self-overwrite check when FBI has a different unique ID.
• Fix TWL cartridges being sorted at the end of the title list.
• servefiles: Add .cetk to supported extensions.
• servefiles: Add drag-and-drop batch file. (@Remnence)
• servefiles: Exit with code 1 if a socket error occurs.
• servefiles: Miscellaneous clean-ups and improvements. (@emeric254)
• servefiles: Use /usr/bin/env for shebang.

 

[PrometheusG.]

thank you for you hard work Steveice10 !

 

[Blaithnaid]

Is there a way for me to get FBI its own icon on the home menu, instead of it occupying my H&S app? I've just finished following 3ds.guide

 

[fr3quency]

Is there a way for me to get FBI its own icon on the home menu, instead of it occupying my H&S app? I've just finished following 3ds.guide

Download the latest .CIA and open H&S app(which is FBI) and install the .CIA that you downloaded. So now you will have the FBI in home menu and the FBI in H&S app(you can restore the H&S app through Decrypt9 I think but it's not needed)

Sent from my Nexus 5

 

[mike4001]

Is there a way for me to get FBI its own icon on the home menu, instead of it occupying my H&S app? I've just finished following 3ds.guide

It seems you didn't finish the guide ;-)

In https://3ds.guide/installing-arm9loaderhax Section VI you install FBI from within the H&S injected FBI version and then reinject the original H&S app into H&S.

 

[leezantua]

If i installed all titles using cia files, if i need to delete some games do i just select uninstall titles and NOT the uninstall title and tickets?

 

[Blaithnaid]

It seems you didn't finish the guide ;-)

In https://3ds.guide/installing-arm9loaderhax Section VI you install FBI from within the H&S injected FBI version and then reinject the original H&S app into H&S.

Ah! okay. Seems I missed that step I reinjected FBI and got that installed. All done!
Now I've done that, can I just put .cias on my sd card and install them with FBI?

 

[Giodude]

Screen burn in is still a thing we have to deal with in 2017? What madness is this technology of this decade?
Also, i still agree, eshop installs during sleep mode (lid closed) is cool, not even freeshop can do that, and i only use it to download demos from other regions. Some are kinda big for a demo, those region exclusives.

Lg v10 has massive screen burn and it came out November 2016. I don't get it.

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It seems you didn't finish the guide ;-)

In https://3ds.guide/installing-arm9loaderhax Section VI you install FBI from within the H&S injected FBI version and then reinject the original H&S app into H&S.

Actually, what alot of people don't know is you don't have to do that. If you simply go inside fbi and hit update, it installs the fbi cia to your home menu.

 

[idc]

In https://3ds.guide/installing-arm9loaderhax Section VI you install FBI from within the H&S injected FBI version and then reinject the original H&S app into H&S.

I've been wondering, why go to the effort of injecting FBI into the H&S app, using it to install the FBI.cia, then restoring the original H&S app again?

Why not use soundhax to run FBI from HBL, then install the FBI.cia from there?

Maybe there's something I'm overlooking...

 

[Sonic Angel Knight]

Lg v10 has massive screen burn and it came out November 2016. I don't get it.

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Actually, what alot of people don't know is you don't have to do that. If you simply go inside fbi and hit update, it installs the fbi cia to your home menu.

*&#@#$&*#&@$&**@*$ The heck is wrong with people doing *&@#&*$$& Like that. In 2017. BURN IN SCREENS EXIST. Sure focus on 4K HD ultra stuff but can't fix a problematic issue first?

(Yes i did that on purpose. I been playing final fantasy vii on ps4 recently, is all i been seeing.)

 

[Giodude]

I've been wondering, why go to the effort of injecting FBI into the H&S app, using it to install the FBI.cia, then restoring the original H&S app again?

Why not use soundhax to run FBI from HBL, then install the FBI.cia from there?

Maybe there's something I'm overlooking...

The guide is very inefficient in many things. I personally think that it shouldn't have you uninject it just in case you delete fbi, which has happened to a friend. I also dunt get why it doesn't let you put all the files on the sd card at once to save time. When I'm reading out the guide to a friend, i save time by telling them to go through the entire guide first and download everything. This is especially helpful to n3ds users who use microsd management to transfer files, which was not implemented on 2.1.

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*&#@#$&*#&@$&**@*$ The heck is wrong with people doing *&@#&*$$& Like that. In 2017. BURN IN SCREENS EXIST. Sure focus on 4K HD ultra stuff but can't fix a problematic issue first?

(Yes i did that on purpose. I been playing final fantasy vii on ps4 recently, is all i been seeing.)

Sometimes i can't tell if i have a notification or not, since it burned the screen where it used to be. 1440p and there's still a batch issue some crt televisions didn't even have.

 

[Reyn_the_Insane]

Does this work on 11.3 yet?