Hacking [RCM Payload] Hekate - CTCaer mod

[DiJornios]

That's because the atmosphere you use from the sd files is not yet the final one and also somewhat old.
BTW, when it crashes in sleep mode it continues draining battery, so you better reboot it normally

Thanks pops

 

[Dread_Pirate_PJ]

@CTCaer, did you find someone with 4.x to test your beta of 1.5? I'm running 4.1.0.

I already successfully dumped NAND with 1.3, but I recently found an older 64 GB SD card I could use to test 1.5 if you need more testers.

 

[CTCaer]

@CTCaer, did you find someone with 4.x to test your beta of 1.5? I'm running 4.1.0.

I already successfully dumped NAND with 1.3, but I recently found an older 64 GB SD card I could use to test 1.5 if you need more testers.

Tests are always welcomed. There are so many edge cases that you can never be sure. Launching homebrew through album in 4.1.0 is confirmed to be still working as it is in 1.3.
But additional confirmation is always welcomed.

You can test your other sdcard tomorrow when I'll come back home and release final 1.5.

 

[Clydefrosch]

will this automatically create multiple files if the sd card is big enough but formatted to fat32?

 

[CTCaer]

it always create multiple parts in FAT32, because of the filesystem's limitations on filesize

 

[wicksand420]

@CTCaer would it be possible to integrate a tool to erase error logs from nand?

 

[mariogamer]

Is it possible to include an AutoRCM installer/uninstaller? ( https://github.com/nwert/hekate/pull/19/files )

 

[Billy Acuña]

Is it possible to include an AutoRCM installer/uninstaller? ( https://github.com/nwert/hekate/pull/19/files )

Damn god! I need a build of that one.

 

[mariogamer]

Damn god! I need a build of that one.

Rei included one here: https://github.com/Reisyukaku/hekate/blob/master/ipl.bin?raw=true .

 

[Clydefrosch]

it always create multiple parts in FAT32, because of the filesystem's limitations on filesize

thanks, after running into google results mentioning there's multiple versions with various functions i wasn't sure if it wouldn't maybe try to make a full file and just crash at some point.
the raw one worked and most of the other dumps did too, but one of them (and i unfortunately don't know which one it was) gave a fatal error at around 70%. should i just ignore that error / do i even need that dump with the full raw dump?


on a different note, anyone got a suggestion for a place to upload the nand for backup purposes?

 

[Lacius]

AutoRCM works perfectly using Reisyukaku's tool.

 

[DiJornios]

Do you have to dump CTCaer if you changed SD cards?

 

[CTCaer]

@CTCaer would it be possible to integrate a tool to erase error logs from nand?

Probably yes. But this is easier done through Atmosphere, because of existing functions.

Is it possible to include an AutoRCM installer/uninstaller? ( https://github.com/nwert/hekate/pull/19/files )

Yes, but I will not. It's hardcoded and I learned my lesson with v1.0 release of hekate ctcaer mod.
I'll try to port rajkosto's way of doing it.
First of all, I need to release 1.5 first. The code is ready since Saturday.

Do you have to dump CTCaer if you changed SD cards?

If you mean to dump the nand again, depends. Your dump is a actually a backup. It's on you, how relevant (updated), you want to be.

 

[CTCaer]

New version v1.5 released

Check OP for change log and download link.


Additionally, OP will be transformed into a guide that explains all hekate's features and tricks.

 

[chronoss]

@CTCaer : can you add a splash screen : https://github.com/Shmadul/hekate-ipl-50x

 

[hippy dave]

New version v1.5 released

Looking good, thanks! Second attempt got me a successful rawnand backup (first attempt got a low level disk i/o error, dunno why, but reformatted and tried again). I was surprised to see as it was starting that it said it was using partial dumping mode on both attempts (on an exfat 32gig), but it turned out that was just a stray message and it actually did the whole dump to the single rawnand.bin

 

[hudhair]

I have enough room for it to not do it in parts, but it still does (It's exfat i checked)
EDIT: Nvm, it worked out

 

[hippy dave]

Stray message about partial mode:

https://github.com/CTCaer/hekate/blob/partial-dump-v4/ipl/main.c#L736

 

[CTCaer]

Looking good, thanks! Second attempt got me a successful rawnand backup (first attempt got a low level disk i/o error, dunno why, but reformatted and tried again). I was surprised to see as it was starting that it said it was using partial dumping mode on both attempts (on an exfat 32gig), but it turned out that was just a stray message and it actually did the whole dump to the single rawnand.bin

Yeah it's stray message.

else
        gfx_printf(&gfx_con, "%kContinuing with partial dumping...%k\n\n", 0xFF00BAFF, 0xFFFFFFFF);

Should be

else if (isSmallSdCard)
        gfx_printf(&gfx_con, "%kContinuing with partial dumping...%k\n\n", 0xFF00BAFF, 0xFFFFFFFF);

EDIT:
NVM, you saw it.

 

[Keksus]

Hello

Is it a complete nand Backup?
Can i restore it when i Update the Firmware? Or it has a Software brick?


What is with the RPMB Partition?
I Read that this Tool Dump all but what is with this Partition?

Thanks