Hacking Help setting up Local FTP with SX installer to install NSP from PC HDD

Wiiunator · Dec 19, 2018

I would like to setup FTP so I can install my NSPs from my PCs hard drive straight to the switch through FTP using SX Installer but I can't get it working...

I've downloaded FileZilla server.
Setup a new server listening on port 21, host is set to "localhost" on filezilla
passive mode setting set to "use the following IP": localhost
Allowed Filezilla server through the windows firewall
created a user with password, added a shared folder with my nsps
Server launches fine and I can access it with those details through Filezilla Client

On the switch SX Installer
Went to File Browser
created a new connection
Setup protocol to FTP, Host to localhost, port to 21, tried both with the path and without just to see if that made a difference, entered my username and password
When I click on the ftp link create I get network error: blank

What am I doing wrong...?

thanks for help!

UPDATE:
it's working now... I have typed my actual IP address from my computer (using ipconfig to find out what it was). All good, a bit slow though compare to installing from usb directly.. I only get about 3mb/s

lisko · Dec 19, 2018

With usb3 ethernet adapter and ethernet attached nas with proftpd as server I get ~40MB/s. Very fast! I hope some day we will be able to mount xci directly from ftp because at this rate most games should be playable without issues!

iriez · Dec 19, 2018

lisko said:
With usb3 ethernet adapter and ethernet attached nas with proftpd as server I get ~40MB/s. Very fast! I hope some day we will be able to mount xci directly from ftp because at this rate most games should be playable without issues!

FTP is the wrong protocol for that. there maybe eventually a virtual drive option but it would likely be SMB.

SX OS does already allow external xci mounting.

snoofly · Dec 19, 2018

Wiiunator said:
I would like to setup FTP so I can install my NSPs from my PCs hard drive straight to the switch through FTP using SX Installer but I can't get it working...

I've downloaded FileZilla server.
Setup a new server listening on port 21, host is set to "localhost" on filezilla
passive mode setting set to "use the following IP": localhost
Allowed Filezilla server through the windows firewall
created a user with password, added a shared folder with my nsps
Server launches fine and I can access it with those details through Filezilla Client

On the switch SX Installer
Went to File Browser
created a new connection
Setup protocol to FTP, Host to localhost, port to 21, tried both with the path and without just to see if that made a difference, entered my username and password
When I click on the ftp link create I get network error: blank

What am I doing wrong...?

thanks for help!

UPDATE:
it's working now... I have type my actual IP address from my computer (using ipconfig to find out what it was). All good, a bit slow though compare to installing from usb directly.. I only get about 3mb/s

OMG this is fuckin awesome.
Your post inspired me to set this up and i’m really impressed.
So easy just to install stuff as needed over ftp now and amazing to see the whole catalog for perusal.
thought the speed would be an issue but getting 12+Meg a second, ex. 1-2 switch in about a minute.
Great stuff

jakkal · Dec 19, 2018

snoofly said:
OMG this is fuckin awesome.
Your post inspired me to set this up and i’m really impressed.
So easy just to install stuff as needed over ftp now and amazing to see the whole catalog for perusal.
thought the speed would be an issue but getting 12+Meg a second, ex. 1-2 switch in about a minute.
Great stuff

How is this news
We have been doing this with dz for months now

snoofly · Dec 19, 2018

jakkal said:
How is this news
We have been doing this with dz for months now

never said it was news. i just said that i’ve set it up and was impressed.
maybe something else already did something similar that’s cool

Wiiunator · Dec 19, 2018

my speed got a little better... about 5mb/s tweaking filezilla a bit but it still pretty shit... I should be able to get more with my setup... It's all connected through wifi, wifi router is an n router, my computer got a ac1200 wifi antenna which is fast. I can get easy 25mb/s on my network when I use moonlight to stream games on my TV... just wondering how I could fix that. Not complaining, I love the convenience but if anyone has suggestions please let me know! FYI, The switch is 10 inches from the modem, turning off the windows firewall made no difference... I do have a VPN on but that should not make a difference since I'm not going through the internet

jakkal · Dec 20, 2018

Wiiunator said:
my speed got a little better... about 5mb/s tweaking filezilla a bit but it still pretty shit... I should be able to get more with my setup... It's all connected through wifi, wifi router is an n router, my computer got a ac1200 wifi antenna which is fast. I can get easy 25mb/s on my network when I use moonlight to stream games on my TV... just wondering how I could fix that. Not complaining, I love the convenience but if anyone has suggestions please let me know! FYI, The switch is 10 inches from the modem, turning off the windows firewall made no difference... I do have a VPN on but that should not make a difference since I'm not going through the internet

Get an Ethernet adapter and you'll get 40megs a second

Wiiunator · Dec 20, 2018

jakkal said:
Get an Ethernet adapter and you'll get 40megs a second

do I have to get the nintendo one or any usb to ethernet adapter will do?

jakkal · Dec 20, 2018

Wiiunator said:
do I have to get the nintendo one or any usb to ethernet adapter will do?

I bought one on Amazon for 12 bucks I'll send a link here

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UGREEN USB C to Ethernet Gigabit... https://www.amazon.com/dp/B077FVG3F3?ref=yo_pop_ma_swf

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I get 40MBps when installing games. Way faster than wifi

Wiiunator · Dec 20, 2018

jakkal said:
I bought one on Amazon for 12 bucks I'll send a link here

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UGREEN USB C to Ethernet Gigabit... https://www.amazon.com/dp/B077FVG3F3?ref=yo_pop_ma_swf

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I get 40MBps when installing games. Way faster than wifi

awesome thanks man

Wiiunator · Dec 20, 2018

Quick question... aside from installing NSPs, is to possible to launch and play XCI games through FTP as well?

fixingmytoys · Dec 20, 2018

jakkal said:
Get an Ethernet adapter and you'll get 40megs a second

any Ethernet adapter would do? i might have one from my Wii kicking around in a box

Ra1d · Dec 20, 2018

fixingmytoys said:
any Ethernet adapter would do? i might have one from my Wii kicking around in a box

Wii adapter will work. But not any adapter, I made the mistake of buying a random adapter only then to realize that the switch doesn't support it, so I googled a bit and there's a list of actually supported adapters.

fixingmytoys · Dec 20, 2018

Ra1d said:
Wii adapter will work. But not any adapter, I made the mistake of buying a random adapter only then to realize that the switch doesn't support it, so I googled a bit and there's a list of actually supported adapters.

Cool, I am pretty sure I ha e one it the box with all my wii stuff, will have a look, I don’t need to do much to set it up

blawar · Dec 20, 2018

Wiiunator said:
my speed got a little better... about 5mb/s tweaking filezilla a bit but it still pretty shit... I should be able to get more with my setup... It's all connected through wifi, wifi router is an n router, my computer got a ac1200 wifi antenna which is fast. I can get easy 25mb/s on my network when I use moonlight to stream games on my TV... just wondering how I could fix that. Not complaining, I love the convenience but if anyone has suggestions please let me know! FYI, The switch is 10 inches from the modem, turning off the windows firewall made no difference... I do have a VPN on but that should not make a difference since I'm not going through the internet

Wifi speeds are heavily dependent on your router and how congested the wifi spectrum is. Some people get 3 MB/s over wifi, some people get 25 MB/s. Make sure you are at least using 5Ghz and not 2.4

comput3rus3r · Dec 20, 2018

is there a way i can use my current tinfoil dz setup with sxinstaller?

blawar · Dec 20, 2018

comput3rus3r said:
is there a way i can use my current tinfoil dz setup with sxinstaller?

just copy your locations.conf, options.json over

comput3rus3r · Dec 20, 2018

blawar said:
just copy your locations.conf, options.json over

to what folder?

blawar · Dec 20, 2018

comput3rus3r said:
to what folder?

copy from /switch/dz/ to /switch/sx/

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