Homebrew arm9select - my own take on a A9LH file select

[FIX94]

So for whatever reason I did not really like the ways you can choose between different files at the moment because most involve slow config files or require screen_init with backlight enabled creating a short screen flash which I find somewhat irritating.

The project is located right over here:
https://github.com/FIX94/arm9select

This is a very simple A9LH binary which allows you to hold down any button on start to select the file you want to boot, files should go into /arm9select and follow the pattern of a.bin, b.bin, start.bin etc. If no buttons are being pressed or the file of the button you hold is not found it will use default.bin. If you want any of these files to also have screen backlight enabled, create files in the /arm9select folder in the pattern of a_bl, b_bl, start_bl etc. Again, if no buttons are being pressed it will check for default_bl. This project was made with the expectation of using my arm9loaderhax fork which does not enable the backlights by default, you can find it over on https://github.com/FIX94/arm9loaderhax.

Maybe to somebody this is useful.

 

[Deleted User]

Seems like a very simple version of BootCTR. I like it.

On the phone at the moment, but any options or source code to change the ARM9Select to a different folder? (currently using A9LH for all the payloads)

Or will this only work with your a9LH fork and no others.

 

[FIX94]

Or will this only work with your a9LH fork and no others.

Nah, the arm9loaderhax.bin is still for the device root and whatever a9lh version, the files it then starts loading have to be in the arm9select folder.

 

[shadowofdarkness]

I will have to try this out later, I like that it is not using screen init. So far I was staying at a old version of bootctr9 from before screen init to keep a clean boot.

 

[Deleted User]

Bravo sir. Just what I was looking for. Made a couple folder changes for my own liking, but loving it.
Did comment out the L just in case for my own use since like 90% of CFW seem to use it to alternate boot methods.

Love just having to press a button (or none in the case) and keeping all the payloads in a nice place without the need for cfg files or backgrounds/logos etc..

Loving the 0 backlight feature too. No need for the flicker.

Sweet and simple, Kudos to you sir.

 

[Trinitro21]

I like it! Just what I was looking for - bootctr9 without the flicker and 1-second wait. Awesome work!

 

[Psi-hate]

Man! Can't wait to use this! Thank you!!

 

[k8099]

yes,it is good,i think the speed fast than bootctr9,does it support combin button,just like L+R?

 

[hippy dave]

Sounds good, I'd prefer to not have the screen come on unless needed.

 

[Toiry921]

Works amazingly, thanks for the awesome project

 

[Tomsquik Chill]

worked great for me, thanks

 

[Deleted User]

Can you add the ability to boot AuReiNand with the sysNAND Modes (holding L and holding R) without adding 3 files for AuReiNand? This is the only reason I haven't switched from BootCtr9 to this!

 

[drfsupercenter]

Any possibility of loading Gateway's launcher.dat via a9lh somehow? I know they don't have an official launcher yet, but could something like this do it anyway?

 

[Deleted User]

Can you add the ability to boot AuReiNand with the sysNAND Modes (holding L and holding R) without adding 3 files for AuReiNand? This is the only reason I haven't switched from BootCtr9 to this!

In that sense, maybe the multiple button choices could be named: L,R,Default.bin and for combinations, you could do: A+B+X.bin

 

[FIX94]

Can you add the ability to boot AuReiNand with the sysNAND Modes (holding L and holding R) without adding 3 files for AuReiNand? This is the only reason I haven't switched from BootCtr9 to this!

oh I forgot to mention, if you hold a button and the file does not exist it automatically uses default so theres that.

 

[Deleted User]

oh I forgot to mention, if you hold a button and the file does not exist it automatically uses default so theres that.

I like that! I guess I won't have to use that for AuReiNand! )) I'll try this out! Thanks!

 

[Deleted User]

Oh my gosh it works GREAT! Awesome job!

 

[Argentlan]

OMG, it's perfect now! nice work
just one question, to enable screen init I have to create a new file named "default_bl" in /arm9select folder or rename the bin file to "default_bl.bin"?

 

[FIX94]

OMG, it's perfect now! nice work
just one question, to enable screen init I have to create a new file named "default_bl" in /arm9select folder or rename the bin file to "default_bl.bin"?

it is just default_bl, no file extension or whatever since it is just a empty file for it to signal it wants backlight.

 

[Ekaitz]

I was using BootCTR9 (the second release), it was working fine but I love the idea here.
Downloading it right now, thank you for this simple but nice tool.