Homebrew ARM9Loader -- Technical Details and Discussion

[Mrrraou]

Hi RednaxelaNnamtra,

I'm trying to change the file path for boot_config.ini. I did a search string for it in your code, but found nothing. Bootctr defines it in source/main.c:

For example, I modified this when I used Bootctr:

/source/main.c

-#define INI_FILE "/boot_config.ini"
+#define INI_FILE "/3ds/boot_config.ini"

Where is the file path for boot_config.ini defined in your fork?

https://github.com/hartmannaf/arm9loaderhax/blob/bootloader/bootloader/source/main.c#L14

 

[3xkrazy]

https://github.com/hartmannaf/arm9loaderhax/blob/bootloader/bootloader/source/main.c#L14

Thanks! Not sure why, but when I do a search string for items, nothing show up. I'm doing something wrong.

 

[daxtsu]

Thanks! Not sure why, but when I do a search string for items, nothing show up. I'm doing something wrong.

That's because Github doesn't support searching through forks, as silly as it is.

 

[3xkrazy]

That's because Github doesn't support searching through forks, as silly as it is.

Did not know that...

 

[dkabot]

So, I see bootloader(loader) exists now, but is there any practical use for it at the moment?
All I've seen people run with this is AuRei, sometimes Cakes if they're fancy.

 

[Mrrraou]

So, I see bootloader(loader) exists now, but is there any practical use for it at the moment?
All I've seen people run with this is AuRei, sometimes Cakes if they're fancy.

Never got it to work on my N3DS, actually. It was crashing when booting a payload.

 

[RednaxelaNnamtra]

So, I see bootloader(loader) exists now, but is there any practical use for it at the moment?
All I've seen people run with this is AuRei, sometimes Cakes if they're fancy.

It could be used for a nand restore payload for example, but without screen init its not that usefull, there are also some bugs in it(don't know how exactly I got it even work on my o3DS) so its wont work on all devices(for example I have problems on my n3DS) which seems to come from the file access. and maybe some other bugs that are left. But is only a alpha release, to find these bug

 

[dkabot]

It could be used for a nand restore payload for example, but without screen init its not that usefull, there are also some bugs in it(don't know how exactly I got it even work on my o3DS) so its wont work on all devices(for example I have problems on my n3DS) which seems to come from the file access. and maybe some other bugs that are left. But is only a alpha release, to find these bug

Yeah, I realize it's alpha, was more asking about if there's even other payloads that make it useful at the moment.
Though I suppose if screen init turns out to be a done-by-payload thing, this could turn out quite neat in the future.

 

[Tjessx]

it probably won't take long before we can use the screen, some people have done it already

 

[Mrrraou]

it probably won't take long before we can use the screen, some people have done it already

what ? where ? (except the SALT team)

 

[Tjessx]

what ? where ? (except the SALT team)

Salt team, and i think a friend of mine mentioned having colored a pixel on the screen, not sure, i'll ask him

 

[Mrrraou]

i think a friend of mine mentioned having colored a pixel on the screen, not sure, i'll ask him

:^)

 

[shinyquagsire23]

Salt team, and i think a friend of mine mentioned having colored a pixel on the screen, not sure, i'll ask him

Probably a dead or stuck pixel, but even then you'd know if LCD init was working.

 

[Tjessx]

Probably a dead or stuck pixel, but even then you'd know if LCD init was working.

i mean intentionally, not only one pixel, just drawing on the screen,

 

[Mrrraou]

i mean intentionally, not only one pixel, just drawing on the screen,

any proof/code/explanation or anything?

 

[Tjessx]

any proof/code/explanation or anything?

I've asked my friend for confirmation, he lives on the other side of the world, so probably asleep, i'll quote you when i hear more of him

 

[Allahu_Spooky_Cena]

Just got my OTP dumped following plailect's guide

 

[Conn0r]

What is the success rate of arm9loaderhax.3dsx installer?

 

[Apache Thunder]

What is the success rate of arm9loaderhax.3dsx installer?

It worked the first try on my o3DS. (though technically had to try it twice. The first attempt I didn't boot rxTools in the right mode first. If using CFW, you must use one that doesn't firmlaunch a 9.3+ FIRM. Must be on 9.0 FIRM or lower for it to work since it needs to exploit Arm9 to work)

I've heard though that it does take several attempts to to use it on the n3DS. (It should be safe once it does work though). It has trouble gaining Arm9, so if you see it freeze while trying to take over arm9, just restart and attempt it again. The process occurs very quickly, so it takes more then 5-10 seconds for it to get past the arm9 part, it froze.

 

[ChaosRipple]

What is the success rate of arm9loaderhax.3dsx installer?

I've successfully installed Arm9LoaderHax on both my N3DS and O3DS. Succeeded on first try for both systems. No hard mod either.