Hacking Homebrew BlargSPC CIA Banner Creation Help Needed

[PandaPandel]

This is a obscure ask, but I was wondering if someone could please help me inject a banner into this CIA.

I have tried everything ;_;

I took a 3DSX file and converted it into CIA. It works! But the banner just does not show up, even when I makefile and everything is in the right place.
Would anyone be willing to take a look at my CIA? I would love you forever for real. This CIA means alot to me. It was originally created by @DiscostewSM and I daily drive this to this day. And really cool way to bring this to the future would be to convert it to CIA with a working banner and its like 90% I just cannot get the banner to work!

Any help is super super appreciated.

Inside the zip is the CIA that works, it launches, and can be used minus the banner!

 

[Bartsinso]

This is a obscure ask, but I was wondering if someone could please help me inject a banner into this CIA.

I have tried everything ;_;

I took a 3DSX file and converted it into CIA. It works! But the banner just does not show up, even when I makefile and everything is in the right place.
Would anyone be willing to take a look at my CIA? I would love you forever for real. This CIA means alot to me. It was originally created by @DiscostewSM and I daily drive this to this day. And really cool way to bring this to the future would be to convert it to CIA with a working banner and its like 90% I just cannot get the banner to work!

Any help is super super appreciated.

Inside the zip is the CIA that works, it launches, and can be used minus the banner!

maybe try using NSUI? I think you can put banners on the CIA editing thing

 

[PandaPandel]

maybe try using NSUI? I think you can put banners on the CIA editing thing

For Some reason, NSUI would not add one, either!!! I was so close. But NSUI only works for this CIA's main image.

 

[AnimeIsDead]

@PandaPandel What does this cia do? And what did you use to build the cia?

 

[PandaPandel]

@PandaPandel What does this cia do? And what did you use to build the cia?

BlargSPC is a Super nintendo music player that plays the OG files from your SD card as .SPC. It is super super neat.

Post automatically merged: Jul 23, 2024

@PandaPandel What does this cia do? And what did you use to build the cia?

I used some super super obscure makefile type hacking tools I found around here it was so difficult I could not believe I actually got it to work in any capcity lmao

currently using my CIA as we speak to listen to Yoshi island music <3

 

[AnimeIsDead]

I used some super super obscure makefile type hacking tools I found around here it was so difficult I could not believe I actually got it to work in any capcity lmao

Can you link me to the tool so I can take a look at it

 

[PandaPandel]

Can you link me to the tool so I can take a look at it

Yeah, click the link above! I sent it last night in that comment.

Post automatically merged: Jul 23, 2024

Yeah, click the link above! I sent it last night in that comment.

just install the CIA and put a folder of .spc music on your SD in folders.

here is Zofars domain, go there for original sound file dumps <3

 

[AnimeIsDead]

Yeah, click the link above! I sent it last night in that comment.

I meant the one you used to build the cia.

 

[PandaPandel]

I meant the one you used to build the cia.

OHHHHHHH lmao my bad. ugh. let me see what I did, it was months ago. I had to follow a video in spanish to do it.

Post automatically merged: Jul 24, 2024

OHHHHHHH lmao my bad. ugh. let me see what I did, it was months ago. I had to follow a video in spanish to do it.

I meant the one you used to build the cia.

https://gbatemp.net/threads/cxitool-convert-3dsx-to-cia-directly.440385/

it was one of these tools or Hackertools9

 

[AnimeIsDead]

https://gbatemp.net/threads/cxitool-convert-3dsx-to-cia-directly.440385/

it was one of these tools or Hackertools9

Just read through it and that was a lot of info to take in

 

[PandaPandel]

Just read through it and that was a lot of info to take in

YA I was surprised I even got it compiled correctly to execute tbh i felt like a god LMAO

 

[AnimeIsDead]

Using this tool were you able to create a smdh icon file and a bnr banner file?

 

[PandaPandel]

Using this tool were you able to create a smdh icon file and a bnr banner file?

yes, but my issue was I could never get the banner file or PNG to work for some reason

only way I was able to get SMDH was New Super injector which worked for icon, but banner is missing. its the only thing missing now.

 

[AnimeIsDead]

yes, but my issue was I could never get the banner file or PNG to work for some reason

Okay I got an idea but you would need a bnr banner file created from your png

 

[PandaPandel]

Okay I got an idea but you would need a bnr banner file created from your png

Alright, Let me see if I can find my good .bnr file!

Post automatically merged: Jul 24, 2024

Okay I got an idea but you would need a bnr banner file created from your png

Looks Like I will need to generate a new BNR file I will do that right now

Post automatically merged: Jul 24, 2024

Okay I got an idea but you would need a bnr banner file created from your png

Here is a Banner that has a Wav and a PNG in it, I looked in 3dsexplorer and it seems to all be there

 

[AnimeIsDead]

Here is a Banner that has a Wav and a PNG in it, I looked in 3dsexplorer and it seems to all be there

You're also going to need NSUI

Post automatically merged: Jul 24, 2024

Make a backup of your cia and .bnr file before starting

Follow the guide from here up until step 3 then go into extracted/ExtractedBanner ExtractedExeFS and lmk what files are in there

 

[PandaPandel]

You're also going to need NSUI

Post automatically merged: Jul 24, 2024

Make a backup of your cia and .bnr file before starting

Follow the guide from here up until step 3 then go into extracted/ExtractedBanner and lmk what files are in there

You are a gem for trying to help me!!!!!

I am going to try this in a little bit after some dinner!

 

[PandaPandel]

You're also going to need NSUI

Post automatically merged: Jul 24, 2024

Make a backup of your cia and .bnr file before starting

Follow the guide from here up until step 3 then go into extracted/ExtractedBanner and lmk what files are in there

no dice. I tried to add the missing banner file to it, in the exefs folder and it still wont show up, followed @gaberilde on youtube and still for some reason with the NSUI method, and the Gabrielo Tool the banner refuses to show up. I tried extracting the banner I made. All the files are there.

Only thing i can think of since it was a 3DSX file before it didnt have a Extracted Banner folder, and since I am having to make one from scratch, there has to be some files I am missing besides the banner.bnr which is the easiest thing to create in all this.

Post automatically merged: Jul 25, 2024

no dice. I tried to add the missing banner file to it, in the exefs folder and it still wont show up, followed @gaberilde on youtube and still for some reason with the NSUI method, and the Gabrielo Tool the banner refuses to show up. I tried extracting the banner I made. All the files are there.

Only thing i can think of since it was a 3DSX file before it didnt have a Extracted Banner folder, and since I am having to make one from scratch, there has to be some files I am missing besides the banner.bnr which is the easiest thing to create in all this.

This is Everyfile from the NSUI extraction, With a created ExtractedBanner folder, and within that is the ,bnr file that has been extracted again.

The ExeFS folder has the Icon, code, and Bnr file inside.

 

[AnimeIsDead]

The ExeFS folder has the Icon, code, and Bnr file inside.

Yeah ExtractedExeFS is the correct folder not ExtractedBanner sorry about that

I tried to add the missing banner file to it, in the exefs folder and it still wont show up

So after replacing the the bnr file in ExeFS with yours did you try rebuilding the cia in NSUI?

Post automatically merged: Jul 25, 2024

So after replacing the the bnr file in ExeFS with yours did you try rebuilding the cia in NSUI?

If rebuilding the cia didn't work, rename your bnr file in ExeFS to banner.bin and try rebuilding the cia in NSUI.

 

[PandaPandel]

Yeah ExtractedExeFS is the correct folder not ExtractedBanner sorry about that


So after replacing the the bnr file in ExeFS with yours did you try rebuilding the cia in NSUI?

Post automatically merged: Jul 25, 2024

If rebuilding the cia didn't work, rename your bnr file in ExeFS to banner.bin and try rebuilding the cia

I rebuilt the CIA, nothing yet.

I will try and rename .bin