Homebrew BootCTR9 Pause

[razer86]

I recently completed the process to install the A9LH on my N3DSXL, and have a question about BootCTR9.

Is it possible to set it up so that if I don't press anything it auto boots (Current default behavior), however if I hold down a specified key on power on, the boot process will pause and show my chosen splash screen, and wait for a keypress to boot the chosen option? Basically the way CTRBootManager works with timeouts set to 0.

 

[Billy Acuña]

You can add delay con Global options for that

 

[razer86]

You can add delay con Global options for that

From what I read of the Global options, there are no key options for that. Meaning if i add a delay to Global with a splash, the 3DS will display that splash, and delay every boot, not just ones where I hold down a certain key

 

[Bull Moose 2016]

Wow, this is a good idea. I'd be very likely to use a feature like that as well.

I just thought, though - you should be able to just configure CTRBootManager as the key you press, so you'd basically use BootCTR9 as the default, but if you held A or whatever, it would load CTRBootManager. Wouldn't that do what you're asking?

 

[razer86]

Wow, this is a good idea. I'd be very likely to use a feature like that as well.

I just thought, though - you should be able to just configure CTRBootManager as the key you press, so you'd basically use BootCTR9 as the default, but if you held A or whatever, it would load CTRBootManager. Wouldn't that do what you're asking?

I hadn't thought of that. So it would be something like:

In boot_config.ini for BootCTR9
[KEY_SELECT]
path = /boot.3dsx

And then the boot.cfg to have a timeout of -1 to disable autoboot

 

[samiam144]

I hadn't thought of that. So it would be something like:

In boot_config.ini for BootCTR9
[KEY_SELECT]
path = /boot.3dsx

And then the boot.cfg to have a timeout of -1 to disable autoboot

Well, you'd have to use the arm9 version of CTRBootManager actually; .3dsx files don't work (currently, as far as I know)

 

[Bull Moose 2016]

Well, you'd have to use the arm9 version of CTRBootManager actually; .3dsx files don't work (currently, as far as I know)

Yeah exactly, if you use the "arm9loaderhax.bin" from ctrbootmanager and just name it to something else, you should be able to configure it in the way you suggested.

 

[jurassicplayer]

Why not just use CtrBootManager9 entirely at that point ._.

 

[razer86]

Why not just use CtrBootManager9 entirely at that point ._.

That would be due to not knowing it existed. Cheers!!

Edit: That did the job perfectly!!

 

[RednaxelaNnamtra]

I have plans to add something lime this.
It will wait the specified time for key, if you press a key, it will load the configuration and show the splash, while resetting the timer and waiting again for a button press, if there is no it will boot the last selection if there is one it will again load a new splash and wait a moment.