Looks to me that your not setting a proper nro path. Should look like sd/switch ect…. You just have it blank basically so it’s not saving to a destination
Is that how it works? If the path is invalid it pretends to build the NSP but actually doesn't?
The default message and the examples in the first post don't include the root drive in the path, just the folder and file, so I didn't either. In my provided example, homebrew.nro was on the root on the SD card so there was no extra path to write. For others I did write stuff like "switch/JKSV.nro" but it never worked.
Application Name: Name of the game you want displayed.
Author Name: You or whoever/whatever you want here
Title ID: Hit the random key to generate an ID
Icon Path: Where you have the icon you want used when you select the game.
Logo Path: Small logo you see when you boot the game. On the upper left corner will be your logo and the standard switch animation on the bottom right. You can customize the upper left logo as long as you are within the parameters.
Disable Image Conversion: I keep this checked because I keep my images saved to the parameters of the application (256x256 for icons, 160x40 for logos). I have heard that enabling the image conversion results in more artifacts in the image but I can be wrong. However, if you're having images show up as "?", try this checked on.
Custom prod.keys location: I like keeping the prod.keys in the root folder of the app.
Forwarder Options: Check the Retroarch Rom Forwarder for this usage.
Core Path: This is the path on your sd card from the root to the core you want to use for the rom. In this case, I am pointing the forwarder to use fbneo_libretro_libnx.nro, which is the Final Burn Neo core.
Rom Path: This is the location of your rom you want to use with the core you selected in the previous step. In this example, my roms folder is in the root of my sd card and I point the forwarder to find the specific rom I want. In this case, it's X-Men Vs Street Fighter.
Create the Forwarder and install as normal.
Best of luck!
Edit: As for core configurations in retroarch, I use per-core overrides or per-game overrides as needed.
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Thanks, although my intention was to contain everything in one NSP. Retroarch is not able to read the folder Content: / or Romfs: / in the ID of the application that is running
To me it doesn't work. Tried multiple times to generate a retroarch forwarder for a gba rom. It just opens the "nsp" directory completely empty. Saw some people having the same issue and tried their solution but nothing. Both the core and the gba paths are correct, idk what to do about it.
I'm using latest version, tried redumping my prod.keys but didnt work. Core path is "retroarch/cores/mgba_libretro_libnx.nro". Rom path is "roms/gaia.gba". Tried adding "/" at the beginning but didnt work. Application name doesnt have weird symbols, just plain "Pokemon Gaia" without é. Icon is 256x256 jpg. I created it by myself using photoshop.
I'm using latest version, tried redumping my prod.keys but didnt work. Core path is "retroarch/cores/mgba_libretro_libnx.nro". Rom path is "roms/gaia.gba". Tried adding "/" at the beginning but didnt work. Application name doesnt have weird symbols, just plain "Pokemon Gaia" without é. Icon is 256x256 jpg. I created it by myself using photoshop.
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Hi,
How does someone with a Mariko switch do this? I ask as this post says not to use Lockpick on a Mariko unit.
https://gbatemp.net/threads/sx-core-mariko-list-of-non-compatible-tools.567803/
How would I get the necessary keys?
Thanks.
How does someone with a Mariko switch do this? I ask as this post says not to use Lockpick on a Mariko unit.
https://gbatemp.net/threads/sx-core-mariko-list-of-non-compatible-tools.567803/
How would I get the necessary keys?
Thanks.
Hey, thank you for this great tool.
I managed to get a RetroArch forwarder and an HBmenu forwarder to work easily. But with SUPER MARIO WAR the same issue hits me:
The system kicks me out of the game before even starting it. I can see the custom logo in the upper left for a brief moment and here we go.^^
To check if the error occurs because of one of the pictures used I tried the following:
- I created an NSP file with the previous working hbmenu thumbnail
- I created an NSP file with the previous working logo picture
- I created an NSP file with both of the previous working pictures.
But the game just refuses to start. I checked the NRO file via HBmenu and there it works properly. The file location is in switch/smw/smw.nro if that helps figuring out what the problem is. To check if there's a problem with the path, the next step I'm going for will be switching out the smw NRO with the HBmenu NRO. I will let you know later.
Thank you very much. Is there any file size restriction for either picture? Just in case.
Thx in advance.
Greetings from Germany,
TuF
I managed to get a RetroArch forwarder and an HBmenu forwarder to work easily. But with SUPER MARIO WAR the same issue hits me:
The system kicks me out of the game before even starting it. I can see the custom logo in the upper left for a brief moment and here we go.^^
To check if the error occurs because of one of the pictures used I tried the following:
- I created an NSP file with the previous working hbmenu thumbnail
- I created an NSP file with the previous working logo picture
- I created an NSP file with both of the previous working pictures.
But the game just refuses to start. I checked the NRO file via HBmenu and there it works properly. The file location is in switch/smw/smw.nro if that helps figuring out what the problem is. To check if there's a problem with the path, the next step I'm going for will be switching out the smw NRO with the HBmenu NRO. I will let you know later.
Thank you very much. Is there any file size restriction for either picture? Just in case.
Thx in advance.
Greetings from Germany,
TuF
I created a forwarder for hbmenu. It works, but when then I try to open NXThemes I get an error. If I open hbmenu by opening a game while holding R, it works.
When opening via forwarder hbmenu shows "nx-hbloader v1.0.0", while when opening via holding R it shows 2.4.1... do I need to update something in this tool?
When opening via forwarder hbmenu shows "nx-hbloader v1.0.0", while when opening via holding R it shows 2.4.1... do I need to update something in this tool?
There is an issue with forwarders of any kind with NXTheme it doesn't matter if its directly to the app or to hbmenu. if you want to use NXTheme bring up the hbmenu by holding right shoulder button while load a game.
Having the exact same problem, I thought it could be a problem with the icon I chose but, doesn't appear to be the case, in fact, I tried using a different one from an app that did work when I injected it and, still no luck, I dumped my prod.keys and, they are on the correct place, so are the game paths, I could get Sonic Robo Blast 2 and Sonic 3 A.I.R. to work, tried RetroArch, Super Mario War and, forwarding RetroArch roms but, it just gives me the error every time, hopefully a solution is found soon.
Using this I successfully created forwarders. Unfortunately no matter what I tried I couldn't get the gui to not compress the icon quality.
- checking the tick box before selecting image.
- creating image in photoshop with stripped image data
- even re-saving jpg with paint.
Everything else works, but I just resulted to using SAK and using this to generate the title id's as I think SAK's generator is borked. Thanks for the gui.
- checking the tick box before selecting image.
- creating image in photoshop with stripped image data
- even re-saving jpg with paint.
Everything else works, but I just resulted to using SAK and using this to generate the title id's as I think SAK's generator is borked. Thanks for the gui.
For some reason, the forwarder just stopped working. I have no idea why, I'm doing the same exact process for every inject, but the injects just stopped working. I've rebooted the console, the program, the PC, but have had absolutely no progress. Can anyone help?
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