Hacking [Help] Running Gateway loader on O3dsxl with A9LH

[quantumboy]

I know that this is probably a given, but I have to ask just to cover all bases. Do you have Launcher.dat on the SD card? Even if you're using GW.3dsx, you have to have the Launcher.dat file to boot into GW Mode. All GW.3dsx does is load Launcher.dat.

This is the exact setup that I have on my 3DS that works perfectly for me.

• SysNAND 9.2/EmuNAND 10.7
  
• GW.3dsx in SD:\3ds\GW
• No files other than firmware.bin (for NTR use) in SD:\luma\
• arm9loaderhax.bin (Luma3DS), Launcher.dat (GW), and boot.3dsx (CtrBootManager) in SD:\
• boot.cfg set up to launch GW.3dsx
• The following options turned on in Luma3DS configuration: Autoboot SysNAND, Force A9LH detection, Show current NAND in System Settings, Show GBA boot screen in patched AGB_FIRM. Everything else is turned off.

Thanks, I will double check this and try it out

 

[Localhorst86]

lol, forgot the link in my previous post: https://github.com/Rohul1997/Gateway_cia

despite everything being in place, only that and gateways own oot savegame actually launch the gateway menu for me. all other entrypoints result in a black screen.

 

[quantumboy]

I know that this is probably a given, but I have to ask just to cover all bases. Do you have Launcher.dat on the SD card? Even if you're using GW.3dsx, you have to have the Launcher.dat file to boot into GW Mode. All GW.3dsx does is load Launcher.dat.

This is the exact setup that I have on my 3DS that works perfectly for me.

• SysNAND 9.2/EmuNAND 10.7
  
• GW.3dsx in SD:\3ds\GW
• No files other than firmware.bin (for NTR use) in SD:\luma\
• arm9loaderhax.bin (Luma3DS), Launcher.dat (GW), and boot.3dsx (CtrBootManager) in SD:\
• boot.cfg set up to launch GW.3dsx
• The following options turned on in Luma3DS configuration: Autoboot SysNAND, Force A9LH detection, Show current NAND in System Settings, Show GBA boot screen in patched AGB_FIRM. Everything else is turned off.

Are you using menumax, themehax, browserhax to load ctrbootmanager?

 

[zhdarkstar]

Are you using menumax, themehax, browserhax to load ctrbootmanager?

MenuHax on SysNAND only.

 

[cots]

I don't understand why when someone asks about a solution to their problem everyone ignores it and screams "a9lh".

 

[quantumboy]

I don't understand why when someone asks about a solution to their problem everyone ignores it and screams "a9lh".

In this case the irony is that I am also using a9lh

 

[quantumboy]

MenuHax on SysNAND only.

I tried exactly this, still not working. just to clarify I have the firmeware.bin from the guide in /luma/
same settings and everything but no dice

 

[zhdarkstar]

I guess the first thing to do is test each step in the boot sequence to see where the trouble lies.

• Can you get Luma3DS to load into 10.7 EmuNAND by itself? (Hold L while booting with current setup)
• Does your MenuHax setup properly load homebrew? (Test by replacing boot.3dsx with HBL and load a non-CFW homebrew)
• Is CtrBootManager working? (Test by setting up to autoboot HBL)
• Are your versions of Launcher.dat and GW.3dsx up to date? (Download the latest GW release and compare files)

 

[quantumboy]

I guess the first thing to do is test each step in the boot sequence to see where the trouble lies.

• Can you get Luma3DS to load into 10.7 EmuNAND by itself? (Hold L while booting with current setup)
• Does your MenuHax setup properly load homebrew? (Test by replacing boot.3dsx with HBL and load a non-CFW homebrew)
• Is CtrBootManager working? (Test by setting up to autoboot HBL)
• Are your versions of Launcher.dat and GW.3dsx up to date? (Download the latest GW release and compare files)

yes emunand can load into 10.7
menuhax loads fine and brings up ctrbootmanager
after 3 seconds it loads gateway (/3ds/GW/gw.3dsx)
and I copied new versions just incase

I think what I need to verify is that I am using the right firmware.bin, is yours the o3ds ones from the guide here https://github.com/Plailect/Guide/wiki/Part-5-(arm9loaderhax-&-Luma3DS)

 

[zhdarkstar]

yes emunand can load into 10.7
menuhax loads fine and brings up ctrbootmanager
after 3 seconds it loads gateway (/3ds/GW/gw.3dsx)
and I copied new versions just incase

I think what I need to verify is that I am using the right firmware.bin, is yours the o3ds ones from the guide here https://github.com/Plailect/Guide/wiki/Part-5-(arm9loaderhax-&-Luma3DS)

You would need to use the O3DS firmware.bin. I have it set up on my N3DS, so I use the N3DS version. I doubt that the firmware.bin could be the source of the issue, as it only comes into play if using NTR.

Edit: Try these settings in boot.cfg:

timeout = 0;
autobootfix = 8;

 

[quantumboy]

well I am not sure then

 

[jerrmy12]

Are you referring to the file in the /luma/ folder the Luma3DS NTR firm file?

No, firm90.bin

 

[quantumboy]

No, firm90.bin

Where do I get that file?

 

[jerrmy12]

Where do I get that file?

From aureinand 4.2<

 

[quantumboy]

From aureinand 4.2<

I downloaded that from git hub and couldn't find a firm90.bin in the 7z

 

[zhdarkstar]

You don't need firm90.bin anymore with Luma3DS, as it reads the NATIVE_FIRM from the CTR-NAND of whichever NAND is being loaded.

 

[jerrmy12]

You don't need firm90.bin anymore with Luma3DS, as it reads the NATIVE_FIRM from the CTR-NAND of whichever NAND is being loaded.

For gateway launcher, he might

--------------------- MERGED ---------------------------

I downloaded that from git hub and couldn't find a firm90.bin in the 7z

gate.3dsx from a folder on your sd card called otherapp21
Have you tried renaming the gateway boot.3dsx to that and putting it in that folder?

 

[zhdarkstar]

If anything, I was going to suggest deleting the NTR firmware.bin. While it isn't causing any problems on my N3DS, it could be the issue when it comes to the O3DS.

Edit: I think I might have pinpointed the issue. I just noticed that the version of CtrBootManager that I have is different than the latest version. I got it from this post.

https://gbatemp.net/threads/release-hb-launcher-mod-cia-for-gateway.416449/page-5#post-6208569

 

[quantumboy]

If anything, I was going to suggest deleting the NTR firmware.bin. While it isn't causing any problems on my N3DS, it could be the issue when it comes to the O3DS.

Edit: I think I might have pinpointed the issue. I just noticed that the version of CtrBootManager that I have is different than the latest version. I got it from this post.

https://gbatemp.net/threads/release-hb-launcher-mod-cia-for-gateway.416449/page-5#post-6208569

Sadly no, I tried the files from this link ^ and even deleted the firmware.bin file it does the color and the rop loader text and some flashes but then solid black, no dragon. Any other ideas?

 

[zhdarkstar]

Did you try with the boot.cfg settings I posted above?