mtp-server-nx

A port of https://manpages.ubuntu.com/manpages/xenial/man1/mtp-server.1.html for Nintendo Switch - free and open source!

Author
Gillou68310

Known Issues

• Startup takes long with a lot of Files on the SD Card, due to scanning
• Transfer speed can still be improved
• Untested on Horizon < 6.1
• Max filesize is currently limited to ~4GB
• Version 1.1 has issues with Windows, consider it not supported right now :/
  
• TBD

License
Apache 2.0

Repository: https://github.com/retronx-team/mtp-server-nx
Download: https://github.com/retronx-team/mtp-server-nx/releases

 

[LightBeam]

I’ve tried 1.0 and nothing launches, just get a black screen on 9.0 latest atmosphere

Just wait
I had that and I just needed to wait for it to launch, it takes quite some time (less than a minute but if it doesn't work after a minute then I don't know)

 

[pablo67340]

Works good with Fat32, completely crashes with ExFAT SD cards. This would be amazing if you could get it to work with ExFAT!

 

[hippy dave]

Works good with Fat32, completely crashes with ExFAT SD cards. This would be amazing if you could get it to work with ExFAT!

Don't use homebrew with exfat. Find one of the many thread about it if you want to know why, but just don't.

 

[pablo67340]

Don't use homebrew with exfat. Find one of the many thread about it if you want to know why, but just don't.

But whyyyyyyyy. How come the ExFAT support can't be fixed on OS level rather than just avoiding it?

 

[uyjulian]

But whyyyyyyyy. How come the ExFAT support can't be fixed on OS level rather than just avoiding it?

It is easier to switch to exFAT, and you will have a much less risk of losing your data. Wouldn't it be bad if you lost your RetroArch save data because of a exFAT corruption problem?

exFAT has one copy of essential data while FAT32 has two copies of essential data. This issue is in the design of the filesystem.

I'd like to write a exFAT to FAT32 converter eventually so it is one less reason to use exFAT.

tl;dr: Don't use exFAT for any reason whatsoever.

 

[hippy dave]

But whyyyyyyyy. How come the ExFAT support can't be fixed on OS level rather than just avoiding it?

Nintendo aren't going to fix it, and the most realistic way for CFW to fix it would be to reimplement the whole FS module (it's huge compared to modules that have been reimplemented), which would be a massive undertaking that nobody has been keen to start on when a totally viable alternative is "use fat32".

 

[pablo67340]

Nintendo aren't going to fix it, and the most realistic way for CFW to fix it would be to reimplement the whole FS module (it's huge compared to modules that have been reimplemented), which would be a massive undertaking that nobody has been keen to start on when a totally viable alternative is "use fat32".

Good to know, fingers crossed that someone, SOMEONE takes on the impossible task of fixing ExFAT for us!

 

[hippy dave]

Good to know, fingers crossed that someone, SOMEONE takes on the impossible task of fixing ExFAT for us!

Don't hold your breath. There's no real downside to fat32 these days, so just use that.

 

[sj33]

There’s no need to use exFAT. Even if you do piracy, there are ways to install your games using FAT32.

 

[SigmaSebas]

Doesn't work. It closes after I open the SD Card path.

 

[ShadowOne333]

Doesn't work. It closes after I open the SD Card path.

Same here.
I got the Switch to be detected by the PC as an MTP Device, but as soon as I clicked on the "sdcard" icon to browse the folders, the app crashed on the Switch's side.
Newer builds of the app do start loading up the folders, but upon the 10th or so folder, it crashes yet again.

This was in an Atmos 9.4 Switch, with 8.0.1 on a Windows 10 PC.

 

[Silithas]

Completely crashes here with fat32 and exfat. I'm on sys version 9 with latest atmosphere

 

[kornjaca200]

Completely crashes here with fat32 and exfat. I'm on sys version 9 with latest atmosphere

Here the same i gave up on this app just use nxmtp, works always.

 

[m4xw]

There are issues with Windows, consider it not supported for the time being.
Needs more work, the android code this based on has a bunch of issues..

 

[lordelan]

As soon as I open it, the Switch crashes.
Atmosphère 0.9.4, FW 9.0.0, emuMMC
No matter if I use applet mode or full ram mode.

Edit: Nevermind. Already mentioned above.

 

[ShadowOne333]

Tried again with the latest build of mtp-server-nx, it seemed to load more folders, but still crashed later on.
From the test I did, it seems to be failing after letter "r", I am guessing it seems to be crashing when reaching the "switch" folder, as I got it consistenly when reaching letter "s" folders, and I never saw that one load.

 

[m4xw]

Tried again with the latest build of mtp-server-nx, it seemed to load more folders, but still crashed later on.
From the test I did, it seems to be failing after letter "r", I am guessing it seems to be crashing when reaching the "switch" folder, as I got it consistenly when reaching letter "s" folders, and I never saw that one load.

thats not how you debug

 

[ShadowOne333]

thats not how you debug

I know but ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
Had to go, just thought of dropping what I got while I could.

 

[ecesar]

It has been said before, but here's my experience:

Switch 9.0.1 + Atmosphere 0.9.4 + exFAT SD + Windows 10 = crash everytime.

 

[lordelan]

It has been said before, but here's my experience:

Switch 9.0.1 + Atmosphere 0.9.4 + exFAT SD + Windows 10 = crash everytime.

exFAT is a no go.