Homebrew OPEN_AGB_FIRM discussion thread

[kuro0628neko]

You were right, there's no issue. After hours of confusion it turns out that all the problems were down to using a corrupted ROM file. After replacing the ROM everything works fine again. Thanks!

I'm glad it was just the ROM file!

 

[kuro0628neko]

Btw, does anyone know if there is a Discord server for agb firm?

 

[Maximumbeans]

Btw, does anyone know if there is a Discord server for agb firm?

I don't think there's a dedicated one but there is the general homebrew Discord which probably has plenty of people who know OAF.

 

[BETA215]

Btw, does anyone know if there is a Discord server for agb firm?

Check the GodMode9 server, profi200 chats over there!

 

[kuro0628neko]

Check the GodMode9 server, profi200 chats over there!

I'm having trouble finding the server, got a link?

 

[BETA215]

I'm having trouble finding the server, got a link?

Check the readme here! https://github.com/d0k3/GodMode9

 

[ber71]

I wonder if any admin can stick this thread to increased visibility.
Threads for similar loaders which interact directly with existing hardware are stickied: nintendont, twilightmenu++ come to my mind. So...

 

[kuro0628neko]

Check the readme here! https://github.com/d0k3/GodMode9

Thanks!

 

[Maximumbeans]

I wonder if any admin can stick this thread to increased visibility.
Threads for similar loaders which interact directly with existing hardware are stickied: nintendont, twilightmenu++ come to my mind. So...

I’m always surprised when I see that it’s not stickied.

 

[FooFighters]

Doesn't work for some reason. I try loading the payload from the Luma3DS start menu and I get an error.

An error has occurred:
The payload is invalid or corrupted.
Press any button to shutdown

 

[pistonfish]

Doesn't work for some reason. I try loading the payload from the Luma3DS start menu and I get an error.

An error has occurred:
The payload is invalid or corrupted.
Press any button to shutdown

Did you try to redownload the file?

 

[FooFighters]

Did you try to redownload the file?

Eyup, first thing I did.

 

[splaca]

Doesn't work for some reason. I try loading the payload from the Luma3DS start menu and I get an error.

An error has occurred:
The payload is invalid or corrupted.
Press any button to shutdown

Where did you get it from?

Are other payloads such as gm9 loading fine?

 

[xtreme1]

Very cool, nice work!

Side note, there was a chainloader you could compile as .cia to reboot into a .firm payload from the home menu. It might be compatible with this .firm if someone had time to try it out :
New link: https://github.com/Ordim3n/That-Shortcut-Thingy (old link was deprecated).

Edit: You can download a .cia/.3dsx shortcut from here.

Does anyone have an up to date link for the forwarder? does this still work with the latest version?

Ah, it seems like it works but you have to change your firm0 to godmode? I don't understand the advantages/disadvantages of that though. Is this still an ok thing to do? Disadvantages?

 

[Joom]

Ah, it seems like it works but you have to change your firm0 to godmode? I don't understand the advantages/disadvantages of that though. Is this still an ok thing to do? Disadvantages?

https://github.com/d0k3/GodMode9?tab=readme-ov-file#bootloader-mode

 

[xtreme1]

https://github.com/d0k3/GodMode9?tab=readme-ov-file#bootloader-mode

Sorry, i'm a bit too out of the loop to understand if this is a good way to setup my 3ds or not?

 

[Joom]

Sorry, i'm a bit too out of the loop to understand if this is a good way to setup my 3ds or not?

I mainly linked that because there's a warning saying that this is really only meant for developers. Setup FB3Ds instead.
https://github.com/derrekr/fastboot3DS

 

[xtreme1]

I mainly linked that because there's a warning saying that this is really only meant for developers. Setup FB3Ds instead.
https://github.com/derrekr/fastboot3DS

Ah - thanks for clarifying. That makes sense. My hesitation to setting up fastboot3ds is that it seems like it hasn't gotten updates & isn't as widely used as B9S (which i assume is what my current firm0 is?). So I was also concerned with what I might be risking by switching to fb3ds.

 

[Joom]

Ah - thanks for clarifying. That makes sense. My hesitation to setting up fastboot3ds is that it seems like it hasn't gotten updates & isn't as widely used as B9S (which i assume is what my current firm0 is?). So I was also concerned with what I might be risking by switching to fb3ds.

Check the other thread where you were asking about this. Somebody linked nightly builds.

 

[Sono]

Ah - thanks for clarifying. That makes sense. My hesitation to setting up fastboot3ds is that it seems like it hasn't gotten updates & isn't as widely used as B9S (which i assume is what my current firm0 is?). So I was also concerned with what I might be risking by switching to fb3ds.

It isn't widely used, as most people are content with Luma's chainloader, and don't need more flexibility.
It also doesn't need updating, if it already works as intended. b9s doesn't get frequent updates either.

There is no brick risk, if you install fastboot3DS using proper safe methods.
In fact, fastboot3DS is better in the sense, that it *always* powers on, even with a faulty/removed SDCard. No more "blue LED turns on and turns off" nonsense.


Edit: I think the fastboot3DS repo includes those "proper safe methods". I will not say anything, otherwise I'll get pitchforked for suggesting "the" wrong method.