Hacking [Poll] Will you be installing ShadowNAND?

[Deleted member 381889]

HOORAY! A full CFW has been achieved!
The wonderful "salt" known as @Shadowhand has made us an official post! (I am a link, click me)
Now you can receive all your information there.
However, remember.

THIS IS PRE-ALPHA SOFTWARE AND IS NOT MEANT TO BE INSTALLED AND USED IN DAILY LIFE YET!
I will not responsible if you brick while installing!

Here are some instructions for you, if you want.

Spoiler: Instructions

How to Install

• Download ShadowNAND Installer from here
• Download ShadowNAND itself from here
• Download other required files from here
• Put ShadowNAND files, other required files, and your otp.bin to SD:\homebrew\a9lh\
• Boot from ShadowNAND_Installer.bin or other entry points.
• Press SELECT

How to Use

• Install.
• Download and install SaltFW v3.0 in ShadowNAND way (boot.bin in /homebrew/)
  • SaltFW is the companion CFW for ShadowNAND until ShadowNAND has more features.
• Done.

Spoiler: Old Post (ShadowNAND v0.5)

• SHADOWNAND IS NOT A CFW YET (EDIT: It is now)
• IT IS A GLORIFIED A9LH INSTALLER
• HAS A SAFETY NET THAT MAKES SURE YOU CAN STILL BOOT EVEN IF YOUR STAGE2 DOESN'T WORK.
• NO BRICKS HAVE BEEN RECORDED

ShadowNAND by @Shadowhand has seemed to peak my interest, and I was wondering about the other lovely people of this forum. Will you be installing ShadowNAND? I have.

ShadowNAND info: As of the latest release, ShadowNAND is an A9LH v2 installer, screen_init on, and it has four main features

1. Boots /arm9loaderhax.bin (obviously)
2. Boots /safe_mode.bin
3. Has a stage2 for booting a9lh and an altstage2 for backup
4. Provides an error message when no sd card is inserted/arm9loaderhax.bin isn't present.

Github: https://github.com/RShadowhand/ShadowNAND

Spoiler: How to install

1. Download ShadowNAND Installer from here
2. Download ShadowNAND itself from here
3. Download other required files from here
4. Put ShadowNAND files, other required files, and your otp.bin to SD:\homebrew\a9lh\
5. Boot from arm9loaderhax.bin or other entry points.
6. Press SELECT
7. Done.

Spoiler: Screenshots

EDIT: 100 votes as of June 15th thanks everyone
EDIT: 200 Votes as of June 20th! Thanks for your inputs everyone

 

[laharl22]

I have voted already installed the latest build

 

[Deleted User]

Maybe on my sister's 2DS once I set up a9lh for her.

 

[SomeGamer]

Does it have any patches or just boots the sysNAND without SD on A9LH?

 

[Exavold]

Waiting for a stable release

 

[Deleted member 381889]

Does it have any patches or just boots the sysNAND without SD on A9LH?

As of now, it is a version of A9LH. It lets you boot up arm9loaderhax.bin, safe_mode.bin (if you do anything to corrupt stage2) and provides error messages when booting without sd card/without arm9loaderhax.bin.

EDIT: In later versions, it will install a version of SaltFW to your NAND, so you can boot without your sd card.

 

[SomeGamer]

As of now, it is a version of A9LH. It lets you boot up arm9loaderhax.bin, safe_mode.bin (if you do anything to corrupt stage2) and provides error messages when booting without sd card/without arm9loaderhax.bin.

EDIT: In later versions, it will install a version of SaltFW to your NAND, so you can boot without your sd card.

Nice! Is it based on A9LH 2?

 

[Deleted member 381889]

Nice! Is it based on A9LH 2?

I think so, ask @Shadowhand

 

[laharl22]

I think so, ask @Shadowhand

Yes it use the data input v2 folder

 

[sweis12]

Does it do patches on its own yet? Once it does, I am in.

 

[SomeGamer]

Yes it use the data input v2 folder

Thanks!

Does it do patches on its own yet? Once it does, I am in.

Same!

 

[Deleted member 381889]

Does it do patches on its own yet? Once it does, I am in.

Read previous post

As of now, it is a version of A9LH. It lets you boot up arm9loaderhax.bin, safe_mode.bin (if you do anything to corrupt stage2) and provides error messages when booting without sd card/without arm9loaderhax.bin.

EDIT: In later versions, it will install a version of SaltFW to your NAND, so you can boot without your sd card.

I would recommend installing it, I think it's a better version of A9LH, with you being able to recover even after messing with stage2.

 

[OrGoN3]

Nice! Is it based on A9LH 2?

Fixes for v2 commits were made a day ago, and the link for the firms and ss is the same as the link on Plailect's guide for the v2 inputs. On top of that, the installer says to not use it for any other v2 payloads, implying this is v2. All of that added together, it definitely seems to be A9LHv2. I would assume that is where RShadowhand is getting the space to store the redirects and his/her (sorry I don't know) SaltFW.

 

[Deleted member 381889]

his/her

just use "their"

 

[OrGoN3]

just use "their"

I didn't feel like being generic

 

[ShadowOne333]

What advantages/features does ShadowNAND have?

 

[OrGoN3]

What advantages/features does ShadowNAND have?

Eventually A9LH booting + CFW without SD card.

 

[SomeGamer]

What advantages/features does ShadowNAND have?

No SD needed to boot on A9LH.

 

[Deleted User]

What advantages/features does ShadowNAND have?

Using a9lh without an SD card.
Edit:

 

[Deleted member 381889]

What advantages/features does ShadowNAND have?

Features added to OP