Homebrew [Q] - Trouble building .CIA from example code

[shizaep]

Hello, I seem to be having a bit of trouble building the ctrulib examples as a .cia file. I've been trying to use the instructions at http://3dbrew.org/wiki/Makerom but still unable to produce a .cia that I am able to install on my 3DS.

This is what I've done so far.

-build the project
-

arm-none-eabi-strip [ELF file]

on the generated elf file

Now, I have a .3dsx, .elf and .smdh files in my directory.

I have gotten the latest makerom from https://github.com/Relys/Project_CTR/tree/master/makerom and have been attempting to use the tool to produce a working .cia file using the documentation at http://3dbrew.org/wiki/Makerom

The rsf file I am using is this:

Spoiler

BasicInfo:
  Title                  : "Example"
  CompanyCode            : "00"
  ProductCode            : "CTR-P-BLRG"
  ContentType            : Application
  Logo                    : Nintendo # Nintendo / Licensed / Distributed / iQue / iQueForSystem
 
RomFs:
  # Specifies the root path of the file system to include in the ROM.
  RootPath                : "romfs"
 
 
TitleInfo:
  UniqueId                : 0x1266
  Category                : Application
 
CardInfo:
  MediaSize              : 128MB # 128MB / 256MB / 512MB / 1GB / 2GB / 4GB
  MediaType              : Card1 # Card1 / Card2
  CardDevice              : NorFlash # NorFlash(Pick this if you use savedata) / None
 
 
Option:
  FreeProductCode        : true # Removes limitations on ProductCode
  MediaFootPadding        : false # If true CCI files are created with padding
  EnableCrypt            : true # Enables encryption for NCCH and CIA
  EnableCompress          : true # Compresses exefs code
 
ExeFs: # these are the program segments from the ELF, check your elf for the appropriate segment names
  ReadOnly:
  - .rodata
  - RO
  ReadWrite:
  - .data
  - RO
  Text:
  - .init
  - .text
  - STUP_ENTRY
 
PlainRegion: # only used with SDK ELFs
- .module_id
 
AccessControlInfo:
  #UseExtSaveData : true
  #ExtSaveDataId: 0xff3ff
  #UseExtendedSaveDataAccessControl: true
  #AccessibleSaveDataIds: [0x101, 0x202, 0x303, 0x404, 0x505, 0x606]
 
SystemControlInfo:
  SaveDataSize: 128KB
  RemasterVersion: 0
  StackSize: 0x40000
 
# DO NOT EDIT BELOW HERE OR PROGRAMS WILL NOT LAUNCH (most likely)
 
AccessControlInfo:
  FileSystemAccess:
  - Debug
  - DirectSdmc
  - DirectSdmcWrite
 
  IdealProcessor                : 0
  AffinityMask                  : 1
 
  Priority                      : 16
 
  MaxCpu                        : 0x9E # Default
 
  CoreVersion                  : 2
  DescVersion                  : 2
 
  ReleaseKernelMajor            : "02"
  ReleaseKernelMinor            : "33"
  MemoryType                    : Application
  HandleTableSize: 512
  IORegisterMapping:
  - 1ff50000-1ff57fff
  - 1ff70000-1ff77fff
  MemoryMapping:
  - 1f000000-1f5fffff:r
  SystemCallAccess:
    ArbitrateAddress: 34
    Break: 60
    CancelTimer: 28
    ClearEvent: 25
    ClearTimer: 29
    CloseHandle: 35
    ConnectToPort: 45
    ControlMemory: 1
    CreateAddressArbiter: 33
    CreateEvent: 23
    CreateMemoryBlock: 30
    CreateMutex: 19
    CreateSemaphore: 21
    CreateThread: 8
    CreateTimer: 26
    DuplicateHandle: 39
    ExitProcess: 3
    ExitThread: 9
    GetCurrentProcessorNumber: 17
    GetHandleInfo: 41
    GetProcessId: 53
    GetProcessIdOfThread: 54
    GetProcessIdealProcessor: 6
    GetProcessInfo: 43
    GetResourceLimit: 56
    GetResourceLimitCurrentValues: 58
    GetResourceLimitLimitValues: 57
    GetSystemInfo: 42
    GetSystemTick: 40
    GetThreadContext: 59
    GetThreadId: 55
    GetThreadIdealProcessor: 15
    GetThreadInfo: 44
    GetThreadPriority: 11
    MapMemoryBlock: 31
    OutputDebugString: 61
    QueryMemory: 2
    ReleaseMutex: 20
    ReleaseSemaphore: 22
    SendSyncRequest1: 46
    SendSyncRequest2: 47
    SendSyncRequest3: 48
    SendSyncRequest4: 49
    SendSyncRequest: 50
    SetThreadPriority: 12
    SetTimer: 27
    SignalEvent: 24
    SleepThread: 10
    UnmapMemoryBlock: 32
    WaitSynchronization1: 36
    WaitSynchronizationN: 37
  InterruptNumbers:
  ServiceAccessControl:
  - APT:U
  - $hioFIO
  - $hostio0
  - $hostio1
  - ac:u
  - boss:U
  - cam:u
  - cecd:u
  - cfg:u
  - dlp:FKCL
  - dlp:SRVR
  - dsp::DSP
  - frd:u
  - fs:USER
  - gsp::Gpu
  - hid:USER
  - http:C
  - mic:u
  - ndm:u
  - news:u
  - nwm::UDS
  - ptm:u
  - pxi:dev
  - soc:U
  - ssl:C
  - y2r:u
  - ldr:ro
  - ir:USER
 
 
SystemControlInfo:
  Dependency:
    ac: 0x0004013000002402L
    am: 0x0004013000001502L
    boss: 0x0004013000003402L
    camera: 0x0004013000001602L
    cecd: 0x0004013000002602L
    cfg: 0x0004013000001702L
    codec: 0x0004013000001802L
    csnd: 0x0004013000002702L
    dlp: 0x0004013000002802L
    dsp: 0x0004013000001a02L
    friends: 0x0004013000003202L
    gpio: 0x0004013000001b02L
    gsp: 0x0004013000001c02L
    hid: 0x0004013000001d02L
    http: 0x0004013000002902L
    i2c: 0x0004013000001e02L
    ir: 0x0004013000003302L
    mcu: 0x0004013000001f02L
    mic: 0x0004013000002002L
    ndm: 0x0004013000002b02L
    news: 0x0004013000003502L
    nim: 0x0004013000002c02L
    nwm: 0x0004013000002d02L
    pdn: 0x0004013000002102L
    ps: 0x0004013000003102L
    ptm: 0x0004013000002202L
    ro: 0x0004013000003702L
    socket: 0x0004013000002e02L
    spi: 0x0004013000002302L
    ssl: 0x0004013000002f02L
CommonHeaderKey:
  D: |
    jL2yO86eUQnYbXIrzgFVMm7FVze0LglZ2f5g+c42hWoEdnb5BOotaMQPBfqt
    aUyAEmzQPaoi/4l4V+hTJRXQfthVRqIEx27B84l8LA6Tl5Fy9PaQaQ+4yRfP
    g6ylH2l0EikrIVjy2uMlFgl0QJCrG+QGKHftxhaGCifdAwFNmiZuyJ/TmktZ
    0RCb66lYcr2h/p2G7SnpKUliS9h9KnpmG+UEgVYQUK+4SCfByUa9PxYGpT0E
    nw1UcRz0gsBmdOqcgzwnAd9vVqgb42hVn6uQZyAl+j1RKiMWywZarazIR/k5
    Lmr4+groimSEa+3ajyoIho9WaWTDmFU3mkhA2tUDIQ==
  Exponent: |
    AQAB
  Modulus: |
    zwCcsyCgMkdlieCgQMVXA6X2jmb1ICjup0Q+jk/AydPkOgsx7I/MjUymFEkU
    vgXBtCKtzh3NKXtFFuW51tJ60GPOabLKuG0Qm5li+UXALrWhzWuvd5vv2FZI
    dTQCbrq/MFS/M02xNtwqzWiBjE/LwqIdbrDAAvX4HGy0ydaQJ1DKYeQeph5D
    lAGBw2nQ4izXhhuLaU3w8VQkIJHdhxIKI5gJY/20AGkG0vHD553Mh5kBINrWp
    CRYmmJS8DCYbAiQtKbkeUfzHViGTZuj6PwaY8Mv39PGO47a++pt45IUyCEs4/
    LjMS72cyfo8tU4twRGp76SFGYejYj3wGC1f/POQw==
  Signature: |
    BOPR0jL0BOV5Zx502BuPbOvi/hvOq5ID8Dz1MQfOjkey6FKP/6cb4f9YXpm6c
    ZCHAZLo0GduKdMepiKPUq1rsbbAxkRdQdjOOusEWoxNA58x3E4373tCAhlqM2
    DvuQERrIIQ/XnYLV9C3uw4efZwhFqog1jvVyoEHpuvs8xnYtGbsKQ8FrgLwXv
    pOZYy9cSgq+jqLy2D9IxiowPcbq2cRlbW9d2xlUfpq0AohyuXQhpxn7d9RUor
    9veoARRAdxRJK12EpcSoEM1LhTRYdJnSRCY3x3p6YIV3c+l1sWvaQwKt0sZ/U
    8TTDx2gb9g7r/+U9icneu/zlqUpSkexCS009Q==
  Descriptor: |
    AP///wAABAACAAAAAAAFGJ4AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA
    AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAiIAAAAAAAABBUFQ6VQAAACRo
    aW9GSU8AJGhvc3RpbzAkaG9zdGlvMWFjOnUAAAAAYm9zczpVAABjYW06dQAA
    AGNlY2Q6dQAAY2ZnOnUAAABkbHA6RktDTGRscDpTUlZSZHNwOjpEU1BmcmQ6
    dQAAAGZzOlVTRVIAZ3NwOjpHcHVoaWQ6VVNFUmh0dHA6QwAAbWljOnUAAABu
    ZG06dQAAAG5ld3M6dQAAbndtOjpVRFNwdG06dQAAAHB4aTpkZXYAc29jOlUA
    AABzc2w6QwAAAHkycjp1AAAAbGRyOnJvAABpcjpVU0VSAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA
    AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA
    AAAAAAAAAABOn/rw/7//8ec/APIA8JH/APaR/1D/gf9Y/4H/cP+B/3j/gf8B
    AQD/AAIA/iECAPz/////////////////////////////////////////////
    ////////////////////////////////////////AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA
    AAADAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAI=

Then I attempt to do the following in this order:

makerom -o sample.cxi -rsf sample.rsf -target t -elf sample.elf -icon sample.icn -banner sample.bnr -desc app:4

which yeilds a warning:

[NCCH WARNING] NCCH AES Key could not be loaded, NCCH will not be encrypted

Then:

makerom -o sample.cfa -rsf sample.rsf -target t

which yields a warning:

[NCCH WARNING] NCCH AES Key could not be loaded, NCCH will not be encrypted

Then:

makerom -f cci -o sample.cci -target t -i sample.cxi:0 -i sample.cfa:1

Lastly:

makerom -f cia -o sample.cia -target t -i sample.cxi:0:0 -i sample.cfa:1:1

which yields a warning:

[CIA WARNING] Common Key could not be loaded, CIA will not be encrypted

Now I have a .cia file and I attempt to install it in the same way as any other .cia on gateway but I get the following error when attempting to install it:

Import failed. File: xxx.cia This CIA is invalid (0xD8E08025)

Someone please tell me what I am doing wrong and what I should do to produce a .cia file that I can correctly install.

btw, I am developing on linux. But I am a bit of a noob and don't have a god understanding of the produced filetypes.

Thank you for your help and understanding.

 

[daxtsu]

Hello, I seem to be having a bit of trouble building the ctrulib examples as a .cia file.

If you want a somewhat pre-packaged homebrew template, I highly suggest using Steveice10's Homebrew Template, which can be found here: https://github.com/Steveice10/3DSHomebrewTemplate; it includes pretty much everything you need to output to .3ds, .3dsx, .cia, etc., all in one handy place. It does use his ctrcommon library, but you don't have to use it if you don't want to. If you don't want to use his ctrcommon stuff, just use this commit: https://github.com/Steveice10/3DSHomebrewTemplate/tree/657512a382ad325fc883e8542899f0427e2a71c0 and then comment out the ctrucommon stuff in the makefile. It should give you a good working base.

 

[shizaep]

daxtsu thanks. This is a great set of tools by Steveice10. Despite having pretty marginal knowledge of makefiles, I've managed to hack together a working .cia of the first example, with an icon and everything. I am going to look into it with more detail though.

But I've managed to get code to run on my 3ds and that is a big milestone. Get ready for some fresh homebrew coming your way lads

 

[daxtsu]

I forked his homebrew template and simply removed the ctrucommon stuff, for anyone else who stumbles across this topic: https://github.com/thedax/3DSHomebrewTemplate/commits/master

I have nothing against ctrucommon at all, but I don't really use or need anything out of it, so I have no reason to use it in a template that I'd personally start from.