Hey all.
I'd like to introduce to you, Tesla: My answer to the growing need for proper ingame front ends for sysmodules.

What is this?

• Tesla consists of three individual parts. nx-ovlloader, the Tesla menu and libtesla.
  • nx-ovlloader is basically nx-hbloader ported to run as a sysmodule. It runs in the background and loads overlay NROs (.ovl files) given to it.
  • Tesla Menu is the equivalent to the hbmenu. It's the initial thing loaded by nx-ovlloader and acts as a hub for you to select all other overlays.
  • libtesla is where it becomes interesting for developers. It's an easy to use library that handles layer creation, UI drawing and all the overlay UX. It makes it very easy to create a new overlay for anything
• A frontend for sysmodules that before required either a homebrew or a config file to change settings or used sounds or the LED to give the user feedback.

What is this not?

• A tool that lets you create overlays that are always visible. Overlays can get unloaded way to easily for this.
• An excuse to port absolutely everything to a overlay. Nobody's going to need a title manager overlay. If you consider making a overlay, keep it simple. You don't have a whole lot of memory to work with.

How do I use this?

First of all, download the latest release of nx-ovlloader and the Tesla Menu from the GitHub Release page and extract it onto your SD card.
After a reboot, hold down L and DPad Down and push on the right joy stick to bring up Tesla at any time. Navigation works as you imagine it.
Similar to normal homebrews, you place your .ovl files in the /switch/.overlays folder on your SD card.


Screenshots

Spoiler: Screenshots

Notice

Make sure to use the latest Atmosphere release when trying this as older versions ( as the one SX OS uses too ) probably won't have enough memory available for this to run. Overlays do take a lot of space so nx-ovlloader reserves 6MB. 2MB for framebuffers and around 4MB for overlay developers to use in their overlays.


GitHub

nx-ovlloader: https://github.com/WerWolv/nx-ovlloader
Tesla Menu: https://github.com/WerWolv/Tesla-Menu


For Developers

libtesla: https://github.com/WerWolv/libtesla
Tesla build template: https://github.com/WerWolv/Tesla-Template


Download

nx-ovlloader: https://github.com/WerWolv/nx-ovlloader/releases/latest
Tesla-Menu: https://github.com/WerWolv/Tesla-Menu/releases/latest
EdiZon Overlay: http://werwolv.net/downloads/EdiZonOverlay.zip ( As a little preview for what this is capable of and what EdiZon 4.0.0 will have even more of soon )

Special thank especially to averne without him, this would not have been possible!


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Thanks a lot and have fun using and extending it

 

[tyler004]

Thanks for the infos. I feared that Zing is outdated. What a pity.
The Zing creator is tomvita at Github: https://github.com/tomvita
And he is here also known as TomSwitch: https://gbatemp.net/members/tomswitch.476557
Perhaps you can contact him, that would be awesome.
I hope an update to fit the libnx version is easy done.
Perhaps someone can do a fork if Tom doesn't want to support Zing anymore.
Thank you

If is tomvita he has a discord for breeze could try ask them there

 

[Kitsune_sempai]

pretty sure I know my answer but if I get error 010041544d530000 when lauching totk it's cuz my overlays are out of date right?
It launches fine when I rename the ".overlay" folder to ".overlay.bak"

 

[impeeza]

pretty sure I know my answer but if I get error 010041544d530000 when lauching totk it's cuz my overlays are out of date right?
It launches fine when I rename the ".overlay" folder to ".overlay.bak"

Yes

 

[Kitsune_sempai]

Yes

thanks, gonna wipe everything tesla related and start fresh then

so strating fresh was not enough, you also need to update to atmo 1.6.2 and FW 17 for the crash to go away, thanks for the help!

 

[impsy]

is it possible to somehow run this on yuzu?

 

[BaamAlex]

is it possible to somehow run this on yuzu?

What do you want with this on a PC?

 

[wrsg]

This are a set of homebrew build with latest Libnx from SwitchBrew (https://github.com/switchbrew/libnx) commit LibNX 4.4.2-8ce306b(2023_05_27-09_24) , using MinGW on Windows and Ubuntu:

Tesla Menu
File: ovlmenu_1_2_3-6b86e3d3_libtesla-f766e9b_LibNX-v4.5.0-933c5a12(2023_11_16).zip
Repo: https://github.com/WerWolv/Tesla-Menu
Please use the latest release from Werewolv https://github.com/WerWolv/Tesla-Menu/releases/

InfoNX
File: InfoNX-ovl_v1.0.1-3d4c11df_LibNX-v4.5.0-933c5a12_LibTesla-1.3.3-f766e9b.zip
Repo: https://github.com/renA21/InfoNX/

DNS-MITM_Manager
File: DNS-MITM_Manager_0_2_0-0475e9c7_LibNX-v4.5.0-933c5a12_LibTesla-1.3.3-f766e9b.zip
Repo: https://github.com/znxDomain/DNS-MITM_Manager

EdizonOverlay
File: Use the latest release on the official repo today (2023 06 23, @proferabg released an updated version, thanks a lot) there is no new release for latest libraries
Repo: https://github.com/proferabg/EdiZon-Overlay

Emuiibo
You need the most recent Emuiibo release from: https://github.com/XorTroll/emuiibo/releases
For the latest build, it can be get from action link on GitHub: https://github.com/XorTroll/emuiibo/actions

ldn_mitm (Full)
File: https://github.com/PewnyPL/ldn_mitm/releases/download/17.0.0/ldn_mitm_17.0.0.zip
Repo: https://github.com/spacemeowx2/ldn_mitm
Also: https://github.com/PewnyPL/ldn_mitm/releases

OvlSysmodules
File: ovlSysmodules_1_3_1-9b114b3c_LibNX-v4.5.0-933c5a12_LibTesla-1.3.3-f766e9b.zip
Repo: https://github.com/WerWolv/ovl-sysmodules

QuickNTP
File: QuickNTP-1.2.8-11b9897_LibNX-v4.5.0-933c5a12_LibTesla-1.3.3-f766e9b.zip
Repo: https://github.com/nedex/QuickNTP

ShareNX-Overlay
File: ShareNX-Overlay-v1.1.3-dd6f0593_LibNX-4.4.2-4fcdb6e_LibTesla-1.3.3-f766e9b.zip
Repo: https://github.com/HookedBehemoth/ShareNX-Overlay

Status-Monitor-Overlay
File: Status-Monitor-Overlay_1_0_1-21db60c_LibNX-v4.5.0-933c5a12_Libtesla-74e55bf(Masagrator)_Atmosphere-libs-d7a02b6.zip
Repo: https://github.com/masagrator/Status-Monitor-Overlay/releases (Use the latest release on repo)

Studious-Pancake (full) With Mariko support
File: Studious-Pancake-BTC_0.4.1-57eac80_LibNX-4.4.2-6bd6fa89_LibTesla-1.3.3-f766e9b(2023_05_27-07_26).zip
Repo: https://github.com/btc08gh/studious-pancake, seems it doesn-t work at all, I have not a Mariko Switch, so can not test beyond to build, and as asked by HookedBehemoth is not for been shared on GBATemp https://github.com/HookedBehemoth/studious-pancake/issues/3#issuecomment-1541892855 so removing it. Download latest version from https://github.com/HookedBehemoth/studious-pancake/releases

Sys-CLK
File: sys-clk-2.0.0-rc_4-2023_10_14.zip
Repo: https://github.com/retronx-team/sys-clk/



OPTIONAL:
TESLA BUILD WITH LATESTS LIBNX, IF YOUR TESLA SYSMODULE IS WORKING FINE POSSIBLY DON'T NEED THIS:

TESLA
File: nx-ovlloader-zdm-v1.0.7-d638a5a_v4.5.0-933c5a12(2023_11_16).zip
Repo: https://github.com/WerWolv/nx-ovlloader
Repo: https://github.com/zdm65477730/nx-ovlloader



Hope this help so many of us.

-- Edited November 27 2023, New builds with latest Libraries and FW 17 support

-- Edited April 29 2023, reason, builds with updated Libtesla and Atmosphere-libs

-- Edited June 5th, new libnx version

-- Edited June 14th, added Studious-Pancake_0.4.1-f7f3a69_LibNX-4.4.2-6bd6fa89_LibTesla-1.3.3-f766e9b(2023_05_27-07_26).zip and BTC_0.4.1-57eac80_LibNX-4.4.2-6bd6fa89_LibTesla-1.3.3-f766e9b(2023_05_27-07_26).zip, thanks to the help of @DacoTaco on building with latest libraries.

-- Edited May 9th, new batch using libnx-dc0de47 and Libtesla-e06d425.zip and added Sys-CLK

-- Edited May 7th, to add new Emuiibo and Tesla releases. no new build only links to latest official releases.

I'm using this but the Tesla overlay isn't appearing, what could be the cause?
And what's the minimum set of software needed here to get the menu to show?

 

[BaamAlex]

And what's the minimum set of software needed here to get the menu to show?

Ovlloader and the .ovl files in sd:/switch/.overlays. And make sure folders beginning with a dot or so are not hidden/invisible. I had already a problem with my file manager on my android device. Changing the settings did the trick.

 

[Spooky420]

I'm using this but the Tesla overlay isn't appearing, what could be the cause?
And what's the minimum set of software needed here to get the menu to show?

Im having the same issue with overlay not appearing. its really stumping me. ive changed all settings, wiped everything tesla related, clean installed everything and still no overlay. it started doing this after updating to 17.0.1. did you find any fix yet?

 

[hippy dave]

Im having the same issue with overlay not appearing. its really stumping me. ive changed all settings, wiped everything tesla related, clean installed everything and still no overlay. it started doing this after updating to 17.0.1. did you find any fix yet?

Is your display size set to 100% in system settings?

 

[Spooky420]

Is your display size set to 100% in system settings?

Its doing it in handheld mode and i havent changed any disp;lay settings on my switch since i got it.

EDIT**
Apparently they changed the menu buttons to activate it, but now it crashes whenever i try to load edizon. any fixes yet?

EDIT #2***
I finally got it. i deleted everything tesla related including .overlay folder, then re downloaded everythiung again and it works. no more crashing.

 

[wrsg]

Im having the same issue with overlay not appearing. its really stumping me. ive changed all settings, wiped everything tesla related, clean installed everything and still no overlay. it started doing this after updating to 17.0.1. did you find any fix yet?

yes, I deleted the tesla keymap config file. the combo was set to something else, idk why.

 

[Spooky420]

yes, I deleted the tesla keymap config file. the combo was set to something else, idk why.

is there anyway you can send me your keymap config?

*EDIT*
So i got it working for like 2 minutes. then it stopped working again. its been doing this since last year. and its really starting to annoy me.

 

[wrsg]

is there anyway you can send me your keymap config?

*EDIT*
So i got it working for like 2 minutes. then it stopped working again. its been doing this since last year. and its really starting to annoy me.

just delete whatever config is there for tesla

 

[drgnslayers]

just delete whatever config is there for tesla

that's what I did and all is going A-1

 

[guily6669]

I know this is not 100% to do with Tesla menu but with Ovlloader which I didn't updated for ages and after updating it comes with an example overlay, what's it's purpose?

It's like we can modify it to do something or it's purpose is just to delete as garbageware?

 

[impeeza]

I know this is not 100% to do with Tesla menu but with Ovlloader which I didn't updated for ages and after updating it comes with an example overlay, what's it's purpose?

It's like we can modify it to do something or it's purpose is just to delete as garbageware?

Again please.

 

[guily6669]

I swear I'm tired of searching for it even in Google, here and on their GitHub and says nothing about it like it doesn't even exist

 

[masagrator]

I swear I'm tired of searching for it even in Google, here and on their GitHub and says nothing about it like it doesn't even exist

Example is for devs that would like to see working application of this library with source code exposed. It's not for end user.

 

[impeeza]

I know this is not 100% to do with Tesla menu but with Ovlloader which I didn't updated for ages and after updating it comes with an example overlay, what's it's purpose?

It's like we can modify it to do something or it's purpose is just to delete as garbageware?

I swear I'm tired of searching for it even in Google, here and on their GitHub and says nothing about it like it doesn't even exist

Sorry I don't get it. NX-OVLLoader is the sysmodule which allows you to use OVLs on your console

either https://github.com/WerWolv/nx-ovlloader/releases and the new fork https://github.com/zdm65477730/nx-ovlloader do not comes with any example OVL, both have this files:

NX-OVLLoader.zip:
\---atmosphere
    \---contents
        \---010000000007E51A
            |   exefs.nsp
            |   toolbox.json
            |
            \---flags
                    boot2.flag

which example OVL is loading your console?