Hacking XorTroll working on USB HDD Feature

[punderino]

you got a point there linuxraes
my only problem with usb support is that due to the fact that i keep using my switch all the time in handheld mode i can't attach an hdd or usb to it unless someone comes up with a workaround that allows us to connect usbs in handheld mode

Yup, in SX OS I use the USB C to USB A that came with my phone and plug in a USB HDD and it works perfectly. It's an SSD one so there's no external power required.

 

[andyhappypants]

I may also be making the jump from SXOS to atmos seeing as support from TX seems to be all but gone. This is an awesome option as I normally only instal games since nsps became a thing and xci is useless afaik. All round good stuff and atmosphere has come a long way.

 

[fixingmytoys]

I am on SX pro and I love the fact that I can store my nsp on USB hard drive which I can then install to at card or the switch, means I don’t have to take out the sd card and go to the computer all the time and XCI mounting of USB is the best, for me my switch lives in the dock 99% of the time and to have them just siting there waiting is the best thing I just pick what I want to play go back to the main screen and play, I would love to be able to use the USB hard drive as a giant SD card that’s about the only thing I would like, to be able to install NSP to the USB like said mine sits in the dock 99% of the time. The only time it is not if is if I take the SD card out to copy something on to it or update the switch

 

[deurk]

Nothing new on this front?

 

[Deleted User]

god this fuckin thread is toxic lol
just play your games however
one thing bothers me though
if you can get multiple hdds for xci loading
couldn't you have gotten multiple sd cards for cheaper?
amazon has still really good deals

 

[alexj9626]

god this fuckin thread is toxic lol
just play your games however
one thing bothers me though
if you can get multiple hdds for xci loading
couldn't you have gotten multiple sd cards for cheaper?
amazon has still really good deals

Not picking any sides here, but imagine having a 1TB HDD full of XCI and then having to get 3 or 4 SDs, put all those games in different cards and then installing them. The time that would take.

 

[SvenDeadlySin]

Okay but, if the PPlay dev implements this, i would be content.

 

[gizmomelb]

couldn't you have gotten multiple sd cards for cheaper?
amazon has still really good deals

No.. a 2TB USB 3.0 2.5" external drive is cheaper than a 400GB SD card on Amazon.

That's at NOW pricing.. so USB HDD support was even better value for dollar per GB storage. That is why USB HDD support on SX OS has been so popular.

 

[paulzheng]

Also, have to say most of the work must be credited to @Sigma_Guy and other Rust devs, I just did the part of implementing their system to libnx and/or atmosphere.

Also, have to say most of the work must be credited to @Sigma_Guy and other Rust devs, I just did the part of implementing their system to libnx and/or atmosphere.

As another note, I haven't talked with SciresM nor other atmosphere devs, I just started working on a small implementation to fs-mitm on my own, will have to see if they agree to allow the PR when it gets stable (and works fine)

hello Xortroll,are you sure goldleaf 0.6's support USB-HDD to install NPSs directly? the biggest problem is files transfer, it depends different HDD brand, disk formats etc.

 

[XorTroll]

For those wondering, I got back to work on this, and here you have: https://github.com/XorTroll/Atmosphere/tree/fspusb-dev/stratosphere/fsp-usb
fsp-usb is a brand new fs-like service which will be merged into ams_mitm as soon as it is finished, which allows mounting USB drives.

GitHub's code works fine, according to my latest tests everything works fine except messing around with more than 1 drive. Anyway, anyone who wants to compile and test it (who has knowledge of sysmodules and IPC stuff) go ahead.

Things are going pretty nice

 

[Bladexdsl]

ha they are finally starting to catch up with SX OS took them long enough

Spoiler: SPOILS!

maybe they should have stolen the code instead

 

[Deleted User]

For those wondering, I got back to work on this, and here you have: https://github.com/XorTroll/Atmosphere/tree/fspusb-dev/stratosphere/fsp-usb
fsp-usb is a brand new fs-like service which will be merged into ams_mitm as soon as it is finished, which allows mounting USB drives.

GitHub's code works fine, according to my latest tests everything works fine except messing around with more than 1 drive. Anyway, anyone who wants to compile and test it (who has knowledge of sysmodules and IPC stuff) go ahead.

Things are going pretty nice

Amazing work and Thank You

 

[Essasetic]

For those wondering, I got back to work on this, and here you have: https://github.com/XorTroll/Atmosphere/tree/fspusb-dev/stratosphere/fsp-usb
fsp-usb is a brand new fs-like service which will be merged into ams_mitm as soon as it is finished, which allows mounting USB drives.

GitHub's code works fine, according to my latest tests everything works fine except messing around with more than 1 drive. Anyway, anyone who wants to compile and test it (who has knowledge of sysmodules and IPC stuff) go ahead.

Things are going pretty nice

Welp time to update the OP haha

 

[Imancol]

For those wondering, I got back to work on this, and here you have: https://github.com/XorTroll/Atmosphere/tree/fspusb-dev/stratosphere/fsp-usb
fsp-usb is a brand new fs-like service which will be merged into ams_mitm as soon as it is finished, which allows mounting USB drives.

GitHub's code works fine, according to my latest tests everything works fine except messing around with more than 1 drive. Anyway, anyone who wants to compile and test it (who has knowledge of sysmodules and IPC stuff) go ahead.

Things are going pretty nice

The miracle was done.

 

[ms87]

I don't doubt that this is an extremely noob question but does this mean that games can be installed to, and launched from, a USB device?

Or, does it mean I can mount an exFAT usb with my >4gb NSP files and install them from there to my Fat32 sd card? I currently use goldleaf for USB installing from my laptop but would love to be able to just plug in a usb stick directly to the switch and install from there

 

[XorTroll]

Second.
Install from, not to.
Please forget about that, it would involve so much stuff.

 

[cucholix]

That means you could store all your homebrew stuff on a HDD/pendrive?

 

[ms87]

Second.
Install from, not to.
Please forget about that, it would involve so much stuff.

Perfect, thanks

 

[Dust2dust]

Second.
Install from, not to.
Please forget about that, it would involve so much stuff.

Unfortunate, really. As long as SXOS has the monopoly on xci loading on both SD cards and hard disk, they will remain a viable option for a lot of users. And with great apps like the one from julesontheroad that can join all DLCs, updates, and base game nsp files into a single large xci file, the scale tips in favor of SXOS for user friendliness.

 

[lordelan]

Unfortunate, really. As long as SXOS has the monopoly on xci loading on both SD cards and hard disk, they will remain a viable option for a lot of users. And with great apps like the one from julesontheroad that can join all DLCs, updates, and base game nsp files into a single large xci file, the scale tips in favor of SXOS for user friendliness.

Although I can't deny that I would be pretty happy if

• installing NSPs (and even XCIs?) from USB
  and
  
• having homebrews (especially RetroArch + roms)

would be a thing in Atmo. Many people have their NSP collection on an external drive anyway so plugging that in to install from there would be cool.