Hacking Custom Boot Logo for Switch

[josete2k]

It would be a black screen with a small red rectangle and small Nintendo logo. That’s why a lot of logos here have black backgrounds by default. Would look kinda off to be honest. If your heart is set on it though, it’s pretty simple to grab a logo you like off of Google images, chop it to the right size and save it in the right format and make one using the scripts provided earlier in the thread.

But you can change the size and center of your image when you insert it in the atmosphere source.

Offtopic: I have the DBI you uploaded here and it goes to HOS menu on exit... Is there any way to go to hbmenu as previous versions?

 

[hippy dave]

Offtopic: I have the DBI you uploaded here and it goes to HOS menu on exit... Is there any way to go to hbmenu as previous versions?

Change it in the config https://github.com/rashevskyv/dbi/blob/main/README_ENG.md#dbiconfig

 

[binkinator]

But you can change the size and center of your image when you insert it in the atmosphere source.

The graphic you used demonstrates the use of black backgrounds to blend i with the rest of the black background. The red logo with white letters would look patchy.

Offtopic: I have the DBI you uploaded here and it goes to HOS menu on exit... Is there any way to go to hbmenu as previous versions?

This would have been set in your setting. There is an option to exit to Menu (yes) or HBMenu (no). You must have set it before.

 

[josete2k]

Thanks.

And about the logo... You can always set a full screen splash.

Or Just use this logo

 

[binkinator]

Thanks.

And about the logo... You can always set a full screen splash.

Or Just use this logo

View attachment 342409

You would still need to black out everything “outside” the logo itself. Otherwise you end up with a white rectangle in the middle of the black screen with your red and white logo inside the rectangle.
I think I have an idea.

E: Well. That flamed out fabulously.
The idea was to use a transparent background with the red and white Ninty logo in it. Apparently during the injection process it changes transparent into while so it ends up looking like ass. Here’s what gross looks like:

 

[josete2k]

You can set a full screen logo, I think...

Just set the size and offsets in the notext.inc source

 

[binkinator]

You can set a full screen logo, I think...

Oh sure, there are plenty of places to inject a full color logo full screen. In this thread we’ve been doing 308x350 logos injected as IPS files into Atmosphere.

Does someone have the original red/white Nintendo logo already made by any chance? I'd like to replace the Atmosphere logo with it. Thanks!

Here’s the red and white Ninty logo as a 308x350 with a black background to blend in. I think this looks decent. Is this what you were looking for?



If so, here’s the input png if you're still interested:

 

[josete2k]

He asked for replacing the atmosphere logo...

 

[binkinator]

He asked for replacing the atmosphere logo...

That's where you would be…


right.

🤦🏿‍♀️

I totally missed that due to context of the thread.

"here we talk about Boot Logo and not splash screen" - OP


E: here are a bunch of splash screens I shared earlier in this thread. It contains a red background with white Ninty logo.

https://gbatemp.net/threads/custom-boot-logo-for-switch.569031/post-9736022

 

[Flasheure]

hi
boot logo no longer works under firmware15.1

 

[binkinator]

hi
boot logo no longer works under firmware15.1

I didn’t find 15.1 on Ninty’s release site.

Latest version​

Ver. 15.0.1 (Released October 31, 2022)

e: if you meant to say boot logo doesn’t work on 15.0.1, please don’t tell my Switches! They’ve been on 15.0.1 since Halloween of last year and are blissfully unaware of this change in policy and are still showing my boot logos every time.

 

[mikefor20]

hi
boot logo no longer works under firmware15.1

Try making a new one. YOUR boot logo isn't working because either your files are corrupted or the boot logo patch is for an older key. @binkinator and friedkeenan have been updating as needed so if your boot logo stops working get the latest version of the conversation app and make a new one.

I wrote a tutorial a couple years ago to do this with the script and python. You could go that route but you'd still have to wait for the new patch. And like I said, Binkinator updates quick.

Are you making the patch @binkinator or is it still friedkeenan's patch?

 

[binkinator]

Try making a new one. YOUR boot logo isn't working because either your files are corrupted or the boot logo patch is for an older key. @binkinator and friedkeenan have been updating as needed so if your boot logo stops working get the latest version of the conversation app and make a new one.

I wrote a tutorial a couple years ago to do this with the script and python. You could go that route but you'd still have to wait for the new patch. And like I said, Binkinator updates quick.

Are you making the patch @binkinator or is it still friedkeenan's patch?

@impeeza made and submitted the last patch that friedkeenan accepted into the official GitHub release here:

https://github.com/friedkeenan/switch-logo-patcher/commit/259ed41dde1442bf167fa794d32b2b74cf09d7b8

there were no changes from 15.0.0 to 15.0.1 that required an update so if you’re running the latest official you’re good! :-)

 

[mikefor20]

@binkinator I saw something about using the original boot image to generate a smaller patch, does this take advantage of the smaller patch? I would like the shirter boot time. I had trouble extracting the image from the os files. I admit I only spent like 3 minutes on it.

 

[binkinator]

@binkinator I saw something about using the original boot image to generate a smaller patch, does this take advantage of the smaller patch? I would like the shirter boot time. I had trouble extracting the image from the os files. I admit I only spent like 3 minutes on it.

I did this tut on it (again w/ some additions from my buddy @impeeza ).

https://gbatemp.net/threads/original-nintendo-logo-from-firmware-switch-logo-patcher.613041/

…is this what you were already looking at? If so, please let me know what section is hard to follow so I can fix that piece.

(It’s hard to write clear tuts once you’ve figured something out because it all seems like common sense afterwards so you skip parts.)

 

[Flasheure]

hi
Great, a big thank you.
It works niquel, you just had to take the last update of "gen_patches.py"

 

[chronoss]

https://github.com/Atmosphere-NX/Atmosphere/blob/master/docs/features/configurations.md

Adding a Custom Boot Splashscreen​

Atmosphère provides its own default splashscreen which is displayed at boot time. However, this can be replaced at will.

Boot splash screens must be 1280x720 resolution.
(this size will be the full screen logo shared above…not the little one…the little image is for the IPs patch version)

A script can be found inside the source tree (/utilities/insert_splash_screen.py) for inserting a custom splash screen into a release binary.

To do so, execute the following command on the script: python insert_splash_screen.py <path to your splash screen image> <path to /atmosphere/package3 on your SD card>

Like so:
python insert_splash_screen.py sodabootsplash.png package3

Need to have python3 installed and download this utility:
https://github.com/Atmosphere-NX/Atmosphere/blob/master/utilities/insert_splash_screen.py

I typically copy the image and a clean copy of package3 into the same directory as the Python utility. Once I have my new package3 I backup my original and move the new one in its place.

I test this but i have always atmo splash screen...

 

[binkinator]

I test this but i have always atmo splash screen...

Did it change the date on the package3 file and did you move your original package3 out of the way and replace it with the changed one? (The size will not change)

Also, are you using fss0 pointing to package3 in your /bootloader/hekate_ipl.ini file?

 

[chronoss]

Did it change the date on the package3 file and did you move your original package3 out of the way and replace it with the changed one? (The size will not change)

yes

Also, are you using fss0 pointing to package3 in your /bootloader/hekate_ipl.ini file?

yes : fss0=atmosphere/package3

 

[binkinator]

yes : fss0=atmosphere/package3

Great!

Change that line to be:

payload=bootloader/payloads/fusee.bin

(make sure you downloaded the correct fusee.bin from the Atmosphere GitHub releases page.)

Post automatically merged: Feb 18, 2023

Great!

Change that line to be:

payload=bootloader/payloads/fusee.bin

(make sure you downloaded the correct fusee.bin from the Atmosphere GitHub releases page.)

If that doesn’t work, here’s my 15.0.1 package3 that I just confirmed works.
(I had to zip it so I could upload it…just unzip for the actual package3 file)