CtrBootManager 3DS

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CtrBootManager

CtrBootManager is a boot manager for some 3DS homebrew applications, like HBL and CFW.

Here is a boot manager / loader, mainly for the HomeMenuHax but it should also work from homebrew menu(for loading arm9 payloads for example).

• 3ds with fw <= 9.2 !
• It currently allow you to configure boot entries (arm9 payload "*.bin/dat", tested with rxTools "code.bin" and homebrew menu "boot.3dsx") in a configuration file to be booted automatically, with a specified timer.
• It can boot some arm9 payload "*.bin/dat" or ".3dsx" files from a crappy file manager if needed.
• It can receive/execute .3dsx files from network (3dslink)

Installation:

• Install "HomeMenuHax", automatic one is better (no button to press for booting).
• Edit "boot.cfg" to suits your needs (be careful to errors)
• Copy "boot.3dsx" and "boot.cfg" to sdcard root

Custom backgrounds (Thanks to @Flat):

Images need to be in .bgr bin format. You can use this website to do so :

https://xem.github.io/3DShomebrew/tools/image-to-bin.html

This can also be accomplished with image magick using the convert command and then rotating the image 90 degrees.

convert yourimg.png -channel BGR -separate -channel RGB -combine -rotate 90 yourimg.rgb

Place it on your sdcard and edit your config to the path of the image.

boot.cfg sample :

https://github.com/Cpasjuste/CtrBootManager/blob/master/data/boot.cfg

Dependencies

• devkitpro-4.5 at least (ctrulib-1.0 at least)
• libconfig in portlibs (tried with v1.5)

Building

The recommended way:

• mkdir build/
• cd build/
• cmake -DCMAKE_TOOLCHAIN_FILE=../DevkitArm3DS.cmake ../
• make Binaries should now be in the build folder.

changelog

1.9: added return to homemenu (needs ninjhax >= 2.6)
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1.8: added arm9 netloader (nc 192.168.1.2 80 < arm9.bin)
1.8: updated to latest ctrulib + hax
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1.7: fix ui when no theme section found in cfg
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1.6: fix file browser
1.6: add reboot/shutdown items to config
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1.5: minor fixes and improvements
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1.4: adds support for user images as a background (thanks @Flat)
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1.3: add colors to configuration file
1.3: fix override button not working when timeout > 0 (thanks @Aroth)
1.3: add old ctrulib as submodule (fix CakeBrah)
1.3: add old CakeBrah as submodule (fix CakeBrah)
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1.2: change font
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1.1: add ("key") option to override autoboot entry
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1.0: add boot menu entry from the file manager (X) (.3dsx only)
1.0: remove boot menu entry from boot menu (X)
1.0: add a few more help/information to the bottom screen
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b09: add simple boot configuration screen ("More... -> Settings" menu)
b09: (re-re-re-re) fix netloading code
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b08: fix broken wifi on a lot of 3dsx
b08: fix booting some 3dsx
b08: added 3dsx descriptor support (xml)
b08: fix 3dsx netload
b08: updated to latest ctrulib
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b07: add "autobootfix" option to config.cfg file
b07: fix a bug when more than 22 files are in a directory (filer)...
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b06: added colored ui
b06: alphasort files/dirs in filer
b06: filter out .3dsx, .bin, .dat in filer
b06: fix 3dsx loading (was broken after multiple launch)
b06: few fix and improvements
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b05: fixed autoboot
b05: fixed booting of arm9 payload from filer (which doesn't require specific offset)
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b04: fixed some .3dsx not booting
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b03: added reboot and power off
b03: added 3dsx netloader (use 3dslink), thanks smea
b03: added recovery button to config.cfg (to be used when timeout=0)
b03: various menu changes cleanup and bug fixes
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b02: fix cake-cfw loading
b02: fix screen corruption
b02: added arm9 offset in config file

#Credits

For contributions to hb_menu:

• smea : code
• GEMISIS : code
• fincs : code
• mtheall : code
• Fluto : graphics
• Arkhandar : graphics
• dotjasp : graphics (regionfree icon)

Other credits:

Readme by gemarcano This project also uses Brahma. See its repository for its credits.