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.