Hacking Official SaltFW - "Slim Alternative Firmware"

[SakifX9]

Can I use this without having the SD card in, like how you can move Luma 3DS to CTR Nand

 

[Elveman]

Slim Alternative Firmware

Slim Alternative Firmware (SaltFW) is a minimalist and easy to use fork of Luma3DS.
Perfect for minimalists, children, and that friend who doesn't know technological stuff!
SUPPORTS ShadowNAND WITH v3.0!

Features:

• Arm9loaderhax only.
• No EmuNAND Support.
• No payload chainloading.
• No config, perfect for minimalists and children.
• Automatic firmware protection patching for all FIRMs.
• Automatic signature check patching.
• Automatic TWL/AGB patching.
• Automatic region-free patching.
• Automatic reboot patching.
• Optional splash screen.
• Optional region/language patching.
• Optional firmware.bin loading for NTR.
• Install and forget.

Information how to install/use/compile it: https://github.com/RShadowhand/SaltFW
Latest version: https://github.com/RShadowhand/SaltFW/releases/latest

Will SaltFW be updated to support CTRNAND (like Luma3DS)? This CFW seems just so ideal to keep in CTRNAND

 

[Deleted User]

Will SaltFW be updated to support CTRNAND (like Luma3DS)? This CFW seems just so ideal to keep in CTRNAND

https://github.com/RShadowhand/ShadowNAND

 

[The Catboy]

https://github.com/RShadowhand/ShadowNAND

There is a difference here. ShadowNAND lacks basic features like reboot patches. What they are talking about is actually running Luma3DS from CTRNAND
https://www.reddit.com/r/3dshacks/comments/57zm0b/how_to_install_sdless_a9lh_with_luma_3ds_nightly/

 

[Deleted User]

There is a difference here. ShadowNAND lacks basic features like reboot patches. What they are talking about is actually running Luma3DS from CTRNAND
https://www.reddit.com/r/3dshacks/comments/57zm0b/how_to_install_sdless_a9lh_with_luma_3ds_nightly/

Oh, I didn't know it lacked reboot patches. I thought it was pretty much the same thing as SaltFW, only difference being that it's installed like a9lh.

 

[The Catboy]

Oh, I didn't know it lacked reboot patches. I thought it was pretty much the same thing as SaltFW, only difference being that it's installed like a9lh.

ShadowNAND actually lacks a lot of basic features
https://gbatemp.net/threads/shadownand.431718/

 

[SakifX9]

One of the features, is "Install and Forget", but if we get a new SD card, we have to remember again. That's not staying true to the feature, if we installed it on the CTR NAND, then we can truly "Install and Forget".

 

[Shadowhand]

Will SaltFW be updated to support CTRNAND (like Luma3DS)? This CFW seems just so ideal to keep in CTRNAND

I may change the direction of ShadowNAND as in, get rid of the CFW bit, implement (see: steal) CTRNAND booting, and then just update SaltFW to the latest Luma base.

 

[The Catboy]

There is a difference here. ShadowNAND lacks basic features like reboot patches. What they are talking about is actually running Luma3DS from CTRNAND
https://www.reddit.com/r/3dshacks/comments/57zm0b/how_to_install_sdless_a9lh_with_luma_3ds_nightly/

I need to make a correction to this post. Booting Luma from the CTRNAND does not include the reboot patches. I read somewhere that it did and they were wrong. Thus I was spreading incorrect information.

 

[SakifX9]

I need to make a correction to this post. Booting Luma from the CTRNAND does not include the reboot patches. I read somewhere that it did and they were wrong. Thus I was spreading incorrect information.

I thought the latest build of Luma fixed that issue.
Edit: Just tried it, seems to be working fine, it just takes a bit longer to load the game.

 

[The Catboy]

I thought the latest build of Luma fixed that issue.
Edit: Just tried it, seems to be working fine, it just takes a bit longer to load the game.

Latest nightly or stable?

 

[SakifX9]

Latest nightly or stable?

stable

 

[The Catboy]

stable

Do you have the "arm9loaderhax.bin" also in the root of your card? Because deleting that from my root resulted MH Gen just hanging on black screen.

 

[shadowfocus603]

So I made a thread on this but seeing as it got sunk with no replies I'll post it here (which I should have done from the start). I know of one other person with this same issue so hopefully it will help us both.
@craftsygaming
So I intend to send my brother a 2ds that has already been soft modded with A9LH and Luma. Seeing as he lives about 1k miles from me I want to idiot proof it (bad wording but you get the idea). I downloaded the SaltFW 3.1 LTS a9lh bin and dropped it on the sd card but when I try to boot the blue power light comes on and thats it. No screens no boot nada. Not new to this so I am a bit confused as to wth I am missing. Current setup:
Nintendo 2DS
A9LH/Luma updated to 11.2
Recent changes as of this week: Updated A9LH, set up sd-less boot (still booting with sd card), Luma updated to 6.5.
When I tried to use SaltFW bin I moved the Luma bin off the sd completely. First time I tried to boot that's all I did. Second time I tried to boot I also moved the Luma folder on the off chance it was causing issue. System boots perfectly with Luma bin and I tried re-downloading SaltFW bin to no avail. Any insight is greatly appreciated. Thanks. And btw when I say saltfw bin I am referring to the arm9loaderhax.bin that was in the release zip and not the SaltFW.bin. My understanding was remove the luma arm9loaderhax.bin and simply replace it with saltfw arm9loaderhax.bin and it would simply work but that doesn't happen for me. Not sure if it is because I updated to latest A9LH or?

 

[SakifX9]

Do you have the "arm9loaderhax.bin" also in the root of your card? Because deleting that from my root resulted MH Gen just hanging on black screen.

yeah, it's working for me fine, Luma 6.6 sdless booting, smash runs fine

 

[The Catboy]

yeah, it's working for me fine, Luma 6.6 sdless booting, smash runs fine

Now it does
But at the time it didn't.

 

[SakifX9]

I may change the direction of ShadowNAND as in, get rid of the CFW bit, implement (see: steal) CTRNAND booting, and then just update SaltFW to the latest Luma base.

when is this happening

 

[Shadowhand]

when is this happening

As soon as I get some time off from work.

 

[The Catboy]

As soon as I get some time off from work.

You still there? Is this project still active?

 

[Shadowhand]

You still there? Is this project still active?

I'm still here, project is still alive. I'm just busy IRL.