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Some information that needs to be addressed:

• SX OS and Atmosphere now supports proper LayeredFS, instructions for using it has changed since this tutorial was made
• Supported Firmware information is out of date
• LFSKit needs to be updated to properly support non 5.x.x firmware
• Compatability chart needs to be re-made

-PRAGMA

WARNING

• DO NOT GO ONLINE WHEN DOING THIS (YOU WILL BE BANNED)

How to use LayeredFS for Backup Loading

Firmware Supported: ONLY 5.x.x
Use the PRAGMA LFS Kit below.

PRAGMA's LFS Kit

DOWNLOAD
SOURCE

• Go from NOTHING in your SD Card to playing a game backup in a few clicks!
• Decrypt .XCI -> romfs/exefs folder with main.nmpd auto edited aswell as folder's name auto renamed to donor titleid
• Download NOTHING except LFSKit!

ENJOY!

Picking a Donor Title and getting Donor TitleIDRunning Game Backups!

1. 
   
   1. A donor title is the application we will run to open the backup.
      Pick a game you don't care about (Download a Demo or a free game from eShop, for example Octopath Demo)
      saves are something no one knows much about, we don't fully know where or how they are stored.
      They might overwrite the donor titles save, so seriously pick a game you DONT care about, not a game you rarely play.
      
      
   2. I also recommend picking a donor title/game combo that has been tested and reported working just so you know if YOU did something wrong or not.
   3. Find the TitleID of the donor title you chose from http://nswdb.com or http://switchbrew.org/index.php?title=Title_list/Games
      Region must be the same, choose the TitleID for the base-game NOT for the update title, even if your updated.
2. 
   
   1. Once again, boot into Hekate-IPL (Step 1).
   2. Enter "Launch firmware" and select "RomFS".
   3. Your now in your system's home menu.
   4. Open the Donor Title you set the TitleID of on that folder and .npmd file earlier.
   5. The game will load up flawlessly.
      If you opened the Title lets say, Fortnite, and Fortnite booted, the titleid of the folder in sd:/atmosphere/titles/{fortnitetitleid} doesnt exist, or doesnt start with 0100.
      If it gives you an error screen, either you didnt edit the main.npmd properly, or its an incompatible title/donor combo.
   To see which games work and which dont using which donor titles, look below.
   If you notice that you used a combination of Game and Donor title that isnt in the list below, post in the thread and I will add it. (look under to see what I need to add to chart).
   

Troubleshooting

• Black Screen/Infinitely Loading
  Leave it for around 5 minutes then press the home button and go back into the game without closing it. Often this can do the job.
• Freeze when Loading
  Close the game and try again, its a common occurence, you may have to try up to 4-5 times before getting it to work, sometimes you may even have to reboot between retries.

 

[dannidevi]

anyone have Title Id for sushi striker demo and super one more jump demo?

Super one more jump demo 010088F00AD80000

 

[PeterGemp]

According to the awesome-table it now seems to be possible to play BOTW with the latest Atmosphere commit 83c9747 with Fortnite as a donor. This was not possible up until now.

Can someone please confirm?

EDIT: CONFIRMED WORKING!

 

[said31]

donor for kirby star?!

 

[Zumoly]

donor for kirby star?!

Try Happy birthday demo

 

[Ewwwww]

You guys should really try this. It manages layered fs games. https://gbatemp.net/threads/pynx-game-redirector.507726/

 

[PojarNazarovich]

Super one more jump demo 0100848F00AD80000

Nope, it's just load the game

 

[dannidevi]

Nope, it's just load the game

sorry typo...
010088F00AD80000

View attachment 133810
According to the awesome-table it now seems to be possible to play BOTW with the latest Atmosphere commit 83c9747 with Fortnite as a donor. This was not possible up until now.

Can someone please confirm?

i compiled the new commit, please try it...

 

[LFPereira]

Use mod_plague.nro.
gbatemp.net / threads / atmosphere-mod-plague-easy-layeredfs-app-switching-alpha.508123

anyone have Title Id for sushi striker demo and super one more jump demo?

 

[Bocchuoi]

What's the format of keys.ini?
Is it
SBK: XXXXXXXXXXXXX
TSEC: XXXXXXXXXXXXX
Or just
XXXXXXXXXXXX
XXXXXXXXXXXX?

 

[PeterGemp]

sorry typo...
010088F00AD80000



i compiled the new commit, please try it...

Hey dannidevi, I just downloaded tomGER's latest release (v 4.1 on Git). CONFIRMED WORKING!
Thanks

 

[dannidevi]

View attachment 133810
According to the awesome-table it now seems to be possible to play BOTW with the latest Atmosphere commit 83c9747 with Fortnite as a donor. This was not possible up until now.

Can someone please confirm?

Hey dannidevi, I just downloaded tomGER's latest release (v 4.1 on Git). CONFIRMED WORKING!
Thanks

Yeah TOM is too fast :-)

Can someone test Mario Kart with the new commit?

 

[said31]

how to use the new commit ?!

 

[HoTsHoTz79]

@PeterGemp or anyone else

Is Xenoblade 2 working with SDFiles 4.1?

 

[Zumoly]

What is this?

i compiled the new commit, please try it...

 

[Mikuru]

Did you try to clear some saves in-game? Checkpoint might show 3mb but since it's layered the system will think it's taking up 32mb.

Yeah, all i have ingame is only 1 save

 

[dannidevi]

how to use the new commit ?!

just use sdfiles4.1 from tomGER git

 

[Zumoly]

Yeah, all i have ingame is only 1 save

I guess you have your save backed up by Checkpoint now? 3mb was it?
Try deleting the save for your donor game in the system and launch it again.
Exit the game and copy over the checkpoint save.

 

[Mikuru]

I guess you have your save backed up by Checkpoint now? 3mb was it?
Try deleting the save for your donor game in the system and launch it again.
Exit the game and copy over the checkpoint save.

Tried that too, same crashes. Prolly it's a Octopath demo problem or LayeredFS, save itself is fine and i tried couple of them

 

[Zumoly]

Octopath demo problem

The new one or the old one?

 

[Ryab]

Is it possible layeredfs is failing for some titles because of the titleid offset o.o Holy fuck think about it, whats a title that hasnt run at all yet? 1-2-Switch. What offset is that using? 0x430, not 0x440 like almost every other title.
If anyone can, try verify im correct on this topic.
I dont have lfs source so I cant do any tests.
It's very possible the titles that isn't running is caused by this.

How to use LayeredFS for Backup Loading

Firmware Supported: ONLY 5.x.x
Use the PRAGMA LFS Kit below.

PRAGMA's LFS Kit

DOWNLOAD
SOURCE

• Go from NOTHING in your SD Card to playing a game backup in a few clicks!
• Decrypt .XCI -> romfs/exefs folder with main.nmpd auto edited aswell as folder's name auto renamed to donor titleid
• Download NOTHING except LFSKit!

ENJOY!

Picking a Donor Title and getting Donor TitleIDRunning Game Backups!

1. 
   
   1. A donor title is the application we will run to open the backup.
      Pick a game you don't care about (Download a Demo or a free game from eShop, for example Octopath Demo)
      saves are something no one knows much about, we don't fully know where or how they are stored.
      They might overwrite the donor titles save, so seriously pick a game you DONT care about, not a game you rarely play.
      
      
   2. I also recommend picking a donor title/game combo that has been tested and reported working just so you know if YOU did something wrong or not.
   3. Look below for the Title ID or google it and remember it, jot it down on Notepad, we will need it later.
2. 
   
   1. Once again, boot into Hekate-IPL (Step 1).
   2. Enter "Launch firmware" and select "RomFS".
   3. Your now in your system's home menu.
   4. Open the Donor Title you set the TitleID of on that folder and .npmd file earlier.
   5. The game will load up flawlessly.
      If you opened the Title lets say, Fortnite, and Fortnite booted, the titleid of the folder in sd:/atmosphere/titles/{fortnitetitleid} doesnt exist, or doesnt start with 0100.
      If it gives you an error screen, either you didnt edit the main.npmd properly, or its an incompatible title/donor combo.
   To see which games work and which dont using which donor titles, look below.
   If you notice that you used a combination of Game and Donor title that isnt in the list below, post in the thread and I will add it. (look under to see what I need to add to chart).
   

Title ID list (may be incomplete)

http://switchbrew.org/index.php?title=Title_list/Games
https://nswdb.com
(never use the "Update" title id's even if your title is updated and always use the same region of the installed title)

All free eShop Title's ID's - Handy for testing working games

Title Name	Title ID
Fortnite	010025400AECE000
Hulu	0100A66003384000
The Pinball Arcade	0100cd300880E000
Fallout Shelter	010043500A17A000
Octopath Demo	010096000B3EA000
Kitten Squad	01000C900A136000
Blazblue	0100C6E00AF2C000
Pinball FX3	0100DB7003828000
Stern Pinball Arcade	0100AE0006474000
PaccMan VS	0100BA3003B70000
Pokémon Quest	01005D100807A000
Pic-a-Pix Deluxe Demo	01006E30099B8000
PixelJunk Monsters 2 Demo	01004AF00A772000

Working Titles - DO NOT ATTEMPT TO USE TITLES ONLINE!

If the title is infinitely loading or black screen, leave it for roughly 5 minutes, press home button, go back into the donor title and see if it loads.
Some games just need a little push.
I have a theory that some games work and some dont due to SD Card and LayeredFS filesize reading limitations.
Of course, I could be wrong, but is it really a coincidence most of the BIG games dont run?
If a title FREEZES when loading, just close the game and try again. Try 3-4 times. If it still freezes, try rebooting.
Some testers had freezes on games for ex: DOOM + Fortnite(donor) yet some testers did that combo, and got through.
lfsdb.com

Adding to List

Go to lfsdb.com/contribute

So what does it mean when you decrypt an xci no section0 error or anything but one game I tried decrtyped to nothing the other decrtpyed to a tik and cert file