IMPORTANT:

• THIS TUTORIAL ASSUMES YOU HAVE THE DECRYPTION KEYS!
• THIS TUTORIAL WILL NEVER PROVIDE KEYS
• YOU ARE NOT ALLOWED TO POST ANY KEYS HERE!

Get Switch Keys (NEEDED):
My tutorial is here

Tutorial — RISEofProBB

Step 1 - PreparationStep 2 - DecryptionStep 3 - FinalizingExtras

1. 
   
   1. Download hactool: https://github.com/SciresM/hactool/releases/
   2. Extract the following next to hactool.exe: https://gbatemp.net/attachments/decrypt-xci-v2-1-zip.131659
   3. Make sure your keys are in keys.ini filename and format and is next to hactool.exe aswell
2. 
   
   1. Put the .XCI you want to decrypt next to hactool.exe (Important)
   2. Drag the .XCI onto the Decrypt-XCI.bat
   3. Let it do its thing, it could take a while
   4. Once you see "DONE!" your done!
3. 
   The new folder xciDecrypted next to hactool.exe is now the romfs and exefs of the xci decrypted.
   romfs in xciDecrypted/romfs.bin and exefs in xciDecrypted/exefs
   The structure is 100% ready to copy and paste into sd:/atmosphere/titles/{titleid}/ for Backup Loading/LayeredFS Mods.
   (but you still need to rename the folder to the titleid and edit the main.npdm)
   To use this with Ryujinx, drag the xciDecrypted/exefs folder onto Ryujinx.exe (No idea about Yuzu).
   
4. 
   
   • If you want the Batch file to close once its done, remove the last line (pause >nul) and save.

Thanks to gdkchan for the original script, since the original script, I have HEAVILY modified it.

 

[hausa51]

Thanks!
Little correction: You will find hactool here: https://github.com/SciresM/hactool/releases/

 

[PRAGMA]

Thanks!
Little correction: You will find hactool here: https://github.com/SciresM/hactool/releases/

Whoops, updated thank you!

 

[Mrdx]

Can this tool be used with this method:

So, about backup loading.
(Don't take anything I say as facts, I'm not involved in any technical stuff due to lack of time and skill)

Hekate (which conseguently uses a stripped down version of Atmosphére) supports exeFS redirection (which is used to load hbmenu) in a quite simple manner:
you just create on your SD a folder called atmosphere/titles/TITLEID/exefs and put your 'main' and 'main.npdm' inside.

(Here's a list of titleIDs http://switchbrew.org/index.php?title=Title_list/Games)
You can do this with any title (including game cartridge).

Out of curiosity I attempted to load Zelda:BotW exeFS with this method and it did indeed load (or I think it did) just to crash soon after saying that "The software has been closed".
What of course we are missing (or I think we are) is romFS redirection (which was implemented in one of the latest Atmosphére commits).

If anyone wants to play with this, be my guest.

(Once again, I feel to need to reiterate that I could be, and probably am, wrong.)

In order to launch XCIs content on Atmosphere??

 

[PRAGMA]

Yes but you can see, the dude tried, no romFs redirection which is the main bit of the code, exefs is bascally header and title info

 

[Deleted member 191657]

Yes but you can see, the dude tried, no romFs redirection which is the main bit of the code, exefs is bascally header and title info

Later versions of atmoshpére expect atmosphere/titles/TITLEID/romfs.bin (https://github.com/Atmosphere-NX/At...tratosphere/fs_mitm/source/fsmitm_service.cpp)

 

[Mrdx]

So basically what we need is a newer build of atmosphere + this tool and we’re set for loading backups ?

 

[PatrickJr]

Do we have a list of what games load?

 

[Sonicbrawler]

pretty dope. any way we can easily just extract the contents of the .romfs file? :3c

 

[Mazamin]

This will be useful when atmosphere will be released
It reminds me of loadiine times

 

[CuriousTommy]

I am having trouble trying to convert this command to the Linux equivalent:

hactool.exe -k keys.ini --exefsdir="xciDecrypted" --romfs="xciDecrypted\romfs.romfs" "xciDecrypted\%nca_file%"

I tried to convert the command to the following, but the program rejects the arguments (prints out a help screen)

./hactool -k keys.txt --exefsdir="xciDecrypted" --romfs="xciDecrypted\romfs.romfs" xciDecrypted/*.nca

Does anyone know what I am doing wrong here...

 

[Zumoly]

Hi
Tried to decrypt an xci file by dragging & dropping onto the decr.bat file
But I'm getting specified file not found in windows and also:
key <xxxxxxxxxxx> must be 32 hex!
What am I doing wrong?

 

[Ty_]

I've followed the other tutorial about getting the keys.ini file and all is well with that. But when I try this I get an error message about invalid NCA header and could not find .tik/.cert files

Also some .nca files briefly appear in the xciDecrypted folder but vanish

 

[naddel81]

why can't we just load the .xci files like a cartridge? why do we have to decrypt and install them?

 

[PRAGMA]

I heavilly updated this thread. Instead of ONLY getting romfs, it now gets romfs AND exefs and structures it 100% ready for Atmospheres LayeredFS redirect/Backup Loading!

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Later versions of atmoshpére expect atmosphere/titles/TITLEID/romfs.bin (https://github.com/Atmosphere-NX/At...tratosphere/fs_mitm/source/fsmitm_service.cpp)

Updated for this.

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So basically what we need is a newer build of atmosphere + this tool and we’re set for loading backups ?

We can now do it!

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Do we have a list of what games load?

Yes I made yet another list thread: https://gbatemp.net/threads/how-to-...redirection-list-of-working-redirects.507510/

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pretty dope. any way we can easily just extract the contents of the .romfs file? :3c

You can now!

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I am having trouble trying to convert this command to the Linux equivalent:

hactool.exe -k keys.ini --exefsdir="xciDecrypted" --romfs="xciDecrypted\romfs.romfs" "xciDecrypted\%nca_file%"

I tried to convert the command to the following, but the program rejects the arguments (prints out a help screen)

./hactool -k keys.txt --exefsdir="xciDecrypted" --romfs="xciDecrypted\romfs.romfs" xciDecrypted/*.nca

Does anyone know what I am doing wrong here...

the *.nca isnt what we are doing here. the nca bit at the end is the full path to the BIGGEST .nca file. Hope you get it going. Recommend looking at my updated version though

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Hi
Tried to decrypt an xci file by dragging & dropping onto the decr.bat file
But I'm getting specified file not found in windows and also:
key <xxxxxxxxxxx> must be 32 hex!
What am I doing wrong?

.xci must be right next to the hactool.exe and .bat file.
And you must get your keys. Read very top of thread.

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I've followed the other tutorial about getting the keys.ini file and all is well with that. But when I try this I get an error message about invalid NCA header and could not find .tik/.cert files

Also some .nca files briefly appear in the xciDecrypted folder but vanish

Can you try new version I updated?

 

[PatrickJr]

Guessing I should just update to the latest now?

 

[PRAGMA]

Guessing I should just update to the latest now?

Yes definitely. Makes it much easier than original bat file.

 

[PatrickJr]

Yes definitely. Makes it much easier than original bat file.

No no, I meant as in my Switch Firmware, as I'm on 4.1.0

 

[PRAGMA]

No no, I meant as in my Switch Firmware, as I'm on 4.1.0

Oh, up to you, the layeredfs files out atm of the kernal-patched.bin works on v5.0.0-v5.1.0 as nothing was changed, but if someone can patch one for v4.1, you wouldnt need to update.

 

[PatrickJr]

Oh, up to you, the layeredfs files out atm of the kernal-patched.bin works on v5.0.0-v5.1.0 as nothing was changed, but if someone can patch one for v4.1, you wouldnt need to update.

Alright thanks for telling me!