Homebrew cxitool -- convert 3dsx to cia directly

[pintcat]

Its not working for me... When i try to build it it says this.

[CIA ERROR] Content 0 Is Corrupt (res = -10)
[RESULT] Failed to build CIA

That means most likely that the access descriptor has an invalid signature. Add "-ignoresign" to the command line:

makerom -f cia -o game.cia -target t -i game.cxi:0:0 -ignoresign

 

[urherenow]

Did anyone try to build this source on Linux? I did and all I got was 3dsxdump, 3dsxtool and smdhtool. No cxitool was compiled. Also I couldn't find any documentation - neither the source nor the tools themselves are carrying any useful information.

Edit: Never mind. When I cloned the source from the GIT link it actually downloaded the master branch. I had to manually download the zipped source to get the cxi related stuff (or simply add "--branch=cxi-stuff" to the GIT command line).

First, you should always make it a habit to “clone --recursive”. Next, a clone is a clone. If you want to build a branch other than master, you simply “git checkout <name_of_branch>“ before make.

 

[Hidekiadam]

Hi

Any idea why when I convert a .3dsx to a .cia with this tool it only uses old 3ds features? (I notice a post above from someone losing access to the secondary shoulder buttons and the second stick but in my case the program runs much slower)

I'm attempting to convert the Atari 800 emulator and while it does work, I only get 60% emulation speed after conversion compared to 100% when run from the homebrew channel..

Thanks

 

[AlterL]

Ill give this a go! Thanks

*EDIT*
It pulled the icon correctly but not the banner, what do i do?

Excuse my necropost but how did you manage to pull an icon using this? I've failed in every single attempt. Nevermind I managed to add the icons but now the cia I built says it's"New 3DS software" so I can't run it, any way to bypass this?

 

[turtle1]

Umm, help? Trying to open this asks me for some DLL files, and putting them in the same location as the file and then opening it gives me this error:
The application was unable to start correctly (0xc000007b). Click OK to close the application.

same its aking for some random .dll files

 

[turtle1]

useless tool that doesn't even work...............

yes... same this tool doesn't work

 

[zoogie]

yes... same this tool doesn't work

OP updated with a new build. This one comes with the needed .dlls. Works for me.
If it still doesn't work for you, then ¯\_(ツ)_/¯. It isn't even my project, I contributed 0 lines of code to it.

 

[turtle1]

OP updated with a new build. This one comes with the needed .dlls. Works for me.
If it still doesn't work for you, then ¯\_(ツ)_/¯. It isn't even my project, I contributed 0 lines of code to it.

still doesnt work i got the new one, also how do i use it

 

[Februarysn0w]

still doesnt work i got the new one, also how do i use it View attachment 315138

Put your cxitool.exe to Windows folder directory. restart your cmd.
This is easiest way to solve your problem. or set a path for the cxitool.exe.

 

[turtle1]

Put your cxitool.exe to Windows folder directory. restart your cmd.
This is easiest way to solve your problem. or set a path for the cxitool.exe.

ty

 

[Sypherone]

I convert OpenLara.3dsx to cia flawless and the hole game runs with its addional files in the homebrew launcher folder.
But i added a banner with the cxi tool wich dont appear after the cia installation. The banner.png i used worked with 3dsx launcher loader. Or das it only support 3D Banner?

 

[NicNamSam]

I convert OpenLara.3dsx to cia flawless and the hole game runs with its addional files in the homebrew launcher folder.
But i added a banner with the cxi tool wich dont appear after the cia installation. The banner.png i used worked with 3dsx launcher loader. Or das it only support 3D Banner?

I have the same exact problem. Also, it's not specified what file type is needed for the "banner file". Banner Maker doesn't work for me (it throws an error) and Banner Tool doesn't have a way to download it that I can find.

 

[godreborn]

the banner requires a png file and a wave file. it's called a bnr file. the icon on the home screen also can be converted from a png file. this is known as the icn of the game. both of these can be created with bannertool, so look for that. I haven't tried this particular app, but that's generally how banners and icons are created for a cia.

 

[Sypherone]

Also, it's not specified what file type is needed for the "banner file".

------- EDIT: Nevermind, iam mixing this with 3DSXlauncher. ------
There is sample folder with jingle-sound, banner and app-icon. Right klick on them, go into settings to see the details of the sample file. Best create them 1:1.

 

[NicNamSam]

How do you make a .bnr file? I'm following this guide for banntertool, and no .bnr file is made, just a .bin. Can I rename the .bin to .bnr?

 

[godreborn]

How do you make a .bnr file? I'm following this guide for banntertool, and no .bnr file is made, just a .bin. Can I rename the .bin to .bnr?

I might be able to do it for you, but I need your files.

 

[NicNamSam]

How does anyone make bnr files? And is there a way to change the icon?

 

[godreborn]

you need png files that are the correct size, along with a wav. icons can be made too. they're called smdh. that will be an icn format. you can do so with png as well.

https://gbatemp.net/threads/bannertool-example.619783/#post-9953114

 

[Thee_Stranger]

Very nice. But I would prefer a program that does the opposite: convert .cia to .3dsx.

 

[NicNamSam]

So I've been trying to figure this out, but I cannot manage to change anything about an existing .3dsx (banner and icon) when converting it to a .cia. (Also, I was initially confused by the original post here which said "cxitool game.3dsx game.cia" instead of "game.cxi" and also this guide for makerom that uses .bin files for banner and icon files). Here's the workflow I used, feel free to find its flaws:

1) User 'bannertool.exe makesmdh' to make a smdh icon file.

2) Use 'bannertool.exe makebanner' to make a bnr banner file.
--I noticed that it would inform you when pointing to a smdh file or a bnr file if the file wasn't the right size, but it listed no limits for the sound file. When I made a custom VC inject for Sonic 3 Complete, I remember the requirements for the sound jingle being strict, but there is no information listed here. It even fully accepted a full length song I was testing.

3) Get the 3dsx file (I am using OpenLara for 3DS)

4) Use cxitool.exe to convert the 3dsx to a cxi
--Here is an opportunity to choose the banner file, but not an icon file. I noticed that if I skip choosing the banner file here and instead try to choose it with makerom.exe, the file size for the final cia doesn't reflect the added size of the bnr file, meaning it looks like makerom.exe doesn't even add the bnr information into the cia file.

5) Use makerom.exe to convert the cxi to cia
--Here you can choose the bnr file and the smdh file, but like I said before, if I do it now, it doesn't seem to actually add it to the final cia's file size.

6) Install the cia on the 3DS with FBI
--Here I can see that, no matter when I inserted the bnr file, neither the bnr file or the smdh file actually apply to the cia. It still has the default black and white Lara Croft icon from the 3dsx file, no banner, and no sound jingle.