From a05db6251f6c4c30f5889cb9598533d0f3fdcbe2 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: lizzie <lizzie@eden-emu.dev>
Date: Wed, 20 May 2026 04:00:54 +0000
Subject: [PATCH] properly give targetinput?

---
 src/core/hle/service/am/applet_manager.cpp | 24 ++++++++++++++++++++++
 src/core/hle/service/am/applet_manager.h   |  2 ++
 src/yuzu/main_window.cpp                   | 19 +----------------
 3 files changed, 27 insertions(+), 18 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/core/hle/service/am/applet_manager.cpp b/src/core/hle/service/am/applet_manager.cpp
index c2920f91ae..51a371f2cf 100644
--- a/src/core/hle/service/am/applet_manager.cpp
+++ b/src/core/hle/service/am/applet_manager.cpp
@@ -292,8 +292,32 @@ void AppletManager::SetWindowSystem(WindowSystem* window_system) {
     applet->previous_program_index = params.previous_program_index;
 
     // Push UserChannel data from previous application
+    // Or ulaunch initialization where we push parameters willingly!
     if (params.launch_type == LaunchType::ApplicationInitiated) {
         applet->user_channel_launch_parameter.swap(m_system.GetUserChannel());
+    } else if (params.launch_type == LaunchType::FrontendUlaunchInitiated) {
+        constexpr size_t NroPathSize = 512;
+        constexpr size_t NroArgvSize = 2048;
+        constexpr size_t MenuCaptionSize = 1024;
+        struct UlauncherTargetInput {
+            u32 magic;
+            bool target_once;
+            bool is_auto_game_recording;
+            std::array<u8, 2> unused;
+            std::array<char, NroPathSize> nro_path;
+            std::array<char, NroArgvSize> nro_argv;
+            std::array<char, MenuCaptionSize> menu_caption;
+        } target_ipt = {};
+        static_assert(sizeof(target_ipt) == 3592);
+
+        target_ipt.magic = 0x49444C55; // "ULDI"
+        target_ipt.nro_path = {"sdmc:/hbmenu.nro"};
+        target_ipt.menu_caption = {"Loaded by uLoader v1.2.4 - uLaunch's custom hbloader replacement ;)"};
+
+        std::vector<u8> v(sizeof(target_ipt));
+        std::memcpy(v.data(), &target_ipt, sizeof(target_ipt));
+        applet->user_channel_launch_parameter.clear();
+        applet->user_channel_launch_parameter.push_back(std::move(v));
     }
 
     // TODO: Read whether we need a preselected user from NACP?
diff --git a/src/core/hle/service/am/applet_manager.h b/src/core/hle/service/am/applet_manager.h
index 2b0714adf7..cd97a6e157 100644
--- a/src/core/hle/service/am/applet_manager.h
+++ b/src/core/hle/service/am/applet_manager.h
@@ -26,6 +26,8 @@ class WindowSystem;
 enum class LaunchType {
     FrontendInitiated,
     ApplicationInitiated,
+    // Special masquerade for AMS + uLaunch CFW
+    FrontendUlaunchInitiated = 0x800,
 };
 
 struct FrontendAppletParameters {
diff --git a/src/yuzu/main_window.cpp b/src/yuzu/main_window.cpp
index 340d082cea..714555a633 100644
--- a/src/yuzu/main_window.cpp
+++ b/src/yuzu/main_window.cpp
@@ -586,27 +586,10 @@ MainWindow::MainWindow(bool has_broken_vulkan)
             auto const path = (sd_dir / "atmosphere" / "hbl.nsp").string();
             BootGame(QString::fromStdString(path), ApplicationAppletParameters());
         } else if (should_launch_ulaunch) {
-            constexpr size_t NroPathSize = 512;
-            constexpr size_t NroArgvSize = 2048;
-            constexpr size_t MenuCaptionSize = 1024;
-            struct UlauncherTargetInput {
-                u32 magic;
-                bool target_once;
-                bool is_auto_game_recording;
-                std::array<u8, 2> unused;
-                std::array<char, NroPathSize> nro_path;
-                std::array<char, NroArgvSize> nro_argv;
-                std::array<char, MenuCaptionSize> menu_caption;
-            } target_ipt = {};
-
-            target_ipt.magic = 0x49444C55; // "ULDI"
-            QtCommon::system->GetUserChannel().resize(sizeof(target_ipt));
-            std::memcpy(QtCommon::system->GetUserChannel().data(), &target_ipt, sizeof(target_ipt));
-
             std::filesystem::path const sd_dir = Common::FS::GetEdenPathString(Common::FS::EdenPath::SDMCDir);
             auto const path = (sd_dir / "ulaunch" / "bin" / "uLoader" / "application" / "main").string();
             auto params = ApplicationAppletParameters();
-            params.launch_type = Service::AM::LaunchType::ApplicationInitiated;
+            params.launch_type = Service::AM::LaunchType::FrontendUlaunchInitiated;
             BootGame(QString::fromStdString(path), params);
         }
     }