Hacking Is there anyway to format my 3ds without using the touchscreen?

[quozzerx]

So my touchscreen has no touch functionally anymore, is there anyway to format the 3ds without using touch? Can I use Godmode9 maybe?

 

[skullkeeper94]

Uhhh, I think you can use TinyFormat if you really wanna do it that way. Do you have a NAND backup instead?

 

[SirNapkin1334]

As far as I know, no. The only way would be to use GM9 to restore a NAND backup from before you formatted it.

 

[Ryab]

So my touchscreen has no touch functionally anymore, is there anyway to format the 3ds without using touch? Can I use Godmode9 maybe?

why do you want to format it? formatting wont remove CFW

 

[SirNapkin1334]

Uhhh, I think you can use TinyFormat if you really wanna do it that way. Do you have a NAND backup instead?

TinyFormat just formats the console without formatting the SD. It won't help.

 

[quozzerx]

OK, so the real question is after I use TinyFormat, can I set up the 3DS without having to touch the touchscreen? I can still see what is on the touchscreen, it just has no touch functionally.

 

[Sono]

OK, so the real question is after I use TinyFormat, can I set up the 3DS without having to touch the touchscreen? I can still see what is on the touchscreen, it just has no touch functionally.

Nope, if you do a format you won't be able to use the 3DS until you fix the touchscreen because the language selection and setting the date and time all requires touching the buttons on the screen.

 

[quozzerx]

Bloody hell, Thanks everyone!

 

[Sono]

Bloody hell, Thanks everyone!

Depending on why you want to format your 3DS, there are multiple choices to format it without having to do the first time setup.

 

[quozzerx]

I want to format it so I can slap it on eBay.

 

[skullkeeper94]

TinyFormat just formats the console without formatting the SD. It won't help.

Ey, thank you for the knowledge!

 

[Sono]

I want to format it so I can slap it on eBay.

Do you have homebrew or CFW?

 

[quozzerx]

Yes, it's already running Luma

 

[Sono]

Yes, it's already running Luma

How urgent is it? I could make a 3DS formatter which completes the initial setup on its own after format.

 

[quozzerx]

How urgent is it? I could make a 3DS formatter which completes the initial setup on its own after format.

Not urgent, just a little annoyed that I broke it. I was trying to clean the dpad because it was sticking, and when I took it apart I broke the touch screen ribbon. If you would make that formatter that would be awesome!

 

[Sono]

Not urgent, just a little annoyed that I broke it. I was trying to clean the dpad because it was sticking, and when I took it apart I broke the touch screen ribbon. If you would make that formatter that would be awesome!

This payload will format your 3DS like TinyFormat would, but also tries to bypass the first time setup.

I don't know if this works or not because I don't have enough time to test this, but here, try it: https://puu.sh/AvZRA/250b260fd3.zip

If it prints any non-zero error code then DO NOT REBOOT! Tell me what it printed even if it succeeded

 

[quozzerx]

This payload will format your 3DS like TinyFormat would, but also tries to bypass the first time setup.

I don't know if this works or not because I don't have enough time to test this, but here, try it: https://puu.sh/AvZRA/250b260fd3.zip

If it prints any non-zero error code then DO NOT REBOOT! Tell me what it printed even if it succeeded

So it formatted, but now it's stuck at the setup screen.

--------------------- MERGED ---------------------------

Format result: 00000000

 

[Sono]

So it formatted, but now it's stuck at the setup screen.

It's stuck on the initial setup screen?

Do you have another 3DS and a physical game cartridge you could try using?

 

[quozzerx]

It's stuck on the initial setup screen?

Do you have another 3DS and a physical game cartridge you could try using?

Tried on another 3ds, formatted and now at setup screen. At least that one works, lol

 

[Sono]

Tried on another 3ds, formatted and now at setup screen. At least that one works, lol

I thought of using an exploitable game to bypass the setup screen, not to format the other one ._.